Glenn Ford

**Glenn Ford** (May 1, 1916 - August 30, 2006) was an American actor, born in Canada.

## Biography

Born **Gwyllyn Samuel Newton Ford** in Quebec City, Canada. He was the son of a Canadian railroad worker.  Glenn studied at Santa Monica High School. After graduating he started working in small local theatres.

Glenn Ford interrupted his actor career in 1942 to enlist as a volunteer in The Marine Corps of The United States during World War II. Ford was assigned in 1943 to active duty in San Diego Base. Then be promoted to sergeant

Glenn Ford also joined the Naval Reserve United States in 1958 and was promoted to lieutenant commander. Ford touts the Navy through radio and television spectacles. He was promoted to captain in 1968.

Glenn Ford was married four times, and a son, Peter Ford.

He died at 90 years old on August 30, 2006 at his residence of Beverly Hills.

## Career

His first film work, was a short Night in _Manhattan_  (1937). He is remembered for playing the role of Johnny Farrell in Classic movie _Gilda_  (1946), with Rita Hayworth.

His long list of movie include _The Adventures of Martin Eden_  (1942), _The Doctor and the Girl_  (1949), _Plunder of the Sun_  (1953), _Torpedo Run_ (1958), _Experiment in Terror_  (1962), _Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse_  (1962), _Dear Heart_  (1964), _Is Paris Burning?_  (1966), _Midway_  (1976).
He also participated in the movie of 1978 _Superman_, playing the role of Jonathan Kent Superman's father.

Among his most notable roles are that of the incorruptible Detective. Sgt Dave Bannion, who must fight against the Mafia, in _The Big Heat_ (1953), also he played role of school teacher who is harassed by his students in _Blackboard Jungle_ (1955).

He had starred in big Western movies, in the history of Hollywood as _Texas_  (1941), _The Desperadoes_  (1943), with Randolph Scott, _The Man from Colorado_  (1948), with William Holden, _Lust for Gold_  (1949), _The Redhead and the Cowboy_  (1951), _The Man from the Alamo_  (1953), _The Violent Men_  (1955), _Jubal_ (1956), with Ernest Borgnine, _The Fastest Gun Alive_  (1956), _3:10 to Yuma_  (1957), _Cowboy_  (1958), _The Sheepman_  (1958), _Cimarrón_  (1960), _A Time for Killing_  (1967), _The Last Challenge_  (1967), _Day of the Evil Gun_  (1968), and _Heaven with a Gun_  (1969). His latest western movies are: _Santee_  (1973).

In 1962, Glenn Ford won a Golden Globe, as best actor for the movie Pocketful of Mir, directed by Frank Capra. For his outstanding career in the movies, Glenn Ford star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6933 Hollywood Boulevard. He was also inducted into the Hall of Fame Western artists at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

## Television

In 1971 he starred in the CBS television series _Cade's County_, he plays county sheriff Sam Cade, is a must fight against crime. in this series works the son of Glenn Ford, Peter Ford.

Glenn Ford has had great performances in movies and series for television _The Brotherhood of the Bell_ (1970), _The Greatest Gift_ (1974), _The Disappearance of Flight 412_ (1974), _The 3,000 Mile Chase_ (1977), _Police Story: No Margin for Error_ (1978), _The Sacketts_ (1979), his last role was that of Rev. Rogers, in drama _Final Verdict_ (1991).

