Portrait of Glenn Ford

Glenn Ford

Acting

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).

Born: May 1, 1916

Place of Birth: Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Filmography

1991
Final Verdict

as Rev. Rogers

1991
Raw Nerve

as Captain Gavin

1989
Border Shootout

as Sheriff Danaher

1989
Casablanca Express

as Major Gen. Williams

1986
My Town

as Lucas Wheeler

1981
Happy Birthday to Me

as Dr. David Faraday

1981
1980
Superman II

as Jonathan Kent (archive footage) (uncredited)

1980
Virus

as President Richardson

1979
Day of the Assassin

as Christakis

1979
The Gift

as Billy Devlin

1979
Beggarman, Thief

as David Donnelly

1979
The Sacketts

as Tom Sunday

1979
The Hollywood Clowns

as Narrator (voice)

1979
The Visitor

as Det. Jake Durham

1978
Superman

as Pa Kent

1978
Evening in Byzantium

as Jesse Craig

1978
Police Story: No Margin for Error

as Deputy Chief Walter Hayes

1977
The 3,000 Mile Chase

as Paul Dvorak / Leonard Staveck

1976
Once an Eagle

as George Caldwell

1976
Midway

as Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance

1975
Long Way Home

as Rev. Tom Holvak

1974
Punch and Jody

as Peter 'Punch' Travers

1974
The Greatest Gift

as Rev. Holvak

1974
Dinah!

as Self

1974
The Disappearance of Flight 412

as Colonel Pete Moore

1973
Santee

as Santee

1973
Jarrett

as Sam Jarrett

1972
Sam Cade

as Sam Cade

1972
1971
Cade's County

as Sheriff Sam Cade

1971
1970
The Brotherhood of the Bell

as Prof. Andrew 'Andy' Patterson

1969
Heaven with a Gun

as Jim Killan

1969
Smith!

as Smith

1968
The Dean Martin Christmas Show

as Self (uncredited)

1968
Day of the Evil Gun

as Lorn Warfield

1967
The Last Challenge

as Marshal Dan Blaine

1967
A Time for Killing

as Tom Wolcott

1966
Rage

as Reuben

1966
Is Paris Burning?

as Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley

1965
The Money Trap

as Joe Baron

1965
Dear Heart

as Harry Mork

1965
The Rounders

as Ben Jones

1964
Fate Is the Hunter

as Sam McBane

1964
Advance to the Rear

as Capt. Jared Heath

1963
Love Is a Ball

as John Lathrop Davis

1962
Experiment in Terror

as John Ripley

1961
Pocketful of Miracles

as Dave 'The Dude' Conway

1961
The Dick Powell Show

as Self - Guest Host

1961
1960
Cimarron

as Yancey 'Cimarron' Cravat

1960
The Gazebo

as Elliott Nash

1959
It Started with a Kiss

as Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick

1958
Torpedo Run

as Lt. Cmdr. Barney Doyle

1958
Imitation General

as MSgt. Murphy Savage

1958
The Sheepman

as Jason Sweet

1958
Cowboy

as Tom Reese

1957
The Day Called X

as Narrator

1957
Don't Go Near the Water

as Lt. J.G. Max Siegel

1957
3:10 to Yuma

as Ben Wade

1956
The Fastest Gun Alive

as George Temple / George Kelby, Jr.

1956
Jubal

as Jubal Troop

1956
Ransom!

as David G. 'Dave' Stannard

1955
Trial

as David Blake

1955
MGM Parade

as Dave Stannard in 'Ransom!' (archive footage)

1955
Interrupted Melody

as Dr. Thomas King

1955
Blackboard Jungle

as Richard Dadier

1955
The Violent Men

as John Parrish

1955
The Americano

as Sam Dent

1954
Human Desire

as Jeff Warren

1953
1953
The Big Heat

as Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion

1953
1953
1953
Time Bomb

as Peter Lyncort

1952
Affair in Trinidad

as Steve Emery

1952
Young Man with Ideas

as Maxwell Webster

1952
The Green Glove

as Michael 'Mike' Blake

1951
1951
Follow the Sun

as Ben Hogan

1950
The Flying Missile

as William A. Talbot

1950
Convicted

as Joe Hufford

1950
The White Tower

as Martin Ordway

1949
The Doctor and the Girl

as Dr. Michael Corday

1949
Mr. Soft Touch

as Joe Miracle

1949
Lust for Gold

as Jacob 'Dutch' Walz

1949
The Undercover Man

as Frank Warren

1948
The Return of October

as Prof. Bentley 'Bass' Bassett Jr.

1948
1948
The Man from Colorado

as Col. Owen Devereaux

1948
The Mating of Millie

as Doug Andrews

1947
Framed

as Mike Lambert

1946
Gallant Journey

as John J. Montgomery

1946
A Stolen Life

as Bill Emerson

1946
Gilda

as Johnny Farrell

1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

1943
Guadalcanal Diary

as Marine Extra (uncredited)

1943
Destroyer

as Mickey Donohue

1943
The Desperadoes

as Cheyenne Rogers

1942
Flight Lieutenant

as Danny Doyle

1941
Go West, Young Lady

as Tex Miller

1941
Texas

as Tod Ramsey

1941
So Ends Our Night

as Ludwig Kern

1940
1940
The Lady in Question

as Pierre Morestan

1940
Babies for Sale

as Steve Burton / Oscar Hanson

1940
Men Without Souls

as Johnny Adams

1940
Convicted Woman

as Jim Brent (Reporter)

1939