John Ford

    John Ford

    Directing

    February 1, 1894
    Died August 31, 1973 (79 years old)
    Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA

    43

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    John Ford (February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973) was an American film director. He was famous for both his westerns such as Stagecoach (1939), The Searchers (1956), and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), and adaptations of such classic 20th-century American novels as The Grapes of Wrath (1940). His four Academy Awards for Best Director (1935, 1940, 1941, 1952) is a record, and one of those films, How Green Was My Valley (1941), also won Best Picture. In a career that spanned more than 50 ye...

    Known For

    Filmography

    Filmmakers for the Prosecution

    Filmmakers for the Prosecution

    2023

    as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

    6
    John Ford: The Man Who Invented America

    John Ford: The Man Who Invented America

    2019

    as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

    5.9
    Five Came Back

    Five Came Back

    2017

    as Self (archive footage)

    7.9
    Five Came Back

    Five Came Back

    2017

    as Self (archive footage)

    7.2
    Spanish Western

    Spanish Western

    2015

    as Self (archive footage)

    6.4
    John Ford & Monument Valley

    John Ford & Monument Valley

    2013

    as Self (archive footage)

    1
    The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth

    The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth

    2009

    as Self (archive footage)

    1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

    1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

    2009

    as Self (archive footage)

    7.5
    Monument Valley: John Ford Country

    Monument Valley: John Ford Country

    2006

    as Self (voice) (archive footage)

    Serenity at Sea: John Ford and the Araner

    Serenity at Sea: John Ford and the Araner

    2006

    as Himself (archive footage)

    Shooting War

    Shooting War

    2000

    as himself

    6.4
    Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'

    Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'

    2000

    as Self (archive footage)

    John Wayne-A Life on Film

    John Wayne-A Life on Film

    2000

    as Self (archive footage)

    National Geographic Explorer: The Battle For Midway

    National Geographic Explorer: The Battle For Midway

    1999

    as Himself - Filmmaker (archive footage) (unaccredited)

    7
    The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

    The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

    1995

    as Self (archive footage)

    8
    Omnibus: John Ford, Part One

    Omnibus: John Ford, Part One

    1992

    as Self (archive footage)

    John Wayne's 'The Alamo'

    1992

    as Self

    8.3
    Fonda on Fonda

    Fonda on Fonda

    1992

    as Self (archive footage)

    7
    John Ford's America

    John Ford's America

    1989

    as Himself (Archive Footage)

    6.5
    Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend

    Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend

    1976

    as Himself/Interviewer

    7
    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    1973

    as Self

    6.3
    The American West of John Ford

    The American West of John Ford

    1971

    as Self

    6.5
    Directed by John Ford

    Directed by John Ford

    1971

    as Self (uncredited)

    7

    My Name Is John Ford, I Make Westerns

    1970

    as Self

    6
    Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of Ireland

    Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of Ireland

    1965

    as self

    5.5
    The Horse Soldiers

    The Horse Soldiers

    1959

    as Ned (uncredited)

    6.9
    The Western: A Lost TV Special

    The Western: A Lost TV Special

    1958

    as Self

    John Ford at the NFT

    1957

    Screen Director's Playhouse

    Screen Director's Playhouse

    1955

    as Self - Introduction

    7

    Ton Diagonismon Dia Thn Anadixin Tis Star Ellas

    1952

    as Himself (Grand Ball Attendee)

    The Screen Director

    The Screen Director

    1951

    as Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)

    7
    Show-Business at War

    Show-Business at War

    1943

    as Self

    7
    Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines

    Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines

    1943

    as J.P. Baldwin

    6
    Big Time

    Big Time

    1929

    as John Ford (uncredited)

    7.5
    The Tornado

    The Tornado

    1917

    as Jack Dayton (as Jack Ford)

    5.5

    The Trail of Hate

    1917

    as Lt. Jack Brewer

    5.5
    The Scrapper

    The Scrapper

    1917

    as Buck, the scrapper

    4.5
    The Purple Mask

    The Purple Mask

    1916

    as (unconfirmed)

    The Bandit's Wager

    The Bandit's Wager

    1916

    as Nan's Brother

    5.1
    The Broken Coin

    The Broken Coin

    1915

    as Sacchio's Accomplice (as Jack Ford)

    6
    The Birth of a Nation

    The Birth of a Nation

    1915

    as Klansman (uncredited)

    5.9
    Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery

    Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery

    1914

    6
    A Study in Scarlet

    A Study in Scarlet

    1914

    as John H. Watson, M.D.

    7.5