Person
Glenn Ford
Acting · 1916–2006 · Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
MGM Parade
Dave Stannard in 'Ransom!' (archive footage)
The Bob Hope Show
Self
Dinah!
Self
Superman
Pa Kent
The Dean Martin Show
1965
Police Story
1973
This Is Your Life
Self
Filmography
- 2001The Making of MidwaySelf
- 1991Final VerdictRev. Rogers
- 1991Raw NerveCaptain Gavin
- 1990Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the DreamSelf
- 1989Border ShootoutSheriff Danaher
- 1989Casablanca ExpressMajor Gen. Williams
- 1989William Holden: The Golden BoySelf
- 1986My TownLucas Wheeler
- 1982The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'Self
- 1981Happy Birthday to MeDr. David Faraday
- 1981Great White DeathNarrator
- 1980Superman IIJonathan Kent (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1980VirusPresident Richardson
- 1979Day of the AssassinChristakis
- 1979The GiftBilly Devlin
- 1979Beggarman, ThiefDavid Donnelly
- 1979Beggarman, ThiefDavid Donnelly
- 1979When the West Was Fun: A Western ReunionSelf - Host
- 1979The SackettsTom Sunday
- 1979The Hollywood ClownsNarrator (voice)
- 1979The VisitorDet. Jake Durham
- 1978SupermanPa Kent
- 1978Evening in ByzantiumJesse Craig
- 1978Evening in ByzantiumJesse Craig
- 1978Police Story: No Margin for ErrorDeputy Chief Walter Hayes
- 1977The 3,000 Mile ChasePaul Dvorak / Leonard Staveck
- 1976Once an EagleGeorge Caldwell
- 1976MidwayRear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
- 1975Long Way HomeRev. Tom Holvak
- 1975The Family Holvak
- 1974Punch and JodyPeter 'Punch' Travers
- 1974The Greatest GiftRev. Holvak
- 1974Dinah!Self
- 1974The Disappearance of Flight 412Colonel Pete Moore
- 1973SanteeSantee
- 1973Police Story
- 1973JarrettSam Jarrett
- 1972The Marshal of MadridSam Cade
- 1972Sam CadeSam Cade
- 1971Cade's CountySheriff Sam Cade
- 1971V.I.P. SchaukelSelf
- 1971Once Upon a WheelSelf
- 1970The Brotherhood of the BellProf. Andrew 'Andy' Patterson
- 1969Heaven with a GunJim Killan
- 1969Smith!Smith
- 1968The Dean Martin Christmas ShowSelf (uncredited)
- 1968Day of the Evil GunLorn Warfield
- 1967A Time for KillingTom Wolcott
- 1967The Last ChallengeMarshal Dan Blaine
- 1966RageReuben
- 1966Is Paris Burning?Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley
- 1965The Dean Martin Show
- 1965The Money TrapJoe Baron
- 1965Dear HeartHarry Mork
- 1965The RoundersBen Jones
- 1964Fate Is the HunterSam McBane
- 1964Advance to the RearCapt. Jared Heath
- 1963Hollywood and the StarsSelf (archive footage)
- 1963Love is a BallJohn Lathrop Davis
- 1963The Courtship of Eddie's FatherTom Corbett
- 1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf
- 1962Experiment in TerrorJohn Ripley
- 1962The Four Horsemen of the ApocalypseJulio Desnoyers
- 1961Pocketful of MiraclesDave 'The Dude' Conway
- 1961The Dick Powell ShowSelf - Guest Host
- 1961Cry for HappyAndy Cyphers
- 1960CimarronYancey 'Cimarron' Cravat
- 1959The GazeboElliott Nash
- 1959It Started with a KissSgt. Joe Fitzpatrick
- 1958Torpedo RunLt. Cmdr. Barney Doyle
- 1958Imitation GeneralMSgt. Murphy Savage
- 1958The SheepmanJason Sweet
- 1958CowboyTom Reese
- 1957The Day Called XNarrator
- 1957Don't Go Near the WaterLt. J.G. Max Siegel
- 19573:10 to YumaBen Wade
- 1957The Teahouse of the August MoonCaptain Fisby
- 1956Operation TeahouseSelf
- 1956The Fastest Gun AliveGeorge Temple / George Kelby, Jr.
- 1956JubalJubal Troop
- 1956Ransom!David G. 'Dave' Stannard
- 1955Have Faith in Our ChildrenHimself
- 1955TrialDavid Blake
- 1955MGM ParadeDave Stannard in 'Ransom!' (archive footage)
- 1955Interrupted MelodyDr. Thomas King
- 1955Blackboard JungleRichard Dadier
- 1955The Violent MenJohn Parrish
- 1955The AmericanoSam Dent
- 1954Human DesireJeff Warren
- 1954City StoryNarrator
- 1953Appointment in HondurasJim Corbett
- 1953The Big HeatDet. Sgt. Dave Bannion
- 1953Plunder of the SunAl Colby
- 1953The Man from the AlamoJohn Stroud
- 1953Time BombPeter Lyncort
- 1952This Is Your LifeSelf
- 1952Affair in TrinidadSteve Emery
- 1952Young Man with IdeasMaxwell Webster
- 1952The Green GloveMichael 'Mike' Blake
- 1951The Secret of Convict LakeJim Canfield
- 1951Follow the SunBen Hogan
- 1951The Redhead and the CowboyGil Kyle
- 1950The Flying MissileWilliam A. Talbot
- 1950ConvictedJoe Hufford
- 1950The White TowerMartin Ordway
- 1950The Bob Hope ShowSelf
- 1949The Doctor and the GirlDr. Michael Corday
- 1949Mr. Soft TouchJoe Miracle
- 1949Lust for GoldJacob 'Dutch' Walz
- 1949The Undercover ManFrank Warren
- 1948The Return of OctoberProf. Bentley 'Bass' Bassett Jr.
- 1948The Loves of CarmenDon José
- 1948The Man from ColoradoCol. Owen Devereaux
- 1948The Mating of MillieDoug Andrews
- 1947FramedMike Lambert
- 1946Gallant JourneyJohn J. Montgomery
- 1946A Stolen LifeBill Emerson
- 1946GildaJohnny Farrell
- 1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Presenter
- 1943Guadalcanal DiaryMarine Extra (uncredited)
- 1943DestroyerMickey Donohue
- 1943Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in UniformHimself
- 1943The DesperadoesCheyenne Rogers
- 1943Show-Business at WarSelf
- 1942Flight LieutenantDanny Doyle
- 1942The Adventures of Martin EdenMartin Eden
- 1941Go West, Young LadyTex Miller
- 1941TexasTod Ramsey
- 1941So Ends Our NightLudwig Kern
- 1940Blondie Plays CupidCharlie
- 1940The Lady in QuestionPierre Morestan
- 1940Babies for SaleSteve Burton / Oscar Hanson
- 1940Men Without SoulsJohnny Adams
- 1940Convicted WomanJim Brent (Reporter)
- 1939My Son Is GuiltyBarney
- 1939Heaven with a Barbed Wire FenceJoe Riley
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