Glenn Ford

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

May 1, 1916

died

August 30, 2006

place of birth

Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

also known as

Gwyllyn Samuel Newton Ford · Gwyllyn Ford · Гленн Форд · گلن فورد

total credits

50 movies

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).

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Known For

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

Superman
7.2

Superman

1978as Pa Kent
Superman II
6.8

Superman II

1980as Jonathan Kent (archive footage) (uncredited)
Midway
6.6

Midway

1976as Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
3:10 to Yuma
7.3

3:10 to Yuma

1957as Ben Wade
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
6.0

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

1963as Tom Corbett
Gilda
7.5

Gilda

1946as Johnny Farrell
The Big Heat
7.7

The Big Heat

1953as Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion
Virus
6.3

Virus

1980as President Richardson
Is Paris Burning?
7.2

Is Paris Burning?

1966as Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley
Jubal
6.9

Jubal

1956as Jubal Troop
Happy Birthday to Me
6.0

Happy Birthday to Me

1981as Dr. David Faraday
Cimarron
6.1

Cimarron

1960as Yancey 'Cimarron' Cravat
Convicted
6.2

Convicted

1950as Joe Hufford
Cowboy
6.5

Cowboy

1958as Tom Reese
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
6.0

The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse

1962as Julio Desnoyers
The Fastest Gun Alive
6.9

The Fastest Gun Alive

1956as George Temple / George Kelby, Jr.
Human Desire
6.8

Human Desire

1954as Jeff Warren
The Sheepman
6.9

The Sheepman

1958as Jason Sweet
Pocketful of Miracles
7.3

Pocketful of Miracles

1961as Dave 'The Dude' Conway
A Time for Killing
4.6

A Time for Killing

1967as Tom Wolcott
The Last Challenge
6.3

The Last Challenge

1967as Marshal Dan Blaine
Blackboard Jungle
6.9

Blackboard Jungle

1955as Richard Dadier
Affair in Trinidad
6.3

Affair in Trinidad

1952as Steve Emery
The Violent Men
6.4

The Violent Men

1955as John Parrish
The Visitor
5.3

The Visitor

1979as Det. Jake Durham
Heaven with a Gun
5.5

Heaven with a Gun

1969as Jim Killan
The Gazebo
6.9

The Gazebo

1959as Elliott Nash
The Man from Colorado
6.9

The Man from Colorado

1948as Col. Owen Devereaux
Guadalcanal Diary
5.6

Guadalcanal Diary

1943as Marine Extra (uncredited)
The Gift
6.5

The Gift

1979as Billy Devlin
The Man from the Alamo
6.6

The Man from the Alamo

1953as John Stroud
The Flying Missile
5.3

The Flying Missile

1950as William A. Talbot
Torpedo Run
6.1

Torpedo Run

1958as Lt. Cmdr. Barney Doyle
The Rounders
5.5

The Rounders

1965as Ben Jones
Texas
6.7

Texas

1941as Tod Ramsey
Experiment in Terror
7.1

Experiment in Terror

1962as John Ripley
The Desperadoes
5.9

The Desperadoes

1943as Cheyenne Rogers
Ransom!
7.2

Ransom!

1956as David G. 'Dave' Stannard
It Started with a Kiss
5.5

It Started with a Kiss

1959as Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick
Lust for Gold
6.0

Lust for Gold

1949as Jacob 'Dutch' Walz
Fate Is the Hunter
6.5

Fate Is the Hunter

1964as Sam McBane
Casablanca Express
3.8

Casablanca Express

1989as Major Gen. Williams
The Green Glove
6.4

The Green Glove

1952as Michael 'Mike' Blake
So Ends Our Night
6.3

So Ends Our Night

1941as Ludwig Kern
A Stolen Life
6.4

A Stolen Life

1946as Bill Emerson
Long Way Home

Long Way Home

1975as Rev. Tom Holvak
Framed
6.5

Framed

1947as Mike Lambert
Day of the Evil Gun
6.2

Day of the Evil Gun

1968as Lorn Warfield
Show-Business at War
7.0

Show-Business at War

1943as Self
The Secret of Convict Lake
6.6

The Secret of Convict Lake

1951as Jim Canfield