Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
May 1, 1916
Place of Birth:
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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Glenn Ford
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).
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Mahana | Ben Wade (archive footage) |
| 1991 | Final Verdict | Rev. Rogers |
| 1991 | Raw Nerve | Captain Gavin |
| 1990 | Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream | Self |
| 1989 | Casablanca Express | Major Gen. Williams |
| 1989 | Border Shootout | Sheriff Danaher |
| 1989 | William Holden: The Golden Boy | Self |
| 1986 | My Town | Lucas Wheeler |
| 1982 | The Making of 'Superman: The Movie' | Self |
| 1981 | Happy Birthday to Me | Dr. David Faraday |
| 1981 | Great White Death | Narrator |
| 1980 | Virus | President Richardson |
| 1980 | Superman II | Jonathan Kent (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| 1979 | The Hollywood Clowns | Narrator (voice) |
| 1979 | When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion | Self - Host |
| 1979 | The Visitor | Det. Jake Durham |
| 1979 | Day of the Assassin | Christakis |
| 1979 | The Gift | Billy Devlin |
| 1979 | Beggarman, Thief | David Donnelly |
| 1978 | Superman | Pa Kent |
| 1978 | Police Story: No Margin for Error | Deputy Chief Walter Hayes |
| 1978 | Evening in Byzantium | Jesse Craig |
| 1977 | The 3,000 Mile Chase | Paul Dvorak / Leonard Staveck |
| 1976 | Midway | Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance |
| 1975 | Long Way Home | Rev. Tom Holvak |
| 1974 | The Disappearance of Flight 412 | Colonel Pete Moore |
| 1974 | Punch and Jody | Peter 'Punch' Travers |
| 1974 | The Greatest Gift | Rev. Holvak |
| 1973 | Jarrett | Sam Jarrett |
| 1973 | Santee | Santee |
| 1972 | Sam Cade | Sam Cade |
| 1972 | The Marshal of Madrid | Sam Cade |
| 1970 | The Brotherhood of the Bell | Prof. Andrew 'Andy' Patterson |
| 1969 | Heaven with a Gun | Jim Killan |
| 1969 | Smith! | Smith |
| 1968 | Day of the Evil Gun | Lorn Warfield |
| 1968 | The Dean Martin Christmas Show | Self (uncredited) |
| 1967 | A Time for Killing | Tom Wolcott |
| 1967 | The Last Challenge | Marshal Dan Blaine |
| 1966 | Rage | Reuben |
| 1966 | Is Paris Burning? | Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley |
| 1965 | The Rounders | Ben Jones |
| 1965 | The Money Trap | Joe Baron |
| 1965 | Dear Heart | Harry Mork |
| 1964 | Fate Is the Hunter | Sam McBane |
| 1964 | Advance to the Rear | Capt. Jared Heath |
| 1963 | The Courtship of Eddie's Father | Tom Corbett |
| 1963 | Love Is a Ball | John Lathrop Davis |
| 1962 | Experiment in Terror | John Ripley |
| 1962 | The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse | Julio Desnoyers |
| 1961 | Pocketful of Miracles | Dave 'The Dude' Conway |
| 1961 | Cry for Happy | Harue |
| 1960 | The Gazebo | Elliott Nash |
| 1960 | Cimarron | Yancey 'Cimarron' Cravat |
| 1959 | It Started with a Kiss | Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick |
| 1958 | Cowboy | Tom Reese |
| 1958 | Torpedo Run | Lt. Cmdr. Barney Doyle |
| 1958 | The Sheepman | Jason Sweet |
| 1958 | Imitation General | MSgt. Murphy Savage |
| 1957 | 3:10 to Yuma | Ben Wade |
| 1957 | The Teahouse of the August Moon | Captain Fisby |
| 1957 | Don't Go Near the Water | Lt. J.G. Max Siegel |
