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