Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
August 12, 1881
Place of Birth:
Portland, Maine, USA
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Francis Ford
Biography
From Wikipedia
Francis Ford (born Francis Feeney, August 14, 1881 – September 5, 1953) was a prolific film actor, writer, and director. He was the mentor and elder brother of film director John Ford. He also appeared in many of John Ford's movies, including Young Mr. Lincoln and The Quiet Man.
Francis Ford was born in Portland, Maine. He was the son of John A. Feeney, who was born in the village of Spiddal, County Galway, Ireland in 1854. By 1878, John had moved to Portland, Maine and opened a saloon, at 42 Center Street, that used a false front to pose as grocery store. John opened four others in following years.
After service in the infantry in the Spanish-American War, Francis left home. He drifted into the film business in New York City, working for David Horsley, Al Christie, and the Star Film Company's San Antonio operation under Gaston Méliès. He adopted the name Ford from the automobile.
From San Antonio Francis began his Hollywood career working for Thomas H. Ince at Ince's Bison studio, directing and appearing in westerns.
Francis Ford's younger brother, John M. Feeney, was a successful fullback and defensive tackle on a Portland High state championship football team, nicknamed "Bull". In 1914 Bull followed Francis to Hollywood, changed his name to John Ford and would eventually surpass his elder brother's considerable reputation.
Francis Ford's son, Philip Ford, was also a film actor/director.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | The Sun Shines Bright | Feeney |
| 1952 | The Quiet Man | Dan Tobin |
| 1952 | Toughest Man in Arizona | |
| 1952 | The Living Bible | Samaritan Leper |
| 1951 | Rim of the Wheel | Mr. Dickerson |
| 1950 | Wagon Master | Mr. Peachtree |
| 1949 | San Antone Ambush | Major Farnsworth |
| 1949 | She Wore a Yellow Ribbon | Connelly - Fort Stark Suttlers Barman (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Frontier Investigator | Ed Garnett |
| 1948 | The Far Frontier | Alf Sharper |
| 1948 | Fort Apache | Fen - Stage Guard (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin' | Race Checker / Fisherman (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Eyes of Texas | Thad Cameron |
| 1948 | 3 Godfathers | Drunk (uncredited) |
| 1948 | The Timber Trail | Ralph Baker |
| 1948 | The Plunderers | Barnaby |
| 1947 | High Tide | Pop Garrow |
| 1947 | Driftwood | Abner Green |
| 1947 | Unconquered | Frontiersman on Fort Pitt Roof (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Gunfighters | Cook (uncredited) |
| 1947 | Bandits of Dark Canyon | Horse Trader |
| 1947 | California | Jessie (uncredited) |
| 1946 | College Queen | Pop, The Janitor |
| 1946 | Accomplice | King Connors |
| 1946 | Wake Up and Dream | Old Man at Counter |
| 1946 | Sister Kenny | Patrick O'Shea (uncredited) |
| 1946 | My Darling Clementine | Dad - Old Soldier (uncredited) |
| 1945 | The White Gorilla | Mr. Stacey |
| 1945 | Wildfire | Ezra Mills |
| 1945 | Murder, He Says | Lee - Old Townsman (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Incendiary Blonde | Ranch Owner (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Hangover Square | Ogilby - Fulham Antique Dealer (uncredited) |
| 1945 | Mom and Dad | Dr. Rubin |
