Wallace Ford
Known for acting · Born 11 February 1898 · Died 11 June 1966 · aged 68 · Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK
145 credits
Wallace Ford (12 February 1898 – 11 June 1966) was an English-born naturalized American stage and screen actor. Usually playing wise-cracking characters, he combined a tough but friendly-faced demeanor with a small but powerful, stocky physique. Born Samuel Jones Grundy in Bolton, Lancashire, England, he spent his childhood in a Dr. Barnardo's home. At an early age he was adopted by a farmer from Manitoba, Canada, where he was ill treated. About age eleven, Ford ran away and did odd jobs, later becoming an usher in a theatre. Following his discharge from the Army after WWI, he became a vaudeville actor in a stock company before performing on Broadway. He started on a film career when Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer gave him a part in the film Possessed (1931) and went on to appear in over 200 films, including 13 directed by John Ford. Wallace Ford is buried in an unmarked grave in Culver City, California's Holy Cross Cemetery. From Wikipedia.
Known for
Freaks
1932
The Mummy's Hand
1940
The Deputy
1959
The Lost Patrol
1934
He Ran All the Way
1951
The Set-Up
1949
Warlock
1959
The Ape Man
1943
The Informer
1935
Possessed
1931
A Patch of Blue
1965
Shadow of a Doubt
1943
Acting (145)
2008Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code HollywoodDetective Ed Fitzpatrick (archive footage)Film
1987James Stewart: A Wonderful LifeSelf (archive footage)Film
1965A Patch of BlueOle PaFilm
1964Bristle FaceEmory PackerFilm
1963Vacation PlayhouseLester TinneySeries
1963The Great AdventureUncle Billy SmithSeries
1960The Andy Griffith ShowRoger HanoverSeries
1960The Barbara Stanwyck ShowHarrySeries
1960Peter Loves MarySeries
1960Tess of the Storm CountryFred ThorsonFilm
1959WarlockJudge HollowayFilm
1959The DeputyHerk Lamson · 39 episodes, Marshal Herk Lamson · 40 episodesSeries
1958The Last HurrahCharlie HennesseyFilm
1958The MatchmakerMalachi StackFilm
1958Twilight for the GodsOld BrownFilm
1958Westinghouse Desilu PlayhouseSeries
1957TrackdownEli ZachSeries
1957Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and HorsesRebelFilm
1956The RainmakerSheriff Howard ThomasFilm
1956The Maverick QueenJamieFilm
1956The First TexanHenry DelaneyFilm
1956Stagecoach To FuryJudge Lester FarrellFilm
1956Johnny ConchoAlbert DarkFilm
1956Thunder Over ArizonaStilesFilm
1955The Man from LaramieCharley O'LearyFilm
1955WichitaArthur WhitesideFilm
1955A Lawless StreetDr. Amos WynnFilm
1955The 20th Century Fox HourMonty SmithSeries
1955The SpoilersFlapjack SimmsFilm
1955Lucy GallantGus BassermanFilm
1955Screen Director's PlayhouseEd RawlingsSeries
1955Kings RowSeries
1954DestryDoc CurtisFilm
1954The Wonderful World of DisneyEmory Packer · 2 episodesSeries
1954Father Knows Best · 2 episodesSeries
19543 Ring CircusSam MorleyFilm
1954She Couldn't Say NoJoe WheelenFilm
1954Climax!Bunco Kelly, Sheriff, Dr. Karl Wexdig, Samuel CramerSeries
1954The Boy from OklahomaWalter "Wally" HigginsFilm
1954Inner SanctumSeries
1954Studio 57BoatsSeries
1954The WhistlerSeries
1953The Nebraskan'Mac' McBrideFilm
1953The Great Jesse James RaidElias HobbsFilm
1953The Motorola Television HourSeries
1952This Is Your LifeSelfSeries
1952Flesh and FuryJack 'Pop' RichardsonFilm
1952The Ford Television TheatreTalkerSeries
1952RodeoBarbecue JonesFilm
1951He Ran All the WayFred DobbsFilm
1951WarpathPvt. 'Irish' PottsFilm
