Acting
Francis Ford
EN, XX, FR cinema · 276 credits
Born
12 August 1881
Died
5 September 1953 (aged 72)
Birthplace
Portland, Maine, USA
Also known as J. Francis O'Fearna · Francis Feeney · Frank Thomas Feeney
From Wikipedia Francis Ford (born Francis Feeney, August 14, 1881 – September 5, 1953) was a prolific film actor, writer, and director. He was the mentor and elder brother of film director John Ford. He also appeared in many of John Ford's movies, including Young Mr. Lincoln and The Quiet Man. Francis Ford was born in Portland, Maine. He was the son of John A. Feeney, who was born in the village of Spiddal, County Galway, Ireland in 1854. By 1878, John had moved to Portland, Maine and opened a saloon, at 42 Center Street, that used a false front to pose as grocery store. John opened four others in following years. After service in the infantry in the Spanish-American War, Francis left home. He drifted into the film business in New York City, working for David Horsley, Al Christie, and the Star Film Company's San Antonio operation under Gaston Méliès. He adopted the name Ford from the automobile. From San Antonio Francis began his Hollywood career working for Thomas H. Ince at Ince's Bison studio, directing and appearing in westerns. Francis Ford's younger brother, John M. Feeney, was a successful fullback and defensive tackle on a Portland High state championship football team, nicknamed "Bull". In 1914 Bull followed Francis to Hollywood, changed his name to John Ford and would eventually surpass his elder brother's considerable reputation. Francis Ford's son, Philip Ford, was also a film actor/director.
Known for
Filmography
The Sun Shines Bright
as Feeney
The Quiet Man
as Dan Tobin
Rim of the Wheel
1951
Rim of the Wheel
as Mr. Dickerson
Wagon Master
as Mr. Peachtree
San Antone Ambush
as Major Farnsworth
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
as Connelly - Fort Stark Suttlers Barman (uncredited)
Frontier Investigator
as Ed Garnett
The Far Frontier
as Alf Sharper
Fort Apache
as Fen - Stage Guard (uncredited)
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
as Race Checker / Fisherman (uncredited)
Eyes of Texas
as Thad Cameron
3 Godfathers
as Drunk (uncredited)
The Timber Trail
as Ralph Baker
The Plunderers
as Barnaby
High Tide
as Pop Garrow
Driftwood
as Abner Green
Unconquered
as Frontiersman on Fort Pitt Roof (uncredited)
Gunfighters
as Cook (uncredited)
Bandits of Dark Canyon
as Horse Trader
California
as Jessie (uncredited)
College Queen
as Pop, The Janitor
Accomplice
as King Connors
Wake Up and Dream
as Old Man at Counter
Sister Kenny
as Patrick O'Shea (uncredited)
My Darling Clementine
as Dad - Old Soldier (uncredited)
The White Gorilla
as Mr. Stacey
Wildfire
as Ezra Mills
Murder, He Says
as Lee - Old Townsman (uncredited)
Incendiary Blonde
as Ranch Owner (uncredited)
Hangover Square
as Ogilby - Fulham Antique Dealer (uncredited)
Mom and Dad
as Dr. Rubin
The Princess and the Pirate
as Drunken Pirate (uncredited)
Home in Indiana
as Ed - Seated Opposite J.T. in Bar (uncredited)
The Climax
as Backstage Attendant (Uncredited)
The Desperadoes
as Hank
The Ox-Bow Incident
as Alva 'Dad' Hardwicke (uncredited)
The Mummy's Tomb
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Man Who Wouldn't Die
as Caretaker
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
as Tavern Keeper
Outlaws of Pine Ridge
as Bartender
King of the Mounties
as Zeke Collins (Ch. 4)
Last of the Duanes
as Luke Stevens
Romance of the Rio Grande
as Stagecoach Driver
Riders of the Purple Sage
as Inebriated Courtroom Spectator
Western Union
as Eastbound Stagecoach Driver
They Died with Their Boots On
as Veteran (uncredited)
The Grapes of Wrath
as Migrant (uncredited)
Viva Cisco Kid
as Proprietor
South of Pago Pago
as Foster
Lucky Cisco Kid
as Court Clerk
Diamond Frontier
as Derek Bluje
Three Faces West
as Farmer Bill, with Higgins
Stagecoach
as Sgt. Billy Pickett (uncredited)
Drums Along the Mohawk
as Joe Boleo
Bad Lands
as Charlie Garth
Young Mr. Lincoln
as Sam Boone (uncredited)
Geronimo
as Scout
Mannequin
as Tim O'Rourke (Uncredited)
The Texans
as Uncle Dud
Kentucky Moonshine
as Grandpa Hatfield
In Old Chicago
as Driver
A Star Is Born
