George Ford
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- March 31, 1905
- Died
- July 30, 1983
- Birthplace
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Tall distinguished looking George Ford started out as a contract player in the early 1930s but like most contract players, it didn't work out. Never discouraged, Ford moved on to roles as dancers, socialites, and chorus boys. Ford would occasionally have dialog but he was constantly used for his good looking appearance and his unique ability to ballroom dance. During the 1950s, Ford developed a reputation for being one of the best dancers in Hollywood. Musicals weren't his specialty though, it was the nice ballrooms and the socialite parties. He continue to work these throughout his career. He also managed to appear in a lot of various war films playing soldiers and high ranking military officers. With the popularity of television westerns increase, Ford found himself frequently appearing at square dances and as a dancer to show the leading ladies off. Eventually he became a regular townsman for a few years on Gunsmoke appearing in the bar scenes and playing bank tellers and town dignitaries. By 1968, Ford's work started to decrease and he decided to retire to Colorado where he could take up skiing and where he and his wife regularly competed in ballroom dancing contest. Like many extras, Ford's talents were not known to the general film public but he leaves behind a legacy of making the other dancers he danced with look better than they were and a large amount of film work that can be appreciated by future generation.
Filmography
Sol Madrid 1968
as Board Member
Winchester '73 1967
as Townsman (uncredited)
Torn Curtain 1966
as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Glass Bottom Boat 1966
as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Cincinnati Kid 1965
as Poker Game Spectator (uncredited)
The Great Race 1965
as Man in Hallway at Sentinel (uncredited)
Cat Ballou 1965
as Brothel Customer (uncredited)
Youngblood Hawke 1964
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Fate Is the Hunter 1964
as Loadmaster (uncredited)
Law of the Lawless 1964
as Townsman (uncredited)
Man's Favorite Sport? 1964
as Fisherman (uncredited)
The Man from Galveston 1963
as Attorney Mullaney (uncredited)
Under the Yum Yum Tree 1963
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
The Thrill of It All 1963
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Critic's Choice 1963
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Son of Flubber 1963
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Two Weeks in Another Town 1962
as Guest at Anniversary Banquet (uncredited)
Advise & Consent 1962
as Senator (uncredited)
Lover Come Back 1961
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein 1961
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Go Naked in the World 1961
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Cimarron 1960
as Townsman (uncredited)
North to Alaska 1960
as Miner (uncredited)
Elmer Gantry 1960
as Reporter (uncredited)
Who Was That Lady? 1960
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Seven Thieves 1960
as Casino Patron (uncredited)
The Hypnotic Eye 1960
as Audience Member (uncredited)
Pillow Talk 1959
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
The FBI Story 1959
as Plane Passenger (uncredited)
It Started with a Kiss 1959
as Charity Raffle Guest (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.