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars, InnkeeperSeries
1951Painting the Clouds with SunshineSam ParksFilm
1950HarveyThe Taxi DriverFilm
1950The Breaking PointF.R. DuncanFilm
1950The FuriesScotty HyslipFilm
1950Dakota LilCarterFilm
1949The Set-UpGusFilm
1949Red Stallion In The Rockies'Talky' CarsonFilm
1948Coroner CreekAndy WestFilm
1948Shed No TearsSam GroverFilm
1948Studio OneSeries
1948Belle Starr's DaughterLafe BaileyFilm
1948Embraceable YouPolice Lt. FerriaFilm
1948The Man from TexasJedFilm
1947T-MenThe SchemerFilm
1947Magic TownLou DickettsFilm
1946Dead ReckoningMcGeeFilm
1946Black AngelJoeFilm
1946Crack-UpLt. CochraneFilm
1946The Green YearsJamie NiggFilm
1946Lover Come BackTubbsFilm
1946Rendezvous with AnnieAl MorganFilm
1946A Guy Could ChangeBill ConleyFilm
1945SpellboundStranger in Hotel LobbyFilm
1945Blood on the SunOllie MillerFilm
1945The Great John L.McManusFilm
1945On Stage EverybodyEmmett RogersFilm
1944Secret CommandMillerFilm
1944Machine Gun MamaJohn O'ReillyFilm
1943Shadow of a DoubtFred SaundersFilm
1943The Ape ManJeff CarterFilm
1943The Cross of LorrainePierreFilm
1942The Mummy's TombBabe HansonFilm
1942All Through the NightSpats HunterFilm
1942Scattergood Survives a MurderWally CollinsFilm
1942Inside the LawBillyFilm
1941Blues in the NightBrad Ames (as Wally Ford)Film
1941A Man BetrayedCasey ('Globe' newspaper reporter)Film
1941Murder by InvitationBob WhiteFilm
1941Roar of the PressWally WilliamsFilm
1940The Mummy's HandBabe JensonFilm
1940Isle Of DestinyMillard BarnesFilm
1940Two Girls on BroadwayJed MarloweFilm
1940Give Us WingsMr. YorkFilm
1940ScatterbrainSam MaxwellFilm
1940Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!Joe RedmondFilm
1939Back Door to HeavenFrankie RogersFilm
1938StardustPeter JacksonFilm
1938Swing It, Sailor!Pete KellyFilm
1938The Marines Come ThruPvt. 'Singapore' StebbinsFilm
1937JerichoMike ClancyFilm
1937Exiled to ShanghaiTed YoungFilm
1937O.H.M.S.Jimmy TracyFilm
1936Two in the DarkHarry HilyerFilm
1936Absolute QuietJackFilm
1936The Rogues' TavernJimmy KellyFilm
1936A Son Comes HomeSteveFilm
1935The InformerFrankie McPhillipFilm
1935The Whole Town's TalkingHealyFilm
1935The Mysterious Mr. WongJason H. 'Jay' BartonFilm
1935One Frightened NightJoe LuvalleFilm
1935Get That ManJack Kirkland / John PrescottFilm
1935Another FaceJoe Haynes, Press AgentFilm
1935She Couldn't Take It"Fingers" BostonFilm
1935The Nut FarmWillie BartonFilm
1935In Spite of DangerBob CraneFilm
1935Mary Burns, FugitiveHarperFilm
1935SwellheadTerry McCallFilm
1935Men of the HourAndy BlaneFilm
1934The Lost PatrolMorelliFilm
1934Men in WhiteShortyFilm
1934Money Means NothingKenneth 'Kenny' McKayFilm
1934The Hollywood Gad-AboutSelf (uncredited)Film
1934The Man Who Reclaimed His Head'Curly'Film
1934A Woman's ManJoe Flynn - PrizefighterFilm
1934I Hate WomenScoop McGuireFilm
1933Employees' EntranceMartin WestFilm
1933Night of TerrorTom HartleyFilm
1933Goodbye AgainArthur WestlakeFilm
1933My WomanChick RollinsFilm
1933Three Cornered MoonKenneth RimplegarFilm
1933Headline ShooterMikeFilm
1933East of Fifth AvenueVic HowardFilm
1933The Big CageRuss PennyFilm
1932FreaksPhrosoFilm
1932The Beast of the CityDetective Ed FitzpatrickFilm
1932Skyscraper SoulsSlimFilm
1932Central ParkRickFilm
1932The Wet ParadeJerry TylerFilm
1932Are You Listening?Larry BarnesFilm
1932HypnotizedBill BogardFilm
1931PossessedAl ManningFilm
1931X Marks the SpotTed LloydFilm
1929Married in HollywoodMitzi's Fan (uncredited)Film