John Ford

Characters played by John Ford

Career Overview

John Ford has 244 screen credits in a career dating back to 1914. Their work spans 3 cinematic universes — most prominently The Life of a Nation Collection with 1 titles. Signature works include The Searchers, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, How the West Was Won. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

male

Known Credits

244

Birth Date

1894-02-01 00:00:00

Birth Place

Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA

Known For

• 

  The Searchers
• 

  The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
• 

  How the West Was Won
• 

  The Quiet Man
• 

  The Grapes of Wrath
• 

  Stagecoach

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 3 universes

• The Life of a Nation Collection (1 titles)
• Unforgiven Series (1 titles)
• Mister Roberts Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• John Wayne (5 collaborations)
• Jack Pennick (5 collaborations)
• Ward Bond (3 collaborations)
• John Qualen (3 collaborations)
• Ken Curtis (3 collaborations)
• Mae Marsh (3 collaborations)
• Chuck Roberson (3 collaborations)
• Andy Devine (3 collaborations)
• John Carradine (3 collaborations)
• Frank Baker (3 collaborations)

Credits

• actors (39 credits)

  • Filmmakers for the Prosecution

    Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2023
  • John Ford: The Man Who Invented America

    Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2019
  • Five Came Back

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2017
  • Spanish Western

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • John Ford & Monument Valley

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2013
  • 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2009
  • Monument Valley: John Ford Country

    Self (voice) (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Serenity at Sea: John Ford and the Araner

    Himself (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2006
  • Shooting War

    himself

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • John Wayne-A Life on Film

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    2000
  • National Geographic Explorer: The Battle For Midway

    Himself - Filmmaker (archive footage) (unaccredited)

    actor

    actors
    1999
  • The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1995
  • Omnibus: John Ford, Part One

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • John Wayne's 'The Alamo'

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • Fonda on Fonda

    Self (archive footage)

    actor

    actors
    1992
  • John Ford's America

    Himself (Archive Footage)

    actor

    actors
    1989
  • Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend

    Himself/Interviewer

    actor

    actors
    1976
  • The American West of John Ford

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • Directed by John Ford

    Self (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1971
  • My Name Is John Ford, I Make Westerns

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1970
  • Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of Ireland

    self

    actor

    actors
    1965
  • The Horse Soldiers

    Ned (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1959
  • The Western: A Lost TV Special

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1958
  • Ton Diagonismon Dia Thn Anadixin Tis Star Ellas

    Himself (Grand Ball Attendee)

    actor

    actors
    1952
  • The Screen Director

    Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1951
  • Show-Business at War

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines

    J.P. Baldwin

    actor

    actors
    1943
  • Big Time

    John Ford (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1929
  • The Scrapper

    Buck, the scrapper

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • The Trail of Hate

    Lt. Jack Brewer

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • The Tornado

    Jack Dayton (as Jack Ford)

    actor

    actors
    1917
  • The Purple Mask

    (unconfirmed)

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • The Bandit's Wager

    actor

    actors
    1916
  • The Broken Coin

    Sacchio's Accomplice (as Jack Ford)

    actor

    actors
    1915
  • The Birth of a Nation

    Klansman (uncredited)

    actor

    actors
    1915
  • A Study in Scarlet

    John H. Watson, M.D.

    actor

    actors
    1914
  • Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery

    actor

    actors
    1914

• crew (6 credits)

  • Unforgiven

    thanks

    crew
    1992
  • Wagon Master

    presenter

    crew
    1950
  • She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

    presenter

    crew
    1949
  • 3 Godfathers

    presenter

    crew
    1948
  • The Fugitive

    presenter

    crew
    1947
  • Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery

    stunts

    crew
    1914

• directing (143 credits)

  • Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend

    director

    directing
    1976
  • 7 Women

    director

    directing
    1965
  • Cheyenne Autumn

    director

    directing
    1964
  • Donovan's Reef

    director

    directing
    1963
  • How the West Was Won

    director

    directing
    1962
  • Flashing Spikes

    director

    directing
    1962
  • The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

    director

    directing
    1962
  • Two Rode Together

    director

    directing
    1961
  • The Colter Craven Story

    director

    directing
    1960
  • The Alamo

    second unit director

    directing
    1960
  • Sergeant Rutledge

    director

    directing
    1960
  • The Horse Soldiers

    director

    directing
    1959
  • Korea

    director

    directing
    1959
  • The Last Hurrah

    director

    directing
    1958
  • Gideon's Day

    director

    directing
    1958
  • The Rising of the Moon

    director

    directing
    1957
  • The Wings of Eagles

    director

    directing
    1957
  • The Growler Story

    director

    directing
    1957
  • Wagon Train

    - The Colter Craven Story (1960) ... director directing
    1957
  • The Searchers

    director

    directing
    1956
  • Mister Roberts

    director

    directing
    1955
  • The Red, White and Blue Line

    director

    directing
    1955
  • Mogambo

    director

    directing
    1953
  • The Sun Shines Bright

    director

    directing
    1953
  • What Price Glory

    director

    directing
    1952
  • The Quiet Man

    director

    directing
    1952
  • This Is Korea!

