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