Francis Ford

Biography

From Wikipedia Francis Ford (born Francis Feeney, August 14, 1881 – September 5, 1953) was a prolific film actor, writer, and director. He was the mentor and elder brother of film director John Ford. He also appeared in many of John Ford's movies, including Young Mr. Lincoln and The Quiet Man. Francis Ford was born in Portland, Maine. He was the son of John A. Feeney, who was born in the village of Spiddal, County Galway, Ireland in 1854. By 1878, John had moved to Portland, Maine and opened a saloon, at 42 Center Street, that used a false front to pose as grocery store. John opened four others in following years. After service in the infantry in the Spanish-American War, Francis left home. He drifted into the film business in New York City, working for David Horsley, Al Christie, and the Star Film Company's San Antonio operation under Gaston Méliès. He adopted the name Ford from the automobile. From San Antonio Francis began his Hollywood career working for Thomas H. Ince at Ince's Bison studio, directing and appearing in westerns. Francis Ford's younger brother, John M. Feeney, was a successful fullback and defensive tackle on a Portland High state championship football team, nicknamed "Bull". In 1914 Bull followed Francis to Hollywood, changed his name to John Ford and would eventually surpass his elder brother's considerable reputation. Francis Ford's son, Philip Ford, was also a film actor/director.

Known For

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

Frankenstein

The Grapes of Wrath

Stagecoach

Fort Apache

The Quiet Man

My Darling Clementine

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

All Movies (261)

