Glenn Ford

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Born on May 01, 1916 (109 years old)

Passed Away on August 30, 2006

From Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Known for Acting

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 Glinda (1946), The Big Heat (1953), and Superman (1978).

Cast Credits

2016
- Mahana
  as
  Ben Wade (archive footage)
  2016
1991
- Final Verdict
  as
  Rev. Rogers
  1991
- Raw Nerve
  as
  Captain Gavin
  1991
1990
- Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream
  as
  Self
  1990
1989
- Casablanca Express
  as
  Major Gen. Williams
  1989
- Border Shootout
  as
  Sheriff Danaher
  1989
- William Holden: The Golden Boy
  as
  Self
  1989
1986
- My Town
  as
  Lucas Wheeler
  1986
1982
- The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
  as
  Self
  1982
1981
- Happy Birthday to Me
  as
  Dr. David Faraday
  1981
- Great White Death
  as
  Narrator
  1981
1980
- Virus
  as
  President Richardson
  1980
- Superman II
  as
  Jonathan Kent (archive footage) (uncredited)
  1980
1979
- The Hollywood Clowns
  as
  Narrator (voice)
  1979
- no image
  When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
  as
  Self - Host
  1979
- The Visitor
  as
  Det. Jake Durham
  1979
- Day of the Assassin
  as
  Christakis
  1979
- The Gift
  as
  Billy Devlin
  1979
- Beggarman, Thief
  as
  David Donnelly
  1979
- The Sacketts
  as
  Tom Sunday
  1979
1978
- Superman
  as
  Pa Kent
  1978
- Police Story: No Margin for Error
  as
  Deputy Chief Walter Hayes
  1978
- Evening in Byzantium
  as
  Jesse Craig
  1978
1977
- The 3,000 Mile Chase
  as
  Paul Dvorak / Leonard Staveck
  1977
1976
- Midway
  as
  Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
  1976
- Once an Eagle
  as
  George Caldwell
  1976
1975
- Long Way Home
  as
  Rev. Tom Holvak
  1975
- no image
  The Family Holvak
  1975
1974
- The Disappearance of Flight 412
  as
  Colonel Pete Moore
  1974
- Punch and Jody
  as
  Peter 'Punch' Travers
  1974
- The Greatest Gift
  as
  Rev. Holvak
  1974
- Dinah!
  as
  Self
  1974
1973
- Jarrett
  as
  Sam Jarrett
  1973
- Santee
  as
  Santee
  1973
- Police Story
  1973
1972
- The Marshal of Madrid
  as
  Sam Cade
  1972
- Sam Cade
  as
  Sam Cade
  1972
1971
- Cade's County
  as
  Sheriff Sam Cade
  1971
- no image
  V.I.P. Schaukel
  as
  Self
  1971
1970
- The Brotherhood of the Bell
  as
  Prof. Andrew 'Andy' Patterson
  1970
1969
- Heaven with a Gun
  as
  Jim Killan
  1969
- Smith!
  as
  Smith
  1969
1968
- Day of the Evil Gun
  as
  Lorn Warfield
  1968
- The Dean Martin Christmas Show
  as
  Self (uncredited)
  1968
1967
- A Time for Killing
  as
  Tom Wolcott
  1967
- The Last Challenge
  as
  Marshal Dan Blaine
  1967
1966
- Rage
  as
  Reuben
  1966
- Is Paris Burning?
  as
  Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley
  1966
1965
- The Rounders
  as
  Ben Jones
  1965
- The Money Trap
  as
  Joe Baron
  1965
- Dear Heart
  as
  Harry Mork
  1965
- The Dean Martin Show
  1965
1964
- Fate Is the Hunter
  as
  Sam McBane
  1964
- Advance to the Rear
  as
  Capt. Jared Heath
  1964
1963
- The Courtship of Eddie's Father
  as
  Tom Corbett
  1963
- Love Is a Ball
  as
  John Lathrop Davis
  1963
- no image
  Hollywood and the Stars
  as
  Self (archive footage)
  1963
1962
- Experiment in Terror
  as
  John Ripley
  1962
- The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
  as
  Julio Desnoyers
  1962
- The Merv Griffin Show
  as
  Self
  1962
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  as
  Self
  1962
1961
- Pocketful of Miracles
  as
  Dave 'The Dude' Conway
  1961
- Cry for Happy
  as
  Harue
  1961
- The Dick Powell Show
