Actor
Glenn Ford
Glenn Ford has worked on 100 movies and 9 TV shows, between 1939 and 1991. On Nahoko: 55 movies and 4 TV shows. Best known for Superman, Gilda and The Big Heat.
- Born
- 1 May 1916
- Birthplace
- Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
- Height
- 180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
- Died
- 30 August 2006 (aged 90)
- Also known as
- Gwyllyn Samuel Newton Ford, Gwyllyn Ford, Гленн Форд
- Nationality
- Canada, United States
- Career start
- 1939
- Education
- Santa Monica High School
Known for
★ 7.4
Superman1978
★ 7.6
Gilda1946
★ 7.9The Big Heat1953
★ 7.6Rent/Buy3:10 to Yuma1957
★ 6.8
Midway1976
★ 6.0
Happy Birthday to Me1981
★ 7.4Rent/BuyBlackboard Jungle1955
★ 7.1
Pocketful of Miracles1961
★ 7.3Experiment in Terror1962
★ 7.1Human Desire1954
★ 5.2
The Visitor1979
★ 7.1
Jubal1956
★ 7.2
A Stolen Life1946
★ 7.1Rent/BuyThe Fastest Gun Alive1956
★ 6.6The Teahouse of the August Moon1956
★ 6.7Cowboy1958
★ 6.4Cimarron1960
★ 6.8Rent/BuyThe Courtship of Eddie's Father1963
★ 6.9
The Violent Men1955
★ 6.6Affair in Trinidad1952Where to watch
United States
34 of their 59 titles are streaming right now in United States.
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Biography
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).
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Awards and nominations
2 wins
- 1961Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy · Pocketful of MiraclesWon
- Legion of HonourWon
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Frequent collaborators
Edgar Buchanan10 titles together
Rita Hayworth4 titles together
Broderick Crawford3 titles together
William Holden2 titles together
Claire Trevor2 titles together
Evelyn Keyes2 titles together
Edward G. Robinson2 titles together
George Macready2 titles togetherFilmography 59
1981
- Happy Birthday to MeMovieMovie · as Dr. David Faraday★ 6.0
1980
- VirusMovieMovie · as President Richardson
★ 6.2
1979
- The VisitorMovieMovie · as Det. Jake Durham★ 5.2
- The SackettsTV showTV show · as Tom Sunday · 2 episodes★ 7.6
1978
- SupermanMovieMovie · as Pa Kent★ 7.4
1976
- MidwayMovieMovie · as Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance★ 6.8
1973
- Police StoryTV showTV show★ 7.5
1969
- Heaven with a GunMovieMovie · as Jim KillanRent/Buy★ 6.3
1968
- Day of the Evil GunMovieMovie · as Lorn Warfield★ 6.4
1967
- The Last ChallengeMovieMovie · as Marshal Dan Blaine★ 6.1
- A Time for KillingMovieMovie · as Tom WolcottRent/Buy★ 5.4
1966
- Is Paris Burning?MovieMovie · as Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley★ 6.8
1965
- The RoundersMovieMovie · as Ben Jones★ 6.1
- The Dean Martin ShowTV showTV show
★ 8.1 - The Hollywood Squares (Daytime)TV showTV show · as themselves · 5 episodes★ 6.8
1964
- Fate Is the HunterMovieMovie · as Sam McBane★ 6.8
- Dear HeartMovieMovie · as Harry MorkRent/Buy★ 7.2
- Advance to the RearMovieMovie · as Capt. Jared Heath★ 5.9
1963
- The Courtship of Eddie's FatherMovieMovie · as Tom CorbettRent/Buy★ 6.8
1962
