Glenn Ford
Known for acting · Born 1 May 1916 · Died 30 August 2006 · aged 90 · Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
137 credits
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
Gilda
1946
The Big Heat
1953
3:10 to Yuma
1957
Happy Birthday to Me
1981
Pocketful of Miracles
1961
Blackboard Jungle
1955
Human Desire
1954
Experiment in Terror
1962
The Visitor
1979
Midway
1976
Jubal
1956
Superman
1978
Acting (136)
2001The Making of MidwaySelf (archive footage)Film
1991Raw NerveCaptain GavinFilm
1991Final VerdictRev. RogersFilm
1990Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the DreamSelfFilm
1989Casablanca ExpressMajor Gen. WilliamsFilm
1989Border ShootoutSheriff DanaherFilm
1989William Holden: The Golden BoySelfFilm
1986My TownLucas WheelerFilm
1982The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'SelfFilm
1981Happy Birthday to MeDr. David FaradayFilm
1981Great White DeathNarratorFilm
1980Superman IIJonathan Kent (archive footage) (uncredited)Film
1980VirusPresident RichardsonFilm
1979The VisitorDet. Jake DurhamFilm
1979The SackettsTom Sunday · 2 episodesSeries
1979Day of the AssassinChristakisFilm
1979The GiftBilly DevlinFilm
1979The Hollywood ClownsNarrator (voice)Film
1979When the West Was Fun: A Western ReunionSelf - HostFilm
1979Beggarman, ThiefDavid Donnelly · 2 episodesSeries
1978SupermanPa KentFilm
1978Police Story: No Margin for ErrorDeputy Chief Walter HayesFilm
1978Evening in ByzantiumJesse Craig · 2 episodesSeries
1977The 3,000 Mile ChasePaul Dvorak / Leonard StaveckFilm
1976MidwayRear Admiral Raymond A. SpruanceFilm
1976Once an EagleGeorge Caldwell · 7 episodesSeries
1975The Family Holvak · 10 episodesSeries
1975Long Way HomeRev. Tom HolvakFilm
1974The Disappearance of Flight 412Colonel Pete MooreFilm
1974Dinah!SelfSeries
1974The Greatest GiftRev. HolvakFilm
1974Punch and JodyPeter 'Punch' TraversFilm
1973Police StorySeries
1973SanteeSanteeFilm
1973JarrettSam JarrettFilm
1972The Marshal of MadridSam CadeFilm
1972Sam CadeSam CadeFilm
1971Cade's CountySheriff Sam Cade · 24 episodesSeries
1971V.I.P. SchaukelSelf · 2 episodesSeries
1971Once Upon a WheelSelfSeries
1970The Brotherhood of the BellProf. Andrew 'Andy' PattersonFilm
1969Heaven with a GunJim KillanFilm
1969Smith!SmithFilm
1968Day of the Evil GunLorn WarfieldFilm
1968The Dean Martin Christmas ShowSelf (uncredited)Film
1967A Time for KillingTom WolcottFilm
1967The Last ChallengeMarshal Dan BlaineFilm
1966Is Paris Burning?Lt. Gen. Omar N. BradleyFilm
1966RageReubenFilm
1966Hollywood SquaresSelf - Center Square · 5 episodesSeries
1965The RoundersBen JonesFilm
1965The Money TrapJoe BaronFilm
1965The Dean Martin ShowSeries
1965Dear HeartHarry MorkFilm
1964Fate Is the HunterSam McBaneFilm
1964Advance to the RearCapt. Jared HeathFilm
1963The Courtship of Eddie's FatherTom CorbettFilm
1963Love is a BallJohn Lathrop DavisFilm
1963Hollywood and the StarsSelf (archive footage)Series
1962Experiment in TerrorJohn RipleyFilm
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelfSeries
1962The Four Horsemen of the ApocalypseJulio DesnoyersFilm
