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