George Ford
Known for Acting · 152 credits
- Born
- 1905-03-31
- Died
- 1983-07-30
- Place of birth
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
- Also known as
- George Howard Blandford
Biography
Tall distinguished looking George Ford started out as a contract player in the early 1930s but like most contract players, it didn't work out. Never discouraged, Ford moved on to roles as dancers, socialites, and chorus boys. Ford would occasionally have dialog but he was constantly used for his good looking appearance and his unique ability to ballroom dance.
During the 1950s, Ford developed a reputation for being one of the best dancers in Hollywood. Musicals weren't his specialty though, it was the nice ballrooms and the socialite parties. He continue to work these throughout his career. He also managed to appear in a lot of various war films playing soldiers and high ranking military officers. With the popularity of television westerns increase, Ford found himself frequently appearing at square dances and as a dancer to show the leading ladies off. Eventually he became a regular townsman for a few years on Gunsmoke appearing in the bar scenes and playing bank tellers and town dignitaries.
By 1968, Ford's work started to decrease and he decided to retire to Colorado where he could take up skiing and where he and his wife regularly competed in ballroom dancing contest. Like many extras, Ford's talents were not known to the general film public but he leaves behind a legacy of making the other dancers he danced with look better than they were and a large amount of film work that can be appreciated by future generation.
Known For
Perry Mason
1957
as Party Guest (uncredited) / Club Patron (uncredited)
Bonanza
1959
as Duel Spectator (uncredited) / Townsman (uncredited) / Delegate (uncredited)
Batman
1966
as Police Officer (uncredited) / Club Member (uncredited) / Art Gallery Patron (uncredited) / Supporter at Rally (uncredited) / Observer at Window (uncredited) / Anniversary Tribute Attendee (uncredited) / Citizen (uncredited)
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Guard (uncredited) / Agent (uncredited)
Wagon Train
1957
as Wagon Train Member (uncredited) / Restaurant Patron (uncredited) / Sandra's Dance Partner (uncredited)
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Casino Patron (uncredited) / Croupier (uncredited) / Bar Patron (uncredited)
TV Shows (37)
Perry Mason
1957
as Party Guest (uncredited) / Club Patron (uncredited)
Bonanza
1959
as Duel Spectator (uncredited) / Townsman (uncredited) / Delegate (uncredited)
Batman
1966
as Police Officer (uncredited) / Club Member (uncredited) / Art Gallery Patron (uncredited) / Supporter at Rally (uncredited) / Observer at Window (uncredited) / Anniversary Tribute Attendee (uncredited) / Citizen (uncredited)
Mission: Impossible
1966
as Guard (uncredited) / Agent (uncredited)
Wagon Train
1957
as Wagon Train Member (uncredited) / Restaurant Patron (uncredited) / Sandra's Dance Partner (uncredited)
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Casino Patron (uncredited) / Croupier (uncredited) / Bar Patron (uncredited)
The Virginian
1962
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Have Gun, Will Travel
1957
as Party Guest (uncredited) / Member of Princess's Court (uncredited) / Poker Player (uncredited)
The Beverly Hillbillies
1962
as Party Guest (uncredited) / Contest Guest (uncredited)
Cheyenne
1955
as Senator (uncredited)
The Wild Wild West
1965
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited) / Party Guest (uncredited)
The Lucy Show
1962
as Photographer (uncredited)
The Untouchables
1959
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited) / Gangster Shooting in Lobby (uncredited) / Jake Gurrah (uncredited) / Doc (uncredited) / Race Spectator (uncredited) / Photographer (uncredited)
Rawhide
1959
as Party Guest (uncredited) / Railroad Guard (uncredited)
Green Acres
1965
as Townsman (uncredited)
Zorro
1957
as Townsman (uncredited)
Burke's Law
1963
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
The Donna Reed Show
1958
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Gunsmoke
1955
as Townsman (uncredited) / Clarendon Townsman (uncredited) / Diner Patron (uncredited)
The Dick Van Dyke Show
1961
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
The Invaders
1967
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Thriller
1960
as Club Patron (uncredited)
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
1952
as Club Patron (uncredited)
Bat Masterson
1958
as Townsman (uncredited)
Father Knows Best
1954
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) / Audience Member (uncredited)
The Jack Benny Program
1950
as Clerk (uncredited)
Dennis the Menace
1959
as Auction Guest (uncredited) / Man at Airport (uncredited)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
