Glenn Ford

Acting / Production / Writing / Creator

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 Glinda (1946), The Big Heat (1953), and Superman (1978).

Personal Information

Place of Birth

Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

About

Acting, Male

Birthday

01 May 1916, 109 years old

Known For

Superman

Superman II

Gilda

The Big Heat

3:10 to Yuma

Midway

Happy Birthday to Me

Is Paris Burning?

Pocketful of Miracles

Filmography

Production

Writing

Creator

Final Verdict

Rev. Rogers

1991

Raw Nerve

Captain Gavin

1991

Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream

Self

1990

Border Shootout

Sheriff Danaher

1989

Casablanca Express

Major Gen. Williams

1989

William Holden: The Golden Boy

Self

1989

My Town

Lucas Wheeler

1986

The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'

Self

1982

Happy Birthday to Me

Dr. David Faraday

1981

Great White Death

Narrator

1981

Superman II

Jonathan Kent (archive footage) (uncredited)

1980

Virus

President Richardson

1980

Day of the Assassin

Christakis

1979

The Gift

Billy Devlin

1979

Beggarman, Thief

David Donnelly

1979

When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion

Self - Host

1979

The Hollywood Clowns

Narrator (voice)

1979

The Visitor

Det. Jake Durham

1979

Superman

Pa Kent

1978

Evening in Byzantium

Jesse Craig

1978

Police Story: No Margin for Error

Deputy Chief Walter Hayes

1978

The 3,000 Mile Chase

Paul Dvorak / Leonard Staveck

1977

Midway

Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance

1976

Long Way Home

Rev. Tom Holvak

1975

Punch and Jody

Peter 'Punch' Travers

1974

The Greatest Gift

Rev. Holvak

1974

The Disappearance of Flight 412

Colonel Pete Moore

1974

Santee

1973

Jarrett

Sam Jarrett

1973

The Marshal of Madrid

Sam Cade

1972

Sam Cade

1972

The Brotherhood of the Bell

Prof. Andrew 'Andy' Patterson

1970

Heaven with a Gun

Jim Killan

1969

Smith!

Smith

1969

The Dean Martin Christmas Show

Self (uncredited)

1968

Day of the Evil Gun

Lorn Warfield

1968

The Last Challenge

Marshal Dan Blaine

1967

A Time for Killing

Tom Wolcott

1967

Rage

Reuben

1966

Is Paris Burning?

Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley

1966

The Money Trap

Joe Baron

1965

Dear Heart

Harry Mork

1965

The Rounders

Ben Jones

1965

Fate Is the Hunter

Sam McBane

1964

Advance to the Rear

Capt. Jared Heath

1964

Love Is a Ball

John Lathrop Davis

1963

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

Tom Corbett

1963

Experiment in Terror

John Ripley

1962

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

Julio Desnoyers

1962

Pocketful of Miracles

Dave 'The Dude' Conway

1961

Cry for Happy

Harue

1961

Cimarron

Yancey 'Cimarron' Cravat

1960

The Gazebo

Elliott Nash

1960

It Started with a Kiss

Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick

1959

Torpedo Run

Lt. Cmdr. Barney Doyle

1958

Imitation General

MSgt. Murphy Savage

1958

The Sheepman

Jason Sweet

1958

Cowboy

Tom Reese

1958

The Day Called X

Narrator

1957

Don't Go Near the Water

Lt. J.G. Max Siegel

1957

3:10 to Yuma

Ben Wade

1957

The Teahouse of the August Moon

Captain Fisby

1957

Operation Teahouse

Self

1956

The Fastest Gun Alive

George Temple / George Kelby, Jr.

1956

Jubal

Jubal Troop

1956

Ransom!

David G. 'Dave' Stannard

1956

Have Faith in Our Children

Himself

1955

Trial

David Blake

1955

Interrupted Melody

Dr. Thomas King

1955

Blackboard Jungle

Richard Dadier

1955

The Violent Men

John Parrish

1955

The Americano

Sam Dent

1955

Human Desire

Jeff Warren

1954

City Story

Narrator

1954

Appointment in Honduras

Jim Corbett

1953

The Big Heat

Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion

1953

Plunder of the Sun

Al Colby

1953

The Man from the Alamo

John Stroud

1953

Time Bomb

Peter Lyncort

1953

Affair in Trinidad

Steve Emery

1952

Young Man with Ideas

Maxwell Webster

1952

The Green Glove

Michael 'Mike' Blake

1952

The Secret of Convict Lake

Jim Canfield

1951

Follow the Sun

Ben Hogan

1951

The Redhead and the Cowboy

Gil Kyle

1951

The Flying Missile

William A. Talbot

1950

Convicted

Joe Hufford

1950

The White Tower

Martin Ordway

1950

The Doctor and the Girl

Dr. Michael Corday

1949

Mr. Soft Touch

Joe Miracle

1949

Lust for Gold

Jacob 'Dutch' Walz

1949

The Undercover Man

Frank Warren

1949

The Return of October

Prof. Bentley 'Bass' Bassett Jr.

1948

The Loves of Carmen

Don José

1948

The Man from Colorado

Col. Owen Devereaux

1948

The Mating of Millie

Doug Andrews

1948

Framed

Mike Lambert

1947

Gallant Journey

John J. Montgomery

1946

A Stolen Life

Bill Emerson

1946

Gilda

Johnny Farrell

1946

Guadalcanal Diary

Marine Extra (uncredited)

1943

Destroyer

Mickey Donohue

1943

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

Himself

1943

The Desperadoes

Cheyenne Rogers

1943

Show-Business at War

Self

1943

Flight Lieutenant

Danny Doyle

1942

The Adventures of Martin Eden

Martin Eden

1942

Go West, Young Lady

Tex Miller

1941

Texas

Tod Ramsey

1941

So Ends Our Night

Ludwig Kern

1941

Blondie Plays Cupid

Charlie

1940

The Lady in Question

Pierre Morestan

1940

Babies for Sale

Steve Burton / Oscar Hanson

1940

Men Without Souls

Johnny Adams

1940

Convicted Woman

Jim Brent (Reporter)

1940

My Son Is Guilty

Barney

1939

Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence

Joe Riley

1939