as William Gregory (uncredited)
Slave Ship
as Scraps
Checkers
as Daniel Snodgrass
The Last Train from Madrid
as Pedro Elias (uncredited)
Charlie Chan's Secret
as Captain of salvage ship
Charlie Chan at the Circus
as John Gaines
The Prisoner of Shark Island
as Corporal O'Toole
Little Miss Nobody
as Detective
Paddy O'Day
as Immigration Officer Tom McGuire
Sins of Man
as Town Drunk
Educating Father
as Sheriff Hart
The Plough and the Stars
as Old Man (uncredited)
Gentle Julia
as Tubbs, Fish Peddler
Paris in Spring
as Drunken Peasant
This Is the Life
as Sticky Jones
The Arizonian
as Mayor Ed Comstock
The Informer
as 'Judge' Flynn
Goin' to Town
as Sheriff
Judge Priest
as Juror No. 12
The World Moves On
as Legionaire in Trench
Pirate Treasure
as Dick's Friend at the Airfield
Murder in Trinidad
as Davenant
Sleepers East
as Well-Wisher at Train Station (uncredited)
Charlie Chan's Courage
as Hewitt
The Man from Monterey
as Don Pablo Gonzales
Life in the Raw
as Sheriff Myles
Gordon of Ghost City
as Jim Carmody
Smoky
as Horse Buyer
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case
as Captain Hallett
Doctor Bull
as Mr. Herring
Pilgrimage
as Mayor Elmer Briggs
Clancy of the Mounted
as Inspector Cabot
Roman Scandals
as Roman Citizen (uncredited)
The Impatient Maiden
as Insane Asylum Warden (uncredited)
Air Mail
as Passenger Who'll Die on a Train (uncredited)
Tangled Fortunes
as Matt Higgins
Destry Rides Again
as Judd Ogden
Scandal for Sale
as Belmont Hotel Desk Clerk
The Lost Special
as Botter Hood
Heroes of the West
as Cavalry Captain
Battling with Buffalo Bill
as Jim Rodney
Frankenstein
as Hans (uncredited)
Possessed
as Drunken Husband (uncredited)
A Free Soul
as Skid Row Drunk (uncredited)
The Front Page
as Carl - Detective (uncredited)
Seas Beneath
as Eric - Captain of Trawler (uncredited)
The Jade Box
as Martin Morgan
The Indians Are Coming
as George Woods / Tom Woods
The Mounted Stranger
as 'Spider' Coy
Kathleen Mavourneen
as James, the butler
Sons of the Saddle
as 'Red' Slade
Song of the Caballero
as Don Pedro Madero
Abraham Lincoln
as Sheridan's Aide (uncredited)
The Lariat Kid
as Cal Gregg
The Black Watch
as MacGregor (uncredited)
Mister Antonio
as Bit Role (uncredited)
The Branded Sombrero
as Link Jarvis
The Chinatown Mystery
as The Sphinx, Writer
The Trail of '98
as Gold Commissioner's Assistant (uncredited)
The Four-Footed Ranger
as Brom Hockley
Sisters of Eve
1928
Sisters of Eve
as Pritchard
Men of Daring
as Black Roger
Uncle Tom's Cabin
as Captain (uncredited)
The Devil's Saddle
as Pete Hepburn
The Wreck of the Hesperus
as John Hazzard
Upstream
as Juggler
The Heart of Maryland
as Jefferson Davis
One Glorious Scrap
1927
One Glorious Scrap
as Ralph Curtis
Wolf's Trail
Director
The Silent Trailer
as Mrs. Coleman's Physician, Scenario Writer, Director
Officer '444'
as Fire Chief, Director
Speed Cop
1926
Speed Cop
as The Silk Thief
Dog Scents
Director
Taming the West
as Frosty Miller
Ridin' Thunder
as Frank Douglas
The Red Rider
as Brown Bear
The Fighting Heart
as Town Fool
Soft Shoes
as Quig Mundy
A Roaring Adventure
1925
A Roaring Adventure
as Colonel Burns
The Sign of the Cactus
as Panhandle George
Perils of the Wild
Director
The Power God
Director
Lash of the Whip
as 'Hurricane' Smith, Writer, Director
The Measure of a Man
as 'Pale' Peter
Cupid's Rustler
Writer, Director
Mine to Keep
1923
Mine to Keep
as Jack Deering
Three Jumps Ahead
as Ben McLean
Haunted Valley
as Sharkey
The Village Blacksmith
as Asa Martin
The Boss of Camp 4
as Dude McCormick
Thundering Hoofs
as Daddy Bill / 'Colonel' Bill, Director
Gold Grabbers
Director
Action
as Soda Water Manning
The Stampede
as Robert Wagner, Director
The Lady from Longacre
as Count de Freitas
The Great Reward
1921
The Great Reward
as The American Adventurer, Director, Producer
I Am the Woman
1921
I Am the Woman
Actor, Director
Cyclone Bliss
Director
Screen Snapshots Series 1, Number 16
as The Director / Self
The Mystery Of 13
as Phil Kelly / Jim Kelly, Director
Berlin Via America
as Phil Kelly, Director
The Silent Mystery
as Phil Kelly, Director
The Craving
as Carroll Wayles, Story, Director
The Purple Domino
as Hugo Loubeque
The Vault of Mystery
Actor, Director
The Leap
Actor, Director
Who Was the Other Man?
