Glenn Ford
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- May 1, 1916
- Died
- Aug 30, 2006 (aged 90)
- Place of birth
- Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
- Credits
- 136
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 Gilda (1946), The Big Heat (1953), and Superman (1978).
Known for
Superman
1978Movie
Pa Kent
Superman II
1980Movie
Jonathan Kent (archive footage) (uncredited)
Gilda
1946Movie
Johnny Farrell
The Big Heat
1953Movie
Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion
3:10 to Yuma
1957Movie
Ben Wade
Midway
1976Movie
Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
Filmography
The Making of Midway
2001Movie
Self (archive footage)
Final Verdict
1991Movie
Rev. Rogers
Raw Nerve
1991Movie
Captain Gavin
Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream
1990Movie
Self
Border Shootout
1989Movie
Sheriff Danaher
Casablanca Express
1989Movie
Major Gen. Williams
William Holden: The Golden Boy
1989Movie
Self
My Town
1986Movie
Lucas Wheeler
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
1982Movie
Self
Happy Birthday to Me
1981Movie
Dr. David Faraday
Great White Death
1981Movie
Narrator
Superman II
1980Movie
Jonathan Kent (archive footage) (uncredited)
Virus
1980Movie
President Richardson
Day of the Assassin
1979Movie
Christakis
The Gift
1979Movie
Billy Devlin
Beggarman, Thief
1979TV
David Donnelly
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
1979Movie
Self - Host
The Sacketts
1979TV
Tom Sunday
The Hollywood Clowns
1979Movie
Narrator (voice)
The Visitor
1979Movie
Det. Jake Durham
Superman
1978Movie
Pa Kent
Evening in Byzantium
1978TV
Jesse Craig
Police Story: No Margin for Error
1978Movie
Deputy Chief Walter Hayes
The 3,000 Mile Chase
1977Movie
Paul Dvorak / Leonard Staveck
Once an Eagle
1976TV
George Caldwell
Midway
1976Movie
Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
Long Way Home
1975Movie
Rev. Tom Holvak
The Family Holvak
1975TV
Punch and Jody
1974Movie
Peter 'Punch' Travers
The Greatest Gift
1974Movie
Rev. Holvak
Dinah!
1974TV
Self
The Disappearance of Flight 412
1974Movie
Colonel Pete Moore
Santee
1973Movie
Santee
Police Story
1973TV
Jarrett
1973Movie
Sam Jarrett
Sam Cade
1972Movie
Sam Cade
The Marshal of Madrid
1972Movie
Sam Cade
Cade's County
1971TV
Sheriff Sam Cade
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971TV
Self
Once Upon a Wheel
1971TV
Self
The Brotherhood of the Bell
1970Movie
Prof. Andrew 'Andy' Patterson
Heaven with a Gun
1969Movie
Jim Killan
Smith!
1969Movie
Smith
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968Movie
Self (uncredited)
Day of the Evil Gun
1968Movie
Lorn Warfield
A Time for Killing
1967Movie
Tom Wolcott
The Last Challenge
1967Movie
Marshal Dan Blaine
Rage
1966Movie
Reuben
Is Paris Burning?
1966Movie
Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley
Hollywood Squares
1966TV
Self - Center Square
The Dean Martin Show
1965TV
The Money Trap
1965Movie
Joe Baron
Dear Heart
1965Movie
Harry Mork
The Rounders
1965Movie
Ben Jones
Fate Is the Hunter
1964Movie
Sam McBane
Advance to the Rear
1964Movie
Capt. Jared Heath
Hollywood and the Stars
1963TV
Self (archive footage)
Love is a Ball
1963Movie
John Lathrop Davis
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
1963Movie
Tom Corbett
The Merv Griffin Show
1962TV
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962TV
Self
Experiment in Terror
1962Movie
John Ripley
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
1962Movie
Julio Desnoyers
Pocketful of Miracles
1961Movie
Dave 'The Dude' Conway
The Dick Powell Show
1961TV
Self - Guest Host
Cry for Happy
1961Movie
Andy Cyphers
Cimarron
1960Movie
Yancey 'Cimarron' Cravat
The Gazebo
1959Movie
Elliott Nash
It Started with a Kiss
1959Movie
Joe Fitzpatrick
Torpedo Run
1958Movie
Lt. Cmdr. Barney Doyle
Imitation General
1958Movie
MSgt. Murphy Savage
The Sheepman
1958Movie
Jason Sweet
Cowboy
1958Movie
Tom Reese
The Day Called X
1957Movie
Narrator
Don't Go Near the Water
1957Movie
Lt. J.G. Max Siegel
3:10 to Yuma
1957Movie
Ben Wade
The Teahouse of the August Moon
1957Movie
Captain Fisby
Operation Teahouse
1956Movie
Self
The Fastest Gun Alive
1956Movie
George Temple / George Kelby, Jr.
