Acting
Glenn Ford
EN, JA, FR cinema · 116 credits
Born
1 May 1916
Died
30 August 2006 (aged 90)
Birthplace
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Also known as Gwyllyn Samuel Newton Ford · Gwyllyn Ford · Гленн Форд · گلن فورد
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
as Self (archive footage)
Final Verdict
as Rev. Rogers
Raw Nerve
as Captain Gavin
Casablanca Express
as Major Gen. Williams
Border Shootout
as Sheriff Danaher
My Town
as Lucas Wheeler
Happy Birthday to Me
as Dr. David Faraday
Great White Death
as Narrator
Virus
as President Richardson
Superman II
as Jonathan Kent (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Hollywood Clowns
as Narrator (voice)
The Visitor
as Det. Jake Durham
Day of the Assassin
as Christakis
The Gift
as Billy Devlin
Superman
as Pa Kent
Police Story: No Margin for Error
as Deputy Chief Walter Hayes
The 3,000 Mile Chase
as Paul Dvorak / Leonard Staveck
Midway
as Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
Long Way Home
as Rev. Tom Holvak
The Disappearance of Flight 412
as Colonel Pete Moore
Punch and Jody
as Peter 'Punch' Travers
The Greatest Gift
as Rev. Holvak
Jarrett
as Sam Jarrett
Santee
as Santee
Sam Cade
as Sam Cade
The Marshal of Madrid
as Sam Cade
The Brotherhood of the Bell
as Prof. Andrew 'Andy' Patterson
Heaven with a Gun
as Jim Killan
Smith!
as Smith
Day of the Evil Gun
as Lorn Warfield
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
as Self (uncredited)
A Time for Killing
as Tom Wolcott
The Last Challenge
as Marshal Dan Blaine
Rage
as Reuben
Is Paris Burning?
as Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley
The Rounders
as Ben Jones
The Money Trap
as Joe Baron
Dear Heart
as Harry Mork
Fate Is the Hunter
as Sam McBane
Advance to the Rear
as Capt. Jared Heath
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
as Tom Corbett
Love is a Ball
as John Lathrop Davis
Experiment in Terror
as John Ripley
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
as Julio Desnoyers
Pocketful of Miracles
as Dave 'The Dude' Conway, Associate Producer
Cry for Happy
as Andy Cyphers
Cimarron
as Yancey 'Cimarron' Cravat
The Gazebo
as Elliott Nash
It Started with a Kiss
as Joe Fitzpatrick
Cowboy
as Tom Reese
Torpedo Run
as Lt. Cmdr. Barney Doyle
The Sheepman
as Jason Sweet
Imitation General
as MSgt. Murphy Savage
3:10 to Yuma
as Ben Wade
The Teahouse of the August Moon
as Captain Fisby
Don't Go Near the Water
as Lt. J.G. Max Siegel
The Day Called X
as Narrator
The Fastest Gun Alive
as George Temple / George Kelby, Jr.
Jubal
as Jubal Troop
Ransom!
as David G. 'Dave' Stannard
Blackboard Jungle
as Richard Dadier
Interrupted Melody
as Dr. Thomas King
The Violent Men
as John Parrish
Trial
as David Blake
The Americano
as Sam Dent
Have Faith in Our Children
as Himself
Human Desire
as Jeff Warren
City Story
1954
City Story
as Narrator
The Big Heat
as Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion
The Man from the Alamo
as John Stroud
Plunder of the Sun
as Al Colby
Time Bomb
as Peter Lyncort
Appointment in Honduras
as Jim Corbett
Affair in Trinidad
as Steve Emery
The Green Glove
as Michael 'Mike' Blake
Young Man with Ideas
as Maxwell Webster
The Secret of Convict Lake
as Jim Canfield
The Redhead and the Cowboy
as Gil Kyle
Follow the Sun
as Ben Hogan
Convicted
as Joe Hufford
The White Tower
as Martin Ordway
The Flying Missile
as William A. Talbot
The Undercover Man
as Frank Warren
Mr. Soft Touch
as Joe Miracle
Lust for Gold
as Jacob 'Dutch' Walz
The Doctor and the Girl
as Dr. Michael Corday
The Man from Colorado
as Col. Owen Devereaux
The Loves of Carmen
as Don José
The Return of October
as Prof. Bentley 'Bass' Bassett Jr.
The Mating of Millie
as Doug Andrews
Framed
as Mike Lambert
Gilda
as Johnny Farrell
A Stolen Life
as Bill Emerson
Gallant Journey
as John J. Montgomery
The Desperadoes
as Cheyenne Rogers
Destroyer
as Mickey Donohue
Guadalcanal Diary
as Marine Extra (uncredited)
Flight Lieutenant
as Danny Doyle
The Adventures of Martin Eden
as Martin Eden
Texas
as Tod Ramsey
So Ends Our Night
as Ludwig Kern
Go West, Young Lady
as Tex Miller
Blondie Plays Cupid
as Charlie
The Lady in Question
as Pierre Morestan
Convicted Woman
as Jim Brent (Reporter)
Men Without Souls
as Johnny Adams
Babies for Sale
as Steve Burton / Oscar Hanson
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
as Joe Riley
My Son Is Guilty
as Barney