Wallace Ford
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 11, 1898
- Died
- June 11, 1966 (aged 68)
- Birthplace
- Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK
Biography
Wallace Ford (12 February 1898 – 11 June 1966) was an English-born naturalized American stage and screen actor. Usually playing wise-cracking characters, he combined a tough but friendly-faced demeanor with a small but powerful, stocky physique. Born Samuel Jones Grundy in Bolton, Lancashire, England, he spent his childhood in a Dr. Barnardo's home. At an early age he was adopted by a farmer from Manitoba, Canada, where he was ill treated. About age eleven, Ford ran away and did odd jobs, later becoming an usher in a theatre. Following his discharge from the Army after WWI, he became a vaudeville actor in a stock company before performing on Broadway. He started on a film career when Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer gave him a part in the film Possessed (1931) and went on to appear in over 200 films, including 13 directed by John Ford. Wallace Ford is buried in an unmarked grave in Culver City, California's Holy Cross Cemetery. From Wikipedia.
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Filmography
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Movie · as Detective Ed Fitzpatrick (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
A Patch of Blue
Movie · as Ole Pa
Bristle Face
Movie · as Emory Packer
The Great Adventure
TV · as Uncle Billy Smith · 1 ep
Vacation Playhouse
TV · as Lester Tinney · 1 ep
Tess of the Storm Country
Movie · as Fred Thorson
The Andy Griffith Show
TV · as Roger Hanover · 1 ep
Peter Loves Mary
TV · 1 ep
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
TV · as Harry · 1 ep
Warlock
Movie · as Judge Holloway
The Deputy
TV · as Herk Lamson, Marshal Herk Lamson · 39 eps
The Last Hurrah
Movie · as Charlie Hennessey
Twilight for the Gods
Movie · as Old Brown
The Matchmaker
Movie · as Malachi Stack
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
TV · 1 ep
Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses
Movie · as Rebel
Trackdown
TV · as Eli Zach · 1 ep
Johnny Concho
Movie · as Albert Dark
Thunder Over Arizona
Movie · as Stiles
The First Texan
Movie · as Henry Delaney
Stagecoach to Fury
Movie · as Judge Lester Farrell
The Rainmaker
Movie · as Sheriff Howard Thomas
The Maverick Queen
Movie · as Jamie
A Lawless Street
Movie · as Dr. Amos Wynn
The Man from Laramie
Movie · as Charley O'Leary
Wichita
Movie · as Arthur Whiteside
Lucy Gallant
Movie · as Gus Basserman
The Spoilers
Movie · as Flapjack Simms
Kings Row
TV · 1 ep
The 20th Century Fox Hour
TV · as Monty Smith · 1 ep
Screen Director's Playhouse
TV · as Ed Rawlings · 1 ep
3 Ring Circus
Movie · as Sam Morley
Destry
Movie · as Doc Curtis
She Couldn't Say No
Movie · as Joe Wheelen
The Boy from Oklahoma
Movie · as Walter "Wally" Higgins
Father Knows Best
TV · 2 eps
Climax!
TV · as Bunco Kelly, Sheriff, Dr. Karl Wexdig, Samuel Cramer · 1 ep
The Whistler
TV · 1 ep
Inner Sanctum
TV · 1 ep
The Wonderful World of Disney
TV · as Emory Packer · 2 eps
Studio 57
TV · as Boats · 1 ep
The Nebraskan
Movie · as 'Mac' McBride
The Great Jesse James Raid
Movie · as Elias Hobbs
The Motorola Television Hour
TV · 1 ep
Flesh and Fury
Movie · as Jack 'Pop' Richardson
Rodeo
Movie · as Barbecue Jones
This Is Your Life
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Ford Television Theatre
TV · as Talker · 1 ep
He Ran All the Way
Movie · as Fred Dobbs
Warpath
Movie · as Pvt. 'Irish' Potts
Painting the Clouds with Sunshine
Movie · as Sam Parks
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TV · as Innkeeper · 1 ep
The Furies
Movie · as Scotty Hyslip
The Breaking Point
Movie · as F.R. Duncan
Dakota Lil
Movie · as Carter
Harvey
Movie · as The Taxi Driver
The Set-Up
Movie · as Gus
Red Stallion In The Rockies
Movie · as 'Talky' Carson
Coroner Creek
Movie · as Andy West
Shed No Tears
Movie · as Sam Grover
The Man from Texas
Movie · as Jed
Embraceable You
Movie · as Police Lt. Ferria
Belle Starr's Daughter
Movie · as Lafe Bailey
Studio One
TV · 1 ep
T-Men
Movie · as The Schemer
Magic Town
Movie · as Lou Dicketts
Black Angel
Movie · as Joe
Dead Reckoning
Movie · as McGee
Crack-Up
Movie · as Lt. Cochrane
The Green Years
Movie · as Jamie Nigg
Lover Come Back
Movie · as Tubbs
Rendezvous with Annie
Movie · as Al Morgan
A Guy Could Change
Movie · as Bill Conley
Spellbound
Movie · as Stranger in Hotel Lobby
The Great John L.