- Experiment in TerrorMovieMovie · as John Ripley★ 7.3
- The Four Horsemen of the ApocalypseMovieMovie · as Julio DesnoyersRent/Buy★ 6.5
1961
- Pocketful of MiraclesMovieMovie · as Dave 'The Dude' Conway★ 7.1
1960
- CimarronMovieMovie · as Yancey 'Cimarron' Cravat★ 6.4
1959
- The GazeboMovieMovie · as Elliott Nash★ 6.8
- It Started with a KissMovieMovie · as Joe Fitzpatrick★ 6.0
1958
- CowboyMovieMovie · as Tom Reese★ 6.7
- The SheepmanMovieMovie · as Jason Sweet
★ 6.8 - Torpedo RunMovieMovie · as Lt. Cmdr. Barney Doyle★ 6.4
1957
- 3:10 to YumaMovieMovie · as Ben WadeRent/Buy★ 7.6
1956
- JubalMovieMovie · as Jubal Troop★ 7.1
- The Fastest Gun AliveMovieMovie · as George Temple / George Kelby, Jr.Rent/Buy★ 7.1
- The Teahouse of the August MoonMovieMovie · as Captain Fisby★ 6.6
- Ransom!MovieMovie · as David G. 'Dave' Stannard
★ 7.0
1955
- Blackboard JungleMovieMovie · as Richard DadierRent/Buy★ 7.4
- The Violent MenMovieMovie · as John Parrish★ 6.9
- TrialMovieMovie · as David Blake★ 6.9
- Interrupted MelodyMovieMovie · as Dr. Thomas KingRent/Buy★ 6.7
1954
- Human DesireMovieMovie · as Jeff Warren★ 7.1
1953
- The Big HeatMovieMovie · as Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion★ 7.9
- The Man from the AlamoMovieMovie · as John StroudRent/Buy★ 6.4
- Terror on a TrainMovieMovie · as Peter Lyncort★ 6.1
1952
- Affair in TrinidadMovieMovie · as Steve Emery★ 6.6
- The Green GloveMovieMovie · as Michael 'Mike' Blake
★ 6.0
1951
- The Secret of Convict LakeMovieMovie · as Jim Canfield★ 6.9
1950
- ConvictedMovieMovie · as Joe Hufford★ 6.8
- The White TowerMovieMovie · as Martin Ordway★ 6.1
1949
- The Undercover ManMovieMovie · as Frank Warren★ 6.6
- Lust for GoldMovieMovie · as Jacob 'Dutch' WalzRent/Buy★ 6.8
- Mr. Soft TouchMovieMovie · as Joe Miracle★ 6.6
1948
- The Man from ColoradoMovieMovie · as Col. Owen Devereaux★ 6.6
- The Loves of CarmenMovieMovie · as Don José
★ 6.1
1947
- FramedMovieMovie · as Mike Lambert
★ 6.9
1946
- GildaMovieMovie · as Johnny Farrell★ 7.6
- A Stolen LifeMovieMovie · as Bill Emerson★ 7.2
1943
- Guadalcanal DiaryMovieMovie · as Marine Extra (uncredited)Rent/Buy★ 6.6
- The DesperadoesMovieMovie · as Cheyenne Rogers★ 6.5
- DestroyerMovieMovie · as Mickey Donohue★ 6.3
1941
- TexasMovieMovie · as Tod Ramsey★ 6.7
1940
- The Lady in QuestionMovieMovie · as Pierre Morestan★ 6.3
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1991
- Final VerdictMovieMovie · as Rev. Rogers
- Raw NerveMovieMovie · as Captain Gavin
1990
- Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the DreamMovieMovie · as themselves
1989
- Border ShootoutMovieMovie · as Sheriff Danaher
- Casablanca ExpressMovieMovie · as Major Gen. Williams
- William Holden: The Golden BoyMovieMovie · as themselves
1986
- My TownMovieMovie · as Lucas Wheeler
1982
- The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'MovieMovie · as themselves
1981
- Great White DeathMovieMovie · as themselves
1979
- Beggarman, ThiefTV showTV show · as David Donnelly · 2 episodes
- Day of the AssassinMovieMovie · as Christakis