| 1944 | The Princess and the Pirate | Drunken Pirate (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Home in Indiana | Ed - Seated Opposite J.T. in Bar (uncredited) |
| 1944 | The Climax | Backstage Attendant (Uncredited) |
| 1943 | The Desperadoes | Hank |
| 1943 | The Ox-Bow Incident | Alva 'Dad' Hardwicke (uncredited) |
| 1942 | The Mummy's Tomb | Townsman (uncredited) |
| 1942 | The Man Who Wouldn't Die | Caretaker |
| 1942 | The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe | Tavern Keeper |
| 1942 | Outlaws of Pine Ridge | Bartender |
| 1942 | King of the Mounties | Zeke Collins (Ch. 4) |
| 1941 | Tobacco Road | |
| 1941 | Last of the Duanes | Luke Stevens |
| 1941 | Romance of the Rio Grande | Stagecoach Driver |
| 1941 | Riders of the Purple Sage | Inebriated Courtroom Spectator |
| 1941 | Western Union | Eastbound Stagecoach Driver |
| 1941 | They Died with Their Boots On | Veteran (uncredited) |
| 1940 | The Grapes of Wrath | (uncredited) (unconfirmed) |
| 1940 | Viva Cisco Kid | Proprietor |
| 1940 | South of Pago Pago | Foster |
| 1940 | Lucky Cisco Kid | Court Clerk |
| 1940 | Diamond Frontier | Derek Bluje |
| 1940 | Three Faces West | Farmer Bill, with Higgins |
| 1939 | Stagecoach | Sgt. Billy Pickett (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Drums Along the Mohawk | Joe Boleo |
| 1939 | Bad Lands | Charlie Garth |
| 1939 | Young Mr. Lincoln | Sam Boone (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Geronimo | Scout |
| 1938 | Mannequin | Tim O'Rourke (Uncredited) |
| 1938 | The Girl of the Golden West | Miner |
| 1938 | The Texans | Uncle Dud |
| 1938 | Kentucky Moonshine | Grandpa Hatfield |
| 1938 | In Old Chicago | Driver |
| 1937 | A Star Is Born | William Gregory (uncredited) |
| 1937 | Slave Ship | Scraps |
| 1937 | Checkers | Daniel Snodgrass |
| 1937 | The Last Train from Madrid | Pedro Elias (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Charlie Chan at the Circus | John Gaines |
| 1936 | Charlie Chan's Secret | Captain of salvage ship |
| 1936 | The Prisoner of Shark Island | Corporal O'Toole |
| 1936 | Little Miss Nobody | Detective |
| 1936 | Paddy O'Day | Immigration Officer Tom McGuire |
| 1936 | Sins of Man | Town Drunk |
| 1936 | Educating Father | Sheriff Hart |
| 1936 | The Plough and the Stars | Old Man (uncredited) |
| 1936 | Gentle Julia | Tubbs, Fish Peddler |
| 1935 | Paris in Spring | Drunken Peasant |
| 1935 | This Is the Life | Sticky Jones |
| 1935 | The Arizonian | Mayor Ed Comstock |
| 1935 | Steamboat Round the Bend | Efe |
| 1935 | The Informer | 'Judge' Flynn |
| 1935 | Goin' to Town | Sheriff |
| 1934 | Judge Priest | Juror No. 12 |
| 1934 | The World Moves On | Legionaire in Trench |
| 1934 | Pirate Treasure | Dick's Friend at the Airfield |
| 1934 | Murder in Trinidad | Davenant |
| 1934 | Sleepers East | Well-Wisher at Train Station (uncredited) |
| 1934 | Charlie Chan's Courage | Hewitt |
| 1933 | The Man from Monterey | Don Pablo Gonzales |
| 1933 | Life in the Raw | Sheriff Myles |
| 1933 | Gordon of Ghost City | Jim Carmody |
| 1933 | Smoky | Horse Buyer |
| 1933 | Charlie Chan's Greatest Case | Captain Hallett |
| 1933 | Doctor Bull | Mr. Herring |
| 1933 | Pilgrimage | Mayor Elmer Briggs |
| 1933 | Clancy of the Mounted | Inspector Cabot |
| 1932 | The Impatient Maiden | Insane Asylum Warden (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Air Mail | Passenger Who'll Die on a Train (uncredited) |
| 1932 | Tangled Fortunes | Matt Higgins |