1964
as Party Guest (uncredited) / Casino Patron (uncredited) / Pedestrian (uncredited) / Club Member (uncredited) / Thrush Agent (uncredited) / Fashion Show Spectator (uncredited) / Scientist (uncredited)
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
as Reporter (uncredited)
Alcoa Theatre
1957
as Reporter (uncredited)
Arrest and Trial
1963
as Juror (uncredited) / Judge (uncredited) / Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) / Party Guest (uncredited)
Honey West
1965
as Photographer (uncredited)
The Green Hornet
1966
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Mr. Lucky
1959
as Casino Patron (uncredited)
Sam Benedict
1962
as Board Member (uncredited) / Juror (uncredited)
The Lieutenant
1963
as Observer at Rally (uncredited)
Cimarron Strip
1967
as Townsman (uncredited)
Movies (115)
Singin' in the Rain
1952
as Security Guard (uncredited)
Some Like It Hot
1959
as Police Officer (uncredited)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1953
as Courtroom Officer (uncredited)
The Great Race
1965
as Man in Hallway at Sentinel (uncredited)
Pillow Talk
1959
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Imitation of Life
1959
as Show Spectator (uncredited)
Torn Curtain
1966
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Top Hat
1935
as Club Patron (uncredited)
Cat Ballou
1965
as Brothel Customer (uncredited)
White Christmas
1954
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
The Letter
1940
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Warlock
1959
as Townsman (uncredited)
Cimarron
1960
as Townsman (uncredited)
Show Boat
1951
as Chorus Boy (uncredited)
Elmer Gantry
1960
as Reporter (uncredited)
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
1943
as Townsman (uncredited)
North to Alaska
1960
as Miner (uncredited)
The Buccaneer
1958
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
1951
as Reporter (uncredited)
Advise & Consent
1962
as Senator (uncredited)
The Cincinnati Kid
1965
as Poker Game Spectator (uncredited)
The Opposite Sex
1956
as Patron at 21 (uncredited)
The Rack
1956
as Courtroom Spectator
Angel Face
1953
as Bailiff (uncredited)
Monsieur Verdoux
1947
as Night Club Patron (uncredited)
The Glass Bottom Boat
1966
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Man's Favorite Sport?
1964
as Fisherman (uncredited)
The FBI Story
1959
as Plane Passenger (uncredited)
The Enemy Below
1957
as Officer (uncredited)
The Bad and the Beautiful
1952
as Club Patron (uncredited)
It's Always Fair Weather
1955
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Raintree County
1957
as Club Patron (uncredited)
My Man Godfrey
1957
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Carefree
1938
as Country Club Guest (uncredited)
The Silver Chalice
1954
as Guard (uncredited)
The Helen Morgan Story
1957
as Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Artists and Models
1955
as Spectator on Sidewalk (uncredited)
The Band Wagon
1953
as Auctioneer's Assistant (uncredited)
Dragonwyck
1946
as Man (uncredited)
The Falcon Takes Over
1942
as Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
Seven Thieves
1960
as Casino Patron (uncredited)
Hellzapoppin'
1941
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Black Angel
1946
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
The Country Girl
1954
as Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Love Affair
1939
as Ship Passenger (uncredited)
Hollywood Canteen
1944
as Soldier (uncredited)
Lover Come Back
1961
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
The Killer That Stalked New York
1950
as Federal Agent (uncredited)
On Moonlight Bay
1951
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
Bombardier
1943
as Co-Pilot
Mississippi
1935
as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Thrill of It All
1963
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Three for the Show
1955
as Male Harem Dancer (uncredited)
The Man from Galveston
1963
as Attorney Mullaney (uncredited)
Son of Flubber
1963
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
It Started with a Kiss
1959
as Charity Raffle Guest (uncredited)
The Last Hurrah
1958
as Man (uncredited)
You Were Never Lovelier
1942
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
All Through the Night
1942
as Club Patron (uncredited)
Two Weeks in Another Town
1962
as Guest at Anniversary Banquet (uncredited)
Fate Is the Hunter
1964
as Loadmaster (uncredited)
Designing Woman
1957
as Ringside Photographer (uncredited)
The Eddy Duchin Story
1956
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
His Kind of Woman
1951
as Lodge Guest (uncredited)
Winchester '73
1967
as Townsman (uncredited)
Under the Yum Yum Tree
1963
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Who Was That Lady?
