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Glenn Ford
Glenn Ford

Glenn Ford

ActingBorn May 1, 1916Died August 30, 2006 (age 90) Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

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

Filmography

2001Movie
1991
Final Verdict

as Rev. Rogers

Movie
1991
Raw Nerve

as Captain Gavin

Movie
1989
Border Shootout

as Sheriff Danaher

Movie
1989
Casablanca Express

as Major Gen. Williams

Movie
1986
My Town

as Lucas Wheeler

Movie
1981
Happy Birthday to Me

as Dr. David Faraday

Movie
1981Movie
1980
Superman II

as Jonathan Kent (archive footage) (uncredited)

Movie
1980
Virus

as President Richardson

Movie
1979
Day of the Assassin

as Christakis

Movie
1979
The Gift

as Billy Devlin

Movie
1979
Beggarman, Thief

as David Donnelly

Movie
1979
Beggarman, Thief

as David Donnelly

TV
1979
The Sacketts

as Tom Sunday

TV
1979
The Hollywood Clowns

as Narrator (voice)

Movie
1979
The Visitor

as Det. Jake Durham

Movie
1978
Superman

as Pa Kent

Movie
1978
Evening in Byzantium

as Jesse Craig

Movie
1978
Evening in Byzantium

as Jesse Craig

TV
1978
Police Story: No Margin for Error

as Deputy Chief Walter Hayes

Movie
1977
The 3,000 Mile Chase

as Paul Dvorak / Leonard Staveck

Movie
1976
Once an Eagle

as George Caldwell

TV
1976
Midway

as Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance

Movie
1975
Long Way Home

as Rev. Tom Holvak

Movie
1974
Punch and Jody

as Peter 'Punch' Travers

Movie
1974
The Greatest Gift

as Rev. Holvak

Movie
1974
Dinah!

as Self

TV
1974
The Disappearance of Flight 412

as Colonel Pete Moore

Movie
1973
Santee

as Santee

Movie
1973
Jarrett

as Sam Jarrett

Movie
1972
Sam Cade

as Sam Cade

Movie
1972Movie
1971
Cade's County

as Sheriff Sam Cade

TV
1971TV
1971TV
1970
The Brotherhood of the Bell

as Prof. Andrew 'Andy' Patterson

Movie
1969
Heaven with a Gun

as Jim Killan

Movie
1969
Smith!

as Smith

Movie
1968
The Dean Martin Christmas Show

as Self (uncredited)

Movie
1968
Day of the Evil Gun

as Lorn Warfield

Movie
1967
A Time for Killing

as Tom Wolcott

Movie
1967
The Last Challenge

as Marshal Dan Blaine

Movie
1966
Rage

as Reuben

Movie
1966
Is Paris Burning?

as Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley

Movie
1965
The Money Trap

as Joe Baron

Movie
1965
Dear Heart

as Harry Mork

Movie
1965
The Rounders

as Ben Jones

Movie
1964
Fate Is the Hunter

as Sam McBane

Movie
1964
Advance to the Rear

as Capt. Jared Heath

Movie
1963
Hollywood and the Stars

as Self (archive footage)

TV
1963
Love is a Ball

as John Lathrop Davis

Movie
1963Movie
1962
Experiment in Terror

as John Ripley

Movie
1962Movie
1961
Pocketful of Miracles

as Dave 'The Dude' Conway

Movie
1961
The Dick Powell Show

as Self - Guest Host

TV
1961
Cry for Happy

as Andy Cyphers

Movie
1960
Cimarron

as Yancey 'Cimarron' Cravat

Movie
1959
The Gazebo

as Elliott Nash

Movie
1959
It Started with a Kiss

as Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick

Movie
1958
Torpedo Run

as Lt. Cmdr. Barney Doyle

Movie
1958
Imitation General

as MSgt. Murphy Savage

Movie
1958
The Sheepman

as Jason Sweet

Movie
1958
Cowboy

as Tom Reese

Movie
1957
The Day Called X

as Narrator

Movie
1957
Don't Go Near the Water

as Lt. J.G. Max Siegel

Movie
1957
3:10 to Yuma

as Ben Wade

Movie
1957Movie
1956Movie
1956
The Fastest Gun Alive

as George Temple / George Kelby, Jr.

Movie
1956
Jubal

as Jubal Troop

Movie
1956
Ransom!

as David G. 'Dave' Stannard

Movie
1955Movie
1955
Trial

as David Blake

Movie
1955
MGM Parade

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

TV
1955
Interrupted Melody

as Dr. Thomas King

Movie
1955
Blackboard Jungle

as Richard Dadier

Movie
1955
The Violent Men

as John Parrish

Movie
1955
The Americano

as Sam Dent

Movie
1954
Human Desire

as Jeff Warren

Movie
1954
City Story

as Narrator

Movie
1953Movie
1953
The Big Heat

as Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion

Movie
1953Movie
1953Movie
1953
Time Bomb

as Peter Lyncort

Movie
1952TV
1952
Affair in Trinidad

as Steve Emery

Movie
1952
Young Man with Ideas

as Maxwell Webster

Movie
1952
The Green Glove

as Michael 'Mike' Blake

Movie
1951Movie
1951
Follow the Sun

as Ben Hogan

Movie
1951Movie
1950
The Flying Missile

as William A. Talbot

Movie
1950
Convicted

as Joe Hufford

Movie
1950
The White Tower

as Martin Ordway

Movie
1950TV
1949
The Doctor and the Girl

as Dr. Michael Corday

Movie
1949
Mr. Soft Touch

as Joe Miracle

Movie
1949
Lust for Gold

as Jacob 'Dutch' Walz

Movie
1949
The Undercover Man

as Frank Warren

Movie
1948
The Return of October

as Prof. Bentley 'Bass' Bassett Jr.

Movie
1948Movie
1948
The Man from Colorado

as Col. Owen Devereaux

Movie
1948
The Mating of Millie

as Doug Andrews

Movie
1947
Framed

as Mike Lambert

Movie
1946
Gallant Journey

as John J. Montgomery

Movie
1946
A Stolen Life

as Bill Emerson

Movie
1946
Gilda

as Johnny Farrell

Movie
1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Presenter

TV
1943
Guadalcanal Diary

as Marine Extra (uncredited)

Movie
1943
Destroyer

as Mickey Donohue

Movie
1943
The Desperadoes

as Cheyenne Rogers

Movie
1943Movie
1942
Flight Lieutenant

as Danny Doyle

Movie
1942Movie
1941
Go West, Young Lady

as Tex Miller

Movie
1941
Texas

as Tod Ramsey

Movie
1941
So Ends Our Night

as Ludwig Kern

Movie
1940Movie
1940
The Lady in Question

as Pierre Morestan

Movie
1940
Babies for Sale

as Steve Burton / Oscar Hanson

Movie
1940
Men Without Souls

as Johnny Adams

Movie
1940
Convicted Woman

as Jim Brent (Reporter)

Movie
1939Movie
1939Movie

Personal Info

DepartmentActing
BirthdayMay 1, 1916
Day of DeathAugust 30, 2006
Place of Birth Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Popularity1.4