Glenn Ford
Acting
Born: May 1, 1916 · Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Died: August 30, 2006 (aged 90)
Highest Rated
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
Superman
1978
Superman II
1980
Gilda
1946
The Big Heat
1953
3:10 to Yuma
1957
Midway
1976
Happy Birthday to Me
1981
Is Paris Burning?
1966
Pocketful of Miracles
1961
Blackboard Jungle
1955
Human Desire
1954
Experiment in Terror
1962
Photos (2)
Movies (105)
Superman
Pa Kent
Superman II
Jonathan Kent (archive footage) (uncredited)
Midway
Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
Gilda
Johnny Farrell
3:10 to Yuma
Ben Wade
Is Paris Burning?
Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley
The Big Heat
Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion
Cimarron
Yancey 'Cimarron' Cravat
Happy Birthday to Me
Dr. David Faraday
Jubal
Jubal Troop
Pocketful of Miracles
Dave 'The Dude' Conway
The Rounders
Ben Jones
The Visitor
Det. Jake Durham
Advance to the Rear
Capt. Jared Heath
Guadalcanal Diary
Marine Extra (uncredited)
The Violent Men
John Parrish
The Fastest Gun Alive
George Temple / George Kelby, Jr.
The Gazebo
Elliott Nash
Human Desire
Jeff Warren
Lust for Gold
Jacob 'Dutch' Walz
Experiment in Terror
John Ripley
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
Tom Corbett
Virus
President Richardson
A Stolen Life
Bill Emerson
Heaven with a Gun
Jim Killan
A Time for Killing
Tom Wolcott
Affair in Trinidad
Steve Emery
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Julio Desnoyers
The Man from the Alamo
John Stroud
Torpedo Run
Lt. Cmdr. Barney Doyle
The Sheepman
Jason Sweet
The Man from Colorado
Col. Owen Devereaux
Blackboard Jungle
Richard Dadier
The Desperadoes
Cheyenne Rogers
Texas
Tod Ramsey
Fate Is the Hunter
Sam McBane
Day of the Evil Gun
Lorn Warfield
Cowboy
Tom Reese
The Secret of Convict Lake
Jim Canfield
Smith!
Smith
My Son Is Guilty
Barney
Border Shootout
Sheriff Danaher
Trial
David Blake
The Mating of Millie
Doug Andrews
The Money Trap
Joe Baron
The Loves of Carmen
Don José
It Started with a Kiss
Joe Fitzpatrick
Convicted
Joe Hufford
The Teahouse of the August Moon
Captain Fisby
Ransom!
David G. 'Dave' Stannard
The Redhead and the Cowboy
Gil Kyle
The Doctor and the Girl
Dr. Michael Corday
Framed
Mike Lambert
Time Bomb
Peter Lyncort
The Undercover Man
Frank Warren
Love is a Ball
John Lathrop Davis
Mr. Soft Touch
Joe Miracle
Dear Heart
Harry Mork
Men Without Souls
Johnny Adams
Final Verdict
Rev. Rogers
The Lady in Question
Pierre Morestan
The Brotherhood of the Bell
Prof. Andrew 'Andy' Patterson
Don't Go Near the Water
Lt. J.G. Max Siegel
So Ends Our Night
Ludwig Kern
Cry for Happy
Andy Cyphers
Destroyer
Mickey Donohue
Appointment in Honduras
Jim Corbett
Santee
Santee
The Gift
Billy Devlin
Day of the Assassin
Christakis
Rage
Reuben
The Last Challenge
Marshal Dan Blaine
The Green Glove
Michael 'Mike' Blake
The Flying Missile
William A. Talbot
The Marshal of Madrid
Sam Cade
Long Way Home
Rev. Tom Holvak
Interrupted Melody
Dr. Thomas King
The Americano
Sam Dent
The Day Called X
Narrator
The 3,000 Mile Chase
Paul Dvorak / Leonard Staveck
Follow the Sun
Ben Hogan
Babies for Sale
Steve Burton / Oscar Hanson
Young Man with Ideas
Maxwell Webster
Raw Nerve
Captain Gavin
The Hollywood Clowns
Narrator (voice)
Casablanca Express
Major Gen. Williams
The Return of October
Prof. Bentley 'Bass' Bassett Jr.
Plunder of the Sun
Al Colby
The Disappearance of Flight 412
Colonel Pete Moore
The White Tower
Martin Ordway
Sam Cade
Sam Cade
Imitation General
MSgt. Murphy Savage
Flight Lieutenant
Danny Doyle
Punch and Jody
Peter 'Punch' Travers
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
Joe Riley
Police Story: No Margin for Error
Deputy Chief Walter Hayes
The Adventures of Martin Eden
Martin Eden
Convicted Woman
Jim Brent (Reporter)
Jarrett
Sam Jarrett
Blondie Plays Cupid
Charlie
The Greatest Gift
Rev. Holvak
My Town
Lucas Wheeler
Gallant Journey
John J. Montgomery
Go West, Young Lady
Tex Miller
Great White Death
Narrator
TV Shows (9)
Police Story
1 eps
The Dean Martin Show
1 eps
MGM Parade
Dave Stannard in 'Ransom!' (archive footage) · 2 eps
MGM Parade
3 eps
Once an Eagle
George Caldwell · 7 eps
The Sacketts
Tom Sunday · 2 eps
Beggarman, Thief
David Donnelly · 2 eps
Cade's County
Sheriff Sam Cade · 24 eps
Evening in Byzantium
Jesse Craig · 2 eps
Self / Appearances (20)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self · 1 eps
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter · 2 eps
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · 1 eps
Dinah!
Self · 1 eps
The Bob Hope Show
Self · 2 eps
This Is Your Life
Self · 1 eps
The Dick Powell Show
Self - Guest Host · 1 eps
Hollywood Squares
Self - Center Square · 5 eps
Hollywood and the Stars
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
Self - Host
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
Self
Show-Business at War
Self
Once Upon a Wheel
Self · 1 eps
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
Self (uncredited)
Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream
Self
Operation Teahouse
Self
William Holden: The Golden Boy
Self
The Making of Midway
Self
Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform
Himself
Have Faith in Our Children
Himself