Glenn Ford
Acting
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).
Born: May 1, 1916
Place of Birth: Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Known For
The Big Heat
After the suspicious suicide of a fellow cop, tough homicide detective Dave Bannion takes the law into his own hands when he sets out to smash a vicious crime syndicate.
The Dean Martin Christmas Show
A Classic Holiday Celebration with Dean and Friends.
My Son Is Guilty
Honest cop Tim Kerry struggles to keep his son Ritzy from becoming involved in a crime ring.
The Sacketts
A traditional sagebrush saga based on two novels ("Sackett" and "The Daybreakers") by Louis L'Amour. It focuses on the three Sackett brothers in New Mexico after the Civil War, seeking their fortunes, avenging a family killing, driving cattle, and fighting for law and order.
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight Show franchise from 1962 to 1992. It originally aired during late-night. For its first ten years, Carson's Tonight Show was based in New York City with occasional trips to Burbank, California; in May 1972, the show moved permanently to Burbank, California. In 2002, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson was ranked #12 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
Gilda
A gambler discovers an old flame while in Argentina, but she's married to his new boss.
The Dean Martin Show
The Dean Martin Show, also known as The Dean Martin Variety Show, is a TV variety-comedy series that ran from 1965 to 1974 for 264 episodes. It was broadcast by NBC and hosted by entertainer Dean Martin. The theme song to the series was his 1964 hit "Everybody Loves Somebody."
Pocketful of Miracles
A New York gangster and his girlfriend attempt to turn street beggar Apple Annie into a society lady when the peddler learns her daughter is marrying royalty.
3:10 to Yuma
Dan Evans, a small time farmer, is hired to escort Ben Wade, a dangerous outlaw, to Yuma. As Evans and Wade wait for the 3:10 train to Yuma, Wade's gang is racing to free him.
Ransom!
A wealthy business man stuns his wife and town with a televised response to his son's kidnappers.
Filmography
as Rev. Rogers
as Captain Gavin
as Sheriff Danaher
as Major Gen. Williams
as Lucas Wheeler
as Dr. David Faraday
as Narrator
as Jonathan Kent (archive footage) (uncredited)
as President Richardson
as Christakis
as Billy Devlin
as David Donnelly
as Self - Host
as Tom Sunday
as Narrator (voice)
as Det. Jake Durham
as Pa Kent
as Jesse Craig
as Deputy Chief Walter Hayes
as Paul Dvorak / Leonard Staveck
as George Caldwell
as Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
as Rev. Tom Holvak
as Peter 'Punch' Travers
as Rev. Holvak
as Self
as Colonel Pete Moore
as Santee
as Sam Jarrett
as Sam Cade
as Sam Cade
as Sheriff Sam Cade
as Self
as Self
as Prof. Andrew 'Andy' Patterson
as Jim Killan
as Smith
as Self (uncredited)
as Lorn Warfield
as Marshal Dan Blaine
as Tom Wolcott
as Reuben
as Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley
as Joe Baron
as Harry Mork
as Ben Jones
as Sam McBane
as Capt. Jared Heath
as John Lathrop Davis
as Tom Corbett
as Self
as John Ripley
as Julio Desnoyers
as Dave 'The Dude' Conway
as Self - Guest Host
as Harue
as Yancey 'Cimarron' Cravat
as Elliott Nash
as Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick
as Lt. Cmdr. Barney Doyle
as MSgt. Murphy Savage
as Jason Sweet
as Tom Reese
as Narrator
as Lt. J.G. Max Siegel
as Ben Wade
as Captain Fisby
as Self
as George Temple / George Kelby, Jr.
as Jubal Troop
as David G. 'Dave' Stannard
as Himself
as David Blake
as Dave Stannard in 'Ransom!' (archive footage)
as Dr. Thomas King
as Richard Dadier
as John Parrish
as Sam Dent
as Jeff Warren
as Jim Corbett
as Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion
as Al Colby
as John Stroud
as Peter Lyncort
as Self
as Steve Emery
as Maxwell Webster
as Michael 'Mike' Blake
as Jim Canfield
as Ben Hogan
as Gil Kyle
as William A. Talbot
as Joe Hufford
as Martin Ordway
as Self
as Dr. Michael Corday
as Joe Miracle
as Jacob 'Dutch' Walz
as Frank Warren
as Prof. Bentley 'Bass' Bassett Jr.
as Don José
as Col. Owen Devereaux
as Doug Andrews
as Mike Lambert
as John J. Montgomery
as Bill Emerson
as Johnny Farrell
as Self - Presenter
as Marine Extra (uncredited)
as Mickey Donohue
as Cheyenne Rogers
as Self
as Danny Doyle
as Martin Eden
as Tex Miller
as Tod Ramsey
as Ludwig Kern
as Charlie
as Pierre Morestan
as Steve Burton / Oscar Hanson
as Johnny Adams
as Jim Brent (Reporter)
as Barney
as Joe Riley