1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelfSeries
1961Pocketful of MiraclesDave 'The Dude' ConwayFilm
1961Cry for HappyAndy CyphersFilm
1961The Dick Powell ShowSelf - Guest HostSeries
1960CimarronYancey 'Cimarron' CravatFilm
1959The GazeboElliott NashFilm
1959It Started with a KissJoe FitzpatrickFilm
1958CowboyTom ReeseFilm
1958The SheepmanJason SweetFilm
1958Torpedo RunLt. Cmdr. Barney DoyleFilm
1958Imitation GeneralMSgt. Murphy SavageFilm
19573:10 to YumaBen WadeFilm
1957The Teahouse of the August MoonCaptain FisbyFilm
1957Don't Go Near the WaterLt. J.G. Max SiegelFilm
1957The Day Called XNarratorFilm
1956JubalJubal TroopFilm
1956The Fastest Gun AliveGeorge Temple / George Kelby, Jr.Film
1956Ransom!David G. 'Dave' StannardFilm
1956Operation TeahouseSelfFilm
1955Blackboard JungleRichard DadierFilm
1955The Violent MenJohn ParrishFilm
1955TrialDavid BlakeFilm
1955Interrupted MelodyDr. Thomas KingFilm
1955The AmericanoSam DentFilm
1955Have Faith in Our ChildrenHimselfFilm
1955MGM ParadeDave Stannard in 'Ransom!' (archive footage) · 2 episodes, · 3 episodesSeries
1954Human DesireJeff WarrenFilm
1954City StoryNarratorFilm
1953The Big HeatDet. Sgt. Dave BannionFilm
1953The Man from the AlamoJohn StroudFilm
1953Time BombPeter LyncortFilm
1953Plunder of the SunAl ColbyFilm
1953Appointment in HondurasJim CorbettFilm
1952Affair in TrinidadSteve EmeryFilm
1952The Green GloveMichael 'Mike' BlakeFilm
1952This Is Your LifeSelfSeries
1952Young Man with IdeasMaxwell WebsterFilm
1951The Secret of Convict LakeJim CanfieldFilm
1951The Redhead and the CowboyGil KyleFilm
1951Follow the SunBen HoganFilm
1950ConvictedJoe HuffordFilm
1950The White TowerMartin OrdwayFilm
1950The Flying MissileWilliam A. TalbotFilm
1950The Bob Hope ShowSelf · 2 episodesSeries
1949The Undercover ManFrank WarrenFilm
1949Lust for GoldJacob 'Dutch' WalzFilm
1949Mr. Soft TouchJoe MiracleFilm
1949The Doctor and the GirlDr. Michael CordayFilm
1948The Man from ColoradoCol. Owen DevereauxFilm
1948The Loves of CarmenDon JoséFilm
1948The Mating of MillieDoug AndrewsFilm
1948The Return of OctoberProf. Bentley 'Bass' Bassett Jr.Film
1947FramedMike LambertFilm
1946GildaJohnny FarrellFilm
1946A Stolen LifeBill EmersonFilm
1946Gallant JourneyJohn J. MontgomeryFilm
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Presenter · 2 episodesSeries
1943The DesperadoesCheyenne RogersFilm
1943Guadalcanal DiaryMarine Extra (uncredited)Film
1943DestroyerMickey DonohueFilm
1943Show-Business at WarSelfFilm
1943Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in UniformHimselfFilm
1942Flight LieutenantDanny DoyleFilm
1942The Adventures of Martin EdenMartin EdenFilm
1941TexasTod RamseyFilm
1941So Ends Our NightLudwig KernFilm
1941Go West, Young LadyTex MillerFilm
1940The Lady in QuestionPierre MorestanFilm
1940Blondie Plays CupidCharlieFilm
1940Convicted WomanJim Brent (Reporter)Film
1940Men Without SoulsJohnny AdamsFilm
1940Babies for SaleSteve Burton / Oscar HansonFilm
1939Heaven with a Barbed Wire FenceJoe RileyFilm
1939My Son Is GuiltyBarneyFilm
Production (1)
1961Pocketful of MiraclesAssociate ProducerFilm