- The GiftMovieMovie · as Billy Devlin
- The Hollywood ClownsMovieMovie · as themselves (voice)
- When the West Was Fun: A Western ReunionMovieMovie · as themselves
1978
- Evening in ByzantiumTV showTV show · as Jesse Craig · 2 episodes
- Police Story: No Margin for ErrorMovieMovie · as Deputy Chief Walter Hayes
1977
- The 3,000 Mile ChaseMovieMovie · as Paul Dvorak / Leonard Staveck
1976
- Once an EagleTV showTV show · as George Caldwell · 7 episodes
1975
- Long Way HomeMovieMovie · as Rev. Tom Holvak
- The Family HolvakTV showTV show
1974
- Dinah!TV showTV show · as themselves · 1 episode
- Punch and JodyMovieMovie · as Peter 'Punch' Travers
- The Disappearance of Flight 412MovieMovie · as Colonel Pete Moore
- The Greatest GiftMovieMovie · as Rev. Holvak
1972
- Sam CadeMovieMovie · as Sam Cade
- The Marshal of MadridMovieMovie · as Sam Cade
1971
- Cade's CountyTV showTV show · as Sheriff Sam Cade · 24 episodes
- Once Upon a WheelTV showTV show · as themselves · 1 episode
1970
- The Brotherhood of the BellMovieMovie · as Prof. Andrew 'Andy' Patterson
1969
- Smith!MovieMovie · as Smith
1968
- The Dean Martin Christmas ShowMovieMovie · as themselves (uncredited)
1966
- RageMovieMovie · as Reuben
1965
- The Money TrapMovieMovie · as Joe Baron
1963
- Love is a BallMovieMovie · as John Lathrop Davis
1961
- Cry for HappyMovieMovie · as Andy Cyphers
1958
- Imitation GeneralMovieMovie · as MSgt. Murphy Savage
1957
- Don't Go Near the WaterMovieMovie · as Lt. J.G. Max Siegel
- The Day Called XMovieMovie · as themselves
1956
- Operation TeahouseMovieMovie · as themselves
1955
- Have Faith in Our ChildrenMovieMovie · as themselves
- MGM ParadeTV showTV show
- The AmericanoMovieMovie · as Sam Dent
1954
- City StoryMovieMovie · as themselves
1953
- Appointment in HondurasMovieMovie · as Jim Corbett
- Plunder of the SunMovieMovie · as Al Colby
1952
- This Is Your LifeTV showTV show · as themselves · 1 episode
- Young Man with IdeasMovieMovie · as Maxwell Webster
1951
- Follow the SunMovieMovie · as Ben Hogan
- The Redhead and the CowboyMovieMovie · as Gil Kyle
1950
- The Flying MissileMovieMovie · as William A. Talbot
1949
- The Doctor and the GirlMovieMovie · as Dr. Michael Corday
1948
- The Mating of MillieMovieMovie · as Doug Andrews
- The Return of OctoberMovieMovie · as Prof. Bentley 'Bass' Bassett Jr.
1946
- Gallant JourneyMovieMovie · as John J. Montgomery
1943
- Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in UniformMovieMovie · as themselves
- Show-Business at WarMovieMovie · as themselves
1942
- Flight LieutenantMovieMovie · as Danny Doyle
- The Adventures of Martin EdenMovieMovie · as Martin Eden
1941
- Go West, Young LadyMovieMovie · as Tex Miller
- So Ends Our NightMovieMovie · as Ludwig Kern
1940
- Babies for SaleMovieMovie · as Steve Burton / Oscar Hanson
- Blondie Plays CupidMovieMovie · as Charlie
- Convicted WomanMovieMovie · as Jim Brent (Reporter)
- Men Without SoulsMovieMovie · as Johnny Adams
1939
- Heaven with a Barbed Wire FenceMovieMovie · as Joe Riley
- My Son Is GuiltyMovieMovie · as Barney