Glenn Ford

Acting

Glenn Ford

Born May 1, 1916 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada 137 credits

Glenn 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

The Making of Midway

The Making of Midway

Movie

2001

Final Verdict

Final Verdict

Movie

1991

Raw Nerve
3.7

Raw Nerve

Movie

1991

Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream
6.5

Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream

Movie

1990

Border Shootout
3.8

Border Shootout

Movie

1989

Casablanca Express
3.0

Casablanca Express

Movie

1989

Filmography

The Making of Midway
2001The Making of Midwayas SelfMovie
Final Verdict
1991Final Verdictas Rev. RogersMovie
Raw Nerve
1991Raw Nerveas Captain GavinMovie
Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream
1990Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dreamas SelfMovie
Border Shootout
1989Border Shootoutas Sheriff DanaherMovie
Casablanca Express
1989Casablanca Expressas Major Gen. WilliamsMovie
William Holden: The Golden Boy
1989William Holden: The Golden Boyas SelfMovie
My Town
1986My Townas Lucas WheelerMovie
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
1982The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'as SelfMovie
Happy Birthday to Me
1981Happy Birthday to Meas Dr. David FaradayMovie
Great White Death
1981Great White Deathas NarratorMovie
Superman II
1980Superman IIas Jonathan Kent (archive footage) (uncredited)Movie
Virus
1980Virusas President RichardsonMovie
Day of the Assassin
1979Day of the Assassinas ChristakisMovie
The Gift
1979The Giftas Billy DevlinMovie
Beggarman, Thief
1979Beggarman, Thiefas David DonnellyMovie
Beggarman, Thief
1979Beggarman, Thiefas David DonnellyTV
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
1979When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunionas Self - HostMovie
The Sacketts
1979The Sackettsas Tom SundayTV
The Hollywood Clowns
1979The Hollywood Clownsas Narrator (voice)Movie
The Visitor
1979The Visitoras Det. Jake DurhamMovie
Superman
1978Supermanas Pa KentMovie
Evening in Byzantium
1978Evening in Byzantiumas Jesse CraigMovie
Evening in Byzantium
1978Evening in Byzantiumas Jesse CraigTV
Police Story: No Margin for Error
1978Police Story: No Margin for Erroras Deputy Chief Walter HayesMovie
The 3,000 Mile Chase
1977The 3,000 Mile Chaseas Paul Dvorak / Leonard StaveckMovie
Once an Eagle
1976Once an Eagleas George CaldwellTV
Midway
1976Midwayas Rear Admiral Raymond A. SpruanceMovie
Long Way Home
1975Long Way Homeas Rev. Tom HolvakMovie
T
1975The Family HolvakTV
Punch and Jody
1974Punch and Jodyas Peter 'Punch' TraversMovie
The Greatest Gift
1974The Greatest Giftas Rev. HolvakMovie
Dinah!
1974Dinah!as SelfTV
The Disappearance of Flight 412
1974The Disappearance of Flight 412as Colonel Pete MooreMovie
Santee
1973Santeeas SanteeMovie
Police Story
1973Police StoryTV
Jarrett
1973Jarrettas Sam JarrettMovie
The Marshal of Madrid
1972The Marshal of Madridas Sam CadeMovie
Sam Cade
1972Sam Cadeas Sam CadeMovie
Cade's County
1971Cade's Countyas Sheriff Sam CadeTV
V
1971V.I.P. Schaukelas SelfTV
Once Upon a Wheel
1971Once Upon a Wheelas SelfTV
The Brotherhood of the Bell
1970The Brotherhood of the Bellas Prof. Andrew 'Andy' PattersonMovie
Heaven with a Gun
1969Heaven with a Gunas Jim KillanMovie
Smith!
1969Smith!as SmithMovie
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968The Dean Martin Christmas Showas Self (uncredited)Movie
Day of the Evil Gun
1968Day of the Evil Gunas Lorn WarfieldMovie
A Time for Killing
1967A Time for Killingas Tom WolcottMovie
The Last Challenge
1967The Last Challengeas Marshal Dan BlaineMovie
Rage
1966Rageas ReubenMovie
Is Paris Burning?
1966Is Paris Burning?as Lt. Gen. Omar N. BradleyMovie
The Dean Martin Show
1965The Dean Martin ShowTV
The Money Trap
1965The Money Trapas Joe BaronMovie
Dear Heart
1965Dear Heartas Harry MorkMovie
The Rounders
1965The Roundersas Ben JonesMovie
Fate Is the Hunter
1964Fate Is the Hunteras Sam McBaneMovie
Advance to the Rear
1964Advance to the Rearas Capt. Jared HeathMovie
Hollywood and the Stars
1963Hollywood and the Starsas Self (archive footage)TV
Love is a Ball
1963Love is a Ballas John Lathrop DavisMovie
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
1963The Courtship of Eddie's Fatheras Tom CorbettMovie
The Merv Griffin Show
1962The Merv Griffin Showas SelfTV
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas SelfTV
Experiment in Terror
1962Experiment in Terroras John RipleyMovie
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
