John Ford
Personal Info
Known for
Directing
Gender
Male
Birthday
1894-02-01
Day of Death
1973-08-31 (79 years old)
Place of Birth
Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA
John Ford
Biography
John Ford (February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973) was an American film director. He was famous for both his westerns such as Stagecoach (1939), The Searchers (1956), and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), and adaptations of such classic 20th-century American novels as The Grapes of Wrath (1940). His four Academy Awards for Best Director (1935, 1940, 1941, 1952) is a record, and one of those films, How Green Was My Valley (1941), also won Best Picture.
In a career that spanned more than 50 years, Ford directed more than 140 films (although nearly all of his silent films are now lost) and he is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers of his generation. Ford's films and personality were held in high regard by his colleagues, with Ingmar Bergman and Orson Welles among those who have named him as one of the greatest directors of all time.
In particular, Ford was a pioneer of location shooting and the long shot which frames his characters against a vast, harsh and rugged natural terrain.
Known For
Acting
(2023)
Filmmakers for the Prosecution
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
(2019)
John Ford: The Man Who Invented America
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
(2017)
Five Came Back
as Self (archive footage)
(2015)
Spanish Western
as Self (archive footage)
(2013)
John Ford & Monument Valley
as Self (archive footage)
(2009)
The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth
as Self (archive footage)
(2009)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self (archive footage)
(2006)
Monument Valley: John Ford Country
as Self (voice) (archive footage)
(2006)
Serenity at Sea: John Ford and the Araner
as Himself (archive footage)
(2000)
Shooting War
as himself
(2000)
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
as Self (archive footage)
(2000)
John Wayne-A Life on Film
as Self (archive footage)
(1999)
National Geographic Explorer: The Battle For Midway
as Himself - Filmmaker (archive footage) (unaccredited)
(1992)
Omnibus: John Ford, Part One
as Self (archive footage)
(1992)
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
as Self
(1992)
Fonda on Fonda
as Self (archive footage)
(1989)
John Ford's America
as Himself (Archive Footage)
(1971)
(1971)
Directed by John Ford
as Self (uncredited)
(1970)
(1959)
The Horse Soldiers
as Ned (uncredited)
(1952)
Ton Diagonismon Dia Thn Anadixin Tis Star Ellas
as Himself (Grand Ball Attendee)
(1951)
The Screen Director
as Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
(1943)
Show-Business at War
as Self
(1943)
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
as J.P. Baldwin
(1929)
Big Time
as John Ford (uncredited)
(1917)
The Tornado
as Jack Dayton (as Jack Ford)
(1917)
The Trail of Hate
as Lt. Jack Brewer
(1917)
The Scrapper
as Buck, the scrapper
(1916)
The Purple Mask
as (unconfirmed)
(1916)
(1915)
The Broken Coin
as Sacchio's Accomplice (as Jack Ford)
(1915)
The Birth of a Nation
as Klansman (uncredited)
(1914)
(1914)
A Study in Scarlet
as John H. Watson, M.D.
Crew
(1992)
Unforgiven
Thanks
(1976)
Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend
Director
(1971)
Vietnam! Vietnam!
Executive Producer
(1965)
7 Women
Director, Producer
(1964)
Cheyenne Autumn
Director, Producer
(1963)
Donovan's Reef
Producer, Director
(1962)
How the West Was Won
Director
(1962)
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Producer, Director
(1962)
Flashing Spikes
Director
(1961)
Two Rode Together
Director, Producer
(1960)
Sergeant Rutledge
Director
(1960)
The Colter Craven Story
Director
(1959)
The Horse Soldiers
Director
(1959)
Korea
Director
(1958)
Gideon's Day
Director
(1958)
The Last Hurrah
Director, Producer
(1957)
The Wings of Eagles
Director
(1957)
The Rising of the Moon
Director
(1957)
The Growler Story
Director
(1956)
The Searchers
Director
(1955)
The Red, White and Blue Line
Director
(1955)
The Long Gray Line
Director
(1955)
Mister Roberts
Director
(1953)
Mogambo
Director
(1953)
The Sun Shines Bright
Producer, Director
(1952)
The Quiet Man
Producer, Writer, Director
(1952)
What Price Glory
Director
(1951)
This Is Korea!
