Glenn Ford
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Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
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).
Appearances
7.3
Pocketful of Miracles
Dave 'The Dude' Conway
6.9
The Gazebo
Elliott Nash
5.5
Heaven with a Gun
Jim Killan
7.2
Superman
Pa Kent
7.5
Gilda
Johnny Farrell
6.9
Blondie Plays Cupid
Charlie
4.6
A Time for Killing
Tom Wolcott
6.8
Human Desire
Jeff Warren
6.6
Midway
Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
6.1
The Undercover Man
Frank Warren
5.5
The Rounders
Ben Jones
6.9
Blackboard Jungle
Richard Dadier
6.9
The Fastest Gun Alive
George Temple / George Kelby, Jr.
6.2
Day of the Evil Gun
Lorn Warfield
The Hollywood Clowns
Narrator (voice)
6.6
The Secret of Convict Lake
Jim Canfield
6.1
Convicted
Joe Hufford
7.3
3:10 to Yuma
Ben Wade
6.5
Framed
Mike Lambert
6.3
Virus
President Richardson
7.7
The Big Heat
Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion
4.7
Jarrett
Sam Jarrett
6.0
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Tom Corbett
6.9
Jubal
Jubal Troop
7.1
Experiment in Terror
John Ripley
6.2
The Teahouse of the August Moon
Captain Fisby
5.8
Interrupted Melody
Dr. Thomas King
6.0
The Brotherhood of the Bell
Prof. Andrew 'Andy' Patterson
6.4
The Violent Men
John Parrish
6.8
The Man from Colorado
Col. Owen Devereaux
6.6
The Loves of Carmen
Don José
6.4
A Stolen Life
Bill Emerson
5.0
The Disappearance of Flight 412
Colonel Pete Moore
6.4
Affair in Trinidad
Steve Emery
6.4
The Green Glove
Michael 'Mike' Blake
5.1
The Money Trap
Joe Baron
6.0
Happy Birthday to Me
Dr. David Faraday
6.6
The Man from the Alamo
John Stroud
7.6
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Self (uncredited)
6.1
Cimarron
Yancey 'Cimarron' Cravat
6.4
Cowboy
Tom Reese
6.8
Mr. Soft Touch
Joe Miracle
6.1
Torpedo Run
Lt. Cmdr. Barney Doyle
5.9
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Julio Desnoyers
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
Self - Host
5.3
The Visitor
Det. Jake Durham
6.6
Texas
Tod Ramsey
6.7
The Lady in Question
Pierre Morestan
4.0
Casablanca Express
Major Gen. Williams
5.6
The White Tower
Martin Ordway
6.9
The Sheepman
Jason Sweet
6.0
Lust for Gold
Jacob 'Dutch' Walz
6.3
Plunder of the Sun
Al Colby
5.5
Santee
Santee
5.8
The Desperadoes
Cheyenne Rogers
6.3
Flight Lieutenant
Danny Doyle
6.5
Dear Heart
Harry Mork
5.9
The Doctor and the Girl
Dr. Michael Corday
6.6
Fate Is the Hunter
Sam McBane
6.8
Destroyer
Mickey Donohue
5.3
The Redhead and the Cowboy
Gil Kyle
5.3
Great White Death
Narrator
6.3
The Last Challenge
Marshal Dan Blaine
5.3
Don't Go Near the Water
Lt. J.G. Max Siegel
7.2
Ransom!
David G. 'Dave' Stannard
5.1
Love is a Ball
John Lathrop Davis
6.9
Trial
David Blake
5.6
Cry for Happy
Andy Cyphers
5.9
Smith!
Smith
5.2
Young Man with Ideas
Maxwell Webster
5.3
The Americano
Sam Dent
5.2
Advance to the Rear
Capt. Jared Heath
4.3
Convicted Woman
Jim Brent (Reporter)
6.7
Men Without Souls
Johnny Adams
4.6
Border Shootout
Sheriff Danaher
6.6
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
Joe Riley
5.3
Time Bomb
Peter Lyncort
6.3
Babies for Sale
Steve Burton / Oscar Hanson
5.5
It Started with a Kiss
Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick
6.5
Imitation General
MSgt. Murphy Savage
4.9
Day of the Assassin
Christakis
6.4
The Return of October
Prof. Bentley 'Bass' Bassett Jr.
5.9
Appointment in Honduras
Jim Corbett
6.3
So Ends Our Night
Ludwig Kern
6.9
The Mating of Millie
Doug Andrews
7.0
My Town
Lucas Wheeler
5.3
The Flying Missile
William A. Talbot
6.3
Follow the Sun
Ben Hogan
6.8
Go West, Young Lady
Tex Miller
7.0
Police Story: No Margin for Error
Deputy Chief Walter Hayes
City Story
8.0
City Story
Narrator
9.0
Have Faith in Our Children
Himself
6.5
Gallant Journey
John J. Montgomery
Final Verdict
Rev. Rogers
4.0
Raw Nerve
Captain Gavin
William Holden: The Golden Boy
Self
8.0
The Adventures of Martin Eden
Martin Eden
5.4
Rage
Reuben
7.5
My Son Is Guilty
Barney
The Day Called X
Narrator
6.6
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
Self
6.5
The Gift
Billy Devlin
Sam Cade
Sam Cade
The Marshal of Madrid
Sam Cade
7.0
Show-Business at War
Self
5.7
Beggarman, Thief
David Donnelly
7.0
Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform
Himself
Long Way Home
Rev. Tom Holvak
9.0
Punch and Jody
Peter 'Punch' Travers
7.0
The 3,000 Mile Chase
Paul Dvorak / Leonard Staveck
5.5
The Greatest Gift
Rev. Holvak
5.6
Guadalcanal Diary
Marine Extra (uncredited)
8.0
Evening in Byzantium
Jesse Craig
6.8
Superman II
Jonathan Kent (archive footage) (uncredited)
7.0
Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream
Self
7.2
Is Paris Burning?
Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley
8.0
Operation Teahouse
Self
9.0
The Making of Midway
Self
6.6
The Merv Griffin Show
Self
7.0
Police Story
6.5
This Is Your Life
Self
7.4
The Dean Martin Show
7.6
The Sacketts
Tom Sunday
6.8
Once an Eagle
George Caldwell
The Family Holvak
9.0
The Family Holvak
9.0
MGM Parade
Dave Stannard in 'Ransom!' (archive footage)
6.0
Cade's County
Sheriff Sam Cade
7.0
The Bob Hope Show
Self
V.I.P. Schaukel
7.7
V.I.P. Schaukel
Self
5.7
The Dick Powell Show
Self - Guest Host
7.5
Hollywood and the Stars
Self (archive footage)
7.0
Dinah!
Self
7.2
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
7.3
Once Upon a Wheel
Self
9.0
MGM Parade
Beggarman, Thief
David Donnelly
Evening in Byzantium
Jesse Craig