Glenn Ford

Acting • 1916-05-01 • Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Glenn Ford (born Gwyllyn Samuel Newton 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

7.7

The Big Heat

1953

7.5

Gilda

1946

7.3

3:10 to Yuma

1957

7.2

Superman

1978

7.3

Pocketful of Miracles

1961

6.9

Blackboard Jungle

1955

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Filmography

2001
The Making of MidwayFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 9.0
1991
Raw NerveFilm
Captain Gavin
★ 4.2
1991
Final VerdictFilm
Rev. Rogers
1990
Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the DreamFilm
Self
★ 7.0
1989
Border ShootoutFilm
Sheriff Danaher
★ 4.6
1989
Casablanca ExpressFilm
Major Gen. Williams
★ 3.8
1989
William Holden: The Golden BoyFilm
Self
1986
My TownFilm
Lucas Wheeler
★ 7.0
1982
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'Film
Self
★ 6.8
1981
Happy Birthday to MeFilm
Dr. David Faraday
★ 6.0
1981
Great White DeathFilm
Narrator
★ 4.6
1980
Superman IIFilm
Jonathan Kent (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 6.7
1980
VirusFilm
President Richardson
★ 6.3
1979
The VisitorFilm
Det. Jake Durham
★ 5.3
1979
The SackettsTV
Tom Sunday • 2 episodes
★ 7.6
1979
Day of the AssassinFilm
Christakis
★ 4.9
1979
The GiftFilm
Billy Devlin
★ 6.5
1979
Beggarman, ThiefTV
David Donnelly • 2 episodes
1979
When the West Was Fun: A Western ReunionFilm
Self - Host
1979
The Hollywood ClownsFilm
Narrator (voice)
1978
SupermanFilm
Pa Kent
★ 7.2
1978
Police Story: No Margin for ErrorFilm
Deputy Chief Walter Hayes
★ 7.0
1978
Evening in ByzantiumTV
Jesse Craig • 2 episodes
1977
The 3,000 Mile ChaseFilm
Paul Dvorak / Leonard Staveck
★ 7.0
1976
MidwayFilm
Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
★ 6.6
1976
Once an EagleTV
George Caldwell • 7 episodes
★ 6.8
1975
The Family HolvakTV
★ 9.0
1975
Long Way HomeFilm
Rev. Tom Holvak
1974
Dinah!TV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1974
The Disappearance of Flight 412Film
Colonel Pete Moore
★ 5.0
1974
Punch and JodyFilm
Peter 'Punch' Travers
★ 9.0
1974
The Greatest GiftFilm
Rev. Holvak
★ 5.5
1973
Police StoryTV
★ 7.0
1973
SanteeFilm
Santee
★ 5.5
1973
JarrettFilm
Sam Jarrett
★ 4.7
1972
The Marshal of MadridFilm
Sam Cade
1972
Sam CadeFilm
Sam Cade
1971
V.I.P. SchaukelTV
Self • 2 episodes
★ 8.0
1971
Cade's CountyTV
Sheriff Sam Cade • 24 episodes
★ 6.0
1971
Once Upon a WheelTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
1970
The Brotherhood of the BellFilm
Prof. Andrew 'Andy' Patterson
★ 6.0
1969
Heaven with a GunFilm
Jim Killan
★ 5.5
1969
Smith!Film
Smith
★ 5.8
1968
Day of the Evil GunFilm
Lorn Warfield
★ 6.2
1968
The Dean Martin Christmas ShowFilm
Self (uncredited)
★ 7.6
1967
A Time for KillingFilm
Tom Wolcott
★ 4.8
1967
The Last ChallengeFilm
Marshal Dan Blaine
★ 6.3
1966
Is Paris Burning?Film
Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley
★ 7.2
1966
Hollywood SquaresTV
Self - Center Square • 10 episodes
★ 7.5
1966
RageFilm
Reuben
★ 5.6
1965
The Dean Martin ShowTV
★ 7.4
1965
The RoundersFilm
Ben Jones
★ 5.5
1965
The Money TrapFilm
Joe Baron
★ 5.1
1965
Dear HeartFilm
Harry Mork
★ 6.5
1964
Fate Is the HunterFilm
Sam McBane
★ 6.5
1964
Advance to the RearFilm
Capt. Jared Heath
★ 5.2
1963
The Courtship of Eddie's FatherFilm
Tom Corbett
★ 5.9
1963
Love is a BallFilm
John Lathrop Davis
★ 5.1
1963
Hollywood and the StarsTV
Self (archive footage) • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.6
1962
The Merv Griffin ShowTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1962
Experiment in TerrorFilm
John Ripley
★ 7.0
1962
The Four Horsemen of the ApocalypseFilm