| 1932 | Destry Rides Again | Judd Ogden |
| 1932 | The Rider of Death Valley | Gabe |
| 1932 | Scandal for Sale | Belmont Hotel Desk Clerk |
| 1932 | The Lost Special | Botter Hood |
| 1932 | Heroes of the West | Cavalry Captain |
| 1931 | Battling with Buffalo Bill | Jim Rodney |
| 1931 | Frankenstein | Hans (uncredited) |
| 1931 | Possessed | Drunken Husband (uncredited) |
| 1931 | A Free Soul | Skid Row Drunk (uncredited) |
| 1930 | The Jade Box | Martin Morgan |
| 1930 | The Indians Are Coming | George Woods / Tom Woods |
| 1930 | The Mounted Stranger | 'Spider' Coy |
| 1930 | Kathleen Mavourneen | James, the butler |
| 1930 | Song of the Caballero | Don Pedro Madero |
| 1930 | Sons of the Saddle | 'Red' Slade |
| 1930 | Abraham Lincoln | Sheridan's Aide (uncredited) |
| 1929 | The Lariat Kid | Cal Gregg |
| 1929 | The Black Watch | MacGregor (uncredited) |
| 1929 | Mister Antonio | |
| 1928 | The Branded Sombrero | Link Jarvis |
| 1928 | The Chinatown Mystery | The Sphinx |
| 1928 | The Trail of '98 | Gold Commissioner's Assistant (uncredited) |
| 1928 | The Four-Footed Ranger | Brom Hockley |
| 1928 | Sisters of Eve | Pritchard |
| 1927 | Men of Daring | Black Roger |
| 1927 | Life in Hollywood No. 1 | Self |
| 1927 | The Cruise of the Hellion | Peg-leg |
| 1927 | Uncle Tom's Cabin | Captain (uncredited) |
| 1927 | The Devil's Saddle | Pete Hepburn |
| 1927 | The Wreck of the Hesperus | John Hazzard |
| 1927 | Upstream | Juggler |
| 1927 | The Heart of Maryland | Jefferson Davis |
| 1926 | The Silent Trailer | Mrs. Coleman's Physician |
| 1926 | Officer '444' | Fire Chief |
| 1925 | Taming the West | Frosty Miller |
| 1925 | Ridin' Thunder | Frank Douglas |
| 1925 | The Red Rider | Brown Bear |
| 1925 | The Fighting Heart | Town Fool |
| 1925 | Soft Shoes | Quig Mundy |
| 1925 | A Roaring Adventure | Colonel Burns |
| 1924 | Hearts of Oak | |
| 1924 | Lash of the Whip | 'Hurricane' Smith |
| 1924 | The Measure of a Man | 'Pale' Peter |
| 1923 | Mine to Keep | Jack Deering |
| 1923 | Three Jumps Ahead | Ben McLean |
| 1922 | The Village Blacksmith | Asa Martin |
| 1922 | The Boss of Camp 4 | Dude McCormick |
| 1922 | Thundering Hoofs | Daddy Bill / 'Colonel' Bill |
| 1921 | Action | Soda Water Manning |
| 1921 | The Stampede | Robert Wagner |
| 1921 | The Lady from Longacre | Count de Freitas |
| 1921 | The Great Reward | The American Adventurer |
| 1920 | Screen Snapshots Series 1, Number 16 | The Director / Self |
| 1919 | The Mystery Of 13 | Phil Kelly / Jim Kelly |
| 1918 | Berlin Via America | Phil Kelly |
| 1918 | The Silent Mystery | Phil Kelly |
| 1918 | The Craving | Carroll Wayles |
| 1917 | The Purple Domino | Hugo Loubeque |
| 1917 | The Vault of Mystery | |
| 1917 | The Leap | |
| 1917 | Who Was the Other Man? | James Walbert / Ludwig Schumann |
| 1917 | John Ermine of the Yellowstone | John Ermine |
| 1916 | Mister Vampire | The Vampire Man |
| 1916 | His Majesty Dick Turpin | Prince Frederick aka Dick Turpin |
| 1916 | The Cry of Erin | Shemus O'Brien |
| 1916 | The Madcap Queen of Crona | Prince Frederick |
| 1916 | The Unexpected | The Mexican Foreman |
| 1916 | Brennon o' the Moor | Willy Brennon |
| 1916 | The Princely Bandit | Prince Frederick |
| 1916 | The Purple Mask | Phil Kelly/The Sphinx |
| 1916 | The Adventures of Peg o' the Ring | Dr. Lund, Junior |
| 1916 | The Bandit's Wager | Nan's Brother / The Bandit |
| 1916 | Behind the Mask | Prince Frederick aka Dick Turpin |
