John Ford
Known for: Directing
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.
Filmography
Series
Screen Director's Playhouse
Self - Introduction
1955
Series
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
1973
Series
Five Came Back
Self (archive footage)
2017
Film
The Birth of a Nation
Klansman (uncredited)
1915
Film
The Horse Soldiers
Ned (uncredited)
1959
Film
Directed by John Ford
Self (uncredited)
1971
Film
John Ford: The Man Who Invented America
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2019
My Name Is John Ford, I Make Westerns
Self
1970
Film
Big Time
John Ford (uncredited)
1929
Film
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self (archive footage)
1995
Film
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Self (archive footage)
2009
Film
The American West of John Ford
Self
1971
Film
Five Came Back
Self (archive footage)
2017
Film
Filmmakers for the Prosecution
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2023
Film
The Bandit's Wager
1916
Film
Show-Business at War
Self
1943
Film
The Western: A Lost TV Special
Self
1958
Film
Shooting War
himself
2000
Film
Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery
1914
Film
Fonda on Fonda
Self (archive footage)
1992
Film
John Ford & Monument Valley
Self (archive footage)
2013
Film
John Wayne-A Life on Film
Self (archive footage)
2000
Film
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
Self (archive footage)
2000
Film
National Geographic Explorer: The Battle For Midway
Himself - Filmmaker (archive footage) (unaccredited)
1999
Film
Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of Ireland
self
1965
The Screen Director
Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
1951
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
Self
1992
Film
Spanish Western
Self (archive footage)
2015
Film
Serenity at Sea: John Ford and the Araner
Himself (archive footage)
2006
Film
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
J.P. Baldwin
1943
Film
A Study in Scarlet
John H. Watson, M.D.
1914
Film
Monument Valley: John Ford Country
Self (voice) (archive footage)
2006
Film
Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend
Himself/Interviewer
1976
Film
The Tornado
Jack Dayton (as Jack Ford)
1917
Film
John Ford's America
Himself (Archive Footage)
1989
Film
The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth
Self (archive footage)
2009
Film
The Broken Coin
Sacchio's Accomplice (as Jack Ford)
1915
The Trail of Hate
Lt. Jack Brewer
1917
Film
Omnibus: John Ford, Part One
Self (archive footage)
1992
Film
The Scrapper
Buck, the scrapper
1917
Ton Diagonismon Dia Thn Anadixin Tis Star Ellas
Himself (Grand Ball Attendee)
1952
Film
The Purple Mask
(unconfirmed)
1916