Julio Desnoyers
★ 6.0
1961
Pocketful of MiraclesFilm
Dave 'The Dude' Conway
★ 7.3
1961
The Dick Powell ShowTV
Self - Guest Host • 1 episodes
★ 5.7
1961
Cry for HappyFilm
Andy Cyphers
★ 5.4
1960
CimarronFilm
Yancey 'Cimarron' Cravat
★ 6.3
1959
The GazeboFilm
Elliott Nash
★ 6.9
1959
It Started with a KissFilm
Joe Fitzpatrick
★ 5.7
1958
CowboyFilm
Tom Reese
★ 6.5
1958
The SheepmanFilm
Jason Sweet
★ 6.9
1958
Torpedo RunFilm
Lt. Cmdr. Barney Doyle
★ 6.1
1958
Imitation GeneralFilm
MSgt. Murphy Savage
★ 6.6
1957
3:10 to YumaFilm
Ben Wade
★ 7.3
1957
The Teahouse of the August MoonFilm
Captain Fisby
★ 6.2
1957
Don't Go Near the WaterFilm
Lt. J.G. Max Siegel
★ 5.3
1957
The Day Called XFilm
Narrator
1956
JubalFilm
Jubal Troop
★ 6.9
1956
The Fastest Gun AliveFilm
George Temple / George Kelby, Jr.
★ 6.9
1956
Ransom!Film
David G. 'Dave' Stannard
★ 7.2
1956
Operation TeahouseFilm
Self
★ 6.5
1955
Blackboard JungleFilm
Richard Dadier
★ 6.9
1955
The Violent MenFilm
John Parrish
★ 6.4
1955
TrialFilm
David Blake
★ 6.9
1955
Interrupted MelodyFilm
Dr. Thomas King
★ 5.8
1955
The AmericanoFilm
Sam Dent
★ 5.3
1955
MGM ParadeTV
Dave Stannard in 'Ransom!' (archive footage) • 2 episodes
★ 7.5
1955
MGM ParadeTV
★ 7.5
1955
Have Faith in Our ChildrenFilm
Himself
★ 7.0
1954
Human DesireFilm
Jeff Warren
★ 6.7
1954
City StoryFilm
Narrator
★ 8.0
1953
The Big HeatFilm
Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion
★ 7.7
1953
The Man from the AlamoFilm
John Stroud
★ 6.6
1953
Plunder of the SunFilm
Al Colby
★ 6.3
1953
Time BombFilm
Peter Lyncort
★ 5.3
1953
Appointment in HondurasFilm
Jim Corbett
★ 5.9
1952
Affair in TrinidadFilm
Steve Emery
★ 6.4
1952
This Is Your LifeTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.5
1952
The Green GloveFilm
Michael 'Mike' Blake
★ 6.4
1952
Young Man with IdeasFilm
Maxwell Webster
★ 5.2
1951
The Secret of Convict LakeFilm
Jim Canfield
★ 6.6
1951
The Redhead and the CowboyFilm
Gil Kyle
★ 5.4
1951
Follow the SunFilm
Ben Hogan
★ 6.2
1950
The Bob Hope ShowTV
Self • 2 episodes
★ 7.0
1950
ConvictedFilm
Joe Hufford
★ 6.2
1950
The White TowerFilm
Martin Ordway
★ 5.6
1950
The Flying MissileFilm
William A. Talbot
★ 5.3
1949
The Undercover ManFilm
Frank Warren
★ 6.1
1949
Lust for GoldFilm
Jacob 'Dutch' Walz
★ 6.0
1949
Mr. Soft TouchFilm
Joe Miracle
★ 6.8
1949
The Doctor and the GirlFilm
Dr. Michael Corday
★ 5.9
1948
The Man from ColoradoFilm
Col. Owen Devereaux
★ 6.9
1948
The Loves of CarmenFilm
Don José
★ 6.5
1948
The Mating of MillieFilm
Doug Andrews
★ 6.9
1948
The Return of OctoberFilm
Prof. Bentley 'Bass' Bassett Jr.
★ 6.4
1947
FramedFilm
Mike Lambert
★ 6.5
1946
GildaFilm
Johnny Farrell
★ 7.5
1946
A Stolen LifeFilm
Bill Emerson
★ 6.4
1946
Gallant JourneyFilm
John J. Montgomery
★ 6.5
1944
Golden Globe AwardsTV
Self - Presenter • 2 episodes
★ 7.0
1943
The DesperadoesFilm
Cheyenne Rogers
★ 5.9
1943
Guadalcanal DiaryFilm
Marine Extra (uncredited)
★ 5.6
1943
DestroyerFilm
Mickey Donohue
★ 6.8
1943
Show-Business at WarFilm
Self
★ 7.0
1943
Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in UniformFilm
Himself
★ 7.0
1942
The Adventures of Martin EdenFilm
Martin Eden
★ 8.0
1942
Flight LieutenantFilm
Danny Doyle
★ 6.3
1941
TexasFilm
Tod Ramsey
★ 6.7
1941
So Ends Our NightFilm
Ludwig Kern
★ 6.3
1941
Go West, Young LadyFilm
Tex Miller
★ 7.1
1940
The Lady in QuestionFilm
Pierre Morestan
★ 6.7
1940
Blondie Plays CupidFilm
Charlie
★ 6.8
1940
Convicted WomanFilm
Jim Brent (Reporter)
★ 4.6
1940
Men Without SoulsFilm
Johnny Adams
★ 6.7
1940
Babies for SaleFilm
Steve Burton / Oscar Hanson
★ 6.3
1939
Heaven with a Barbed Wire FenceFilm
Joe Riley
★ 6.6
1939
My Son Is GuiltyFilm
Barney
★ 7.5