Movie · as McManus
Blood on the Sun
Movie · as Ollie Miller
On Stage Everybody
Movie · as Emmett Rogers
Secret Command
Movie · as Miller
Machine Gun Mama
Movie · as John O'Reilly
Shadow of a Doubt
Movie · as Fred Saunders
The Ape Man
Movie · as Jeff Carter
The Cross of Lorraine
Movie · as Pierre
The Mummy's Tomb
Movie · as Babe Hanson
All Through the Night
Movie · as Spats Hunter
Scattergood Survives a Murder
Movie · as Wally Collins
Inside the Law
Movie · as Billy
A Man Betrayed
Movie · as Casey ('Globe' newspaper reporter)
Blues in the Night
Movie · as Brad Ames (as Wally Ford)
Murder by Invitation
Movie · as Bob White
Roar of the Press
Movie · as Wally Williams
The Mummy's Hand
Movie · as Babe Jenson
Isle Of Destiny
Movie · as Millard Barnes
Give Us Wings
Movie · as Mr. York
Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!
Movie · as Joe Redmond
Scatterbrain
Movie · as Sam Maxwell
Two Girls on Broadway
Movie · as Jed Marlowe
Back Door to Heaven
Movie · as Frankie Rogers
Swing It, Sailor!
Movie · as Pete Kelly
The Marines Come Thru
Movie · as Pvt. 'Singapore' Stebbins
Stardust
Movie · as Peter Jackson
Exiled to Shanghai
Movie · as Ted Young
O.H.M.S.
Movie · as Jimmy Tracy
Jericho
Movie · as Mike Clancy
The Rogues' Tavern
Movie · as Jimmy Kelly
Two in the Dark
Movie · as Harry Hilyer
Absolute Quiet
Movie · as Jack
A Son Comes Home
Movie · as Steve
One Frightened Night
Movie · as Joe Luvalle
The Informer
Movie · as Frankie McPhillip
The Mysterious Mr. Wong
Movie · as Jason H. 'Jay' Barton
The Whole Town's Talking
Movie · as Healy
Mary Burns, Fugitive
Movie · as Harper
Swellhead
Movie · as Terry McCall
The Nut Farm
Movie · as Willie Barton
Get That Man
Movie · as Jack Kirkland / John Prescott
Another Face
Movie · as Joe Haynes, Press Agent
She Couldn't Take It
Movie · as "Fingers" Boston
In Spite of Danger
Movie · as Bob Crane
Men of the Hour
Movie · as Andy Blane
The Lost Patrol
Movie · as Morelli
Men in White
Movie · as Shorty
Money Means Nothing
Movie · as Kenneth 'Kenny' McKay
A Woman's Man
Movie · as Joe Flynn - Prizefighter
I Hate Women
Movie · as Scoop McGuire
The Hollywood Gad-About
Movie · as Self (uncredited)
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
Movie · as 'Curly'
Employees' Entrance
Movie · as Martin West
Three Cornered Moon
Movie · as Kenneth Rimplegar
Night of Terror
Movie · as Tom Hartley
Headline Shooter
Movie · as Mike
Goodbye Again
Movie · as Arthur Westlake
East of Fifth Avenue
Movie · as Vic Howard
My Woman
Movie · as Chick Rollins
The Big Cage
Movie · as Russ Penny
The Beast of the City
Movie · as Detective Ed Fitzpatrick
The Wet Parade
Movie · as Jerry Tyler
Are You Listening?
Movie · as Larry Barnes
Central Park
Movie · as Rick
Skyscraper Souls
Movie · as Slim
Hypnotized
Movie · as Bill Bogard
Freaks
Movie · as Phroso
Possessed
Movie · as Al Manning
X Marks the Spot
Movie · as Ted Lloyd
Married in Hollywood
Movie · as Mitzi's Fan (uncredited)