## Filmography

|Año|Title|Role|class="unsortable"|Note|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1937|_Night in Manhattan_|Emcee|Gwyllyn Ford||
|1939|_Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence_|Joe Riley|||
|1939|_My Son Is Guilty_|Barney|||
|1940|_Convicted Woman_|Jim Brent|||
|1940|_Men Without Souls_|Johnny Adams|||
|1940|_Babies for Sale_|Steve Burton|||
|1940|_The Lady in Question_|Pierre Morestan|||
|1940|_Blondie Plays Cupid_|Charlie|||
|1941|_So Ends Our Night_|Ludwig Kern|||
|1941|_Texas_|Tod Ramsey|||
|1941|_Go West, Young Lady_|Sheriff Tex Miller|||
|1942|_The Adventures of Martin Eden_|Martin Eden|||
|1942|_Flight Lieutenant_|Danny Doyle|||
|1943|_The Desperadoes_|Cheyenne Rogers|||
|1943|_Destroyer_|Mickey Donohue|||
|1946|_Gilda_|Johnny Farrell|||
|1946|_A Stolen Life_|Bill Emerson|||
|1946|_Gallant Journey_|John J. Montgomery|||
|1947|_Framed_|Mike Lambert|||
|1948|_The Mating of Millie_|Doug Andrews|||
|1948|_The Man from Colorado_|Col. Owen Devereaux|||
|1948|_The Loves of Carmen_|Don José|||
|1948|_The Return of October_|Prof. Bassett Jr|||
|1949|_The Undercover Man_|Frank Warren|||
|1949|_Lust for Gold_|Jacob Walz|||
|1949|_Mr. Soft Touch_|Joe Miracle|||
|1949|_The Doctor and the Girl_|Dr. Michael Corday|||
|1950|_The White Tower_|Martin Ordway|||
|1950|_Convicted_|Joe Hufford|||
|1950|_The Flying Missile_|Cmdr. William A. Talbot|||
|1951|_The Redhead and the Cowboy_|Gil Kyle|||
|1951|_Follow the Sun_|Ben Hogan|||
|1951|_The Secret of Convict Lake_|Jim Canfield|||
|1952|_The Green Glove_|Michael Blake|||
|1952|_Young Man with Ideas_|Maxwell Webster|||
|1952|_Affair in Trinidad_|Steve Emery|||
|1953|_Time Bomb_|Maj. Peter Lyncort|||
|1953|_The Man from the Alamo_|John Stroud|||
|1953|_Plunder of the Sun_|Al Colby|||
|1953|_The Big Heat_|Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion|||
|1953|_Appointment in Honduras_|Steve Corbett|||
|1954|_City Story_|Narrator|||
|1954|_Human Desire_|Jeff Warren|||
|1955|_The Americano_|Sam Dent|||
|1955|_The Violent Men_|John Parrish|||
|1955|_Blackboard Jungle_|Richard Dadier|||
|1955|_Interrupted Melody_|Dr. Thomas King|||
|1955|_Trial_|David Blake|||
|1956|_Ransom!_|David G. Stannard|||
|1956|_Jubal_|Jubal Troop|||
|1956|_The Fastest Gun Alive_|George Temple|||
|1956|_The Teahouse of the August Moon_|Capt. Fisby|||
|1957|_3:10 to Yuma_|Ben Wade|||
|1957|_Don't Go Near the Water_|Lt. J.G. Max Siegel|||
|1958|_Cowboy_|Tom Reese|||
|1958|_The Sheepman_|Jason Sweet|||
|1958|_Imitation General_|Sgt. Murphy Savage|||
|1958|_Torpedo Run_|Lt. Cmdr. Doyle|||
|1959|_It Started with a Kiss_|Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick|||
|1959|_The Gazebo_|Elliott Nash|||
|1960|_Cimarron_|Yancey 'Cimarron' Cravat|||
|1961|_Cry for Happy_|CPO Andy Cyphers|||
|1961|_Pocketful of Miracles_|Dave the Dude|Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – (Glenn Ford)||
|1962|_The 4 Horsemen of the Apocalypse_|Julio Desnoyers|||
|1962|_Experiment in Terror_|John 'Rip' Ripley|||
|1963|_The Courtship of Eddie's Father_|Tom Corbett|||
|1963|_Love Is a Ball_|John Lathrop Davis|||
|1964|_Advance to the Rear_|Captain Jared Heath|||
|1964|_Fate Is the Hunter_|Sam C. McBane|||
|1964|_Dear Heart_|Harry Mork|||
|1965|_The Rounders_||||
|1965|_The Money Trap_|Joe Baron|||
|1966|_Is Paris Burning?_|Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley|||
|1966|_Rage_|Doc Reuben|||
|1967|_A Time for Killing_|Maj. Tom Wolcott|||
|1967|_The Last Challenge_|Marshal Dan Blaine|||
|1968|_Day of the Evil Gun_|Lorn Warfield|||
|1969|_Smith!_|Smith|||
|1969|_Heaven with a Gun_|Jim Killian|||
|1973|_Santee_|Santee|||
|1976|_Midway_|Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance|||
|1978|_Superman_|Kent phather|||
|1979|_The Visitor_|Det. Jake Durham|||
|1979|_Day of the Assassin_|Christakis|||
|1980|_Virus_|President Richardson|||
|1981|_Happy Birthday to Me_|Dr. David Faraday|||
|1989|_Casablanca Express_|Major Gen. Williams|||
|1991|_Raw Nerve_|Capt. Gavin|||

## Other websites

- Official family-sanctioned website for fans to send condolences
- Official family-run website about upcoming biography
- Glenn Ford biography at Northern Stars
- Interview with David Priol and Peter Ford on the Official Glenn Ford Website
- Photographs and literature

## Infobox (person)

- **image**: Glenn Ford - 1955.jpg
- **caption**: Ford in 1955
- **name**: Glenn Ford
- **birthname**: Gwyllyn Samuel Newton Ford
- **birth place**: Quebec City, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
- **death place**: Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
- **death cause**: Stroke
- **yearsactive**: 1937–1991
- **occupation**: Actor
- **spouse**: Eleanor Powell (1943–59) (one child)
Kathryn Hays (1966–69)
Cynthia Hayward (1977–84)
Jeanne Baus (1993–94)