    director

    directing
    1951
  • Rio Grande

    director

    directing
    1950
  • Wagon Master

    director

    directing
    1950
  • When Willie Comes Marching Home

    director

    directing
    1950
  • She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

    director

    directing
    1949
  • 3 Godfathers

    director

    directing
    1948
  • Fort Apache

    director

    directing
    1948
  • The Fugitive

    director

    directing
    1947
  • My Darling Clementine

    director

    directing
    1946
  • It's Your America

    director

    directing
    1946
  • They Were Expendable

    director

    directing
    1945
  • In Memoriam Manuel Quezon

    director

    directing
    1944
  • At the Front in North Africa with the U.S. Army

    director

    directing
    1943
  • We Sail at Midnight

    director

    directing
    1943
  • Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines

    director

    directing
    1943
  • German Industrial Manpower

    director

    directing
    1943
  • The Battle of Midway

    director

    directing
    1942
  • Sex Hygiene

    director

    directing
    1942
  • Torpedo Squadron 8

    director

    directing
    1942
  • Women in Defense

    director

    directing
    1941
  • How Green Was My Valley

    director

    directing
    1941
  • Tobacco Road

    director

    directing
    1941
  • The Long Voyage Home

    director

    directing
    1940
  • The Grapes of Wrath

    director

    directing
    1940
  • Drums Along the Mohawk

    director

    directing
    1939
  • Young Mr. Lincoln

    director

    directing
    1939
  • Stagecoach

    director

    directing
    1939
  • Submarine Patrol

    director

    directing
    1938
  • Four Men and a Prayer

    director

    directing
    1938
  • The Hurricane

    director

    directing
    1937
  • Wee Willie Winkie

    director

    directing
    1937
  • The Plough and the Stars

    director

    directing
    1936
  • Mary of Scotland

    director

    directing
    1936
  • The Prisoner of Shark Island

    director

    directing
    1936
  • Steamboat Round the Bend

    director

    directing
    1935
  • The Informer

    director

    directing
    1935
  • The Whole Town's Talking

    director

    directing
    1935
  • Judge Priest

    director

    directing
    1934
  • The World Moves On

    director

    directing
    1934
  • Doctor Bull

    director

    directing
    1933
  • Pilgrimage

    director

    directing
    1933
  • Flesh

    director

    directing
    1932
  • Air Mail

    director

    directing
    1932
  • Arrowsmith

    director

    directing
    1931
  • The Brat

    director

    directing
    1931
  • Seas Beneath

    director

    directing
    1931
  • Up the River

    director

    directing
    1930
  • Men Without Women

    director

    directing
    1930
  • Salute

    director

    directing
    1929
  • The Black Watch

    director

    directing
    1929
  • Strong Boy

    director

    directing
    1929
  • Riley the Cop

    director

    directing
    1928
  • Napoleon's Barber

    director

    directing
    1928
  • Hangman's House

    director

    directing
    1928
  • Four Sons

    director

    directing
    1928
  • Mother Machree

    director

    directing
    1927
  • Upstream

    director

    directing
    1927
  • The Blue Eagle

    director

    directing
    1926
  • The Shamrock Handicap

    director

    directing
    1926
  • The Fighting Heart

    director

    directing
    1925
  • Thank You

    director

    directing
    1925
  • The Iron Horse

    director

    directing
    1925
  • Kentucky Pride

    director

    directing
    1925
  • Lightnin'

