Glenn Ford
Known for Acting · 137 credits
- Born
- 1916-05-01
- Died
- 2006-08-30
- Place of birth
- Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
- Also known as
- Gwyllyn Samuel Newton Ford · Gwyllyn Ford · Гленн Форд · گلن فورد
Biography
Glenn Ford (May 1, 1916 – August 30, 2006) was a Canadian-born American actor from Hollywood's Golden Era, with a career that spanned seven decades. Despite his versatility, Ford was best known for playing ordinary men in unusual circumstances, and appeared in films such as Gilda (1946), The Big Heat (1953), and Superman (1978).
Known For
TV Shows (20)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
Dinah!
1974
as Self
The Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self
MGM Parade
1955
as Dave Stannard in 'Ransom!' (archive footage)
The Dean Martin Show
1965
Police Story
1973
This Is Your Life
1952
as Self
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
as Self
The Dick Powell Show
1961
as Self - Guest Host
Hollywood Squares
1966
as Self - Center Square
The Sacketts
1979
as Tom Sunday
Once an Eagle
1976
as George Caldwell
Beggarman, Thief
1979
as David Donnelly
Evening in Byzantium
1978
as Jesse Craig
Hollywood and the Stars
1963
as Self (archive footage)
Cade's County
1971
as Sheriff Sam Cade
Once Upon a Wheel
1971
as Self
The Family Holvak
1975
Movies (117)
Superman
1978
as Pa Kent
Superman II
1980
as Jonathan Kent (archive footage) (uncredited)
Midway
1976
as Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
3:10 to Yuma
1957
as Ben Wade
Gilda
1946
as Johnny Farrell
Guadalcanal Diary
1943
as Marine Extra (uncredited)
Is Paris Burning?
1966
as Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley
Pocketful of Miracles
1961
as Dave 'The Dude' Conway
Affair in Trinidad
1952
as Steve Emery
Jubal
1956
as Jubal Troop
Smith!
1969
as Smith
Advance to the Rear
1964
as Capt. Jared Heath
The Lady in Question
1940
as Pierre Morestan
Trial
1955
as David Blake
Happy Birthday to Me
1981
as Dr. David Faraday
It Started with a Kiss
1959
as Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick
The Fastest Gun Alive
1956
as George Temple / George Kelby, Jr.
Blackboard Jungle
1955
as Richard Dadier
The Day Called X
1957
as Narrator
The Sheepman
1958
as Jason Sweet
Day of the Evil Gun
1968
as Lorn Warfield
The Last Challenge
1967
as Marshal Dan Blaine
The Big Heat
1953
as Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion
The Redhead and the Cowboy
1951
as Gil Kyle
The Man from Colorado
1948
as Col. Owen Devereaux
The Gazebo
1959
as Elliott Nash
Virus
1980
as President Richardson
The Making of Midway
2001
as Self
Dear Heart
1965
as Harry Mork
The Rounders
1965
as Ben Jones
Experiment in Terror
1962
as John Ripley
The Desperadoes
1943
as Cheyenne Rogers
The Violent Men
1955
as John Parrish
Fate Is the Hunter
1964
as Sam McBane
Cry for Happy
1961
as Andy Cyphers
Torpedo Run
1958
as Lt. Cmdr. Barney Doyle
Ransom!
