Glenn Ford

Known for: Acting

Born: 1916-05-01 – 2006-08-30 (aged 90)

From: Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

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 (138)

MOVIE★ 9.0
The Making of Midway
2001
as Self
MOVIE
Final Verdict
1991
as Rev. Rogers
MOVIE★ 4.0
Raw Nerve
1991
as Captain Gavin
MOVIE★ 7.0
Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream
1990
as Self
MOVIE★ 4.6
Border Shootout
1989
as Sheriff Danaher
MOVIE★ 3.8
Casablanca Express
1989
as Major Gen. Williams
MOVIE
William Holden: The Golden Boy
1989
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.0
My Town
1986
as Lucas Wheeler
MOVIE★ 6.8
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
1982
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
Happy Birthday to Me
1981
as Dr. David Faraday
MOVIE★ 5.3
Great White Death
1981
as Narrator
MOVIE★ 6.8
Superman II
1980
as Jonathan Kent (archive footage) (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.3
Virus
1980
as President Richardson
MOVIE★ 4.9
Day of the Assassin
1979
as Christakis
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Gift
1979
as Billy Devlin
MOVIE★ 5.7
Beggarman, Thief
1979
as David Donnelly
TV
Beggarman, Thief
1979
as David Donnelly
MOVIE
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
1979
as Self - Host
TV★ 7.6
The Sacketts
1979
as Tom Sunday
MOVIE
The Hollywood Clowns
1979
as Narrator (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.3
The Visitor
1979
as Det. Jake Durham
MOVIE★ 7.2
Superman
1978
as Pa Kent
MOVIE★ 8.0
Evening in Byzantium
1978
as Jesse Craig
TV
Evening in Byzantium
1978
as Jesse Craig
MOVIE★ 7.0
Police Story: No Margin for Error
1978
as Deputy Chief Walter Hayes
MOVIE★ 7.0
The 3,000 Mile Chase
1977
as Paul Dvorak / Leonard Staveck
TV★ 6.8
Once an Eagle
1976
as George Caldwell
MOVIE★ 6.6
Midway
1976
as Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
MOVIE
Long Way Home
1975
as Rev. Tom Holvak
TV★ 9.0
The Family Holvak
1975
MOVIE★ 9.0
Punch and Jody
1974
as Peter 'Punch' Travers
MOVIE★ 5.5
The Greatest Gift
1974
as Rev. Holvak
TV★ 7.0
Dinah!
1974
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.0
The Disappearance of Flight 412
1974
as Colonel Pete Moore
MOVIE★ 5.5
Santee
1973
as Santee
TV★ 7.0
Police Story
1973
MOVIE★ 4.7
Jarrett
1973
as Sam Jarrett
MOVIE
Sam Cade
1972
as Sam Cade
MOVIE
The Marshal of Madrid
1972
as Sam Cade
TV★ 6.0
Cade's County
1971
as Sheriff Sam Cade
TV★ 8.0
V.I.P. Schaukel
1971
as Self
TV★ 7.3
Once Upon a Wheel
1971
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Brotherhood of the Bell
1970
as Prof. Andrew 'Andy' Patterson
MOVIE★ 5.5
Heaven with a Gun
1969
as Jim Killan
MOVIE★ 5.9
Smith!
1969
as Smith
MOVIE★ 7.6
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
1968
as Self (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.2
Day of the Evil Gun
1968
as Lorn Warfield
MOVIE★ 4.6
A Time for Killing
1967
as Tom Wolcott
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Last Challenge
1967
as Marshal Dan Blaine
MOVIE★ 5.6
Rage
1966
as Reuben
MOVIE★ 7.2
Is Paris Burning?
1966
as Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley
TV★ 7.7
Hollywood Squares
1966
as Self - Center Square
TV★ 7.4
The Dean Martin Show
1965
MOVIE★ 5.1
The Money Trap
1965
as Joe Baron
MOVIE★ 6.5
Dear Heart
1965
as Harry Mork
MOVIE★ 5.5
The Rounders
1965
as Ben Jones
MOVIE★ 6.5
Fate Is the Hunter
1964
as Sam McBane
MOVIE★ 5.2
Advance to the Rear
1964
as Capt. Jared Heath
TV★ 7.5
Hollywood and the Stars
1963
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 5.1
Love is a Ball
1963
as John Lathrop Davis
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
1963
as Tom Corbett
TV★ 6.6
The Merv Griffin Show
1962
as Self
TV★ 7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.1
Experiment in Terror
1962
as John Ripley
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
1962
as Julio Desnoyers
MOVIE★ 7.3
Pocketful of Miracles
1961
as Dave 'The Dude' Conway
TV★ 5.7
The Dick Powell Show
1961
as Self - Guest Host
MOVIE★ 5.4
Cry for Happy
1961
as Andy Cyphers
MOVIE★ 6.2
Cimarron
1960
as Yancey 'Cimarron' Cravat
MOVIE★ 6.9
The Gazebo
1959
as Elliott Nash
