Directing
John Ford
FR, EN, ES, DE cinema · 186 credits
Born
1 February 1894
Died
31 August 1973 (aged 79)
Birthplace
Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA
Also known as Jack Ford · Jack Francis
John Ford (February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973) was an American film director. He was famous for both his westerns such as Stagecoach (1939), The Searchers (1956), and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), and adaptations of such classic 20th-century American novels as The Grapes of Wrath (1940). His four Academy Awards for Best Director (1935, 1940, 1941, 1952) is a record, and one of those films, How Green Was My Valley (1941), also won Best Picture. In a career that spanned more than 50 years, Ford directed more than 140 films (although nearly all of his silent films are now lost) and he is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers of his generation. Ford's films and personality were held in high regard by his colleagues, with Ingmar Bergman and Orson Welles among those who have named him as one of the greatest directors of all time. In particular, Ford was a pioneer of location shooting and the long shot which frames his characters against a vast, harsh and rugged natural terrain.
Known for
Filmography
Filmmakers for the Prosecution
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
John Ford: The Man Who Invented America
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Five Came Back
as Self (archive footage)
Spanish Western
as Self (archive footage)
John Ford & Monument Valley
as Self (archive footage)
The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth
as Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self (archive footage)
Monument Valley: John Ford Country
as Self (voice) (archive footage)
Serenity at Sea: John Ford and the Araner
as Himself (archive footage)
Shooting War
as himself
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
as Self (archive footage)
John Wayne-A Life on Film
as Self (archive footage)
National Geographic Explorer: The Battle For Midway
as Himself - Filmmaker (archive footage) (unaccredited)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
as Self (archive footage)
Omnibus: John Ford, Part One
as Self (archive footage)
Fonda on Fonda
as Self (archive footage)
Unforgiven
Thanks
John Ford's America
as Himself (Archive Footage)
Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend
as Himself/Interviewer, Director
Directed by John Ford
as Self (uncredited)
Vietnam! Vietnam!
Executive Producer
7 Women
Director, Producer
Cheyenne Autumn
Director, Producer
Donovan's Reef
Producer, Director
How the West Was Won
Director
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Producer, Director
Flashing Spikes
Director
Two Rode Together
Director, Producer
Sergeant Rutledge
Director
The Alamo
Second Unit Director
The Horse Soldiers
as Ned (uncredited), Director
Korea
1959
Korea
Director
Gideon's Day
Director
The Last Hurrah
Director, Producer
The Wings of Eagles
Director
The Growler Story
Director
The Searchers
Director
The Long Gray Line
Director
Mister Roberts
Director
Mogambo
Director
The Sun Shines Bright
Producer, Director
Διαγωνισμός για την ανάδειξη "Σταρ Ελλάς" 1952
1952
Ton Diagonismon Dia Thn Anadixin Tis Star Ellas
as Himself (Grand Ball Attendee)
The Quiet Man
Producer, Writer, Director
What Price Glory
Director
The Screen Director
as Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
This Is Korea!
Director
Rio Grande
Director, Producer
Wagon Master
Director, Executive Producer, Presenter, Story
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Director, Executive Producer, Presenter
Mighty Joe Young
Executive Producer
3 Godfathers
Director, Producer, Presenter
Fort Apache
Director, Executive Producer
The Fugitive
Director, Producer, Presenter
It's Your America
Director
They Were Expendable
Director, Producer
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
as J.P. Baldwin, Director
December 7th
Director, Producer
We Sail at Midnight
Co-Director
The Battle of Midway
Producer, Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor
Sex Hygiene
Director
Torpedo Squadron 8
Director
Tobacco Road
Director
Women in Defense
Producer, Director
The Grapes of Wrath
Director
The Long Voyage Home
Director, Producer
Stagecoach
Producer, Director
Young Mr. Lincoln
Director
Submarine Patrol
Director
Wee Willie Winkie
Director
The Hurricane
Director
Mary of Scotland
Director
The Informer
Director, Producer
The Whole Town's Talking
Director, Producer
Judge Priest
Director
The Lost Patrol
Director, Producer
The World Moves On
Director
Doctor Bull
Director
Pilgrimage
Director
Air Mail
Director
Flesh
Director, Producer
Arrowsmith
Director
Seas Beneath
Director, Producer
The Brat
Director
Up the River
Director
Born Reckless
Director
Men Without Women
Director, Story, Producer
Big Time
as John Ford (uncredited)
Salute
Director, Producer
The Black Watch
Director
Strong Boy
Director
Four Sons
Director, Producer
Hangman's House
Director, Producer
Riley the Cop
Director, Producer
Napoleon's Barber
Director
Upstream
Director
Mother Machree
Director, Producer
3 Bad Men
Producer, Director
The Blue Eagle
Director, Producer
The Shamrock Handicap
Director, Producer
The Iron Horse
Director, Producer
Lightnin'
Director
Kentucky Pride
Director
The Fighting Heart
Director
Thank You
Director
Hearts of Oak
Director
Hoodman Blind
Director
Cameo Kirby
Director
North of Hudson Bay
Director
Three Jumps Ahead
Writer, Director
Silver Wings
Director
Little Miss Smiles
Director
The Big Punch
Writer, Director
Desperate Trails
Director
Sure Fire
Director
The Freeze-Out
Director
Jackie
Director
Action
Director
The Wallop
Director
Just Pals
Director
Hitchin' Posts
Director
By Indian Post
Director
A Gun Fightin' Gentleman
Director, Story
The Last Outlaw
Director, Story
Roped
Director
The Gun Packer
Story, Director
The Rustlers
Director
Gun Law
Director
Bare Fists
Director
A Fight For Love
Director
Riders of Vengeance
Screenplay, Director
Marked Men
Director
Rider of the Law
Director
Hell Bent
Director, Story, Writer
The Craving
Writer, Director
Wild Women
Director
The Phantom Riders
Director
Thieves' Gold
Director
The Scarlet Drop
Story, Director
Three Mounted Men
Director
A Woman's Fool
Director
The Tornado
as Jack Dayton (as Jack Ford), Director, Writer
The Trail of Hate
1917
The Trail of Hate
as Lt. Jack Brewer, Scenario Writer, Director
The Scrapper
as Buck, the scrapper, Director, Writer
Bucking Broadway
Director
Straight Shooting
Director
The Soul Herder
Director
Cheyenne's Pal
Story, Director
A Marked Man
Director
The Secret Man
Director, Scenario Writer
The Purple Mask
as (unconfirmed)
The Bandit's Wager
as Nan's Brother
The Broken Coin
as Sacchio's Accomplice (as Jack Ford), Assistant Director
The Birth of a Nation
as Klansman (uncredited)
Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery
Actor, Props, Stunts
A Study in Scarlet
as John H. Watson, M.D.