1962The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypseas Julio DesnoyersMovie
Pocketful of Miracles
1961Pocketful of Miraclesas Dave 'The Dude' ConwayMovie
The Dick Powell Show
1961The Dick Powell Showas Self - Guest HostTV
Cry for Happy
1961Cry for Happyas Andy CyphersMovie
Cimarron
1960Cimarronas Yancey 'Cimarron' CravatMovie
The Gazebo
1960The Gazeboas Elliott NashMovie
It Started with a Kiss
1959It Started with a Kissas Sgt. Joe FitzpatrickMovie
Torpedo Run
1958Torpedo Runas Lt. Cmdr. Barney DoyleMovie
Imitation General
1958Imitation Generalas MSgt. Murphy SavageMovie
The Sheepman
1958The Sheepmanas Jason SweetMovie
Cowboy
1958Cowboyas Tom ReeseMovie
The Day Called X
1957The Day Called Xas NarratorMovie
Don't Go Near the Water
1957Don't Go Near the Wateras Lt. J.G. Max SiegelMovie
3:10 to Yuma
19573:10 to Yumaas Ben WadeMovie
The Teahouse of the August Moon
1957The Teahouse of the August Moonas Captain FisbyMovie
Operation Teahouse
1956Operation Teahouseas SelfMovie
The Fastest Gun Alive
1956The Fastest Gun Aliveas George Temple / George Kelby, Jr.Movie
Jubal
1956Jubalas Jubal TroopMovie
Ransom!
1956Ransom!as David G. 'Dave' StannardMovie
Have Faith in Our Children
1955Have Faith in Our Childrenas HimselfMovie
Trial
1955Trialas David BlakeMovie
MGM Parade
1955MGM Paradeas Dave Stannard in 'Ransom!' (archive footage)TV
Interrupted Melody
1955Interrupted Melodyas Dr. Thomas KingMovie
Blackboard Jungle
1955Blackboard Jungleas Richard DadierMovie
The Violent Men
1955The Violent Menas John ParrishMovie
The Americano
1955The Americanoas Sam DentMovie
Human Desire
1954Human Desireas Jeff WarrenMovie
C
1954City Storyas NarratorMovie
Appointment in Honduras
1953Appointment in Hondurasas Jim CorbettMovie
The Big Heat
1953The Big Heatas Det. Sgt. Dave BannionMovie
Plunder of the Sun
1953Plunder of the Sunas Al ColbyMovie
The Man from the Alamo
1953The Man from the Alamoas John StroudMovie
Time Bomb
1953Time Bombas Peter LyncortMovie
This Is Your Life
1952This Is Your Lifeas SelfTV
Affair in Trinidad
1952Affair in Trinidadas Steve EmeryMovie
Young Man with Ideas
1952Young Man with Ideasas Maxwell WebsterMovie
The Green Glove
1952The Green Gloveas Michael 'Mike' BlakeMovie
The Secret of Convict Lake
1951The Secret of Convict Lakeas Jim CanfieldMovie
Follow the Sun
1951Follow the Sunas Ben HoganMovie
The Redhead and the Cowboy
1951The Redhead and the Cowboyas Gil KyleMovie
The Flying Missile
1950The Flying Missileas William A. TalbotMovie
Convicted
1950Convictedas Joe HuffordMovie
The White Tower
1950The White Toweras Martin OrdwayMovie
The Bob Hope Show
1950The Bob Hope Showas SelfTV
The Doctor and the Girl
1949The Doctor and the Girlas Dr. Michael CordayMovie
Mr. Soft Touch
1949Mr. Soft Touchas Joe MiracleMovie
Lust for Gold
1949Lust for Goldas Jacob 'Dutch' WalzMovie
The Undercover Man
1949The Undercover Manas Frank WarrenMovie
The Return of October
1948The Return of Octoberas Prof. Bentley 'Bass' Bassett Jr.Movie
The Loves of Carmen
1948The Loves of Carmenas Don JoséMovie
The Man from Colorado
1948The Man from Coloradoas Col. Owen DevereauxMovie
The Mating of Millie
1948The Mating of Millieas Doug AndrewsMovie
Framed
1947Framedas Mike LambertMovie
Gallant Journey
1946Gallant Journeyas John J. MontgomeryMovie
A Stolen Life
1946A Stolen Lifeas Bill EmersonMovie
Gilda
1946Gildaas Johnny FarrellMovie
Golden Globe Awards
1944Golden Globe Awardsas Self - PresenterTV
Guadalcanal Diary
1943Guadalcanal Diaryas Marine Extra (uncredited)Movie
Destroyer
1943Destroyeras Mickey DonohueMovie
Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform
1943Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniformas HimselfMovie
The Desperadoes
1943The Desperadoesas Cheyenne RogersMovie
Show-Business at War
1943Show-Business at Waras SelfMovie
Flight Lieutenant
1942Flight Lieutenantas Danny DoyleMovie
The Adventures of Martin Eden
1942The Adventures of Martin Edenas Martin EdenMovie
Go West, Young Lady
1941Go West, Young Ladyas Tex MillerMovie
Texas
1941Texasas Tod RamseyMovie
So Ends Our Night
1941So Ends Our Nightas Ludwig KernMovie
Blondie Plays Cupid
1940Blondie Plays Cupidas CharlieMovie
The Lady in Question
1940The Lady in Questionas Pierre MorestanMovie
Babies for Sale
1940Babies for Saleas Steve Burton / Oscar HansonMovie
Men Without Souls
1940Men Without Soulsas Johnny AdamsMovie
Convicted Woman
1940Convicted Womanas Jim Brent (Reporter)Movie
My Son Is Guilty
1939My Son Is Guiltyas BarneyMovie
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
1939Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fenceas Joe RileyMovie