George Ford
Known for: Acting
Tall distinguished looking George Ford started out as a contract player in the early 1930s but like most contract players, it didn't work out. Never discouraged, Ford moved on to roles as dancers, socialites, and chorus boys. Ford would occasionally have dialog but he was constantly used for his good looking appearance and his unique ability to ballroom dance. During the 1950s, Ford developed a reputation for being one of the best dancers in Hollywood. Musicals weren't his specialty though, it was the nice ballrooms and the socialite parties. He continue to work these throughout his career. He also managed to appear in a lot of various war films playing soldiers and high ranking military officers. With the popularity of television westerns increase, Ford found himself frequently appearing at square dances and as a dancer to show the leading ladies off. Eventually he became a regular townsman for a few years on Gunsmoke appearing in the bar scenes and playing bank tellers and town dignitaries. By 1968, Ford's work started to decrease and he decided to retire to Colorado where he could take up skiing and where he and his wife regularly competed in ballroom dancing contest. Like many extras, Ford's talents were not known to the general film public but he leaves behind a legacy of making the other dancers he danced with look better than they were and a large amount of film work that can be appreciated by future generation.
Filmography
Series
Perry Mason
Party Guest (uncredited)
1957
Series
Perry Mason
Club Patron (uncredited)
1957
Series
Bonanza
Duel Spectator (uncredited)
1959
Series
Bonanza
Townsman (uncredited)
1959
Series
Bonanza
Delegate (uncredited)
1959
Series
Wagon Train
Wagon Train Member (uncredited)
1957
Series
Wagon Train
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
1957
Series
Wagon Train
Sandra's Dance Partner (uncredited)
1957
Series
Batman
Police Officer (uncredited)
1966
Series
Batman
Club Member (uncredited)
1966
Series
Batman
Art Gallery Patron (uncredited)
1966
Series
Batman
Supporter at Rally (uncredited)
1966
Series
Batman
Observer at Window (uncredited)
1966
Series
Batman
Anniversary Tribute Attendee (uncredited)
1966
Series
Batman
Citizen (uncredited)
1966
Series
Mission: Impossible
Guard (uncredited)
1966
Series
Mission: Impossible
Agent (uncredited)
1966
Series
Have Gun, Will Travel
Party Guest (uncredited)
1957
Series
Have Gun, Will Travel
Member of Princess's Court (uncredited)
1957
Series
Have Gun, Will Travel
Poker Player (uncredited)
1957
Series
The Beverly Hillbillies
Party Guest (uncredited)
1962
Series
The Beverly Hillbillies
Contest Guest (uncredited)
1962
Series
The Virginian
Party Guest (uncredited)
1962
Series
The Twilight Zone
Casino Patron (uncredited)
1959
Series
The Twilight Zone
Croupier (uncredited)
1959
Series
The Twilight Zone
Bar Patron (uncredited)
1959
Series
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
1961
Series
The Donna Reed Show
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
1958
Series
The Wild Wild West
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
1965
Series
The Wild Wild West
Party Guest (uncredited)
1965
Series
The Untouchables
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
1959
Series
The Untouchables
Gangster Shooting in Lobby (uncredited)
1959
Series
The Untouchables
Jake Gurrah (uncredited)
1959
Series
The Untouchables
Doc (uncredited)
1959
Series
The Untouchables
Race Spectator (uncredited)
1959
Series
The Untouchables
Photographer (uncredited)
1959
Series
Rawhide
Party Guest (uncredited)
1959
Series
Rawhide
Railroad Guard (uncredited)
1959
Series
The Lucy Show
Photographer (uncredited)
1962
Series
Cheyenne
Senator (uncredited)
1955
Series
Burke's Law
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
1963
Series
Zorro
Townsman (uncredited)
1957
Series
Green Acres
Townsman (uncredited)
1965
Series
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
Club Patron (uncredited)
1952
Series
The Jack Benny Program
Clerk (uncredited)
1950
Series
Bat Masterson
Townsman (uncredited)
1958
Series
Father Knows Best
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1954
Series
Father Knows Best
Audience Member (uncredited)
1954
Series
The Invaders