as James Walbert / Ludwig Schumann, Director
John Ermine of the Yellowstone
as John Ermine, Director
The Ablaze in Mid-Air
1917
The Ablaze in Mid-Air
as Phil Kelly/The Sphinx, Director
The Demon of the Sky
as Phil Kelly/The Sphinx, Director, Writer
Mister Vampire
1916
Mister Vampire
as The Vampire Man, Director
The Madcap Queen of Crona
1916
The Madcap Queen of Crona
as Prince Frederick, Director
The Unexpected
1916
The Unexpected
as The Mexican Foreman, Director
His Majesty Dick Turpin
1916
His Majesty Dick Turpin
as Prince Frederick aka Dick Turpin, Director
The Cry of Erin
1916
The Cry of Erin
as Shemus O'Brien, Director, Scenario Writer
The Princely Bandit
1916
The Princely Bandit
as Prince Frederick, Director
Brennon o' the Moor
1916
Brennon o' the Moor
as Willy Brennon, Director
The Purple Mask
as Phil Kelly/The Sphinx, Writer, Director
The Adventures of Peg o' the Ring
as Dr. Lund, Junior, Director
The Bandit's Wager
as The Bandit / Nan's Brother's Friend, Director, Producer
Behind the Mask
1916
Behind the Mask
as Prince Frederick aka Dick Turpin, Director
The Broken Coin
as Count Frederick, Director
The Heart of Lincoln
as Abraham Lincoln, Director
The Campbells Are Coming
Actor, Director
In the Fall of '64
1914
In the Fall of '64
as Capt. Ford - the Southern Officer, Director
Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery
as Hugo Loubeque, Director, Writer
Washington at Valley Forge
1914
Washington at Valley Forge
as The Spy, Scenario Writer, Director
The Phantom Violin
Actor, Director
A Study in Scarlet
as Sherlock Holmes, Director
The Black Masks
as Fred Francis - a Crook, Director
When Lincoln Paid
1913
When Lincoln Paid
Actor, Director
The Battle of Bull Run
1913
The Battle of Bull Run
as Abraham Lincoln, Director
The Ball Player and the Bandit
as A Baseball Fan, Director
The Outcast
as Evans, a Trapper
The Invaders
as Colonel James Bryson, Director
Custer's Last Fight
as General George A. Custer, Director
The Heart of an Indian
as The Indian chief
On Secret Service
as Abraham Lincoln
The Lieutenant's Last Fight
as Colonel Garvin
The Post Telegrapher
1912
The Post Telegrapher
as Bob Evans - the Post Telegrapher, Director
The Deserter
1912
The Deserter
as The Deserter
War on the Plains
as Drake, a Treacherous Prospector
A Western Girl
as Hartley
Billy and His Pal
as Jim - the Cowpuncher
The Redemption of Rawhide
as Reverend Simpson
Sir Percy and the Punchers
1911
Sir Percy and the Punchers
as Sir Percy Granville
In the Hot Lands
1911
In the Hot Lands
as The County Doctor
The Kiss of Mary Jane
as Black Bill
Bessie's Ride
as John Burton
The Immortal Alamo
as Navarre
In the Right of Way
as John Walsh
In Time for Press
as Jim Ford
The Spring Round-Up
as Jim Dempsey
The First-born
1910
The First-born
as Mr. Newlywed
Love's "C.Q.D."
1910
Love's "C.Q.D."
as Lt. Robert Bright
A Mountain Wife
1910
A Mountain Wife
as Her Husband, a Moonshiner
Won in the Fifth
1910
Won in the Fifth
as Young Minister
Out for Mischief
1910
Out for Mischief
as The Father
Pals
1910
Pals
as Denton