Jubal
1956Movie
Jubal Troop
Ransom!
1956Movie
David G. 'Dave' Stannard
Have Faith in Our Children
1955Movie
Himself
Trial
1955Movie
David Blake
MGM Parade
1955TV
Dave Stannard in 'Ransom!' (archive footage)
Interrupted Melody
1955Movie
Dr. Thomas King
Blackboard Jungle
1955Movie
Richard Dadier
The Violent Men
1955Movie
John Parrish
The Americano
1955Movie
Sam Dent
Human Desire
1954Movie
Jeff Warren
City Story
1954Movie
Narrator
Appointment in Honduras
1953Movie
Jim Corbett
The Big Heat
1953Movie
Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion
Plunder of the Sun
1953Movie
Al Colby
The Man from the Alamo
1953Movie
John Stroud
Time Bomb
1953Movie
Peter Lyncort
This Is Your Life
1952TV
Self
Affair in Trinidad
1952Movie
Steve Emery
Young Man with Ideas
1952Movie
Maxwell Webster
The Green Glove
1952Movie
Michael 'Mike' Blake
The Secret of Convict Lake
1951Movie
Jim Canfield
Follow the Sun
1951Movie
Ben Hogan
The Redhead and the Cowboy
1951Movie
Gil Kyle
The Flying Missile
1950Movie
William A. Talbot
Convicted
1950Movie
Joe Hufford
The White Tower
1950Movie
Martin Ordway
The Bob Hope Show
1950TV
Self
The Doctor and the Girl
1949Movie
Dr. Michael Corday
Mr. Soft Touch
1949Movie
Joe Miracle
Lust for Gold
1949Movie
Jacob 'Dutch' Walz
The Undercover Man
1949Movie
Frank Warren
The Return of October
1948Movie
Prof. Bentley 'Bass' Bassett Jr.
The Loves of Carmen
1948Movie
Don José
The Man from Colorado
1948Movie
Col. Owen Devereaux
The Mating of Millie
1948Movie
Doug Andrews
Framed
1947Movie
Mike Lambert
Gallant Journey
1946Movie
John J. Montgomery
A Stolen Life
1946Movie
Bill Emerson
Gilda
1946Movie
Johnny Farrell
Golden Globe Awards
1944TV
Self - Presenter
Guadalcanal Diary
1943Movie
Marine Extra (uncredited)
Destroyer
1943Movie
Mickey Donohue
Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform
1943Movie
Himself
The Desperadoes
1943Movie
Cheyenne Rogers
Show-Business at War
1943Movie
Self
Flight Lieutenant
1942Movie
Danny Doyle
The Adventures of Martin Eden
1942Movie
Martin Eden
Go West, Young Lady
1941Movie
Tex Miller
Texas
1941Movie
Tod Ramsey
So Ends Our Night
1941Movie
Ludwig Kern
Blondie Plays Cupid
1940Movie
Charlie
The Lady in Question
1940Movie
Pierre Morestan
Babies for Sale
1940Movie
Steve Burton / Oscar Hanson
Men Without Souls
1940Movie
Johnny Adams
Convicted Woman
1940Movie
Jim Brent (Reporter)
My Son Is Guilty
1939Movie
Barney
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
1939Movie
Joe Riley