Acting
Wallace Ford
EN cinema · 123 credits
Born
11 February 1898
Died
11 June 1966 (aged 68)
Birthplace
Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK
Also known as Samuel Jones Grundy · Wally Ford · Samuel Grundy Jones
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.
Known for
Filmography
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
as Detective Ed Fitzpatrick (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
A Patch of Blue
as Ole Pa
Bristle Face
as Emory Packer
Tess of the Storm Country
as Fred Thorson
Warlock
as Judge Holloway
The Last Hurrah
as Charlie Hennessey
Twilight for the Gods
as Old Brown
The Matchmaker
as Malachi Stack
Johnny Concho
as Albert Dark
Thunder Over Arizona
as Stiles
The First Texan
as Henry Delaney
Stagecoach to Fury
as Judge Lester Farrell
The Rainmaker
as Sheriff Howard Thomas
The Maverick Queen
as Jamie
A Lawless Street
as Dr. Amos Wynn
The Man from Laramie
as Charley O'Leary
Wichita
as Arthur Whiteside
Lucy Gallant
as Gus Basserman
The Spoilers
as Flapjack Simms
3 Ring Circus
as Sam Morley
Destry
as Doc Curtis
She Couldn't Say No
as Joe Wheelen
The Boy from Oklahoma
as Walter "Wally" Higgins
The Nebraskan
as 'Mac' McBride
The Great Jesse James Raid
as Elias Hobbs
Flesh and Fury
as Jack 'Pop' Richardson
Rodeo
as Barbecue Jones
He Ran All the Way
as Fred Dobbs
Warpath
as Pvt. 'Irish' Potts
Painting the Clouds with Sunshine
as Sam Parks
The Furies
as Scotty Hyslip
The Breaking Point
as F.R. Duncan
Dakota Lil
as Carter
Harvey
as The Taxi Driver
The Set-Up
as Gus
Red Stallion In The Rockies
as 'Talky' Carson
Coroner Creek
as Andy West
Shed No Tears
as Sam Grover
Embraceable You
as Police Lt. Ferria
Belle Starr's Daughter
as Lafe Bailey
T-Men
as The Schemer
Magic Town
as Lou Dicketts
Black Angel
as Joe
Dead Reckoning
as McGee
Crack-Up
as Lt. Cochrane
The Green Years
as Jamie Nigg
Lover Come Back
as Tubbs
Rendezvous with Annie
as Al Morgan
A Guy Could Change
as Bill Conley
Spellbound
as Stranger in Hotel Lobby
The Great John L.
as McManus
Blood on the Sun
as Ollie Miller
On Stage Everybody
as Emmett Rogers
Secret Command
as Miller
Machine Gun Mama
as John O'Reilly
Shadow of a Doubt
as Fred Saunders
The Ape Man
as Jeff Carter
The Cross of Lorraine
as Pierre
The Mummy's Tomb
as Babe Hanson
All Through the Night
as Spats Hunter
Scattergood Survives a Murder
as Wally Collins
Inside the Law
as Billy
A Man Betrayed
as Casey ('Globe' newspaper reporter)
Blues in the Night
as Brad Ames (as Wally Ford)
Murder by Invitation
as Bob White
Roar of the Press
as Wally Williams
The Mummy's Hand
as Babe Jenson
Isle Of Destiny
as Millard Barnes
Give Us Wings
as Mr. York
Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!
as Joe Redmond
Scatterbrain
as Sam Maxwell
Two Girls on Broadway
as Jed Marlowe
Back Door to Heaven
as Frankie Rogers
Swing It, Sailor!
as Pete Kelly
The Marines Come Thru
1938
The Marines Come Thru
as Pvt. 'Singapore' Stebbins
Stardust
as Peter Jackson
Exiled to Shanghai
as Ted Young
O.H.M.S.
as Jimmy Tracy
Jericho
as Mike Clancy
The Rogues' Tavern
as Jimmy Kelly
Two in the Dark
as Harry Hilyer
Absolute Quiet
as Jack
A Son Comes Home
as Steve
One Frightened Night
as Joe Luvalle
The Informer
as Frankie McPhillip
The Mysterious Mr. Wong
as Jason H. 'Jay' Barton
Mary Burns, Fugitive
as Harper
Swellhead
as Terry McCall
The Nut Farm
as Willie Barton
Get That Man
as Jack Kirkland / John Prescott
Another Face
as Joe Haynes, Press Agent
She Couldn't Take It
as "Fingers" Boston
In Spite of Danger
as Bob Crane
Men of the Hour
as Andy Blane
The Lost Patrol
as Morelli
Men in White
as Shorty
Money Means Nothing
as Kenneth 'Kenny' McKay
A Woman's Man
as Joe Flynn - Prizefighter
I Hate Women
as Scoop McGuire
The Hollywood Gad-About
as Self (uncredited)
Employees' Entrance
as Martin West
Three Cornered Moon
as Kenneth Rimplegar
Night of Terror
as Tom Hartley
Headline Shooter
as Mike
Goodbye Again
as Arthur Westlake
East of Fifth Avenue
as Vic Howard
My Woman
as Chick Rollins
The Big Cage
as Russ Penny
The Beast of the City
as Detective Ed Fitzpatrick
The Wet Parade
as Jerry Tyler
Are You Listening?
as Larry Barnes
Central Park
as Rick
Skyscraper Souls
as Slim
Hypnotized
as Bill Bogard
Freaks
as Phroso
Possessed
as Al Manning
X Marks the Spot
as Ted Lloyd
Married in Hollywood
as Mitzi's Fan (uncredited)