John Ford
Directing
Born: February 1, 1894 · Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA
Died: August 31, 1973 (aged 79)
Highest Rated
Biography
John Ford (February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973) was an American film director. He was famous for both his westerns such as Stagecoach (1939), The Searchers (1956), and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), and adaptations of such classic 20th-century American novels as The Grapes of Wrath (1940). His four Academy Awards for Best Director (1935, 1940, 1941, 1952) is a record, and one of those films, How Green Was My Valley (1941), also won Best Picture. In a career that spanned more than 50 years, Ford directed more than 140 films (although nearly all of his silent films are now lost) and he is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers of his generation. Ford's films and personality were held in high regard by his colleagues, with Ingmar Bergman and Orson Welles among those who have named him as one of the greatest directors of all time. In particular, Ford was a pioneer of location shooting and the long shot which frames his characters against a vast, harsh and rugged natural terrain.
Known for
Unforgiven
1992
The Searchers
1956
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
Stagecoach
1939
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
The Quiet Man
1952
The Birth of a Nation
1915
How the West Was Won
1962
My Darling Clementine
1946
How Green Was My Valley
1941
Fort Apache
1948
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949
Photos (5)
Movies (11)
The Birth of a Nation
Klansman (uncredited)
The Horse Soldiers
Ned (uncredited)
Big Time
John Ford (uncredited)
The Bandit's Wager
Nan's Brother
Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery
1914
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
J.P. Baldwin
The Tornado
Jack Dayton (as Jack Ford)
The Scrapper
Buck, the scrapper
A Study in Scarlet
John H. Watson, M.D.
The Purple Mask
(unconfirmed)
The Broken Coin
Sacchio's Accomplice (as Jack Ford)
Self / Appearances (27)
Screen Director's Playhouse
Self - Introduction · 1 eps
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self · 1 eps
Five Came Back
Self (archive footage) · 3 eps
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self (archive footage)
Directed by John Ford
Self (uncredited)
Filmmakers for the Prosecution
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
John Ford: The Man Who Invented America
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Five Came Back
Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Self (archive footage)
Spanish Western
Self (archive footage)
Show-Business at War
Self
The American West of John Ford
Self
Shooting War
himself
The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth
Self (archive footage)
Fonda on Fonda
Self (archive footage)
The Screen Director
Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
John Wayne-A Life on Film
Self (archive footage)
Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of Ireland
self
The Western: A Lost TV Special
Self
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
Self (archive footage)
Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend
Himself/Interviewer
Serenity at Sea: John Ford and the Araner
Himself (archive footage)
Omnibus: John Ford, Part One
Self (archive footage)
National Geographic Explorer: The Battle For Midway
Himself - Filmmaker (archive footage) (unaccredited)
John Ford & Monument Valley
Self (archive footage)
John Ford's America
Himself (Archive Footage)
Monument Valley: John Ford Country
Self (voice) (archive footage)
Directing (146)
Wagon Train
Director
Alcoa Premiere
Director
The Searchers
Director
Screen Director's Playhouse
Director
How the West Was Won
Director
Stagecoach
Director
They Were Expendable
Director
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Director
The Quiet Man
Director
The Grapes of Wrath
Director
Rio Grande
Director
The Alamo
Second Unit Director
My Darling Clementine
Director
3 Godfathers
Director
Fort Apache
Director
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Director
How Green Was My Valley
Director
The Horse Soldiers
Director
Cheyenne Autumn
Director
Donovan's Reef
Director
Two Rode Together
Director
Mister Roberts
Director
Wagon Master
Director
7 Women
Director
Drums Along the Mohawk
Director
Sergeant Rutledge
Director
The Sun Shines Bright
Director
Young Mr. Lincoln
Director
Mary of Scotland
Director
What Price Glory
Director
The Long Voyage Home
Director
The Informer
Director
Gideon's Day
Director
The Wings of Eagles
Director
The Last Hurrah
Director
Mogambo
Director
The Fugitive
Director
Hell Bent
Director
