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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.
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Golden Globe Awards
Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
Known For
Superman
(1978)
Pa Kent
Gilda
(1946)
Johnny Farrell
Superman II
(1980)
Jonathan Kent in Opening Montage (archive footage) (uncredited)
Midway
(1976)
Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
Blackboard Jungle
(1955)
Richard Dadier
Cowboy
(1958)
Tom Reese
Cimarron
(1960)
Yancey 'Cimarron' Cravat
Virus
(1980)
President Richardson
Texas
(1941)
Tod Ramsey
The Visitor
(1979)
Det. Jake Durham
Happy Birthday to Me
(1981)
Dr. David Faraday
3:10 to Yuma
(1957)
Ben Wade
Is Paris Burning?
(1966)
Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley
Human Desire
(1954)
Jeff Warren
Framed
(1947)
Mike Lambert
The Desperadoes
(1943)
Cheyenne Rogers
Full Filmography
Acting
Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence
(1939)
Joe Riley
My Son is Guilty
(1939)
Barney
Blondie Plays Cupid
(1940)
Charlie
The Lady in Question
(1940)
Pierre Morestan
Convicted Woman
(1940)
Jim Brent (Reporter)
Men Without Souls
(1940)
Johnny Adams
Babies for Sale
(1940)
Steve Burton / Oscar Hanson
Texas
(1941)
Tod Ramsey
So Ends Our Night
(1941)
Ludwig Kern
Go West, Young Lady
(1941)
Tex Miller
Flight Lieutenant
(1942)
Danny Doyle
The Adventures of Martin Eden
(1942)
Martin Eden
The Desperadoes
(1943)
Cheyenne Rogers
Destroyer
(1943)
Mickey Donohue
Show-Business at War
(1943)
Self
Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform
(1943)
Himself
Guadalcanal Diary
(1943)
Marine Extra (uncredited)
Gilda
(1946)
Johnny Farrell
A Stolen Life
(1946)
Bill Emerson
Gallant Journey
(1946)
John J. Montgomery
Framed
(1947)
Mike Lambert
The Man from Colorado
(1948)
Col. Owen Devereaux
The Loves of Carmen
(1948)
Don José
The Return of October
(1948)
Prof. Bentley 'Bass' Bassett Jr.
The Mating of Millie
(1948)
Doug Andrews
The Undercover Man
(1949)
Frank Warren
Mr. Soft Touch
(1949)
Joe Miracle
Lust for Gold
(1949)
Jacob 'Dutch' Walz
The Doctor and the Girl
(1949)
Dr. Michael Corday
Convicted
(1950)
Joe Hufford
The White Tower
(1950)
Martin Ordway
The Flying Missile
(1950)
William A. Talbot
The Secret of Convict Lake
(1951)
Jim Canfield
The Redhead and The Cowboy
(1951)
Gil Kyle
Follow the Sun
(1951)
Ben Hogan
Affair in Trinidad
(1952)
Steve Emery
The Green Glove
(1952)
Michael 'Mike' Blake
Young Man with Ideas
(1952)
Maxwell Webster
The Big Heat
(1953)
Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion
The Man from the Alamo
(1953)
John Stroud
Plunder of the Sun
(1953)
Al Colby
Time Bomb
(1953)
Peter Lyncort
Appointment in Honduras
(1953)
Jim Corbett
Human Desire
(1954)
Jeff Warren
City Story
(1954)
Narrator
Blackboard Jungle
(1955)
Richard Dadier
The Violent Men
(1955)
John Parrish
Interrupted Melody
(1955)
Dr. Thomas King
Trial
(1955)
David Blake
The Americano
(1955)
Sam Dent
Have Faith in Our Children
(1955)
Himself
The Fastest Gun Alive
(1956)
George Temple / George Kelby, Jr.
Jubal
(1956)
Jubal Troop
Ransom!
(1956)
David G. 'Dave' Stannard
3:10 to Yuma
(1957)
Ben Wade
The Teahouse of the August Moon
(1957)
Captain Fisby
Don't Go Near the Water
(1957)
Lt. J.G. Max Siegel
The Day Called X
(1957)
Narrator
Cowboy
(1958)
Tom Reese
Torpedo Run
(1958)
Lt. Cmdr. Barney Doyle
The Sheepman
(1958)
Jason Sweet
Imitation General
(1958)
MSgt. Murphy Savage
It Started with a Kiss
(1959)
Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick
The Gazebo
(1960)
Elliott Nash
Cimarron
(1960)
Yancey 'Cimarron' Cravat
Pocketful of Miracles
(1961)
Dave 'The Dude' Conway
Cry for Happy
(1961)
Harue
Experiment in Terror
(1962)
John Ripley
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
(1962)
Julio Desnoyers
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
(1963)
Tom Corbett
Love Is a Ball
(1963)
John Lathrop Davis
Fate Is the Hunter
(1964)
Sam McBane
Advance to the Rear
(1964)
Capt. Jared Heath
The Rounders
(1965)
Ben Jones
The Money Trap
(1965)
Joe Baron
Dear Heart
(1965)
Harry Mork
Rage
(1966)
Reuben
Is Paris Burning?
(1966)
Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley
A Time for Killing
(1967)
Tom Wolcott
The Last Challenge
(1967)
Marshal Dan Blaine
Day of the Evil Gun
(1968)
Lorn Warfield
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
(1968)
Self (uncredited)
Heaven with a Gun
(1969)
Jim Killan
Smith!
(1969)
Smith
The Brotherhood of the Bell
(1970)
Prof. Andrew 'Andy' Patterson
Sam Cade
(1972)
Sam Cade
The Marshal of Madrid
(1972)
Sam Cade
Santee
(1973)
Santee
Jarrett
(1973)
Sam Jarrett
The Disappearance of Flight 412
(1974)
Colonel Pete Moore
Punch and Jody
(1974)
Peter 'Punch' Travers
The Greatest Gift
(1974)
Rev. Holvak
Long Way Home
(1975)
Rev. Tom Holvak
Midway
(1976)
Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
The 3,000 Mile Chase
(1977)
Paul Dvorak / Leonard Staveck
Superman
(1978)
Pa Kent
Evening in Byzantium
(1978)
Jesse Craig
Police Story: No Margin for Error
(1978)
Deputy Chief Walter Hayes
The Visitor
(1979)
Det. Jake Durham
Day of the Assassin
(1979)
Christakis
The Gift
(1979)
Billy Devlin
Beggarman, Thief
(1979)
David Donnelly
The Hollywood Clowns
(1979)
Narrator (voice)
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
(1979)
Self - Host
Virus
(1980)
President Richardson
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
(1980)
Self
Superman II
(1980)
Jonathan Kent in Opening Montage (archive footage) (uncredited)
Happy Birthday to Me
(1981)
Dr. David Faraday
Great White Death
(1981)
Narrator
My Town
(1986)
Lucas Wheeler
Casablanca Express
(1989)
Major Gen. Williams
Border Shootout
(1989)
Sheriff Danaher
William Holden: The Golden Boy
(1989)
Self
Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream
(1990)
Self
Final Verdict
(1991)
Rev. Rogers
Raw Nerve
(1991)
Captain Gavin
Production