JOHN FORD

John Ford
John Ford
Gender: Male
Known for: Directing
Birthday: February 1, 1894
Deathday: August 31, 1973
Place of Birth: Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA

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.

Notable work

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Filmography

Starring

2023·
Filmmakers for the Prosecution
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2019·
John Ford: The Man Who Invented America
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2017·
Five Came Back
Self (archive footage)
2015·
Spanish Western
Self (archive footage)
2013·
John Ford & Monument Valley
Self (archive footage)
2009·
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Self (archive footage)
2009·
The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth
Self (archive footage)
2006·
Serenity at Sea: John Ford and the Araner
Himself (archive footage)
2006·
Monument Valley: John Ford Country
Self (voice) (archive footage)
2000·
John Wayne-A Life on Film
Self (archive footage)
2000·
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
Self (archive footage)
2000·
Shooting War
himself
1999·
National Geographic Explorer: The Battle For Midway
Himself - Filmmaker (archive footage) (unaccredited)
1992·
Fonda on Fonda
Self (archive footage)
1992·
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
Self
1992·
Omnibus: John Ford, Part One
Self (archive footage)
1989·
John Ford's America
Himself (Archive Footage)
1976·
Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend
Himself/Interviewer
1973·
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
1971·
Directed by John Ford
Self (uncredited)
1971·
The American West of John Ford
Self
1970·
My Name Is John Ford, I Make Westerns
Self
1965·
Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of Ireland
self
1959·
The Horse Soldiers
Ned (uncredited)
1958·
The Western: A Lost TV Special
Self
1955·
Screen Director's Playhouse
Self - Introduction
1952·
Ton Diagonismon Dia Thn Anadixin Tis Star Ellas
Himself (Grand Ball Attendee)
1951·
The Screen Director
Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
1943·
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
J.P. Baldwin
1943·
Show-Business at War
Self
1929·
Big Time
John Ford (uncredited)
1917·
The Scrapper
Buck, the scrapper
1917·
The Trail of Hate
Lt. Jack Brewer
1917·
The Tornado
Jack Dayton (as Jack Ford)
1916·
The Bandit's Wager
1916·
The Purple Mask
(unconfirmed)
1915·
The Birth of a Nation
Klansman (uncredited)
1915·
The Broken Coin
Sacchio's Accomplice (as Jack Ford)
1914·
A Study in Scarlet
John H. Watson, M.D.
1914·
Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery

Production

2004·
Battleground
Director
1992·
Unforgiven
Thanks
1976·
Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend
Director
1971·
Vietnam! Vietnam!
Executive Producer
1965·
7 Women
Producer, Director
1964·
Cheyenne Autumn
Producer, Director
1963·
Donovan's Reef
Director, Producer
1962·
Flashing Spikes
Director
1962·
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Director, Producer
1962·
How the West Was Won
Director
1961·
Alcoa Premiere
Director
1961·
Two Rode Together
Producer, Director
1960·
The Alamo
Second Unit Director
1960·
The Colter Craven Story
Director
1960·
Sergeant Rutledge
Director
1959·
Korea
Director
1959·
The Horse Soldiers
Director
1958·
The Last Hurrah
Producer, Director
1958·
Gideon's Day
Director
1957·
Wagon Train
Director
1957·
The Growler Story
Director
1957·
The Rising of the Moon
Director
1957·
The Wings of Eagles
Director
1956·
The Searchers
Director
1955·
Screen Director's Playhouse
Director
1955·
The Jane Wyman Show
Director
1955·
Mister Roberts
Director
1955·
The Long Gray Line
Director
1955·
The Red, White and Blue Line
Director
1953·
The Sun Shines Bright
Director, Producer
1953·
Mogambo
Director
1952·
The Quiet Man
Director, Writer, Producer
1952·
What Price Glory
Director
1951·
This Is Korea!
Director
1950·
Wagon Master
Story, Presenter, Executive Producer, Director
1950·
When Willie Comes Marching Home
Director
1950·
Rio Grande
Producer, Director
1949·
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Presenter, Executive Producer, Director
1949·
Mighty Joe Young
Executive Producer
1948·
3 Godfathers
Presenter, Producer, Director
1948·
Fort Apache
Executive Producer, Director
1947·
The Fugitive
Presenter, Producer, Director
1946·
It's Your America
Director
1946·
My Darling Clementine
Director
1945·
They Were Expendable
Producer, Director
1945·
Nazi Concentration Camps
Producer
1944·
In Memoriam Manuel Quezon
Director
1943·
We Sail at Midnight
Director
1943·
German Industrial Manpower
Director
1943·
December 7th
Producer, Director
1943·
At the Front in North Africa with the U.S. Army
Director
1943·
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
Director
1942·
The Battle of Midway
Editor, Director of Photography, Writer, Director, Producer
1942·
Torpedo Squadron
Director
1942·
Sex Hygiene
Director
1941·
Women in Defense
Director, Producer
1941·
Tobacco Road
Director
1941·
How Green Was My Valley
Director
1940·
The Long Voyage Home
Producer, Director
1940·
The Grapes of Wrath
Director
1939·
Drums Along the Mohawk
Director
1939·
Young Mr. Lincoln
Director
1939·
Stagecoach
Director, Producer
1938·
Submarine Patrol
Director
1938·
Four Men and a Prayer
Director
1937·
The Hurricane
Director
1937·
Wee Willie Winkie
Director
1936·
The Last Outlaw
Story
1936·
The Plough and the Stars
Director
1936·
The Prisoner of Shark Island
Director
1936·
Mary of Scotland
Director
1935·
The Whole Town's Talking
Producer, Director
1935·
The Informer
Producer, Director
1935·
Steamboat Round the Bend
Director
1934·
The Lost Patrol
Producer, Director
1934·
The World Moves On
Director
1934·
Judge Priest
Director
1933·
Pilgrimage
Director
1933·
Doctor Bull
Director
1932·
Flesh
Producer, Director
1932·
Air Mail
Director
1931·
The Brat
Director
1931·
Seas Beneath
Director
1931·
Arrowsmith
Director
1930·
Men Without Women
Producer, Story, Director
1930·
Born Reckless
Director
1930·
Up the River
Director
1929·
Strong Boy
Director
1929·
Salute
Producer, Director
1929·
The Black Watch
Director
1928·
Napoleon's Barber
Director
1928·
Riley the Cop
Producer, Director
1928·
Four Sons
Producer, Director
1928·
Hangman's House
Producer, Director
1927·
Mother Machree
Producer, Director
1927·
Upstream
Director
1926·
The Shamrock Handicap
Producer, Director
1926·
The Blue Eagle
Producer, Director
1926·
3 Bad Men
Director, Producer
1925·
Thank You
Director
1925·
The Fighting Heart
Director
1925·
Kentucky Pride
Director
1925·
Lightnin'
Director
1925·
The Iron Horse
Producer, Director
1924·
Hearts of Oak
Director
1923·
Three Jumps Ahead
Director, Writer
1923·
The Face on the Barroom Floor
Director
1923·
North of Hudson Bay
Director
1923·
Cameo Kirby
Director
1923·
Hoodman Blind
Director
1922·
Little Miss Smiles
Director
1922·
Silver Wings
Director
1922·
The Village Blacksmith
Director
1921·
The Wallop
Director
1921·
Action
Director
1921·
Jackie
Director
1921·
The Freeze-Out
Director
1921·
Sure Fire
Director
1921·
Desperate Trails
Director
1921·
The Big Punch
Director, Writer
1920·
Hitchin' Posts
Director
1920·
The Girl in Number 29
Director
1920·
The Prince of Avenue A
Director
1920·
Just Pals
Director
1919·
The Last Outlaw
Story, Director
1919·
A Gun Fightin' Gentleman
Story, Director
1919·
Rider of the Law
Director
1919·
The Ace of the Saddle
Director
1919·
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
Director
1919·
Marked Men
Director
1919·
Riders of Vengeance
Director, Screenplay
1919·
A Fight For Love
Director
1919·
Bare Fists
Director
1919·
The Gun Packer
Director, Story
1919·
Gun Law
Director
1919·
The Rustlers
Director
1919·
The Fighting Brothers
Director
1919·
Roped
Director
1919·
By Indian Post
Director
1918·
The Craving
Director, Writer
1918·
Hell Bent
Writer, Story, Director
1918·
A Woman's Fool
Director
1918·
Three Mounted Men
Director
1918·
The Scarlet Drop
Director, Story
1918·
Thieves' Gold
Director
1918·
The Phantom Riders
Director
1918·
Wild Women
Director
1917·
The Trail of Hate
Director, Scenario Writer
1917·
The Secret Man
Scenario Writer, Director
1917·
The Tornado
Writer, Director
1917·
A Marked Man
Director
1917·
The Scrapper
Writer, Director
1917·
Cheyenne's Pal
Director, Story
1917·
The Soul Herder
Director
1917·
Straight Shooting
Director
1917·
Bucking Broadway
Director
1915·
The Broken Coin
Assistant Director
1914·
Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery
Stunts, Props