Hoodman Blind
Director
Riley the Cop
Director
Submarine Patrol
Director
The Long Gray Line
Director
Action
Director
Tobacco Road
Director
The Hurricane
Director
The Battle of Midway
Director
3 Bad Men
Director
The Lost Patrol
Director
The Prisoner of Shark Island
Director
Upstream
Director
Four Men and a Prayer
Director
Bare Fists
Director
The Whole Town's Talking
Director
When Willie Comes Marching Home
Director
The Iron Horse
Director
Roped
Director
Men Without Women
Director
Up the River
Director
The Plough and the Stars
Director
Salute
Director
Air Mail
Director
Wee Willie Winkie
Director
The Last Outlaw
Director
December 7th
Director
The Rising of the Moon
Director
Born Reckless
Director
Steamboat Round the Bend
Director
Four Sons
Director
In Memoriam Manuel Quezon
Director
Straight Shooting
Director
Flashing Spikes
Director
Arrowsmith
Director
Flesh
Director
The Black Watch
Director
The Secret Man
Director
Mother Machree
Director
Judge Priest
Director
Doctor Bull
Director
The Brat
Director
Three Mounted Men
Director
The Gun Packer
Director
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
Director
It's Your America
Director
Bucking Broadway
Director
The World Moves On
Director
A Marked Man
Director
The Freeze-Out
Director
Cameo Kirby
Director
Napoleon's Barber
Director
Wild Women
Director
The Scarlet Drop
Director
Pilgrimage
Director
Seas Beneath
Director
Just Pals
Director
Torpedo Squadron
Director
The Ace of the Saddle
Director
Riders of Vengeance
Director
Thieves' Gold
Director
Cheyenne's Pal
Director
Strong Boy
Director
The Wallop
Director
The Fighting Brothers
Director
Little Miss Smiles
Director
The Fighting Heart
Director
A Gun Fightin' Gentleman
Director
Hearts of Oak
Director
A Woman's Fool
Director
The Shamrock Handicap
Director
This Is Korea!
Director
The Tornado
Director
Kentucky Pride
Director
Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend
Director
Three Jumps Ahead
Director
The Village Blacksmith
Director
Women in Defense
Director
The Face on the Barroom Floor
Director
The Scrapper
Director
The Soul Herder
Director
Silver Wings
Director
Rider of the Law
Director
The Colter Craven Story
Director
The Big Punch
Director
The Craving
Director
Lightnin'
Director
Gun Law
Director
Hangman's House
Director
Desperate Trails
Director
The Blue Eagle
Director
The Phantom Riders
Director
Marked Men
Director
Sure Fire
Director
Sex Hygiene
Director
The Girl in Number 29
Director
The Red, White and Blue Line
Director
A Fight For Love
Director
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
Director
The Growler Story
Director
North of Hudson Bay
Director
The Rustlers
Director
By Indian Post
Director
Jackie
Director
The Broken Coin
Assistant Director
Thank You
Director
Hitchin' Posts
Director
At the Front in North Africa with the U.S. Army
Director
The Prince of Avenue A
Director
Writing (19)
The Quiet Man
Writer
Wagon Master
Story
Hell Bent
Story
Hell Bent
Writer
The Battle of Midway
Writer
Men Without Women
Story
The Last Outlaw
Story
The Secret Man
Scenario Writer
The Gun Packer
Story
The Last Outlaw
Story
The Scarlet Drop
Story
Riders of Vengeance
Screenplay
Cheyenne's Pal
Story
A Gun Fightin' Gentleman
Story
The Tornado
Writer
Three Jumps Ahead
Writer
The Scrapper
Writer
The Big Punch
Writer
The Craving
Writer
Producing (38)
Stagecoach
Producer
They Were Expendable
Producer
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Producer
The Quiet Man
Producer
Rio Grande
Producer
3 Godfathers
Producer
Mighty Joe Young
Executive Producer
Fort Apache
Executive Producer
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Executive Producer
Cheyenne Autumn
Producer
Donovan's Reef
Producer
Two Rode Together
Producer
Wagon Master
Executive Producer
7 Women
Producer
The Sun Shines Bright
Producer
The Long Voyage Home
Producer
The Informer
Producer
The Last Hurrah
Producer
The Fugitive
Producer
Riley the Cop
Producer
The Battle of Midway
Producer
3 Bad Men
Producer
The Lost Patrol
Producer
The Whole Town's Talking
Producer
The Iron Horse
Producer
Men Without Women
Producer
Salute
Producer
December 7th
Producer
Four Sons
Producer
Flesh
Producer
Mother Machree
Producer
Vietnam! Vietnam!
Executive Producer
Seas Beneath
Producer
Nazi Concentration Camps
Producer
The Shamrock Handicap
Producer
Women in Defense
Producer
Hangman's House
Producer
The Blue Eagle
Producer
Other Crew (9)
Unforgiven
Thanks
3 Godfathers
Presenter
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Presenter
Wagon Master
Presenter
The Fugitive
Presenter
The Battle of Midway
Director of Photography
The Battle of Midway
Editor
Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery
Props
Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery
Stunts