Glenn Ford
Known for: Acting
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).
Filmography
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
1944
Series
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
1962
Film
Superman
Pa Kent
1978
Series
Dinah!
Self
1974
Series
The Bob Hope Show
Self
1950
Film
Superman II
Jonathan Kent (archive footage) (uncredited)
1980
Series
Police Story
1973
Series
This Is Your Life
Self
1952
Series
MGM Parade
Dave Stannard in 'Ransom!' (archive footage)
1955
Series
MGM Parade
1955
Series
The Dean Martin Show
1965
V.I.P. Schaukel
Self
1971
Series
The Dick Powell Show
Self - Guest Host
1961
Series
Hollywood Squares
Self - Center Square
1966
Film
3:10 to Yuma
Ben Wade
1957
Film
Midway
Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
1976
Series
Once an Eagle
George Caldwell
1976
Film
The Big Heat
Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion
1953
Film
Is Paris Burning?
Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley
1966
Series
The Sacketts
Tom Sunday
1979
Film
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Tom Corbett
1963
Film
Gilda
Johnny Farrell
1946
Film
Pocketful of Miracles
Dave 'The Dude' Conway
1961
Film
Happy Birthday to Me
Dr. David Faraday
1981
Film
Jubal
Jubal Troop
1956
Film
Affair in Trinidad
Steve Emery
1952
Film
Blackboard Jungle
Richard Dadier
1955
Film
Guadalcanal Diary
Marine Extra (uncredited)
1943
Film
Cimarron
Yancey 'Cimarron' Cravat
1960
Film
The Fastest Gun Alive
George Temple / George Kelby, Jr.
1956
Film
The Rounders
Ben Jones
1965
Film
The Gazebo
Elliott Nash
1959
Series
Beggarman, Thief
David Donnelly
1979
Film
Virus
President Richardson
1980
Series
Hollywood and the Stars
Self (archive footage)
1963
Film
The Man from the Alamo
John Stroud
1953
Film
The Sheepman
Jason Sweet
1958
Series
Cade's County
Sheriff Sam Cade
1971
Film
Texas
Tod Ramsey
1941
Film
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
Self
1982
Film
William Holden: The Golden Boy
Self
1989
Film
Day of the Evil Gun
Lorn Warfield
1968
Film
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Julio Desnoyers
1962
Film
The Day Called X
Narrator
1957
Film
A Time for Killing
Tom Wolcott
1967
Film
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
Self - Host
1979
Film
The Violent Men
John Parrish
1955
Film
Trial
David Blake
1955
Film
Cowboy
Tom Reese
1958
Film
A Stolen Life
Bill Emerson
1946
Film
The Man from Colorado
Col. Owen Devereaux
1948
Film
Torpedo Run
Lt. Cmdr. Barney Doyle
1958
Series
Evening in Byzantium
Jesse Craig
1978
Film
The Teahouse of the August Moon
Captain Fisby
1957
The Family Holvak
1975
Film
The Redhead and the Cowboy
Gil Kyle
1951
Film
Dear Heart
Harry Mork
1965
Film
The Last Challenge
Marshal Dan Blaine
1967
Film
The Visitor
Det. Jake Durham
1979
Film
Smith!
Smith
1969
Film
Heaven with a Gun
Jim Killan
1969
Film
Human Desire
Jeff Warren
1954
Film
The Desperadoes
Cheyenne Rogers
1943
Film
The Money Trap
Joe Baron
1965
Film
Fate Is the Hunter
Sam McBane
1964
Film
It Started with a Kiss
Joe Fitzpatrick
1959
Film
Advance to the Rear
Capt. Jared Heath
1964
Film
Experiment in Terror
John Ripley
1962
Film
Cry for Happy
Andy Cyphers
1961
Film
The Mating of Millie
Doug Andrews
1948
Film
The Undercover Man
Frank Warren
1949
Film
Don't Go Near the Water
Lt. J.G. Max Siegel
1957
Series
Once Upon a Wheel
Self
1971
Film
Flight Lieutenant
Danny Doyle
1942
Film
Border Shootout
Sheriff Danaher
1989
Film
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Self (uncredited)
1968
Film
Framed
Mike Lambert
1947
Film
Ransom!
David G. 'Dave' Stannard
1956
Film
Lust for Gold
Jacob 'Dutch' Walz
1949
Film
The Secret of Convict Lake
Jim Canfield
1951
Film
The Disappearance of Flight 412
Colonel Pete Moore
1974
Film
Mr. Soft Touch
Joe Miracle
1949
Film
Follow the Sun
Ben Hogan
1951
Film
Appointment in Honduras
Jim Corbett
1953
Film
The Brotherhood of the Bell
Prof. Andrew 'Andy' Patterson
1970
Film
Plunder of the Sun
Al Colby
1953
Film
Gallant Journey
John J. Montgomery
1946
Film
Men Without Souls
Johnny Adams
1940
Film
Punch and Jody
Peter 'Punch' Travers
1974
Film
Santee
Santee
1973
Film
Destroyer
Mickey Donohue
1943
Film
Young Man with Ideas
Maxwell Webster
1952
Film
Convicted
Joe Hufford
1950
Film
The Loves of Carmen
Don José
1948
Film
Interrupted Melody
Dr. Thomas King
1955
Film
Babies for Sale
Steve Burton / Oscar Hanson
1940
Film
The Americano
Sam Dent
1955
Film
Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream
Self
1990
Film
The Gift
Billy Devlin
1979
Film
Raw Nerve
Captain Gavin
1991
Film
Final Verdict
Rev. Rogers
1991
Film
Long Way Home
Rev. Tom Holvak
1975
Film
So Ends Our Night
Ludwig Kern
1941
Film
Convicted Woman
Jim Brent (Reporter)
1940
Film
The Adventures of Martin Eden
Martin Eden
1942
Film
The 3,000 Mile Chase
Paul Dvorak / Leonard Staveck
1977
Film
Rage
Reuben
1966
Film
Sam Cade
Sam Cade
1972
Film
The Doctor and the Girl
Dr. Michael Corday
1949
Film
Casablanca Express
Major Gen. Williams
1989
Film
The Flying Missile
William A. Talbot
1950
Film
Go West, Young Lady
Tex Miller
1941
Film
Love is a Ball
John Lathrop Davis
1963
Film
Show-Business at War
Self
1943
Film
The Lady in Question
Pierre Morestan
1940
Film
Beggarman, Thief
David Donnelly
1979
Film
Police Story: No Margin for Error
Deputy Chief Walter Hayes
1978
Film
My Town
Lucas Wheeler
1986
Film
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
Joe Riley
1939
Film
Time Bomb
Peter Lyncort
1953
Film
The Green Glove
Michael 'Mike' Blake
1952
Film
Day of the Assassin
Christakis
1979
Film
The Making of Midway
Self
2001
Film
Have Faith in Our Children
Himself
1955
Film
The Greatest Gift
Rev. Holvak
1974
Film
Great White Death
Narrator
1981
Film
The White Tower
Martin Ordway
1950
Film
Imitation General
MSgt. Murphy Savage
1958
Film
The Marshal of Madrid
Sam Cade
1972
Film
Blondie Plays Cupid
Charlie
1940
Film
The Hollywood Clowns
Narrator (voice)
1979
Film
My Son Is Guilty
Barney
1939
Film
The Return of October
Prof. Bentley 'Bass' Bassett Jr.
1948
Film
Jarrett
Sam Jarrett
1973
City Story
Narrator
1954
Film
Operation Teahouse
Self
1956
Film
Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform
Himself
1943