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Glenn Ford

Glenn Ford

Actor · 1916–2006 · Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

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Biography

Glenn Ford (born Gwyllyn Samuel Newton 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).

Acted in 110

1990s

  1. 1991

    Final Verdict

    Rev. Rogers

1970s

  1. 1979
  2. The Gift

    Billy Devlin

  3. Beggarman, Thief

    David Donnelly · 2 episodes

  4. The Sacketts

    Tom Sunday · 2 episodes

  5. 1978
  6. Evening in Byzantium

    Jesse Craig · 2 episodes

  7. Police Story: No Margin for Error

    Deputy Chief Walter Hayes

  8. 1977

    The 3,000 Mile Chase

    Paul Dvorak / Leonard Staveck

  9. 1976

    Once an Eagle

    George Caldwell · 7 episodes

  10. 1975

    Long Way Home

    Rev. Tom Holvak

  11. 1974

    Punch and Jody

    Peter 'Punch' Travers

  12. The Greatest Gift

    Rev. Holvak

  13. 1973

    Santee

    Santee

  14. Jarrett

    Sam Jarrett

  15. 1972

    The Marshal of Madrid

    Sam Cade

  16. Sam Cade

    Sam Cade

  17. 1971

    Cade's County

    Sheriff Sam Cade · 24 episodes

  18. 1970

    The Brotherhood of the Bell

    Prof. Andrew 'Andy' Patterson

1960s

  1. 1969

    Heaven with a Gun

    Jim Killan

  2. Smith!

    Smith

  3. 1968

    Day of the Evil Gun

    Lorn Warfield

  4. 1967
  5. The Last Challenge

    Marshal Dan Blaine

  6. 1966

    Rage

    Reuben

  7. 1965
  8. The Money Trap

    Joe Baron

  9. Dear Heart

    Harry Mork

  10. The Rounders

    Ben Jones

  11. 1964

    Fate Is the Hunter

    Sam McBane

  12. Advance to the Rear

    Capt. Jared Heath

  13. 1963
  14. 1962

    Experiment in Terror

    John Ripley

  15. The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

    Julio Desnoyers

  16. 1961
  17. Cry for Happy

    Andy Cyphers

  18. 1960

1950s

  1. 1959

    The Gazebo

    Elliott Nash

  2. It Started with a Kiss

    Joe Fitzpatrick

  3. 1958

    Torpedo Run

    Lt. Cmdr. Barney Doyle

  4. Imitation General

    MSgt. Murphy Savage

  5. The Sheepman

    Jason Sweet

  6. 1957

    Don't Go Near the Water

    Lt. J.G. Max Siegel

  7. The Teahouse of the August Moon

    Captain Fisby

  8. 1956

    The Fastest Gun Alive

    George Temple / George Kelby, Jr.

  9. Jubal

    Jubal Troop

  10. Ransom!

    David G. 'Dave' Stannard

  11. 1955

    Trial

    David Blake

  12. Interrupted Melody

    Dr. Thomas King

  13. The Violent Men

    John Parrish

  14. The Americano

    Sam Dent

  15. 1954
  16. 1953
  17. Plunder of the Sun

    Al Colby

  18. The Man from the Alamo

    John Stroud

  19. Time Bomb

    Peter Lyncort

  20. 1952

    Affair in Trinidad

    Steve Emery

  21. Young Man with Ideas

    Maxwell Webster

  22. The Green Glove

    Michael 'Mike' Blake

  23. 1951
  24. Follow the Sun

    Ben Hogan

  25. 1950

    The Flying Missile

    William A. Talbot

  26. Convicted

    Joe Hufford

  27. The White Tower

    Martin Ordway

1940s

  1. 1949

    The Doctor and the Girl

    Dr. Michael Corday

  2. Mr. Soft Touch

    Joe Miracle

  3. Lust for Gold

    Jacob 'Dutch' Walz

  4. The Undercover Man

    Frank Warren

  5. 1948

    The Return of October

    Prof. Bentley 'Bass' Bassett Jr.

  6. The Loves of Carmen

    Don José

  7. The Mating of Millie

    Doug Andrews

  8. 1947

    Framed

    Mike Lambert

  9. 1946

    Gallant Journey

    John J. Montgomery

  10. A Stolen Life

    Bill Emerson

  11. 1943
  12. Destroyer

    Mickey Donohue

  13. 1942

    Flight Lieutenant

    Danny Doyle

  14. The Adventures of Martin Eden

    Martin Eden

  15. 1941

    Go West, Young Lady

    Tex Miller

  16. So Ends Our Night

    Ludwig Kern

  17. 1940

    Blondie Plays Cupid

    Charlie

  18. The Lady in Question

    Pierre Morestan

  19. Babies for Sale

    Steve Burton / Oscar Hanson

  20. Men Without Souls

    Johnny Adams

  21. Convicted Woman

    Jim Brent (Reporter)

1930s

  1. 1939

    My Son Is Guilty

    Barney

  2. Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence

    Joe Riley

Produced 1

Appearances23

2000s

  1. 2001

    The Making of Midway

    Self (archive footage)

1990s

  1. 1990

    Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream

    Self

1970s

  1. 1979

    When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion

    Self - Host

  2. The Hollywood Clowns

    Narrator (voice)

  3. 1974
  4. 1971

    Once Upon a Wheel

    Self · 1 episode

1960s

  1. 1968

    The Dean Martin Christmas Show

    Self (uncredited)

  2. 1966
  3. 1963

    Hollywood and the Stars

    Self (archive footage) · 1 episode

  4. 1962
  5. 1961

1950s

  1. 1957

    The Day Called X

    Narrator

  2. 1956

    Operation Teahouse

    Self

  3. 1955

    Have Faith in Our Children

    Himself

  4. 1952
  5. 1950

1940s

  1. 1944
  2. 1943

    Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform

    Himself

  3. Show-Business at War

    Self