Glenn Ford
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 1, 1916
- Died
- August 30, 2006
- Birthplace
- Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Glenn Ford (born Gwyllyn Samuel Newton 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).
Filmography
The Making of Midway 2001
as Self (archive footage)
Final Verdict 1991
as Rev. Rogers
Raw Nerve 1991
as Captain Gavin
Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream 1990
as Self
Border Shootout 1989
as Sheriff Danaher
Casablanca Express 1989
as Major Gen. Williams
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
Superman II 1980
as Jonathan Kent (archive footage) (uncredited)
Virus 1980
as President Richardson
The Gift 1979
as Billy Devlin
Day of the Assassin 1979
as Christakis
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion 1979
as Self - Host
The Hollywood Clowns 1979
as Narrator (voice)
The Visitor 1979
as Det. Jake Durham
Superman 1978
as Pa Kent
Police Story: No Margin for Error 1978
as Deputy Chief Walter Hayes
The 3,000 Mile Chase 1977
as Paul Dvorak / Leonard Staveck
Midway 1976
as Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
Long Way Home 1975
as Rev. Tom Holvak
Punch and Jody 1974
as Peter 'Punch' Travers
The Greatest Gift 1974
as Rev. Holvak
The Disappearance of Flight 412 1974
as Colonel Pete Moore
Santee 1973
as Santee
Jarrett 1973
as Sam Jarrett
Sam Cade 1972
as Sam Cade
The Marshal of Madrid 1972
as Sam Cade
The Brotherhood of the Bell 1970
as Prof. Andrew 'Andy' Patterson
Heaven with a Gun 1969
as Jim Killan
Smith! 1969
as Smith
The Dean Martin Christmas Show 1968
as Self (uncredited)
Day of the Evil Gun 1968
as Lorn Warfield
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
The Money Trap 1965
as Joe Baron
Dear Heart 1965
as Harry Mork
The Rounders 1965
as Ben Jones
Fate Is the Hunter 1964
as Sam McBane
Advance to the Rear 1964
as Capt. Jared Heath
Love is a Ball 1963
as John Lathrop Davis
The Courtship of Eddie's Father 1963
as Tom Corbett
Experiment in Terror 1962
as John Ripley
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse 1962
as Julio Desnoyers
Pocketful of Miracles 1961
as Dave 'The Dude' Conway, Associate Producer
Cry for Happy 1961
as Andy Cyphers
Cimarron 1960
as Yancey 'Cimarron' Cravat
The Gazebo 1959
as Elliott Nash
It Started with a Kiss 1959
as Joe Fitzpatrick
Torpedo Run 1958
as Lt. Cmdr. Barney Doyle
Imitation General 1958
as MSgt. Murphy Savage
The Sheepman 1958
as Jason Sweet
Cowboy 1958
as Tom Reese
The Day Called X 1957
as Narrator
Don't Go Near the Water 1957
as Lt. J.G. Max Siegel
3:10 to Yuma 1957
as Ben Wade
The Teahouse of the August Moon 1957
as Captain Fisby
Operation Teahouse 1956
as Self
The Fastest Gun Alive 1956
as George Temple / George Kelby, Jr.
Jubal 1956
as Jubal Troop
Ransom! 1956
as David G. 'Dave' Stannard
Have Faith in Our Children 1955
as Himself
Trial 1955
as David Blake
Interrupted Melody 1955
as Dr. Thomas King
Blackboard Jungle 1955
as Richard Dadier
The Violent Men 1955
as John Parrish
The Americano 1955
as Sam Dent
Human Desire 1954
as Jeff Warren
- City Story
City Story 1954
as Narrator
Appointment in Honduras 1953
as Jim Corbett
The Big Heat 1953
as Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion
Plunder of the Sun 1953
as Al Colby
The Man from the Alamo 1953
as John Stroud
Time Bomb 1953
as Peter Lyncort
Affair in Trinidad 1952
as Steve Emery
Young Man with Ideas 1952
as Maxwell Webster
The Green Glove 1952
as Michael 'Mike' Blake
The Secret of Convict Lake 1951
as Jim Canfield
Follow the Sun 1951
as Ben Hogan
The Redhead and the Cowboy 1951
as Gil Kyle
The Flying Missile 1950
as William A. Talbot
Convicted 1950
as Joe Hufford
The White Tower 1950
as Martin Ordway
The Doctor and the Girl 1949
as Dr. Michael Corday
Mr. Soft Touch 1949
as Joe Miracle
Lust for Gold 1949
as Jacob 'Dutch' Walz
The Undercover Man 1949
as Frank Warren
The Return of October 1948
as Prof. Bentley 'Bass' Bassett Jr.
The Loves of Carmen 1948
as Don José
The Man from Colorado 1948
as Col. Owen Devereaux
The Mating of Millie 1948
as Doug Andrews
Framed 1947
as Mike Lambert
Gallant Journey 1946
as John J. Montgomery
A Stolen Life 1946
as Bill Emerson
Gilda 1946
as Johnny Farrell
Guadalcanal Diary 1943
as Marine Extra (uncredited)
Destroyer 1943
as Mickey Donohue
Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform 1943
as Himself
The Desperadoes 1943
as Cheyenne Rogers
Show-Business at War 1943
as Self
Flight Lieutenant 1942
as Danny Doyle
The Adventures of Martin Eden 1942
as Martin Eden
Go West, Young Lady 1941
as Tex Miller
Texas 1941
as Tod Ramsey
So Ends Our Night 1941
as Ludwig Kern
Blondie Plays Cupid 1940
as Charlie
The Lady in Question 1940
as Pierre Morestan
Babies for Sale 1940
as Steve Burton / Oscar Hanson
Men Without Souls 1940
as Johnny Adams
Convicted Woman 1940
as Jim Brent (Reporter)
My Son Is Guilty 1939
as Barney
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence 1939
as Joe Riley
Credits from TMDB.