• The Sun Shines Bright1953 · as Feeney
• Toughest Man in Arizona1952
• The Quiet Man1952 · as Dan Tobin
• The Living Bible1952 · as Samaritan Leper
• Rim of the Wheel1951 · as Mr. Dickerson
• Wagon Master1950 · as Mr. Peachtree
• She Wore a Yellow Ribbon1949 · as Connelly - Fort Stark Suttlers Barman (uncredited)
• San Antone Ambush1949 · as Major Farnsworth
• Frontier Investigator1949 · as Ed Garnett
• 3 Godfathers1948 · as Drunk (uncredited)
• The Far Frontier1948 · as Alf Sharper
• The Plunderers1948 · as Barnaby
• Eyes of Texas1948 · as Thad Cameron
• The Timber Trail1948 · as Ralph Baker
• Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'1948 · as Race Checker / Fisherman (uncredited)
• Fort Apache1948 · as Fen - Stage Guard (uncredited)
• Bandits of Dark Canyon1947 · as Horse Trader
• Unconquered1947 · as Frontiersman on Fort Pitt Roof (uncredited)
• Driftwood1947 · as Abner Green
• High Tide1947 · as Pop Garrow
• Gunfighters1947 · as Cook (uncredited)
• California1947 · as Jessie (uncredited)
• Wake Up and Dream1946 · as Old Man at Counter
• My Darling Clementine1946 · as Dad - Old Soldier (uncredited)
• Sister Kenny1946 · as Patrick O'Shea (uncredited)
• Accomplice1946 · as King Connors
• College Queen1946 · as Pop, The Janitor
• Incendiary Blonde1945 · as Ranch Owner (uncredited)
• Wildfire1945 · as Ezra Mills
• The White Gorilla1945 · as Mr. Stacey
• Murder, He Says1945 · as Lee - Old Townsman (uncredited)
• Hangover Square1945 · as Ogilby - Fulham Antique Dealer (uncredited)
• Mom and Dad1945 · as Dr. Rubin
• The Princess and the Pirate1944 · as Drunken Pirate (uncredited)
• The Climax1944 · as Backstage Attendant (Uncredited)
• Home in Indiana1944 · as Ed - Seated Opposite J.T. in Bar (uncredited)
• The Desperadoes1943 · as Hank
• The Ox-Bow Incident1943 · as Alva 'Dad' Hardwicke (uncredited)
• Outlaws of Pine Ridge1942 · as Bartender
• The Mummy's Tomb1942 · as Townsman (uncredited)
• King of the Mounties1942 · as Zeke Collins (Ch. 4)
• The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe1942 · as Tavern Keeper
• The Man Who Wouldn't Die1942 · as Caretaker
• They Died with Their Boots On1941 · as Veteran (uncredited)
• Riders of the Purple Sage1941 · as Inebriated Courtroom Spectator
• Last of the Duanes1941 · as Luke Stevens
• Western Union1941 · as Eastbound Stagecoach Driver
• Tobacco Road1941
• Romance of the Rio Grande1941 · as Stagecoach Driver
• Diamond Frontier1940 · as Derek Bluje
• South of Pago Pago1940 · as Foster
• Three Faces West1940 · as Farmer Bill, with Higgins
• Lucky Cisco Kid1940 · as Court Clerk
• Viva Cisco Kid1940 · as Proprietor
• The Grapes of Wrath1940 · as Migrant (uncredited)
• Geronimo1939 · as Scout
• Drums Along the Mohawk1939 · as Joe Boleo
• Bad Lands1939 · as Charlie Garth
• Young Mr. Lincoln1939 · as Sam Boone (uncredited)
• Stagecoach1939 · as Sgt. Billy Pickett (uncredited)
• The Texans1938 · as Uncle Dud
• Kentucky Moonshine1938 · as Grandpa Hatfield
• In Old Chicago1938 · as Driver
• The Girl of the Golden West1938 · as Miner
• Mannequin1938 · as Tim O'Rourke (Uncredited)
• Checkers1937 · as Daniel Snodgrass
• The Last Train from Madrid1937 · as Pedro Elias (uncredited)
• Slave Ship1937 · as Scraps
• A Star Is Born1937 · as William Gregory (uncredited)
• The Plough and the Stars1936 · as Old Man (uncredited)
• Sins of Man1936 · as Town Drunk
• Little Miss Nobody1936 · as Detective
• Educating Father1936 · as Sheriff Hart
• Gentle Julia1936 · as Tubbs, Fish Peddler
• Charlie Chan at the Circus1936 · as John Gaines
• The Prisoner of Shark Island1936 · as Corporal O'Toole
• Paddy O'Day1936 · as Immigration Officer Tom McGuire
• Charlie Chan's Secret1936 · as Captain of salvage ship
• This Is the Life1935 · as Sticky Jones
• Steamboat Round the Bend1935 · as Efe
• Paris in Spring1935 · as Drunken Peasant
• The Arizonian1935 · as Mayor Ed Comstock
• The Informer1935 · as 'Judge' Flynn
• Goin' to Town1935 · as Sheriff
• Judge Priest1934 · as Juror No. 12
• Charlie Chan's Courage1934 · as Hewitt
• The World Moves On1934 · as Legionaire in Trench
• Murder in Trinidad1934 · as Davenant
• Pirate Treasure1934 · as Dick's Friend at the Airfield
• Sleepers East1934 · as Well-Wisher at Train Station (uncredited)
• Smoky1933 · as Horse Buyer
• Roman Scandals1933 · as Roman Citizen (uncredited)
• Doctor Bull1933 · as Mr. Herring
• Charlie Chan's Greatest Case1933 · as Captain Hallett
• Gordon of Ghost City1933 · as Jim Carmody
• The Man from Monterey1933 · as Don Pablo Gonzales
• Pilgrimage1933 · as Mayor Elmer Briggs
• Life in the Raw1933 · as Sheriff Myles
• Clancy of the Mounted1933 · as Inspector Cabot
• The Lost Special1932 · as Botter Hood
• Air Mail1932 · as Passenger Who'll Die on a Train (uncredited)
• Heroes of the West1932 · as Cavalry Captain
• The Rider of Death Valley1932 · as Gabe
• Destry Rides Again1932 · as Judd Ogden
• Scandal for Sale1932 · as Belmont Hotel Desk Clerk
• Tangled Fortunes1932 · as Matt Higgins
• The Impatient Maiden1932 · as Insane Asylum Warden (uncredited)
• Battling with Buffalo Bill1931 · as Jim Rodney
• Frankenstein1931 · as Hans (uncredited)
• Possessed1931 · as Drunken Husband (uncredited)
• A Free Soul1931 · as Skid Row Drunk (uncredited)
• The Front Page1931 · as Carl - Detective (uncredited)
• Seas Beneath1931 · as Eric - Captain of Trawler (uncredited)
• Abraham Lincoln1930 · as Sheridan's Aide (uncredited)
• The Indians Are Coming1930 · as George Woods / Tom Woods
• Sons of the Saddle1930 · as 'Red' Slade
• Song of the Caballero1930 · as Don Pedro Madero
• Kathleen Mavourneen1930 · as James, the butler
• The Jade Box1930 · as Martin Morgan
• The Mounted Stranger1930 · as 'Spider' Coy
• Mister Antonio1929 · as Bit Role (uncredited)
• The Black Watch1929 · as MacGregor (uncredited)
• The Lariat Kid1929 · as Cal Gregg
• The Chinatown Mystery1928 · as The Sphinx
• Sisters of Eve1928 · as Pritchard
• The Four-Footed Ranger1928 · as Brom Hockley
• The Trail of '981928 · as Gold Commissioner's Assistant (uncredited)
• The Branded Sombrero1928 · as Link Jarvis
• One Glorious Scrap1927 · as Ralph Curtis
• Uncle Tom's Cabin1927 · as Captain (uncredited)
• The Wreck of the Hesperus1927 · as John Hazzard
• The Cruise of the Hellion1927 · as Peg-leg
• Life in Hollywood No. 11927 · as Self
• The Heart of Maryland1927 · as Jefferson Davis
• The Devil's Saddle1927 · as Pete Hepburn
• Men of Daring1927 · as Black Roger
• Upstream1927 · as Juggler
• Speed Cop1926 · as The Silk Thief
• The Silent Trailer1926 · as Mrs. Coleman's Physician
• Officer '444'1926 · as Fire Chief
• The Fighting Heart1925 · as Town Fool
• The Red Rider1925 · as Brown Bear
• Ridin' Thunder1925 · as Frank Douglas
• Taming the West1925 · as Frosty Miller
• A Roaring Adventure1925 · as Colonel Burns
• The Sign of the Cactus1925 · as Panhandle George
• Soft Shoes1925 · as Quig Mundy
• The Measure of a Man1924 · as 'Pale' Peter
• Hearts of Oak1924
• Lash of the Whip1924 · as 'Hurricane' Smith
• Mine to Keep1923 · as Jack Deering
• Haunted Valley1923 · as Sharkey
• Three Jumps Ahead1923 · as Ben McLean
• The Boss of Camp 41922 · as Dude McCormick
• The Village Blacksmith1922 · as Asa Martin
• Thundering Hoofs1922 · as Daddy Bill / 'Colonel' Bill
• The Lady from Longacre1921 · as Count de Freitas
• The Stampede1921 · as Robert Wagner
• Action1921 · as Soda Water Manning
• The Great Reward1921 · as The American Adventurer
• I Am the Woman1921
• Screen Snapshots Series 1, Number 161920 · as The Director / Self
• The Mystery Of 131919 · as Phil Kelly / Jim Kelly
• The Silent Mystery1918 · as Phil Kelly
• The Craving1918 · as Carroll Wayles
• Berlin Via America1918 · as Phil Kelly
• John Ermine of the Yellowstone1917 · as John Ermine
• Who Was the Other Man?1917 · as James Walbert / Ludwig Schumann
• The Leap1917
• The Vault of Mystery1917
• The Demon of the Sky1917 · as Phil Kelly/The Sphinx