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
1967
Series
Gunsmoke
Townsman (uncredited)
1955
Series
Gunsmoke
Clarendon Townsman (uncredited)
1955
Series
Gunsmoke
Diner Patron (uncredited)
1955
Series
Dennis the Menace
Auction Guest (uncredited)
1959
Series
Dennis the Menace
Man at Airport (uncredited)
1959
Series
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Party Guest (uncredited)
1964
Series
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Casino Patron (uncredited)
1964
Series
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Pedestrian (uncredited)
1964
Series
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Club Member (uncredited)
1964
Series
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Thrush Agent (uncredited)
1964
Series
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Fashion Show Spectator (uncredited)
1964
Series
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Scientist (uncredited)
1964
Series
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Reporter (uncredited)
1955
Series
Thriller
Club Patron (uncredited)
1960
Series
The Green Hornet
Party Guest (uncredited)
1966
Series
Honey West
Photographer (uncredited)
1965
Film
Some Like It Hot
Police Officer (uncredited)
1959
Film
Singin' in the Rain
Security Guard (uncredited)
1952
Series
Cimarron Strip
Townsman (uncredited)
1967
Series
Mr. Lucky
Casino Patron (uncredited)
1959
Series
Arrest and Trial
Juror (uncredited)
1963
Series
Arrest and Trial
Judge (uncredited)
1963
Series
Arrest and Trial
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1963
Series
Arrest and Trial
Party Guest (uncredited)
1963
Series
Alcoa Theatre
Reporter (uncredited)
1957
Series
Sam Benedict
Board Member (uncredited)
1962
Series
Sam Benedict
Juror (uncredited)
1962
Series
The Lieutenant
Observer at Rally (uncredited)
1963
Film
The Great Race
Man in Hallway at Sentinel (uncredited)
1965
Film
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Courtroom Officer (uncredited)
1953
Film
Torn Curtain
Party Guest (uncredited)
1966
Film
Cat Ballou
Brothel Customer (uncredited)
1965
Film
Pillow Talk
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1959
Film
North to Alaska
Miner (uncredited)
1960
Film
White Christmas
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1954
Film
Imitation of Life
Show Spectator (uncredited)
1959
Film
Warlock
Townsman (uncredited)
1959
Film
The Cincinnati Kid
Poker Game Spectator (uncredited)
1965
Film
The Enemy Below
Officer (uncredited)
1957
Film
The Band Wagon
Auctioneer's Assistant (uncredited)
1953
Film
Man's Favorite Sport?
Fisherman (uncredited)
1964
Film
Top Hat
Club Patron (uncredited)
1935
Film
Monsieur Verdoux
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
1947
Film
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
Elevator Passenger (uncredited)
1956
Film
The Bad and the Beautiful
Club Patron (uncredited)
1952
Film
His Kind of Woman
Lodge Guest (uncredited)
1951
Film
The Glass Bottom Boat
Party Guest (uncredited)
1966
Film
Angel Face
Bailiff (uncredited)
1953
Film
The Thrill of It All
Party Guest (uncredited)
1963
Film
The Buccaneer
Party Guest (uncredited)
1958
Film
Advise & Consent
Senator (uncredited)
1962
Film
Dragonwyck
Man (uncredited)
1946
Film
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
Townsman (uncredited)
1943
Film
Show Boat
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
1951
Film
The Country Girl
Theatre Patron (uncredited)
1954
Film
The Eddy Duchin Story
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1956
Film
Son of Flubber
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1963
Film
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Reporter (uncredited)
1951
Film
Two Weeks in Another Town
Guest at Anniversary Banquet (uncredited)
1962
Film
Artists and Models
Spectator on Sidewalk (uncredited)
1955
Film
You Were Never Lovelier
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
1942
Film
It's Always Fair Weather
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1955
Film
Born to Be Bad
Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
1950
Film
All Through the Night
Club Patron (uncredited)
1942
Film
Designing Woman
Ringside Photographer (uncredited)
1957
Film
Who Was That Lady?