1960
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Johnny Stool Pigeon
1949
as Joe - The Bartender (uncredited)
The Garment Jungle
1957
as Union Member (uncredited)
Cult of the Cobra
1955
Sol Madrid
1968
as Board Member
The Stooge
1951
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Critic's Choice
1963
as Audience Member (uncredited)
The Turning Point
1952
as Policeman (uncredited)
City for Conquest
1940
as Dance Contestant (uncredited)
Heartbeat
1946
as Ball Guest (uncredited)
Lucky Me
1954
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Ransom!
1956
as Guard (uncredited)
The Damned Don't Cry
1950
as Club Patron (uncredited)
Who Done It?
1942
as Station Employee (uncredited)
Callaway Went Thataway
1951
as Waiter (uncredited)
Broadway
1942
as Club Patron (uncredited)
Born to Kill
1947
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein
1961
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Youngblood Hawke
1964
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Roadblock
1951
as Plane Passenger (uncredited)
Vicki
1953
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
King of the Royal Mounted
1940
as Paralytic #3
The Buster Keaton Story
1957
as Restaurant Diner (uncredited)
Thunder Over the Plains
1953
as Guard (uncredited)
Law of the Lawless
1964
as Townsman (uncredited)
Born to Be Bad
1950
as Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
The Hypnotic Eye
1960
as Audience Member (uncredited)
The Square Jungle
1955
as Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)
The Gay Bride
1934
as Troupe Member (uncredited)
Death in Small Doses
1957
as Diner Patron (uncredited)
Hollywood Party
1934
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Holiday for Lovers
1959
as Man at Airport (uncredited)
The Crowd Roars
1938
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Wee Willie Winkie
1937
as Soldier (uncredited)
Pawnee
1957
as Wagon Train Member (uncredited)
The Werewolf
1956
as Townsman (uncredited)
Riff-Raff
1947
as Club Patron (uncredited)
College Holiday
1936
as Dancer
The Wet Parade
1932
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Go Naked in the World
1961
as Party Guest (uncredited)
A Lady Takes a Chance
1943
as Wealthy Young Man
The Notorious Lone Wolf
1946
as Club Marquis Patron (uncredited)
My Forbidden Past
1951
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Brave Warrior
1952
as Soldier (uncredited)
Around the World
1943
as Soldier
Eve Knew Her Apples
1945
as Rewrite Man (scenes deleted)
Give Me Your Heart
1936
as Club Patron (uncredited)
Slightly French
1949
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Beauty for the Asking
1939
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
About George Ford
Tall distinguished looking George Ford started out as a contract player in the early 1930s but like most contract players, it didn't work out. Never discouraged, Ford moved on to roles as dancers, socialites, and chorus boys. Ford would occasionally have dialog but he was constantly used for his good looking appearance and his unique ability to ballroom dance. During the 1950s, Ford developed a reputation for being one of the best dancers in Hollywood. Musicals weren't his specialty though, it was the nice ballrooms and the socialite parties.… With 152 credits spanning from 1932 to 1968, George Ford has appeared in 115 films and 37 TV shows.
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Most Popular George Ford Movies
- Singin' in the Rain (1952) — as Security Guard (uncredited)
- Some Like It Hot (1959) — as Police Officer (uncredited)
- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) — as Courtroom Officer (uncredited)
- The Great Race (1965) — as Man in Hallway at Sentinel (uncredited)
- Pillow Talk (1959) — as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
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