  as
  Self - Guest Host
  1961
1960
- The Gazebo
  as
  Elliott Nash
  1960
- Cimarron
  as
  Yancey 'Cimarron' Cravat
  1960
1959
- It Started with a Kiss
  as
  Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick
  1959
1958
- Cowboy
  as
  Tom Reese
  1958
- Torpedo Run
  as
  Lt. Cmdr. Barney Doyle
  1958
- The Sheepman
  as
  Jason Sweet
  1958
- Imitation General
  as
  MSgt. Murphy Savage
  1958
1957
- 3:10 to Yuma
  as
  Ben Wade
  1957
- The Teahouse of the August Moon
  as
  Captain Fisby
  1957
- Don't Go Near the Water
  as
  Lt. J.G. Max Siegel
  1957
- The Day Called X
  as
  Narrator
  1957
1956
- The Fastest Gun Alive
  as
  George Temple / George Kelby, Jr.
  1956
- Jubal
  as
  Jubal Troop
  1956
- Ransom!
  as
  David G. 'Dave' Stannard
  1956
- Operation Teahouse
  as
  Self
  1956
1955
- Blackboard Jungle
  as
  Richard Dadier
  1955
- Interrupted Melody
  as
  Dr. Thomas King
  1955
- The Violent Men
  as
  John Parrish
  1955
- Trial
  as
  David Blake
  1955
- The Americano
  as
  Sam Dent
  1955
- Have Faith in Our Children
  as
  Himself
  1955
- MGM Parade
  as
  Dave Stannard in 'Ransom!' (archive footage)
  1955
1954
- Human Desire
  as
  Jeff Warren
  1954
- no image
  City Story
  as
  Narrator
  1954
1953
- The Big Heat
  as
  Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion
  1953
- The Man from the Alamo
  as
  John Stroud
  1953
- Plunder of the Sun
  as
  Al Colby
  1953
- Time Bomb
  as
  Peter Lyncort
  1953
- Appointment in Honduras
  as
  Jim Corbett
  1953
1952
- Affair in Trinidad
  as
  Steve Emery
  1952
- The Green Glove
  as
  Michael 'Mike' Blake
  1952
- Young Man with Ideas
  as
  Maxwell Webster
  1952
- This Is Your Life
  as
  Self
  1952
1951
- The Secret of Convict Lake
  as
  Jim Canfield
  1951
- The Redhead and The Cowboy
  as
  Gil Kyle
  1951
- Follow the Sun
  as
  Ben Hogan
  1951
1950
- Convicted
  as
  Joe Hufford
  1950
- The White Tower
  as
  Martin Ordway
  1950
- The Flying Missile
  as
  William A. Talbot
  1950
- The Bob Hope Show
  as
  Self
  1950
1949
- The Undercover Man
  as
  Frank Warren
  1949
- Mr. Soft Touch
  as
  Joe Miracle
  1949
- Lust for Gold
  as
  Jacob 'Dutch' Walz
  1949
- The Doctor and the Girl
  as
  Dr. Michael Corday
  1949
1948
- The Man from Colorado
  as
  Col. Owen Devereaux
  1948
- The Loves of Carmen
  as
  Don José
  1948
- The Return of October
  as
  Prof. Bentley 'Bass' Bassett Jr.
  1948
- The Mating of Millie
  as
  Doug Andrews
  1948
1947
- Framed
  as
  Mike Lambert
  1947
1946
- Gilda
  as
  Johnny Farrell
  1946
- A Stolen Life
  as
  Bill Emerson
  1946
- Gallant Journey
  as
  John J. Montgomery
  1946
1944
- Golden Globe Awards
  as
  Self - Presenter
  1944
1943
- The Desperadoes
  as
  Cheyenne Rogers
  1943
- Destroyer
  as
  Mickey Donohue
  1943
- Show-Business at War
  as
  Self
  1943
- Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform
  as
  Himself
  1943
- Guadalcanal Diary
  as
  Marine Extra (uncredited)
  1943
1942
- Flight Lieutenant
  as
  Danny Doyle
  1942
- The Adventures of Martin Eden
  as
  Martin Eden
  1942
1941
- Texas
  as
  Tod Ramsey
  1941
- So Ends Our Night
  as
  Ludwig Kern
  1941
- Go West, Young Lady
  as
  Tex Miller
  1941
1940
- Blondie Plays Cupid
  as
  Charlie
  1940
- The Lady in Question
  as
  Pierre Morestan
  1940
- Convicted Woman
  as
  Jim Brent (Reporter)
  1940
- Men Without Souls
  as
  Johnny Adams
  1940
- Babies for Sale
  as
  Steve Burton / Oscar Hanson
  1940
1939
- Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
  as
  Joe Riley
  1939
- My Son Is Guilty
  as
  Barney
  1939

Crew Credits

1961
- Pocketful of Miracles
  as
  Associate Producer
  1961