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