    director

    directing
    1925
  • Hearts of Oak

    director

    directing
    1924
  • Hoodman Blind

    director

    directing
    1923
  • North of Hudson Bay

    director

    directing
    1923
  • Cameo Kirby

    director

    directing
    1923
  • Three Jumps Ahead

    director

    directing
    1923
  • The Face on the Barroom Floor

    director

    directing
    1923
  • The Village Blacksmith

    director

    directing
    1922
  • Silver Wings

    director

    directing
    1922
  • Little Miss Smiles

    director

    directing
    1922
  • Jackie

    director

    directing
    1921
  • Sure Fire

    director

    directing
    1921
  • Action

    director

    directing
    1921
  • Desperate Trails

    director

    directing
    1921
  • The Wallop

    director

    directing
    1921
  • The Freeze-Out

    director

    directing
    1921
  • The Big Punch

    director

    directing
    1921
  • Just Pals

    director

    directing
    1920
  • Hitchin' Posts

    director

    directing
    1920
  • The Girl in Number 29

    director

    directing
    1920
  • The Prince of Avenue A

    director

    directing
    1920
  • Marked Men

    director

    directing
    1919
  • A Gun Fightin' Gentleman

    director

    directing
    1919
  • Rider of the Law

    director

    directing
    1919
  • The Ace of the Saddle

    director

    directing
    1919
  • The Outcasts of Poker Flat

    director

    directing
    1919
  • The Last Outlaw

    director

    directing
    1919
  • Riders of Vengeance

    director

    directing
    1919
  • The Gun Packer

    director

    directing
    1919
  • By Indian Post

    director

    directing
    1919
  • Gun Law

    director

    directing
    1919
  • Bare Fists

    director

    directing
    1919
  • The Rustlers

    director

    directing
    1919
  • A Fight For Love

    director

    directing
    1919
  • The Fighting Brothers

    director

    directing
    1919
  • Roped

    director

    directing
    1919
  • Three Mounted Men

    director

    directing
    1918
  • The Craving

    director

    directing
    1918
  • A Woman's Fool

    director

    directing
    1918
  • Hell Bent

    director

    directing
    1918
  • The Scarlet Drop

    director

    directing
    1918
  • Thieves' Gold

    director

    directing
    1918
  • Wild Women

    director

    directing
    1918
  • The Phantom Riders

    director

    directing
    1918
  • Bucking Broadway

    director

    directing
    1917
  • A Marked Man

    director

    directing
    1917
  • The Secret Man

    director

    directing
    1917
  • Straight Shooting

    director

    directing
    1917
  • Cheyenne's Pal

    director

    directing
    1917
  • The Soul Herder

    director

    directing
    1917
  • The Scrapper

    director

    directing
    1917
  • The Trail of Hate

    director

    directing
    1917
  • The Tornado

    director

    directing
    1917
  • The Broken Coin

    assistant director

    directing
    1915

• production (34 credits)

  • Vietnam! Vietnam!

    executive producer

    production
    1971
  • 7 Women

    producer

    production
    1965
  • Cheyenne Autumn

    producer

    production
    1964
  • Donovan's Reef

    producer

    production
    1963
  • The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

    producer

    production
    1962
  • Two Rode Together

    producer

    production
    1961
  • The Last Hurrah

    producer

    production
    1958
  • The Sun Shines Bright

    producer

    production
    1953
  • The Quiet Man

    producer

    production
    1952
  • Rio Grande

    producer

    production
    1950
  • Wagon Master

    executive producer

    production
    1950
  • She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

    executive producer

    production
    1949
  • Mighty Joe Young

    executive producer

    production
    1949
  • 3 Godfathers

    producer

    production
    1948
  • Fort Apache

    executive producer

    production
    1948
  • The Fugitive

    producer

    production
    1947
  • They Were Expendable

    producer

    production
    1945
  • Nazi Concentration Camps

    producer

    production
    1945
  • The Battle of Midway

    producer

    production
    1942
  • Women in Defense

    producer

    production
    1941
  • The Long Voyage Home

    producer

    production
    1940
  • Stagecoach

    producer

    production
    1939
  • The Informer

    producer

    production
    1935
  • The Whole Town's Talking

    producer

    production
    1935
  • Flesh

    producer

    production
    1932
  • Men Without Women

    producer

    production
    1930
  • Salute

    producer

    production
    1929
  • Riley the Cop

    producer

    production
    1928
  • Hangman's House

    producer

    production
    1928
  • Four Sons

    producer

    production
    1928
  • Mother Machree

    producer

    production
    1927
  • The Blue Eagle

    producer

    production
    1926
  • The Shamrock Handicap

    producer

    production
    1926
  • The Iron Horse

    producer

    production
    1925

• writing (19 credits)

  • The Quiet Man

    writer

    writing
    1952
  • Wagon Master

    story

    writing
    1950
  • The Battle of Midway

    writer

    writing
    1942
  • The Last Outlaw

    story

    writing
    1936
  • Men Without Women

    story

    writing
    1930
  • Three Jumps Ahead

    writer

    writing
    1923
  • The Big Punch

    writer

    writing
    1921
  • A Gun Fightin' Gentleman

    story

    writing
    1919
  • The Last Outlaw

    story

    writing
    1919
  • Riders of Vengeance

    screenplay

    writing
    1919
  • The Gun Packer

    story

    writing
    1919
  • The Craving

    writer

    writing
    1918
  • Hell Bent

    story

    writing
    1918
  • The Scarlet Drop

    story

    writing
    1918
  • The Secret Man

    scenario writer

    writing
    1917
  • Cheyenne's Pal

    story

    writing
    1917
  • The Scrapper

    writer

    writing
    1917
  • The Trail of Hate

    scenario writer

    writing
    1917
  • The Tornado

    writer

    writing
    1917

• camera (1 credits)

  • The Battle of Midway

    director of photography

    camera
    1942

• editing (1 credits)

  • The Battle of Midway

    editor

    editing
    1942

• art (1 credits)

  • Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery

    props

    art
    1914