Glenn Ford

Deceased · Born: May 1, 1916 · Died: Aug 30, 2006

Personal Details

Height 5' 8"

Born May 1, 1916 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Spouse

Jeanne Baus
( Mar 5, 1993 to Dec 31, 1969 )
Cynthia Ford
( Sep 10, 1977 to Sep 13, 1984 )
Kathryn Hays
( Mar 27, 1966 to Jun 26, 1969 )
Eleanor Powell
( Oct 23, 1943 to Nov 23, 1959 )

Parents

Newton Ford
Hannah Wood Mitchell

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Glenn Ford, licensed under CC-BY-SA,full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career

acting

1991

Raw Nerve as Captain Gavin

Final Verdict as Rev. Rogers

1989

Border Shootout

Border Shootout as Sheriff Danaher

Casablanca Express

Casablanca Express as Major Gen. Williams

1986

Disneyland as Lucas Wheeler

1981

Happy Birthday to Me

Happy Birthday to Me as Dr. David Faraday

Great White Death

Great White Death as Narrator

1980

Day of Resurrection

Day of Resurrection as President Richardson

1979

The Hollywood Clowns

The Hollywood Clowns as Narrator (voice)

The Visitor as Det. Jake Durham

Beggarman, Thief

Beggarman, Thief as David Donnelly

Day of the Assassin

Day of the Assassin as Christakis

The Gift as Billy Devlin

The Sacketts as Tom Sunday

1978

Evening in Byzantium

Evening in Byzantium as Jesse Craig

Superman as Pa Kent

1977

The 3, 000 Mile Chase

The 3, 000 Mile Chase as Paul Dvorak / Leonard Staveck

1976

Midway as Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance

Once an Eagle as George Caldwell

1975

Long Way Home as Rev. Tom Holvak

1974

Punch and Jody as Peter 'Punch' Travers

The Greatest Gift

The Greatest Gift as Rev. Holvak

The Disappearance of Flight 412

The Disappearance of Flight 412 as Colonel Pete Moore

1973

Santee as Santee

1972

Sam Cade as Sam Cade

1971

Cade's County as Sheriff Sam Cade

1970

The Brotherhood of the Bell

The Brotherhood of the Bell as Prof. Andrew 'Andy' Patterson

1969

Heaven with a Gun

Heaven with a Gun as Jim Killan

Smith! as Smith

1968

Day of the Evil Gun

Day of the Evil Gun as Lorn Warfield

1967

The Last Challenge

The Last Challenge as Marshal Dan Blaine

A Time for Killing

A Time for Killing as Tom Wolcott

1966

Rage as Reuben

1965

The Money Trap as Joe Baron

The Rounders as Ben Jones

1964

Advance to the Rear

Advance to the Rear as Capt. Jared Heath

Fate Is the Hunter

Fate Is the Hunter as Sam McBane

Dear Heart as Harry Mork

1963

Love Is a Ball as John Lathrop Davis

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

The Courtship of Eddie's Father as Tom Corbett

1962

Experiment in Terror

Experiment in Terror as John Ripley

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse as Julio Desnoyers

1961

Pocketful of Miracles

Pocketful of Miracles as Dave 'The Dude' Conway

Cry for Happy as Harue

1960

Cimarron as Yancey 'Cimarron' Cravat

The Gazebo as Elliott Nash

1959

It Started with a Kiss

It Started with a Kiss as Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick

1958

The Sheepman as Jason Sweet

Cowboy as Tom Reese

Imitation General

Imitation General as MSgt. Murphy Savage

Torpedo Run as Lt. Cmdr. Barney Doyle

1957

A Day Called X as Narrator

3:10 to Yuma as Ben Wade

Don't Go Near the Water

Don't Go Near the Water as Lt. J.G. Max Siegel

The Teahouse of the August Moon

The Teahouse of the August Moon as Captain Fisby

1956

The Fastest Gun Alive

The Fastest Gun Alive as George Temple / George Kelby, Jr.

Jubal as Jubal Troop

Ransom! as David G. 'Dave' Stannard

1955

Interrupted Melody

Interrupted Melody as Dr. Thomas King

Trial as David Blake

The Americano as Sam Dent

The Violent Men

The Violent Men as John Parrish

Blackboard Jungle

Blackboard Jungle as Richard Dadier

1954

Human Desire as Jeff Warren

1953

Appointment in Honduras

Appointment in Honduras as Jim Corbett

The Big Heat as Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion

Plunder of the Sun

Plunder of the Sun as Al Colby

Terror on a Train

Terror on a Train as Peter Lyncort

The Man from the Alamo

The Man from the Alamo as John Stroud

1952

Young Man with Ideas

Young Man with Ideas as Maxwell Webster

Affair in Trinidad

Affair in Trinidad as Steve Emery

The Green Glove

The Green Glove as Michael 'Mike' Blake

1951

The Secret of Convict Lake

The Secret of Convict Lake as Jim Canfield

Follow the Sun as Ben Hogan

The Redhead and the Cowboy

The Redhead and the Cowboy as Gil Kyle

1950

The Flying Missile

The Flying Missile as William A. Talbot

The White Tower

The White Tower as Martin Ordway

Convicted as Joe Hufford

1949

Mr. Soft Touch as Joe Miracle

Lust for Gold as Jacob 'Dutch' Walz

The Undercover Man

The Undercover Man as Frank Warren

The Doctor and the Girl

The Doctor and the Girl as Dr. Michael Corday

1948

The Loves of Carmen

The Loves of Carmen as Don José

The Mating of Millie

The Mating of Millie as Doug Andrews

The Man from Colorado

The Man from Colorado as Col. Owen Devereaux

The Return of October

The Return of October as Prof. Bentley 'Bass' Bassett Jr.

1947

Framed as Mike Lambert

1946

A Stolen Life as Bill Emerson

Gilda as Johnny Farrell

Gallant Journey

Gallant Journey as John J. Montgomery

1943

Destroyer as Mickey Donohue

The Desperadoes

The Desperadoes as Cheyenne Rogers

1942

The Adventures of Martin Eden

The Adventures of Martin Eden as Martin Eden

Flight Lieutenant

Flight Lieutenant as Danny Doyle

1941

Texas as Tod Ramsey

Go West, Young Lady

Go West, Young Lady as Tex Miller

So Ends Our Night

So Ends Our Night as Ludwig Kern

1940

Convicted Woman

Convicted Woman as Jim Brent (Reporter)

Babies for Sale

Babies for Sale as Steve Burton / Oscar Hanson

The Lady in Question

The Lady in Question as Pierre Morestan

Blondie Plays Cupid

Blondie Plays Cupid as Charlie

Men Without Souls

Men Without Souls as Johnny Adams

1939

Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence

Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence as Joe Riley

appearances

1990

Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream

Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream

1943

Screen Snapshots Series 23, No. 1: Hollywood in Uniform

Screen Snapshots Series 23, No. 1: Hollywood in Uniform