Director
(1950)
Rio Grande
Director, Producer
(1950)
Wagon Master
Director, Executive Producer, Presenter, Story
(1950)
When Willie Comes Marching Home
Director
(1949)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Director, Executive Producer
(1949)
Mighty Joe Young
Executive Producer
(1948)
3 Godfathers
Director, Producer, Presenter
(1948)
Fort Apache
Director, Executive Producer
(1947)
The Fugitive
Director, Producer, Presenter
(1946)
My Darling Clementine
Director
(1946)
It's Your America
Director
(1946)
Five Came Back: The Reference Films
Producer, Director, Writer, Editor, Cinematography
(1945)
They Were Expendable
Director, Producer
(1945)
Nazi Concentration Camps
Producer
(1944)
In Memoriam Manuel Quezon
Director
(1943)
December 7th
Director, Producer
(1943)
(1943)
(1942)
The Battle of Midway
Producer, Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor
(1942)
Sex Hygiene
Director
(1942)
Torpedo Squadron
Director
(1941)
How Green Was My Valley
Director
(1941)
Tobacco Road
Director
(1941)
Women in Defense
Producer, Director
(1940)
The Grapes of Wrath
Director
(1940)
The Long Voyage Home
Director, Producer
(1939)
Stagecoach
Producer, Director
(1939)
Young Mr. Lincoln
Director
(1939)
Drums Along the Mohawk
Director
(1938)
Four Men and a Prayer
Director
(1938)
Submarine Patrol
Director
(1937)
Wee Willie Winkie
Director
(1937)
The Hurricane
Director
(1936)
Mary of Scotland
Director
(1936)
The Prisoner of Shark Island
Director
(1936)
The Plough and the Stars
Director
(1936)
The Last Outlaw
Story
(1935)
The Informer
Director, Producer
(1935)
The Whole Town's Talking
Director, Producer
(1935)
Steamboat Round the Bend
Director
(1934)
Judge Priest
Director
(1934)
The Lost Patrol
Director, Producer
(1934)
The World Moves On
Director
(1933)
Doctor Bull
Director
(1933)
Pilgrimage
Director
(1932)
Air Mail
Director
(1932)
Flesh
Director, Producer
(1931)
Arrowsmith
Director
(1931)
Seas Beneath
Director
(1931)
The Brat
Director
(1930)
Up the River
Director
(1930)
Born Reckless
Director
(1930)
Men Without Women
Director, Story, Producer
(1929)
Salute
Director, Producer
(1929)
The Black Watch
Director
(1929)
Strong Boy
Director
(1928)
Four Sons
Director, Producer
(1928)
Hangman's House
Director, Producer
(1928)
Riley the Cop
Director, Producer
(1928)
Napoleon's Barber
Director
(1927)
Upstream
Director
(1927)
Mother Machree
Director, Producer
(1926)
3 Bad Men
Producer, Director
(1926)
The Blue Eagle
Director, Producer
(1926)
The Shamrock Handicap
Director, Producer
(1925)
The Iron Horse
Director, Producer
(1925)
Lightnin'
Director
(1925)
Kentucky Pride
Director
(1925)
The Fighting Heart
Director
(1925)
Thank You
Director
(1924)
Hearts of Oak
Director
(1923)
Hoodman Blind
Director
(1923)
Cameo Kirby
Director
(1923)
North of Hudson Bay
Director
(1923)
The Face on the Barroom Floor
Director
(1923)
Three Jumps Ahead
Writer, Director
(1922)
The Village Blacksmith
Director
(1922)
Silver Wings
Director
(1922)
Little Miss Smiles
Director
(1921)
The Big Punch
Writer, Director
(1921)
Desperate Trails
Director
(1921)
Sure Fire
Director
(1921)
The Freeze-Out
Director
(1921)
Jackie
Director
(1921)
Action
Director
(1921)
The Wallop
Director
(1920)
Just Pals
Director
(1920)
The Prince of Avenue A
Director
(1920)
The Girl in Number 29
Director
(1920)
Hitchin' Posts
Director
(1919)
By Indian Post
Director
(1919)
A Gun Fightin' Gentleman
Director, Story
(1919)
The Last Outlaw
Director
(1919)
Roped
Director
(1919)
The Fighting Brothers
Director
(1919)
The Gun Packer
Story, Director
(1919)
The Rustlers
Director
(1919)
Gun Law
Director
(1919)
Bare Fists
Director
(1919)
A Fight For Love
Director
(1919)
Riders of Vengeance
Screenplay, Director
(1919)
Marked Men
Director
(1919)
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
Director
(1919)
The Ace of the Saddle
Director
(1919)
Rider of the Law
Director
(1918)
Hell Bent
Director, Story
(1918)
The Craving
Writer
(1918)
Wild Women
Director
(1918)
The Phantom Riders
Director
(1918)
Thieves' Gold
Director
(1918)
The Scarlet Drop
Story, Director
(1918)
Three Mounted Men
Director
(1918)
A Woman's Fool
Director
(1917)
Bucking Broadway
Director
(1917)
Straight Shooting
Director
(1917)
The Tornado
Director, Writer
(1917)
The Soul Herder
Director
(1917)
Cheyenne's Pal
Story, Director
(1917)
The Scrapper
Director, Writer
(1917)
A Marked Man
Director
(1917)
The Secret Man
Director
(1915)
The Broken Coin
Assistant Director