Glenn Ford
Known for
Acting
Life
1916 – 2006 (aged 90)
Born in
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Height
180 cm (5′ 11″)
Credits
View on IMDb115 acting credits
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).
Known For
Superman
14 Dec 1978
Superman II
04 Dec 1980
Gilda
25 Apr 1946
The Big Heat
14 Oct 1953
3:10 to Yuma
07 Aug 1957
Midway
18 Jun 1976
Happy Birthday to Me
15 May 1981
Is Paris Burning?
26 Oct 1966
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Filmography
1991
- Final Verdictas Rev. Rogers
- Raw Nerveas Captain Gavin
1989
- Border Shootoutas Sheriff Danaher
- Casablanca Expressas Major Gen. Williams
1986
- My Townas Lucas Wheeler
1981
- Happy Birthday to Meas Dr. David Faraday
- Great White Deathas Narrator
1980
- Superman IIas Jonathan Kent (archive footage) (uncredited)
- Virusas President Richardson
1979
- Day of the Assassinas Christakis
- The Giftas Billy Devlin
- Beggarman, Thiefas David Donnelly2 episodes
- The Sackettsas Tom Sunday2 episodes
- The Hollywood Clownsas Narrator (voice)
- The Visitoras Det. Jake Durham
1978
- Supermanas Pa Kent
- Evening in Byzantiumas Jesse Craig2 episodes
- Police Story: No Margin for Erroras Deputy Chief Walter Hayes
1977
- The 3,000 Mile Chaseas Paul Dvorak
1976
- Once an Eagleas George Caldwell7 episodes
- Midwayas Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
1975
- Long Way Homeas Rev. Tom Holvak
- The Family Holvak10 episodes
1974
- Punch and Jodyas Peter 'Punch' Travers
- The Greatest Giftas Rev. Holvak
- The Disappearance of Flight 412as Colonel Pete Moore
1973
- Santeeas Santee
- Police Story1 episode
- Jarrettas Sam Jarrett
1972
- Sam Cadeas Sam Cade
- The Marshal of Madridas Sam Cade
1971
- Cade's Countyas Sheriff Sam Cade24 episodes
1970
- The Brotherhood of the Bellas Prof. Andrew 'Andy' Patterson
1969
- Heaven with a Gunas Jim Killan
- Smith!as Smith
1968
- Day of the Evil Gunas Lorn Warfield
1967
- A Time for Killingas Tom Wolcott
- The Last Challengeas Marshal Dan Blaine
1966
- Rageas Reuben
- Is Paris Burning?as Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley
1965
- The Dean Martin Show1 episode
- The Money Trapas Joe Baron
- Dear Heartas Harry Mork
- The Roundersas Ben Jones
1964
- Fate Is the Hunteras Sam McBane
- Advance to the Rearas Capt. Jared Heath
1963
- Love is a Ballas John Lathrop Davis
- The Courtship of Eddie's Fatheras Tom Corbett
1962
- Experiment in Terroras John Ripley
- The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypseas Julio Desnoyers
1961
- Pocketful of Miraclesas Dave 'The Dude' Conway
- Cry for Happyas Andy Cyphers
1960
- Cimarronas Yancey 'Cimarron' Cravat
1959
- The Gazeboas Elliott Nash
- It Started with a Kissas Joe Fitzpatrick
1958
- Torpedo Runas Lt. Cmdr. Barney Doyle
- Imitation Generalas MSgt. Murphy Savage
- The Sheepmanas Jason Sweet
- Cowboyas Tom Reese
1957
- The Day Called Xas Narrator
- Don't Go Near the Wateras Lt. J.G. Max Siegel
- 3:10 to Yumaas Ben Wade
- The Teahouse of the August Moonas Captain Fisby
1956
- The Fastest Gun Aliveas George Temple
- Jubalas Jubal Troop
- Ransom!as David G. 'Dave' Stannard
1955
- Trialas David Blake
- MGM Parade3 episodes
- Interrupted Melodyas Dr. Thomas King
- Blackboard Jungleas Richard Dadier
- The Violent Menas John Parrish
- The Americanoas Sam Dent
1954
- Human Desireas Jeff Warren
- City Storyas Narrator
1953
- Appointment in Hondurasas Jim Corbett
- The Big Heatas Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion
- Plunder of the Sunas Al Colby
- The Man from the Alamoas John Stroud
- Time Bombas Peter Lyncort
1952
- Affair in Trinidadas Steve Emery
- Young Man with Ideasas Maxwell Webster
- The Green Gloveas Michael 'Mike' Blake
1951
- The Secret of Convict Lakeas Jim Canfield
- Follow the Sunas Ben Hogan
- The Redhead and the Cowboyas Gil Kyle
1950
- The Flying Missileas William A. Talbot
- Convictedas Joe Hufford
- The White Toweras Martin Ordway
1949
- The Doctor and the Girlas Dr. Michael Corday
- Mr. Soft Touchas Joe Miracle
- Lust for Goldas Jacob 'Dutch' Walz
- The Undercover Manas Frank Warren
1948
- The Return of Octoberas Prof. Bentley 'Bass' Bassett Jr.
- The Loves of Carmenas Don José
- The Man from Coloradoas Col. Owen Devereaux
- The Mating of Millieas Doug Andrews
1947
- Framedas Mike Lambert
1946
- Gallant Journeyas John J. Montgomery
- A Stolen Lifeas Bill Emerson
- Gildaas Johnny Farrell
1943
- Guadalcanal Diaryas Marine Extra (uncredited)
- Destroyeras Mickey Donohue
- The Desperadoesas Cheyenne Rogers
1942
- Flight Lieutenantas Danny Doyle
- The Adventures of Martin Edenas Martin Eden
1941
- Go West, Young Ladyas Tex Miller
- Texasas Tod Ramsey
- So Ends Our Nightas Ludwig Kern
1940
- Blondie Plays Cupidas Charlie
- The Lady in Questionas Pierre Morestan
- Babies for Saleas Steve Burton
- Men Without Soulsas Johnny Adams
- Convicted Womanas Jim Brent (Reporter)
1939
- My Son Is Guiltyas Barney
- Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fenceas Joe Riley