| 1915 | The Broken Coin | Count Frederick |
| 1915 | The Heart of Lincoln | Abraham Lincoln |
| 1915 | The Campbells Are Coming | |
| 1914 | In the Fall of '64 | Capt. Ford - the Southern Officer |
| 1914 | Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery | Hugo Loubeque |
| 1914 | Washington at Valley Forge | The Spy |
| 1914 | The Phantom Violin | |
| 1914 | A Study in Scarlet | Sherlock Holmes |
| 1913 | The Black Masks | Fred Francis - a Crook |
| 1913 | When Lincoln Paid | |
| 1912 | The Ball Player and the Bandit | A Baseball Fan |
| 1912 | The Outcast | Evans, a Trapper |
| 1912 | The Invaders | Colonel James Bryson |
| 1912 | Custer's Last Fight | General George A. Custer |
| 1912 | The Heart of an Indian | The Indian chief |
| 1912 | On Secret Service | Abraham Lincoln |
| 1912 | The Lieutenant's Last Fight | Colonel Garvin |
| 1912 | The Post Telegrapher | Bob Evans - the Post Telegrapher |
| 1912 | Blazing the Trail | Blake |
| 1912 | The Deserter | The Deserter |
| 1912 | War on the Plains | Drake, a Treacherous Prospector |
| 1911 | A Western Girl | Hartley |
| 1911 | Billy and His Pal | Jim - the Cowpuncher |
| 1911 | The Owner of L.L. Ranch | Jeff |
| 1911 | Only a Sister | John |
| 1911 | In the Hot Lands | The County Doctor |
| 1911 | The Snake in the Grass | Texas Ed |
| 1911 | Sir Percy and the Punchers | Sir Percy Granville |
| 1911 | The Warrant for Red Rube | Red Rube |
| 1911 | Her Faithful Heart | Bill Rank |
| 1911 | Jack Mason's Last Deal | Jim Saunders |
| 1911 | An Unwilling Cowboy | Jim Edwards |
| 1911 | The Reformation of Jack Robins | Jack Robbins |
| 1911 | Mary's Stratagem | Bill |
| 1911 | The Spring Round-Up | Jim Dempsey |
| 1911 | The Redemption of Rawhide | Reverend Simpson |
| 1911 | The Immortal Alamo | Navarre |
| 1911 | In Time for Press | Jim Ford |
| 1911 | Her Spoiled Boy | |
| 1911 | The Kiss of Mary Jane | Black Bill |
| 1911 | In the Right of Way | John Walsh |
| 1911 | Bessie's Ride | John Burton |
| 1911 | When the Tables Turned | Cowboy |
| 1911 | The Crimson Scars | |
| 1910 | In the Tall Grass Country | Bob |
| 1910 | Cyclone Pete's Matrimony | Cyclone Pete |
| 1910 | Branding a Thief | |
| 1910 | The Newly Born | Mr. Newlywed |
| 1910 | The Seal of the Church | |
| 1910 | Speed Versus Death | Mr. Braggs |
| 1910 | A Rough Night on the Bridge | |
| 1910 | The Paleface Princess | Captain Keen |
| 1910 | The Padre's Secret | Baptiste |
| 1910 | Love's C.Q.D. | Lt. Robert Bright |
| 1910 | A Texas Joke | |
| 1910 | White Doe's Lovers | The Cowboy |
| 1910 | The Ruling Passion | Tony Valero |
| 1910 | The Little Preacher | Joe Lane |
| 1910 | The Golden Secret | Will Brown |
| 1910 | A Postal Substitute | Jack Flynn |
| 1910 | Return of Ta-Wa-Wa | Ta-Wa-Wa |
| 1910 | The Romance of Circle Ranch | Honest Jim |
| 1910 | Won in the Fifth | Young Minister |
| 1910 | Baseball, That's All | The Husband |
| 1910 | In the Mission Shadows | |
| 1910 | Salt on the Bird's Tail | |
| 1910 | A Plucky American Girl | |
| 1910 | Billy's Sister | Billy |
| 1910 | Out for Mischief | The Father |
| 1910 | Uncle Jim | |
| 1910 | A Mountain Wife | Her Husband, a Moonshiner |
| 1910 | His Sergeant's Stripes | The Corporal |
| 1910 | Cowboys and Bachelor Girls | The Cowboy Hero |
| 1910 | Pals | Denton |
| 1910 | A Western Welcome | John |
| 1909 | Fortune Favors the Brave |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok |