Glenn Ford

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

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Golden Globe Awards

The Merv Griffin Show

MGM Parade

MGM Parade

Dinah!

The Bob Hope Show

Superman

All Movies (118)

• The Making of Midway2001 · as Self
• Final Verdict1991 · as Rev. Rogers
• Raw Nerve1991 · as Captain Gavin
• Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream1990 · as Self
• Border Shootout1989 · as Sheriff Danaher
• Casablanca Express1989 · as Major Gen. Williams
• William Holden: The Golden Boy1989 · as Self
• My Town1986 · as Lucas Wheeler
• The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'1982 · as Self
• Happy Birthday to Me1981 · as Dr. David Faraday
• Great White Death1981 · as Narrator
• Superman II1980 · as Jonathan Kent (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Virus1980 · as President Richardson
• Day of the Assassin1979 · as Christakis
• The Gift1979 · as Billy Devlin
• Beggarman, Thief1979 · as David Donnelly
• When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion1979 · as Self - Host
• The Hollywood Clowns1979 · as Narrator (voice)
• The Visitor1979 · as Det. Jake Durham
• Superman1978 · as Pa Kent
• Evening in Byzantium1978 · as Jesse Craig
• Police Story: No Margin for Error1978 · as Deputy Chief Walter Hayes
• The 3,000 Mile Chase1977 · as Paul Dvorak / Leonard Staveck
• Midway1976 · as Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
• Long Way Home1975 · as Rev. Tom Holvak
• Punch and Jody1974 · as Peter 'Punch' Travers
• The Greatest Gift1974 · as Rev. Holvak
• The Disappearance of Flight 4121974 · as Colonel Pete Moore
• Santee1973 · as Santee
• Jarrett1973 · as Sam Jarrett
• Sam Cade1972 · as Sam Cade
• The Marshal of Madrid1972 · as Sam Cade
• The Brotherhood of the Bell1970 · as Prof. Andrew 'Andy' Patterson
• Heaven with a Gun1969 · as Jim Killan
• Smith!1969 · as Smith
• The Dean Martin Christmas Show1968 · as Self (uncredited)
• Day of the Evil Gun1968 · as Lorn Warfield
• A Time for Killing1967 · as Tom Wolcott
• The Last Challenge1967 · as Marshal Dan Blaine
• Rage1966 · as Reuben
• Is Paris Burning?1966 · as Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley
• The Money Trap1965 · as Joe Baron
• Dear Heart1965 · as Harry Mork
• The Rounders1965 · as Ben Jones
• Fate Is the Hunter1964 · as Sam McBane
• Advance to the Rear1964 · as Capt. Jared Heath
• Love is a Ball1963 · as John Lathrop Davis
• The Courtship of Eddie's Father1963 · as Tom Corbett
• Experiment in Terror1962 · as John Ripley
• The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse1962 · as Julio Desnoyers
• Pocketful of Miracles1961 · as Dave 'The Dude' Conway
• Cry for Happy1961 · as Andy Cyphers
• Cimarron1960 · as Yancey 'Cimarron' Cravat
• The Gazebo1959 · as Elliott Nash
• It Started with a Kiss1959 · as Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick
• Torpedo Run1958 · as Lt. Cmdr. Barney Doyle
• Imitation General1958 · as MSgt. Murphy Savage
• The Sheepman1958 · as Jason Sweet
• Cowboy1958 · as Tom Reese
• The Day Called X1957 · as Narrator
• Don't Go Near the Water1957 · as Lt. J.G. Max Siegel
• 3:10 to Yuma1957 · as Ben Wade
• The Teahouse of the August Moon1957 · as Captain Fisby
• Operation Teahouse1956 · as Self
• The Fastest Gun Alive1956 · as George Temple / George Kelby, Jr.
• Jubal1956 · as Jubal Troop
• Ransom!1956 · as David G. 'Dave' Stannard
• Have Faith in Our Children1955 · as Himself
• Trial1955 · as David Blake
• Interrupted Melody1955 · as Dr. Thomas King
• Blackboard Jungle1955 · as Richard Dadier
• The Violent Men1955 · as John Parrish
• The Americano1955 · as Sam Dent
• Human Desire1954 · as Jeff Warren
• City Story1954 · as Narrator
• Appointment in Honduras1953 · as Jim Corbett
• The Big Heat1953 · as Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion
• Plunder of the Sun1953 · as Al Colby
• The Man from the Alamo1953 · as John Stroud
• Time Bomb1953 · as Peter Lyncort
• Affair in Trinidad1952 · as Steve Emery
• Young Man with Ideas1952 · as Maxwell Webster
• The Green Glove1952 · as Michael 'Mike' Blake
• The Secret of Convict Lake1951 · as Jim Canfield
• Follow the Sun1951 · as Ben Hogan
• The Redhead and the Cowboy1951 · as Gil Kyle
• The Flying Missile1950 · as William A. Talbot
• Convicted1950 · as Joe Hufford
• The White Tower1950 · as Martin Ordway
• The Doctor and the Girl1949 · as Dr. Michael Corday
• Mr. Soft Touch1949 · as Joe Miracle
• Lust for Gold1949 · as Jacob 'Dutch' Walz
• The Undercover Man1949 · as Frank Warren
• The Return of October1948 · as Prof. Bentley 'Bass' Bassett Jr.
• The Loves of Carmen1948 · as Don José
• The Man from Colorado1948 · as Col. Owen Devereaux
• The Mating of Millie1948 · as Doug Andrews
• Framed1947 · as Mike Lambert
• Gallant Journey1946 · as John J. Montgomery
• A Stolen Life1946 · as Bill Emerson
• Gilda1946 · as Johnny Farrell
• Guadalcanal Diary1943 · as Marine Extra (uncredited)
• Destroyer1943 · as Mickey Donohue
• Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform1943 · as Himself
• The Desperadoes1943 · as Cheyenne Rogers
• Show-Business at War1943 · as Self
• Flight Lieutenant1942 · as Danny Doyle
• The Adventures of Martin Eden1942 · as Martin Eden
• Go West, Young Lady1941 · as Tex Miller
• Texas1941 · as Tod Ramsey
• So Ends Our Night1941 · as Ludwig Kern
• Blondie Plays Cupid1940 · as Charlie
• The Lady in Question1940 · as Pierre Morestan
• Babies for Sale1940 · as Steve Burton / Oscar Hanson
• Men Without Souls1940 · as Johnny Adams
• Convicted Woman1940 · as Jim Brent (Reporter)
• My Son Is Guilty1939 · as Barney
• Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence1939 · as Joe Riley

All TV Shows (20)

• Beggarman, Thief1979 · as David Donnelly
• The Sacketts1979 · as Tom Sunday
• Evening in Byzantium1978 · as Jesse Craig
• Once an Eagle1976 · as George Caldwell
• The Family Holvak1975
• Dinah!1974 · as Self
• Police Story1973
• Cade's County1971 · as Sheriff Sam Cade
• V.I.P. Schaukel1971 · as Self
• Once Upon a Wheel1971 · as Self
• The Dean Martin Show1965
• Hollywood and the Stars1963 · as Self (archive footage)
• The Merv Griffin Show1962 · as Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
• The Dick Powell Show1961 · as Self - Guest Host
• MGM Parade1955 · as Dave Stannard in 'Ransom!' (archive footage)
• MGM Parade1955
• This Is Your Life1952 · as Self
• The Bob Hope Show1950 · as Self
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Presenter