George Ford
ActingTall distinguished looking George Ford started out as a contract player in the early 1930s but like most contract players, it didn't work out. Never discouraged, Ford moved on to roles as dancers, socialites, and chorus boys. Ford would occasionally have dialog but he was constantly used for his good looking appearance and his unique ability to ballroom dance. During the 1950s, Ford developed a reputation for being one of the best dancers in Hollywood. Musicals weren't his specialty though, it was the nice ballrooms and the socialite parties. He continue to work these throughout his career. He also managed to appear in a lot of various war films playing soldiers and high ranking military officers. With the popularity of television westerns increase, Ford found himself frequently appearing at square dances and as a dancer to show the leading ladies off. Eventually he became a regular townsman for a few years on Gunsmoke appearing in the bar scenes and playing bank tellers and town dignitaries. By 1968, Ford's work started to decrease and he decided to retire to Colorado where he could take up skiing and where he and his wife regularly competed in ballroom dancing contest. Like many extras, Ford's talents were not known to the general film public but he leaves behind a legacy of making the other dancers he danced with look better than they were and a large amount of film work that can be appreciated by future generation.
Known For
Singin' in the Rain
Security Guard (uncredited)
Some Like It Hot
Police Officer (uncredited)
White Christmas
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Courtroom Officer (uncredited)
Pillow Talk
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Warlock
Townsman (uncredited)
The Great Race
Man in Hallway at Sentinel (uncredited)
Imitation of Life
Show Spectator (uncredited)
Black Angel
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Cat Ballou
Brothel Customer (uncredited)
Filmography — Acting
Singin' in the Rain
Security Guard (uncredited)
Some Like It Hot
Police Officer (uncredited)
White Christmas
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Courtroom Officer (uncredited)
Pillow Talk
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Warlock
Townsman (uncredited)
The Great Race
Man in Hallway at Sentinel (uncredited)
Imitation of Life
Show Spectator (uncredited)
Black Angel
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Cat Ballou
Brothel Customer (uncredited)
The Bad and the Beautiful
Club Patron (uncredited)
Monsieur Verdoux
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Top Hat
Club Patron (uncredited)
Designing Woman
Ringside Photographer (uncredited)
Cimarron
Townsman (uncredited)
Elmer Gantry
Reporter (uncredited)
North to Alaska
Miner (uncredited)
Advise & Consent
Senator (uncredited)
Dragonwyck
Man (uncredited)
Son of Flubber
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Man's Favorite Sport?
Fisherman (uncredited)
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
Townsman (uncredited)
The Enemy Below
Officer (uncredited)
Angel Face
Bailiff (uncredited)
Show Boat
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
The Buccaneer
Party Guest (uncredited)
Artists and Models
Spectator on Sidewalk (uncredited)
Torn Curtain
Party Guest (uncredited)
Lover Come Back
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
The Rack
Courtroom Spectator
The Band Wagon
Auctioneer's Assistant (uncredited)
The Country Girl
Theatre Patron (uncredited)
Hollywood Canteen
Soldier (uncredited)
Love Affair
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
His Kind of Woman
Lodge Guest (uncredited)
The Cincinnati Kid
Poker Game Spectator (uncredited)
City for Conquest
Dance Contestant (uncredited)
Bombardier
Co-Pilot
The Letter
Party Guest (uncredited)
On Moonlight Bay
Train Passenger (uncredited)
The FBI Story
Plane Passenger (uncredited)
Ransom!
Guard (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
Reporter (uncredited)
The Damned Don't Cry
Club Patron (uncredited)
Vicki
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Lucky Me
Party Guest (uncredited)
Roadblock
Plane Passenger (uncredited)
The Silver Chalice
Guard (uncredited)
The Last Hurrah
Man (uncredited)
The Opposite Sex
Patron at 21 (uncredited)
Pawnee
Wagon Train Member (uncredited)
The Glass Bottom Boat
Party Guest (uncredited)
The Helen Morgan Story
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Born to Be Bad
Charity Ball Guest (uncredited)
Two Weeks in Another Town
Guest at Anniversary Banquet (uncredited)
All Through the Night
Club Patron (uncredited)
Hellzapoppin'
Party Guest (uncredited)
The Falcon Takes Over
Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
The Man from Galveston
Attorney Mullaney (uncredited)
Raintree County
Club Patron (uncredited)
Born to Kill
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
The Thrill of It All
Party Guest (uncredited)
My Man Godfrey
Party Guest (uncredited)
The Stooge
Party Guest (uncredited)
The Garment Jungle
Union Member (uncredited)
The Eddy Duchin Story
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
The Hypnotic Eye
Audience Member (uncredited)
It's Always Fair Weather
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Under the Yum Yum Tree
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
The Turning Point
Policeman (uncredited)
Wee Willie Winkie
Soldier (uncredited)
The Werewolf
Townsman (uncredited)
You Were Never Lovelier
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Who Was That Lady?
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Winchester '73
Townsman (uncredited)
College Holiday
Dancer
A Lady Takes a Chance
Wealthy Young Man
The Square Jungle
Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited)
Fate Is the Hunter
Loadmaster (uncredited)
Johnny Stool Pigeon
Joe - The Bartender (uncredited)
The Killer That Stalked New York
Federal Agent (uncredited)
The Buster Keaton Story
Restaurant Diner (uncredited)
Callaway Went Thataway
Waiter (uncredited)
It Started with a Kiss
Charity Raffle Guest (uncredited)
Brave Warrior
Soldier (uncredited)
Critic's Choice
Audience Member (uncredited)
Cult of the Cobra
Three for the Show
Male Harem Dancer (uncredited)
The Notorious Lone Wolf
Club Marquis Patron (uncredited)
Carefree
Country Club Guest (uncredited)
Broadway
Club Patron (uncredited)
Seven Thieves
Casino Patron (uncredited)
Mississippi
Party Guest (uncredited)
Who Done It?
Station Employee (uncredited)
Sol Madrid
Board Member
The Wet Parade
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Hollywood Party
Party Guest (uncredited)
Around the World
Soldier
Holiday for Lovers
Man at Airport (uncredited)
Youngblood Hawke
Party Guest (uncredited)
Slightly French
Party Guest (uncredited)
Heartbeat
Ball Guest (uncredited)
Law of the Lawless
Townsman (uncredited)
My Forbidden Past
Party Guest (uncredited)
Thunder Over the Plains
Guard (uncredited)
Death in Small Doses
Diner Patron (uncredited)
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Go Naked in the World
Party Guest (uncredited)
Give Me Your Heart
Club Patron (uncredited)
The Crowd Roars
Party Guest (uncredited)
Eve Knew Her Apples
Rewrite Man (scenes deleted)
The Gay Bride
Troupe Member (uncredited)
Beauty for the Asking
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
King of the Royal Mounted
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