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Biography
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.
Acted in 139
2000s
- 2008
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Detective Ed Fitzpatrick (archive footage)
1960s
- 1965
- 1964
Bristle Face
Emory Packer
- 1963
- 1960
Tess of the Storm Country
Fred Thorson
Peter Loves Mary
TV
1950s
- 1959
- 1958
The Last Hurrah
Charlie Hennessey
Twilight for the Gods
Old Brown
- 1957
Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses
Rebel
- 1956
Stagecoach to Fury
Judge Lester Farrell
The Rainmaker
Sheriff Howard Thomas
Thunder Over Arizona
Stiles
Johnny Concho
Albert Dark
The First Texan
Henry Delaney
The Maverick Queen
Jamie
- 1955
The Spoilers
Flapjack Simms
Lucy Gallant
Gus Basserman
- 1954
3 Ring Circus
Sam Morley
The Boy from Oklahoma
Walter "Wally" Higgins
She Couldn't Say No
Joe Wheelen
- 1953
The Nebraskan
'Mac' McBride
The Great Jesse James Raid
Elias Hobbs
- 1952
Flesh and Fury
Jack 'Pop' Richardson
Rodeo
Barbecue Jones
- 1951
Painting the Clouds with Sunshine
Sam Parks
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Innkeeper · 1 episode
He Ran All the Way
Fred Dobbs
- 1950
The Breaking Point
F.R. Duncan
Dakota Lil
Carter
1940s
- 1949
Red Stallion In The Rockies
'Talky' Carson
- 1948
Embraceable You
Police Lt. Ferria
Coroner Creek
Andy West
Shed No Tears
Sam Grover
- 1947
Magic Town
Lou Dicketts
- 1946
Crack-Up
Lt. Cochrane
Rendezvous with Annie
Al Morgan
Lover Come Back
Tubbs
A Guy Could Change
Bill Conley
- 1945
On Stage Everybody
Emmett Rogers
The Great John L.
McManus
- 1944
Machine Gun Mama
John O'Reilly
Secret Command
Miller
- 1943
The Cross of Lorraine
Pierre
The Ape Man
Jeff Carter
- 1942
The Mummy's Tomb
Babe Hanson
Scattergood Survives a Murder
Wally Collins
Inside the Law
Billy
- 1941
Blues in the Night
Brad Ames (as Wally Ford)
Murder by Invitation
Bob White
Roar of the Press
Wally Williams
A Man Betrayed
Casey ('Globe' newspaper reporter)
- 1940
Give Us Wings
Mr. York
The Mummy's Hand
Babe Jenson
Scatterbrain
Sam Maxwell
Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!
Joe Redmond
Two Girls on Broadway
Jed Marlowe
Isle Of Destiny
Millard Barnes
1930s
- 1939
Back Door to Heaven
Frankie Rogers
- 1938
Stardust
Peter Jackson
Swing It, Sailor!
Pete Kelly
- 1937
Exiled to Shanghai
Ted Young
Jericho
Mike Clancy
O.H.M.S.
Jimmy Tracy
- 1936
A Son Comes Home
Steve
The Rogues' Tavern
Jimmy Kelly
Absolute Quiet
Jack
Two in the Dark
Harry Hilyer
- 1935
Another Face
Joe Haynes, Press Agent
Mary Burns, Fugitive
Harper
She Couldn't Take It
"Fingers" Boston
Get That Man
Jack Kirkland / John Prescott
Men of the Hour
Andy Blane
Swellhead
Terry McCall
One Frightened Night
Joe Luvalle
The Nut Farm
Willie Barton
In Spite of Danger
Bob Crane
The Whole Town's Talking
Healy
The Mysterious Mr. Wong
Jason H. 'Jay' Barton
- 1934
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
'Curly'
Money Means Nothing
Kenneth 'Kenny' McKay
I Hate Women
Scoop McGuire
Men in White
Shorty
A Woman's Man
Joe Flynn - Prizefighter
- 1933
East of Fifth Avenue
Vic Howard
My Woman
Chick Rollins
Goodbye Again
Arthur Westlake
Three Cornered Moon
Kenneth Rimplegar
Headline Shooter
Mike
The Big Cage
Russ Penny
Night of Terror
Tom Hartley
Employees' Entrance
Martin West
- 1932
Hypnotized
Bill Bogard
Central Park
Rick
Skyscraper Souls
Slim
The Wet Parade
Jerry Tyler
Are You Listening?
Larry Barnes
- 1931
X Marks the Spot
Ted Lloyd
1920s
- 1929
Married in Hollywood
Mitzi's Fan (uncredited)
Appearances3
1980s
- 1987
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Self (archive footage)
1950s
- 1952
1930s
- 1934
The Hollywood Gad-About
Self (uncredited)