Glenn Ford

Glenn Ford

Acting

Born:
1916-05-01
Died:
2006-08-30
Place of birth:
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

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).

Known For

Filmography

The Making of Midway

The Making of Midway

9.02001Self (archive footage)
Movie
Final Verdict

Final Verdict

1991Rev. Rogers
Movie
Raw Nerve

Raw Nerve

4.21991Captain Gavin
Movie
Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream

Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream

7.01990Self
Movie
Border Shootout

Border Shootout

4.61989Sheriff Danaher
Movie
Casablanca Express

Casablanca Express

3.81989Major Gen. Williams
Movie
William Holden: The Golden Boy

William Holden: The Golden Boy

1989Self
Movie
My Town

My Town

7.01986Lucas Wheeler
Movie
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'

The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'

6.81982Self
Movie
Happy Birthday to Me

Happy Birthday to Me

6.01981Dr. David Faraday
Movie
Great White Death

Great White Death

4.61981Narrator
Movie
Superman II

Superman II

6.71980Jonathan Kent (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie
Virus

Virus

6.31980President Richardson
Movie
Day of the Assassin

Day of the Assassin

4.91979Christakis
Movie
The Gift

The Gift

6.51979Billy Devlin
Movie
Beggarman, Thief

Beggarman, Thief

1979David Donnelly
TV
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion

When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion

1979Self - Host
Movie
The Sacketts

The Sacketts

7.61979Tom Sunday
TV
The Hollywood Clowns

The Hollywood Clowns

1979Narrator (voice)
Movie
The Visitor

The Visitor

5.31979Det. Jake Durham
Movie
Superman

Superman

7.21978Pa Kent
Movie
Evening in Byzantium

Evening in Byzantium

1978Jesse Craig
TV
Police Story: No Margin for Error

Police Story: No Margin for Error

7.01978Deputy Chief Walter Hayes
Movie
The 3,000 Mile Chase

The 3,000 Mile Chase

7.01977Paul Dvorak / Leonard Staveck
Movie
Once an Eagle

Once an Eagle

6.81976George Caldwell
TV
Midway

Midway

6.61976Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
Movie
Long Way Home

Long Way Home

1975Rev. Tom Holvak
Movie
The Family Holvak

The Family Holvak

9.01975
TV
Punch and Jody

Punch and Jody

9.01974Peter 'Punch' Travers
Movie
The Greatest Gift

The Greatest Gift

5.51974Rev. Holvak
Movie
Dinah!

Dinah!

7.01974Self
TV
The Disappearance of Flight 412

The Disappearance of Flight 412

5.01974Colonel Pete Moore
Movie
Santee

Santee

5.51973Santee
Movie
Police Story

Police Story

7.01973
TV
Jarrett

Jarrett

4.71973Sam Jarrett
Movie
Sam Cade

Sam Cade

1972Sam Cade
Movie
The Marshal of Madrid

The Marshal of Madrid

1972Sam Cade
Movie
Cade's County

Cade's County

6.01971Sheriff Sam Cade
TV
V.I.P. Schaukel

V.I.P. Schaukel

8.01971Self
TV
Once Upon a Wheel

Once Upon a Wheel

7.31971Self
TV
The Brotherhood of the Bell

The Brotherhood of the Bell

6.01970Prof. Andrew 'Andy' Patterson
Movie
Heaven with a Gun

Heaven with a Gun

5.51969Jim Killan
Movie
Smith!

Smith!

5.81969Smith
Movie
The Dean Martin Christmas Show

The Dean Martin Christmas Show

7.61968Self (uncredited)
Movie
Day of the Evil Gun

Day of the Evil Gun

6.21968Lorn Warfield
Movie
A Time for Killing

A Time for Killing

4.81967Tom Wolcott
Movie
The Last Challenge

The Last Challenge

6.31967Marshal Dan Blaine
Movie
Rage

Rage

5.61966Reuben
Movie
Is Paris Burning?

Is Paris Burning?

7.21966Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley
Movie
Hollywood Squares

Hollywood Squares

7.51966Self - Center Square
TV
The Dean Martin Show

The Dean Martin Show

7.41965
TV
The Money Trap

The Money Trap

5.11965Joe Baron
Movie
Dear Heart

Dear Heart

6.51965Harry Mork
Movie
The Rounders

The Rounders

5.51965Ben Jones
Movie
Fate Is the Hunter

Fate Is the Hunter

6.51964Sam McBane
Movie
Advance to the Rear

Advance to the Rear

5.21964Capt. Jared Heath
Movie
Hollywood and the Stars

Hollywood and the Stars

7.51963Self (archive footage)
TV
Love is a Ball

Love is a Ball

5.11963John Lathrop Davis
Movie
The Courtship of Eddie's Father

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

5.91963Tom Corbett
Movie
The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

6.81962Self
TV