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).

Career Overview

Glenn Ford has 120 screen credits in a career dating back to 1939. Their work spans 3 cinematic universes — most prominently Superman Classic with 2 titles. Signature works include Superman, 3:10 to Yuma, The Rounders. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

male

Known Credits

120

Birth Date

1916-05-01 00:00:00

Birth Place

Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Known For

• 

  Superman
• 

  3:10 to Yuma
• 

  The Rounders
• 

  Pocketful of Miracles
• 

  The Sheepman
• 

  The Violent Men

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 3 universes

• Superman Classic (2 titles)
• Superman Collection (2 titles)
• Blondie (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Willis Bouchey (3 collaborations)
• Richard Jaeckel (2 collaborations)
• Robert "Buzz" Henry (2 collaborations)
• Tex Holden (2 collaborations)
• Guy Wilkerson (2 collaborations)
• Edgar Buchanan (2 collaborations)
• Barton MacLane (2 collaborations)
• Doodles Weaver (2 collaborations)
• Mickey Shaughnessy (2 collaborations)
• Frank Ferguson (2 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (119 credits)

  • The Making of Midway

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2001
  • Raw Nerve

    Captain Gavin

    actor

    actors
    1991
  • Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1990
  • Border Shootout

    Sheriff Danaher

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Casablanca Express

    Major Gen. Williams

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • William Holden: The Golden Boy

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • My Town

    Lucas Wheeler

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1982
  • Happy Birthday to Me

    Dr. David Faraday

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • Great White Death

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • Superman II

    Jonathan Kent (archive footage) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • Virus

    President Richardson

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • The Gift

    Billy Devlin

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • Day of the Assassin

    Christakis

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • Beggarman, Thief

    David Donnelly

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion

    Self - Host

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • The Sacketts

    Tom Sunday

    actor

    actors

    - Part 2 (1979) ... Tom Sunday actor actors

    - Part 1 (1979) ... Tom Sunday actor actors
    1979
  • The Hollywood Clowns

    Narrator (voice)

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • The Visitor

    Det. Jake Durham

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • Superman

    Pa Kent

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • Evening in Byzantium

    Jesse Craig

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • Police Story: No Margin for Error

    Deputy Chief Walter Hayes

    actor

    actors
    1978
  • The 3,000 Mile Chase

    Paul Dvorak / Leonard Staveck

    actor

    actors
    1977
  • Midway

    Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • Long Way Home

    Rev. Tom Holvak

    actor

    actors
    1975
  • Punch and Jody

    Peter 'Punch' Travers

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • The Greatest Gift

    Rev. Holvak

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • The Disappearance of Flight 412

    Colonel Pete Moore

    actor

    actors
    1974
  • Santee

    Santee

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Jarrett

    Sam Jarrett

    actor

    actors
    1973
  • Police Story

    - No Margin for Error (1978) ... actor actors
    1973
  • Sam Cade

    Sam Cade

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • The Marshal of Madrid

    Sam Cade

    actor

    actors
    1972
  • The Brotherhood of the Bell

    Prof. Andrew 'Andy' Patterson

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • Smith!

    Smith

    actor

    actors
    1969
  • The Dean Martin Christmas Show

    Self (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • Day of the Evil Gun

    Lorn Warfield

    actor

    actors
    1968
  • A Time for Killing

    Tom Wolcott

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • The Last Challenge

    Marshal Dan Blaine

    actor

    actors
    1967
  • Rage

    Reuben

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • Is Paris Burning?

    Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley

    actor

    actors
    1966
  • The Money Trap

    Joe Baron

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • Dear Heart

    Harry Mork

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • The Rounders

    Ben Jones

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • Fate Is the Hunter

    Sam McBane

    actor

    actors
    1964
  • Love is a Ball

    John Lathrop Davis

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • The Courtship of Eddie's Father

    Tom Corbett

    actor

    actors
    1963
  • The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

    Julio Desnoyers

    actor

    actors
    1962
  • The Merv Griffin Show

    - Episode 73 (1966) ... Self actor actors
    1962
  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    - Episode 41 (1963) ... Self actor actors
    1962
  • Pocketful of Miracles