MOVIE★ 5.5
It Started with a Kiss
1959
as Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick
MOVIE★ 6.1
Torpedo Run
1958
as Lt. Cmdr. Barney Doyle
MOVIE★ 6.6
Imitation General
1958
as MSgt. Murphy Savage
MOVIE★ 6.9
The Sheepman
1958
as Jason Sweet
MOVIE★ 6.5
Cowboy
1958
as Tom Reese
MOVIE
The Day Called X
1957
as Narrator
MOVIE★ 5.3
Don't Go Near the Water
1957
as Lt. J.G. Max Siegel
MOVIE★ 7.3
3:10 to Yuma
1957
as Ben Wade
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Teahouse of the August Moon
1957
as Captain Fisby
MOVIE★ 6.5
Operation Teahouse
1956
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.9
The Fastest Gun Alive
1956
as George Temple / George Kelby, Jr.
MOVIE★ 6.9
Jubal
1956
as Jubal Troop
MOVIE★ 7.2
Ransom!
1956
as David G. 'Dave' Stannard
MOVIE★ 7.0
Have Faith in Our Children
1955
as Himself
MOVIE★ 6.9
Trial
1955
as David Blake
TV★ 7.5
MGM Parade
1955
as Dave Stannard in 'Ransom!' (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 5.8
Interrupted Melody
1955
as Dr. Thomas King
MOVIE★ 6.9
Blackboard Jungle
1955
as Richard Dadier
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Violent Men
1955
as John Parrish
MOVIE★ 5.3
The Americano
1955
as Sam Dent
MOVIE★ 6.7
Human Desire
1954
as Jeff Warren
MOVIE★ 8.0
City Story
1954
as Narrator
MOVIE★ 5.9
Appointment in Honduras
1953
as Jim Corbett
MOVIE★ 7.7
The Big Heat
1953
as Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion
MOVIE★ 6.3
Plunder of the Sun
1953
as Al Colby
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Man from the Alamo
1953
as John Stroud
MOVIE★ 5.3
Time Bomb
1953
as Peter Lyncort
TV★ 6.5
This Is Your Life
1952
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.4
Affair in Trinidad
1952
as Steve Emery
MOVIE★ 5.2
Young Man with Ideas
1952
as Maxwell Webster
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Green Glove
1952
as Michael 'Mike' Blake
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Secret of Convict Lake
1951
as Jim Canfield
MOVIE★ 6.3
Follow the Sun
1951
as Ben Hogan
MOVIE★ 5.4
The Redhead and the Cowboy
1951
as Gil Kyle
MOVIE★ 5.3
The Flying Missile
1950
as William A. Talbot
MOVIE★ 6.2
Convicted
1950
as Joe Hufford
MOVIE★ 5.6
The White Tower
1950
as Martin Ordway
TV★ 7.0
The Bob Hope Show
1950
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Doctor and the Girl
1949
as Dr. Michael Corday
MOVIE★ 6.8
Mr. Soft Touch
1949
as Joe Miracle
MOVIE★ 6.0
Lust for Gold
1949
as Jacob 'Dutch' Walz
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Undercover Man
1949
as Frank Warren
MOVIE★ 6.4
The Return of October
1948
as Prof. Bentley 'Bass' Bassett Jr.
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Loves of Carmen
1948
as Don José
MOVIE★ 6.8
The Man from Colorado
1948
as Col. Owen Devereaux
MOVIE★ 6.9
The Mating of Millie
1948
as Doug Andrews
MOVIE★ 6.5
Framed
1947
as Mike Lambert
MOVIE★ 6.5
Gallant Journey
1946
as John J. Montgomery
MOVIE★ 6.4
A Stolen Life
1946
as Bill Emerson
MOVIE★ 7.5
Gilda
1946
as Johnny Farrell
TV★ 7.0
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Presenter
MOVIE★ 5.6
Guadalcanal Diary
1943
as Marine Extra (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.8
Destroyer
1943
as Mickey Donohue
MOVIE★ 7.0
Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform
1943
as Himself
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Desperadoes
1943
as Cheyenne Rogers
MOVIE★ 7.0
Show-Business at War
1943
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.3
Flight Lieutenant
1942
as Danny Doyle
MOVIE★ 8.0
The Adventures of Martin Eden
1942
as Martin Eden
MOVIE★ 7.1
Go West, Young Lady
1941
as Tex Miller
MOVIE★ 6.7
Texas
1941
as Tod Ramsey
MOVIE★ 6.3
So Ends Our Night
1941
as Ludwig Kern
MOVIE★ 6.8
Blondie Plays Cupid
1940
as Charlie
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Lady in Question
1940
as Pierre Morestan
MOVIE★ 6.3
Babies for Sale
1940
as Steve Burton / Oscar Hanson
MOVIE★ 6.7
Men Without Souls
1940
as Johnny Adams
MOVIE★ 4.6
Convicted Woman
1940
as Jim Brent (Reporter)
MOVIE★ 7.5
My Son Is Guilty
1939
as Barney
MOVIE★ 6.6
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
1939
as Joe Riley