Glenn Ford

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

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

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