Acting credits
131
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Glenn Ford
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
1.6
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Movies: 116Series: 15Crew credits: 1
TMDB ID: 3381
IMDb ID: nm0001229
Known for: Acting
Born: May 1, 1916
Died: August 30, 2006
Age: 90
Place of birth: Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1939 - 1991
Years active: 53
Average TMDB rating: 6.4
Wikidata: Q212048
Also known as
Gwyllyn Samuel Newton Ford • Gwyllyn Ford • Гленн Форд • گلن فورد
Other jobs
Associate Producer (1)
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 Glinda (1946), The Big Heat (1953), and Superman (1978).
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Glenn Ford.
Final Verdict
as Rev. Rogers
1991 Movie
3.7
Raw Nerve
as Captain Gavin
1991 Movie
6.5
Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream
as Self
1990 Movie
3.8
Border Shootout
as Sheriff Danaher
1989 Movie
3.0
Casablanca Express
as Major Gen. Williams
1989 Movie
William Holden: The Golden Boy
as Self
1989 Movie
My Town
as Lucas Wheeler
1986 Movie
6.4
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
as Self
1982 Movie
6.0
Happy Birthday to Me
as Dr. David Faraday
1981 Movie
4.7
Great White Death
as Narrator
1981 Movie
6.7
Superman II
as Jonathan Kent (archive footage) (uncredited)
1980 Movie
6.3
Virus
as President Richardson
1980 Movie
4.5
Day of the Assassin
as Christakis
1979 Movie
The Gift
as Billy Devlin
1979 Movie
6.0
Beggarman, Thief
as David Donnelly
1979 Movie
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
as Self - Host
1979 Movie
The Hollywood Clowns
as Narrator (voice)
1979 Movie
5.2
The Visitor
as Det. Jake Durham
1979 Movie
7.2
Superman
as Pa Kent
1978 Movie
Evening in Byzantium
as Jesse Craig
1978 Movie
Police Story: No Margin for Error
as Deputy Chief Walter Hayes
1978 Movie
The 3,000 Mile Chase
as Paul Dvorak / Leonard Staveck
1977 Movie
6.6
Midway
as Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
1976 Movie
Long Way Home
as Rev. Tom Holvak
1975 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Glenn Ford.
7.5
The Sacketts
as Tom Sunday • 2 eps
1979 Series
6.8
Once an Eagle
as George Caldwell • 7 eps
1976 Series
6.7
Dinah!
as Self • 1 eps
1974 Series
6.9
Police Story
1 eps
1973 Series
5.7
Cade's County
as Sheriff Sam Cade • 24 eps
1971 Series
7.5
V.I.P. Schaukel
as Self • 2 eps
1971 Series
6.0
Once Upon a Wheel
as Self • 1 eps
1971 Series
7.3
The Dean Martin Show
1 eps
1965 Series
7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self • 1 eps
1962 Series
6.2
The Merv Griffin Show
as Self • 1 eps
1962 Series
5.5
The Dick Powell Show
as Self - Guest Host • 1 eps
1961 Series
MGM Parade
as Dave Stannard in 'Ransom!' (archive footage) • 2 eps
1955 Series
6.4
This Is Your Life
as Self • 1 eps
1952 Series
7.0
The Bob Hope Show
as Self • 2 eps
1950 Series
7.2
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Presenter • 2 eps
1944 Series