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 Gilda (1946), The Big Heat (1953), and Superman (1978).

Filmography

• 1991Final Verdict — Rev. Rogers
• 1991Raw Nerve — Captain Gavin
• 1989Border Shootout — Sheriff Danaher
• 1989Casablanca Express — Major Gen. Williams
• 1986My Town — Lucas Wheeler
• 1981Great White Death — Narrator
• 1981Happy Birthday to Me — Dr. David Faraday
• 1980Superman II — Jonathan Kent (archive footage) (uncredited)
• 1980Virus — President Richardson
• Beggarman, Thief — David Donnelly
• 1979Day of the Assassin — Christakis
• 1979The Gift — Billy Devlin
• 1979The Hollywood Clowns — Narrator (voice)
• The Sacketts — Tom Sunday
• 1979The Visitor — Det. Jake Durham
• Evening in Byzantium — Jesse Craig
• 1978Police Story: No Margin for Error — Deputy Chief Walter Hayes
• 1978Superman — Pa Kent
• 1977The 3,000 Mile Chase — Paul Dvorak / Leonard Staveck
• 1976Midway — Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
• Once an Eagle — George Caldwell
• 1975Long Way Home — Rev. Tom Holvak
• The Family Holvak
• 1974Punch and Jody — Peter 'Punch' Travers
• 1974The Disappearance of Flight 412 — Colonel Pete Moore
• 1974The Greatest Gift — Rev. Holvak
• 1973Jarrett — Sam Jarrett
• Police Story
• 1973Santee — Santee
• 1972Sam Cade — Sam Cade
• 1972The Marshal of Madrid — Sam Cade
• Cade's County — Sheriff Sam Cade
• 1970The Brotherhood of the Bell — Prof. Andrew 'Andy' Patterson
• 1969Heaven with a Gun — Jim Killan
• 1969Smith! — Smith
• 1968Day of the Evil Gun — Lorn Warfield
• 1967A Time for Killing — Tom Wolcott
• 1967The Last Challenge — Marshal Dan Blaine
• 1966Is Paris Burning? — Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley
• 1966Rage — Reuben
• 1965Dear Heart — Harry Mork
• The Dean Martin Show
• 1965The Money Trap — Joe Baron
• 1965The Rounders — Ben Jones
• 1964Advance to the Rear — Capt. Jared Heath
• 1964Fate Is the Hunter — Sam McBane
• 1963Love is a Ball — John Lathrop Davis
• 1963The Courtship of Eddie's Father — Tom Corbett
• 1962Experiment in Terror — John Ripley
• 1962The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse — Julio Desnoyers
• 1961Cry for Happy — Andy Cyphers
• 1961Pocketful of Miracles — Dave 'The Dude' Conway, Associate Producer
• 1960Cimarron — Yancey 'Cimarron' Cravat
• 1959It Started with a Kiss — Joe Fitzpatrick
• 1959The Gazebo — Elliott Nash
• 1958Cowboy — Tom Reese
• 1958Imitation General — MSgt. Murphy Savage
• 1958The Sheepman — Jason Sweet
• 1958Torpedo Run — Lt. Cmdr. Barney Doyle
• 19573:10 to Yuma — Ben Wade
• 1957Don't Go Near the Water — Lt. J.G. Max Siegel
• 1957The Day Called X — Narrator
• 1957The Teahouse of the August Moon — Captain Fisby
• 1956Jubal — Jubal Troop
• 1956Ransom! — David G. 'Dave' Stannard
• 1956The Fastest Gun Alive — George Temple / George Kelby, Jr.
• 1955Blackboard Jungle — Richard Dadier
• 1955Interrupted Melody — Dr. Thomas King
• MGM Parade — Dave Stannard in 'Ransom!' (archive footage)
• 1955The Americano — Sam Dent
• 1955The Violent Men — John Parrish
• 1955Trial — David Blake
• 1954City Story — Narrator
• 1954Human Desire — Jeff Warren
• 1953Appointment in Honduras — Jim Corbett
• 1953Plunder of the Sun — Al Colby
• 1953The Big Heat — Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion
• 1953The Man from the Alamo — John Stroud
• 1953Time Bomb — Peter Lyncort
• 1952Affair in Trinidad — Steve Emery
• 1952The Green Glove — Michael 'Mike' Blake
• 1952Young Man with Ideas — Maxwell Webster
• 1951Follow the Sun — Ben Hogan
• 1951The Redhead and the Cowboy — Gil Kyle
• 1951The Secret of Convict Lake — Jim Canfield
• 1950Convicted — Joe Hufford
• 1950The Flying Missile — William A. Talbot
• 1950The White Tower — Martin Ordway
• 1949Lust for Gold — Jacob 'Dutch' Walz
• 1949Mr. Soft Touch — Joe Miracle
• 1949The Doctor and the Girl — Dr. Michael Corday
• 1949The Undercover Man — Frank Warren
• 1948The Loves of Carmen — Don José
• 1948The Man from Colorado — Col. Owen Devereaux
• 1948The Mating of Millie — Doug Andrews
• 1948The Return of October — Prof. Bentley 'Bass' Bassett Jr.
• 1947Framed — Mike Lambert
• 1946A Stolen Life — Bill Emerson
• 1946Gallant Journey — John J. Montgomery
• 1946Gilda — Johnny Farrell
• 1943Destroyer — Mickey Donohue
• 1943Guadalcanal Diary — Marine Extra (uncredited)
• 1943The Desperadoes — Cheyenne Rogers
• 1942Flight Lieutenant — Danny Doyle
• 1942The Adventures of Martin Eden — Martin Eden
• 1941Go West, Young Lady — Tex Miller
• 1941So Ends Our Night — Ludwig Kern
• 1941Texas — Tod Ramsey
• 1940Babies for Sale — Steve Burton / Oscar Hanson
• 1940Blondie Plays Cupid — Charlie
• 1940Convicted Woman — Jim Brent (Reporter)
• 1940Men Without Souls — Johnny Adams
• 1940The Lady in Question — Pierre Morestan
• 1939Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence — Joe Riley
• 1939My Son Is Guilty — Barney

Appearances as themselves (21)

• 2001The Making of Midway — Self (archive footage)
• 1990Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream — Self
• 1989William Holden: The Golden Boy — Self
• 1982The Making of 'Superman: The Movie' — Self
• 1979When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion — Self - Host
• Dinah! — Self
• Once Upon a Wheel — Self
• V.I.P. Schaukel — Self
• 1968The Dean Martin Christmas Show — Self (uncredited)
• Hollywood Squares — Self - Center Square
• Hollywood and the Stars — Self (archive footage)
• The Merv Griffin Show — Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self
• The Dick Powell Show — Self - Guest Host
• 1956Operation Teahouse — Self
• 1955Have Faith in Our Children — Himself
• This Is Your Life — Self
• The Bob Hope Show — Self
• Golden Globe Awards — Self - Presenter
• 1943Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform — Himself
• 1943Show-Business at War — Self