| 1957 | The Day Called X | Narrator |
| 1956 | The Fastest Gun Alive | George Temple / George Kelby, Jr. |
| 1956 | Jubal | Jubal Troop |
| 1956 | Ransom! | David G. 'Dave' Stannard |
| 1956 | Operation Teahouse | Self |
| 1955 | Blackboard Jungle | Richard Dadier |
| 1955 | Interrupted Melody | Dr. Thomas King |
| 1955 | The Violent Men | John Parrish |
| 1955 | Trial | David Blake |
| 1955 | The Americano | Sam Dent |
| 1955 | Have Faith in Our Children | Himself |
| 1954 | Human Desire | Jeff Warren |
| 1954 | City Story | Narrator |
| 1953 | The Big Heat | Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion |
| 1953 | The Man from the Alamo | John Stroud |
| 1953 | Plunder of the Sun | Al Colby |
| 1953 | Time Bomb | Peter Lyncort |
| 1953 | Appointment in Honduras | Jim Corbett |
| 1952 | Affair in Trinidad | Steve Emery |
| 1952 | The Green Glove | Michael 'Mike' Blake |
| 1952 | Young Man with Ideas | Maxwell Webster |
| 1951 | The Secret of Convict Lake | Jim Canfield |
| 1951 | The Redhead and The Cowboy | Gil Kyle |
| 1951 | Follow the Sun | Ben Hogan |
| 1950 | Convicted | Joe Hufford |
| 1950 | The White Tower | Martin Ordway |
| 1950 | The Flying Missile | William A. Talbot |
| 1949 | The Undercover Man | Frank Warren |
| 1949 | Mr. Soft Touch | Joe Miracle |
| 1949 | Lust for Gold | Jacob 'Dutch' Walz |
| 1949 | The Doctor and the Girl | Dr. Michael Corday |
| 1948 | The Man from Colorado | Col. Owen Devereaux |
| 1948 | The Loves of Carmen | Don José |
| 1948 | The Return of October | Prof. Bentley 'Bass' Bassett Jr. |
| 1948 | The Mating of Millie | Doug Andrews |
| 1947 | Framed | Mike Lambert |
| 1946 | Gilda | Johnny Farrell |
| 1946 | A Stolen Life | Bill Emerson |
| 1946 | Gallant Journey | John J. Montgomery |
| 1943 | The Desperadoes | Cheyenne Rogers |
| 1943 | Destroyer | Mickey Donohue |
| 1943 | Show-Business at War | Self |
| 1943 | Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform | Himself |
| 1943 | Guadalcanal Diary | Marine Extra (uncredited) |
| 1942 | Flight Lieutenant | Danny Doyle |
| 1942 | The Adventures of Martin Eden | Martin Eden |
| 1941 | Texas | Tod Ramsey |
| 1941 | So Ends Our Night | Ludwig Kern |
| 1941 | Go West, Young Lady | Tex Miller |
| 1940 | Blondie Plays Cupid | Charlie |
| 1940 | The Lady in Question | Pierre Morestan |
| 1940 | Men Without Souls | Johnny Adams |
| 1940 | Convicted Woman | Jim Brent (Reporter) |
| 1940 | Babies for Sale | Steve Burton / Oscar Hanson |
| 1939 | Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence | Joe Riley |
| 1939 | My Son Is Guilty | Barney |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | The Sacketts | Tom Sunday |
| 1976 | Once an Eagle | George Caldwell |
| 1975 | The Family Holvak | |
| 1974 | Dinah! | Self |
| 1973 | Police Story | |
| 1971 | Cade's County | Sheriff Sam Cade |
| 1971 | V.I.P. Schaukel | Self |
| 1965 | The Dean Martin Show | |
| 1963 | Hollywood and the Stars | Self (archive footage) |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self |
| 1961 | The Dick Powell Show | Self - Guest Host |
| 1955 | MGM Parade | Dave Stannard in 'Ransom!' (archive footage) |
| 1952 | This Is Your Life | Self |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope Show | Self |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Presenter |