1956
as David G. 'Dave' Stannard
The Marshal of Madrid
1972
as Sam Cade
The Man from the Alamo
1953
as John Stroud
Cowboy
1958
as Tom Reese
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
1963
as Tom Corbett
A Time for Killing
1967
as Tom Wolcott
The Visitor
1979
as Det. Jake Durham
Show-Business at War
1943
as Self
Mr. Soft Touch
1949
as Joe Miracle
Border Shootout
1989
as Sheriff Danaher
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
1962
as Julio Desnoyers
The Mating of Millie
1948
as Doug Andrews
The Money Trap
1965
as Joe Baron
Men Without Souls
1940
as Johnny Adams
Casablanca Express
1989
as Major Gen. Williams
Appointment in Honduras
1953
as Jim Corbett
Human Desire
1954
as Jeff Warren
Long Way Home
1975
as Rev. Tom Holvak
A Stolen Life
1946
as Bill Emerson
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
1982
as Self
Destroyer
1943
as Mickey Donohue
Plunder of the Sun
1953
as Al Colby
Heaven with a Gun
1969
as Jim Killan
The Secret of Convict Lake
1951
as Jim Canfield
Don't Go Near the Water
1957
as Lt. J.G. Max Siegel
Lust for Gold
1949
as Jacob 'Dutch' Walz
Cimarron
1960
as Yancey 'Cimarron' Cravat
Young Man with Ideas
1952
as Maxwell Webster
Love is a Ball
1963
as John Lathrop Davis
Punch and Jody
1974
as Peter 'Punch' Travers
Texas
1941
as Tod Ramsey
Flight Lieutenant
1942
as Danny Doyle
The Doctor and the Girl
1949
as Dr. Michael Corday
Follow the Sun
1951
as Ben Hogan
Babies for Sale
1940
as Steve Burton / Oscar Hanson
The Return of October
1948
as Prof. Bentley 'Bass' Bassett Jr.
The Hollywood Clowns
1979
as Narrator (voice)
The Flying Missile
1950
as William A. Talbot
The Gift
1979
as Billy Devlin
Day of the Assassin
1979
as Christakis
Go West, Young Lady
1941
as Tex Miller
The Americano
1955
as Sam Dent
The Undercover Man
1949
as Frank Warren
Interrupted Melody
1955
as Dr. Thomas King
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968
as Self (uncredited)
Convicted Woman
1940
as Jim Brent (Reporter)
The Teahouse of the August Moon
1957
as Captain Fisby
Framed
1947
as Mike Lambert
The Disappearance of Flight 412
1974
as Colonel Pete Moore
The Green Glove
1952
as Michael 'Mike' Blake
Gallant Journey
1946
as John J. Montgomery
Rage
1966
as Reuben
Raw Nerve
1991
as Captain Gavin
The Brotherhood of the Bell
1970
as Prof. Andrew 'Andy' Patterson
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
1939
as Joe Riley
The Loves of Carmen
1948
as Don José
Operation Teahouse
1956
as Self
Beggarman, Thief
1979
as David Donnelly
Convicted
1950
as Joe Hufford
The White Tower
1950
as Martin Ordway
Time Bomb
1953
as Peter Lyncort
The 3,000 Mile Chase
1977
as Paul Dvorak / Leonard Staveck
Sam Cade
1972
as Sam Cade
Santee
1973
as Santee
The Adventures of Martin Eden
1942
as Martin Eden
My Son Is Guilty
1939
as Barney
The Greatest Gift
1974
as Rev. Holvak
Imitation General
1958
as MSgt. Murphy Savage
Jarrett
1973
as Sam Jarrett
My Town
1986
as Lucas Wheeler
Have Faith in Our Children
1955
as Himself
Final Verdict
1991
as Rev. Rogers
Blondie Plays Cupid
1940
as Charlie
So Ends Our Night
1941
as Ludwig Kern
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
1979
as Self - Host
Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream
1990
as Self
William Holden: The Golden Boy
1989
as Self
Police Story: No Margin for Error
1978
as Deputy Chief Walter Hayes
Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform
1943
as Himself
Great White Death
1981
as Narrator
City Story
1954
as Narrator
About Glenn Ford
Glenn Ford (May 1, 1916 – August 30, 2006) was a Canadian-born American actor from Hollywood's Golden Era, with a career that spanned seven decades. Despite his versatility, Ford was best known for playing ordinary men in unusual circumstances, and appeared in films such as Gilda (1946), The Big Heat (1953), and Superman (1978). With 137 credits spanning from 1939 to 2001, Glenn Ford has appeared in 117 films and 20 TV shows.
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Most Popular Glenn Ford Movies
- Superman (1978) — as Pa Kent
- Superman II (1980) — as Jonathan Kent (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Midway (1976) — as Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
- 3:10 to Yuma (1957) — as Ben Wade
- Gilda (1946) — as Johnny Farrell
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