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
1960
Film
Elmer Gantry
Reporter (uncredited)
1960
Film
Raintree County
Club Patron (uncredited)
1957
Film
Lover Come Back
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1961
Film
Law of the Lawless
Townsman (uncredited)
1964
Film
Cimarron
Townsman (uncredited)
1960
Film
The Letter
Party Guest (uncredited)
1940
Film
Fate Is the Hunter
Loadmaster (uncredited)
1964
Film
Love Affair
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
1939
Film
The Stooge
Party Guest (uncredited)
1951
Film
Riff-Raff
Club Patron (uncredited)
1947
Film
The Helen Morgan Story
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
1957
Film
The Damned Don't Cry
Club Patron (uncredited)
1950
Film
Thunder Over the Plains
Guard (uncredited)
1953
Film
The FBI Story
Plane Passenger (uncredited)
1959
Film
Under the Yum Yum Tree
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
1963
Film
The Last Hurrah
Man (uncredited)
1958
Film
Cult of the Cobra
1955
Film
The Silver Chalice
Guard (uncredited)
1954
Film
The Killer That Stalked New York
Federal Agent (uncredited)
1950
Film
City for Conquest
Dance Contestant (uncredited)
1940
Film
The Buster Keaton Story
Restaurant Diner (uncredited)
1957
Film
A Lady Takes a Chance
Wealthy Young Man
1943
Film
My Man Godfrey
Party Guest (uncredited)
1957
Film
The Turning Point
Policeman (uncredited)
1952
Film
The Garment Jungle
Union Member (uncredited)
1957
Film
It Started with a Kiss
Charity Raffle Guest (uncredited)
1959
Film
The Rack
Courtroom Spectator
1956
Film
Give Me Your Heart
Club Patron (uncredited)
1936
Film
Seven Thieves
Casino Patron (uncredited)
1960
Film
Black Angel
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1946
Film
The Opposite Sex
Patron at 21 (uncredited)
1956
Film
Hollywood Canteen
Soldier (uncredited)
1944
Film
Wee Willie Winkie
Soldier (uncredited)
1937
Film
Three for the Show
Male Harem Dancer (uncredited)
1955
Film
On Moonlight Bay
Train Passenger (uncredited)
1951
Film
Sol Madrid
Board Member
1968
Film
Go Naked in the World
Party Guest (uncredited)
1961
Film
The Man from Galveston
Attorney Mullaney (uncredited)
1963
Film
Hellzapoppin'
Party Guest (uncredited)
1941
Film
Who Done It?
Station Employee (uncredited)
1942
Film
My Forbidden Past
Party Guest (uncredited)
1951
Film
Carefree
Country Club Guest (uncredited)
1938
Film
Roadblock
Plane Passenger (uncredited)
1951
Film
Critic's Choice
Audience Member (uncredited)
1963
Film
Johnny Stool Pigeon
Joe - The Bartender (uncredited)
1949
Film
Youngblood Hawke
Party Guest (uncredited)
1964
Film
The Falcon Takes Over
Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
1942
Film
Ransom!
Guard (uncredited)
1956
Film
Lucky Me
Party Guest (uncredited)
1954
Film
Death in Small Doses
Diner Patron (uncredited)
1957
Film
Bombardier
Co-Pilot
1943
Film
Born to Kill
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
1947
Film
Winchester '73
Townsman (uncredited)
1967
Film
The Notorious Lone Wolf
Club Marquis Patron (uncredited)
1946
Film
Hollywood Party
Party Guest (uncredited)
1934
Film
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
1961
Film
The Square Jungle
Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)
1955
Film
Vicki
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1953
Film
The Gay Bride
Troupe Member (uncredited)
1934
Film
King of the Royal Mounted
Paralytic #3
1940
Film
Holiday for Lovers
Man at Airport (uncredited)
1959
Film
The Werewolf
Townsman (uncredited)
1956
Eve Knew Her Apples
Rewrite Man (scenes deleted)
1945
Film
The Wet Parade
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1932
Film
Around the World
Soldier
1943
Film
The Crowd Roars
Party Guest (uncredited)
1938
Film
Broadway
Club Patron (uncredited)
1942
Film
Beauty for the Asking
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
1939
Film
The Hypnotic Eye
Audience Member (uncredited)
1960
Film
Pawnee
Wagon Train Member (uncredited)
1957
Film
Mississippi
Party Guest (uncredited)
1935
Film
Slightly French
Party Guest (uncredited)
1949
Film
Brave Warrior
Soldier (uncredited)
1952
Film
Heartbeat
Ball Guest (uncredited)
1946
Film
Callaway Went Thataway
Waiter (uncredited)
1951
Film
College Holiday
Dancer
1936