• The Purple Domino1917 · as Hugo Loubeque
• The Ablaze in Mid-Air1917 · as Phil Kelly/The Sphinx
• The Purple Mask1916 · as Phil Kelly/The Sphinx
• Mister Vampire1916 · as The Vampire Man
• The Bandit's Wager1916 · as Nan's Brother / The Bandit
• The Princely Bandit1916 · as Prince Frederick
• Brennon o' the Moor1916 · as Willy Brennon
• The Unexpected1916 · as The Mexican Foreman
• Behind the Mask1916 · as Prince Frederick aka Dick Turpin
• The Madcap Queen of Crona1916 · as Prince Frederick
• The Cry of Erin1916 · as Shemus O'Brien
• His Majesty Dick Turpin1916 · as Prince Frederick aka Dick Turpin
• The Adventures of Peg o' the Ring1916 · as Dr. Lund, Junior
• The Campbells Are Coming1915
• The Broken Coin1915 · as Count Frederick
• The Heart of Lincoln1915 · as Abraham Lincoln
• A Study in Scarlet1914 · as Sherlock Holmes
• The Phantom Violin1914
• Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery1914 · as Hugo Loubeque
• Washington at Valley Forge1914 · as The Spy
• In the Fall of '641914 · as Capt. Ford - the Southern Officer
• The Black Masks1913 · as Fred Francis - a Crook
• The Battle of Bull Run1913 · as Abraham Lincoln
• When Lincoln Paid1913
• The Invaders1912 · as Colonel James Bryson
• The Ball Player and the Bandit1912 · as A Baseball Fan
• On Secret Service1912 · as Abraham Lincoln
• Custer's Last Fight1912 · as General George A. Custer
• The Outcast1912 · as Evans, a Trapper
• The Lieutenant's Last Fight1912 · as Colonel Garvin
• The Post Telegrapher1912 · as Bob Evans - the Post Telegrapher
• Blazing the Trail1912 · as Blake
• The Deserter1912 · as The Deserter
• The Heart of an Indian1912 · as The Indian chief
• War on the Plains1912 · as Drake, a Treacherous Prospector
• A Western Girl1911 · as Hartley
• Bessie's Ride1911 · as John Burton
• In the Right of Way1911 · as John Walsh
• The Kiss of Mary Jane1911 · as Black Bill
• When the Tables Turned1911 · as Cowboy
• Her Spoiled Boy1911
• In Time for Press1911 · as Jim Ford
• The Immortal Alamo1911 · as Navarre
• The Redemption of Rawhide1911 · as Reverend Simpson
• The Spring Round-Up1911 · as Jim Dempsey
• Mary's Stratagem1911 · as Bill
• The Reformation of Jack Robins1911 · as Jack Robbins
• An Unwilling Cowboy1911 · as Jim Edwards
• Jack Mason's Last Deal1911 · as Jim Saunders
• Her Faithful Heart1911 · as Bill Rank
• The Warrant for Red Rube1911 · as Red Rube
• Sir Percy and the Punchers1911 · as Sir Percy Granville
• The Snake in the Grass1911 · as Texas Ed
• In the Hot Lands1911 · as The County Doctor
• Billy and His Pal1911 · as Jim - the Cowpuncher
• Only a Sister1911 · as John
• The Owner of L.L. Ranch1911 · as Jeff
• The Crimson Scars1911
• In the Tall Grass Country1910 · as Bob
• A Western Welcome1910 · as John
• Pals1910 · as Denton
• Cowboys and Bachelor Girls1910 · as The Cowboy Hero
• His Sergeant's Stripes1910 · as The Corporal
• A Mountain Wife1910 · as Her Husband, a Moonshiner
• Uncle Jim1910
• Out for Mischief1910 · as The Father
• Billy's Sister1910 · as Billy
• A Plucky American Girl1910
• Salt on the Bird's Tail1910
• In the Mission Shadows1910
• Baseball, That's All1910 · as The Husband
• Won in the Fifth1910 · as Young Minister
• The Romance of Circle Ranch1910 · as Honest Jim
• Return of Ta-Wa-Wa1910 · as Ta-Wa-Wa
• A Postal Substitute1910 · as Jack Flynn
• The Golden Secret1910 · as Will Brown
• The Little Preacher1910 · as Joe Lane
• The Ruling Passion1910 · as Tony Valero
• White Doe's Lovers1910 · as The Cowboy
• A Texas Joke1910
• Love's C.Q.D.1910 · as Lt. Robert Bright
• The Padre's Secret1910 · as Baptiste
• The Paleface Princess1910 · as Captain Keen
• A Rough Night on the Bridge1910
• Speed Versus Death1910 · as Mr. Braggs
• The Seal of the Church1910
• The Newly Born1910 · as Mr. Newlywed
• Branding a Thief1910
• Cyclone Pete's Matrimony1910 · as Cyclone Pete
• The Fortune Favors the Brave1908

All TV Shows (1)

• The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok1951