    Dave 'The Dude' Conway

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Cry for Happy

    Andy Cyphers

    actor

    actors
    1961
  • Cimarron

    Yancey 'Cimarron' Cravat

    actor

    actors
    1960
  • The Gazebo

    Elliott Nash

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • It Started with a Kiss

    Joe Fitzpatrick

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • Torpedo Run

    Lt. Cmdr. Barney Doyle

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • Imitation General

    MSgt. Murphy Savage

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • The Sheepman

    Jason Sweet

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • Cowboy

    Tom Reese

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • The Day Called X

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Don't Go Near the Water

    Lt. J.G. Max Siegel

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • 3:10 to Yuma

    Ben Wade

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • The Teahouse of the August Moon

    Captain Fisby

    actor

    actors
    1957
  • Operation Teahouse

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • The Fastest Gun Alive

    George Temple / George Kelby, Jr.

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Jubal

    Jubal Troop

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Ransom!

    David G. 'Dave' Stannard

    actor

    actors
    1956
  • Have Faith in Our Children

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Trial

    David Blake

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Interrupted Melody

    Dr. Thomas King

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Blackboard Jungle

    Richard Dadier

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • The Violent Men

    John Parrish

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • The Americano

    Sam Dent

    actor

    actors
    1955
  • Human Desire

    Jeff Warren

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • City Story

    Narrator

    actor

    actors
    1954
  • Appointment in Honduras

    Jim Corbett

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • The Big Heat

    Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Plunder of the Sun

    Al Colby

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • The Man from the Alamo

    John Stroud

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Time Bomb

    Peter Lyncort

    actor

    actors
    1953
  • Affair in Trinidad

    Steve Emery

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • Young Man with Ideas

    Maxwell Webster

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • The Green Glove

    Michael 'Mike' Blake

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • The Secret of Convict Lake

    Jim Canfield

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Follow the Sun

    Ben Hogan

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • The Redhead and the Cowboy

    Gil Kyle

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • The Flying Missile

    William A. Talbot

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • Convicted

    Joe Hufford

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • The White Tower

    Martin Ordway

    actor

    actors
    1950
  • The Doctor and the Girl

    Dr. Michael Corday

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Mr. Soft Touch

    Joe Miracle

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • Lust for Gold

    Jacob 'Dutch' Walz

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • The Undercover Man

    Frank Warren

    actor

    actors
    1949
  • The Return of October

    Prof. Bentley 'Bass' Bassett Jr.

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • The Loves of Carmen

    Don José

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • The Man from Colorado

    Col. Owen Devereaux

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • The Mating of Millie

    Doug Andrews

    actor

    actors
    1948
  • Framed

    Mike Lambert

    actor

    actors
    1947
  • Gallant Journey

    John J. Montgomery

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • A Stolen Life

    Bill Emerson

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Gilda

    Johnny Farrell

    actor

    actors
    1946
  • Golden Globe Awards

    - The 42nd Golden Globe Awards (1985) ... Self - Presenter actor actors

    - The 17th Golden Globe Awards (1960) ... Self - Presenter actor actors
    1944
  • Guadalcanal Diary

    Marine Extra (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Destroyer

    Mickey Donohue

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform

    Himself

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • The Desperadoes

    Cheyenne Rogers

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Show-Business at War

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Flight Lieutenant

    Danny Doyle

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • The Adventures of Martin Eden

    Martin Eden

    actor

    actors
    1942
  • Go West, Young Lady

    Tex Miller

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Texas

    Tod Ramsey

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • So Ends Our Night

    Ludwig Kern

    actor

    actors
    1941
  • Blondie Plays Cupid

    Charlie

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • The Lady in Question

    Pierre Morestan

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Babies for Sale

    Steve Burton / Oscar Hanson

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Men Without Souls

    Johnny Adams

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • Convicted Woman

    Jim Brent (Reporter)

    actor

    actors
    1940
  • My Son Is Guilty

    Barney

    actor

    actors
    1939
  • Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence

    Joe Riley

    actor

    actors
    1939

• production (1 credits)

  • Pocketful of Miracles

    associate producer

    production
    1961