Glenn Ford
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 1 May 1916 · Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
- Died
- 30 August 2006
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
Acting 119
- 2001The Making of Midway as Self (archive footage)
- 1991Final Verdict as Rev. Rogers
- 1991Raw Nerve as Captain Gavin
- 1990Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream as Self
- 1989Border Shootout as Sheriff Danaher
- 1989Casablanca Express as Major Gen. Williams
- 1989William Holden: The Golden Boy as Self
- 1986My Town as Lucas Wheeler
- 1982The Making of 'Superman: The Movie' as Self
- 1981Happy Birthday to Me as Dr. David Faraday
- 1981Great White Death as Narrator
- 1980Superman II as Jonathan Kent (archive footage) (uncredited)
- 1980Virus as President Richardson
- 1979The Gift as Billy Devlin
- 1979Day of the Assassin as Christakis
- 1979Beggarman, Thief as David Donnelly
- 1979When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion as Self - Host
- 1979The Hollywood Clowns as Narrator (voice)
- 1979The Visitor as Det. Jake Durham
- 1978Superman as Pa Kent
- 1978Evening in Byzantium as Jesse Craig
- 1978Police Story: No Margin for Error as Deputy Chief Walter Hayes
- 1977The 3,000 Mile Chase as Paul Dvorak / Leonard Staveck
- 1976Midway as Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
- 1975Long Way Home as Rev. Tom Holvak
- 1974Punch and Jody as Peter 'Punch' Travers
- 1974The Greatest Gift as Rev. Holvak
- 1974The Disappearance of Flight 412 as Colonel Pete Moore
- 1973Santee as Santee
- 1973Jarrett as Sam Jarrett
- 1972Sam Cade as Sam Cade
- 1972The Marshal of Madrid as Sam Cade
- 1970The Brotherhood of the Bell as Prof. Andrew 'Andy' Patterson
- 1969Heaven with a Gun as Jim Killan
- 1969Smith! as Smith
- 1968The Dean Martin Christmas Show as Self (uncredited)
- 1968Day of the Evil Gun as Lorn Warfield
- 1967A Time for Killing as Tom Wolcott
- 1967The Last Challenge as Marshal Dan Blaine
- 1966Rage as Reuben
- 1966Is Paris Burning? as Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley
- 1965The Money Trap as Joe Baron
- 1965Dear Heart as Harry Mork
- 1965The Rounders as Ben Jones
- 1964Fate Is the Hunter as Sam McBane
- 1964Advance to the Rear as Capt. Jared Heath
- 1963Love is a Ball as John Lathrop Davis
- 1963The Courtship of Eddie's Father as Tom Corbett
- 1962Experiment in Terror as John Ripley
- 1962The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse as Julio Desnoyers
- 1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson as Self · 1 episode
- 1961Pocketful of Miracles as Dave 'The Dude' Conway
- 1961Cry for Happy as Andy Cyphers
- 1960Cimarron as Yancey 'Cimarron' Cravat
- 1959The Gazebo as Elliott Nash
- 1959It Started with a Kiss as Joe Fitzpatrick
- 1958Torpedo Run as Lt. Cmdr. Barney Doyle
- 1958Imitation General as MSgt. Murphy Savage
- 1958The Sheepman as Jason Sweet
- 1958Cowboy as Tom Reese
- 1957The Day Called X as Narrator
- 1957Don't Go Near the Water as Lt. J.G. Max Siegel
- 19573:10 to Yuma as Ben Wade
- 1957The Teahouse of the August Moon as Captain Fisby
- 1956Operation Teahouse as Self
- 1956The Fastest Gun Alive as George Temple / George Kelby, Jr.
- 1956Jubal as Jubal Troop
- 1956Ransom! as David G. 'Dave' Stannard
- 1955Have Faith in Our Children as Himself
- 1955Trial as David Blake
- 1955Interrupted Melody as Dr. Thomas King
- 1955Blackboard Jungle as Richard Dadier
- 1955The Violent Men as John Parrish
- 1955The Americano as Sam Dent
- 1954Human Desire as Jeff Warren
- 1954City Story as Narrator
- 1953Appointment in Honduras as Jim Corbett
- 1953The Big Heat as Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion
- 1953Plunder of the Sun as Al Colby
- 1953The Man from the Alamo as John Stroud
- 1953Time Bomb as Peter Lyncort
- 1952Affair in Trinidad as Steve Emery
- 1952Young Man with Ideas as Maxwell Webster
- 1952The Green Glove as Michael 'Mike' Blake
- 1951The Secret of Convict Lake as Jim Canfield
- 1951Follow the Sun as Ben Hogan
- 1951The Redhead and the Cowboy as Gil Kyle
- 1950The Flying Missile as William A. Talbot
- 1950Convicted as Joe Hufford
- 1950The White Tower as Martin Ordway
- 1949The Doctor and the Girl as Dr. Michael Corday
- 1949Mr. Soft Touch as Joe Miracle
- 1949Lust for Gold as Jacob 'Dutch' Walz
- 1949The Undercover Man as Frank Warren
- 1948The Return of October as Prof. Bentley 'Bass' Bassett Jr.
- 1948The Loves of Carmen as Don José
- 1948The Man from Colorado as Col. Owen Devereaux
- 1948The Mating of Millie as Doug Andrews
- 1947Framed as Mike Lambert
- 1946Gallant Journey as John J. Montgomery
- 1946A Stolen Life as Bill Emerson
- 1946Gilda as Johnny Farrell
- 1943Guadalcanal Diary as Marine Extra (uncredited)
- 1943Destroyer as Mickey Donohue
- 1943Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform as Himself
- 1943The Desperadoes as Cheyenne Rogers
- 1943Show-Business at War as Self
- 1942Flight Lieutenant as Danny Doyle
- 1942The Adventures of Martin Eden as Martin Eden
- 1941Go West, Young Lady as Tex Miller
- 1941Texas as Tod Ramsey
- 1941So Ends Our Night as Ludwig Kern
- 1940Blondie Plays Cupid as Charlie
- 1940The Lady in Question as Pierre Morestan
- 1940Babies for Sale as Steve Burton / Oscar Hanson
- 1940Men Without Souls as Johnny Adams
- 1940Convicted Woman as Jim Brent (Reporter)
- 1939My Son Is Guilty as Barney
- 1939Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence as Joe Riley
Production 1
- 1961Pocketful of Miracles · associate producer