05/01/1916
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada :
Gwyllyn Samuel Newton Ford alias Glenn Ford (* 1. Mai 1916 in Sainte-Christine-d’Auvergne, Québec; † 30. August 2006 in Beverly Hills) war ein kanadisch-US-amerikanischer Film- und Fernsehschauspieler. Sein Vater – ein Unternehmer – besaß unter anderem eine Firma in dem Ort Glenford, wo Ford den Großteil seiner Kindheit verbrachte. Sein Künstlername ist somit eine Reminiszenz. Bekannt wurde Glenn Ford 1940 an der Seite von Rita Hayworth im Film The Lady in Question, einem in Frankreich spielenden Filmdrama. Ford und Hayworth drehten noch vier weitere Filme zusammen: Gilda (1946), ein Liebesdrama im Stil des Film noir, Liebesnächte in Sevilla (1948), eine Verfilmung der berühmten Novelle Carmen von Prosper Mérimée, und die Kriminalfilme Affair in Trinidad (1952) und Goldfalle (1965). Vor allem durch Gilda wurden Ford und Hayworth zu einem bekannten Liebespaar des Kinos. In den 1940er und 1950er Jahren trat Glenn Ford hauptsächlich in Western und Film noirs auf. In den Westernfilmen spielte er meist den aufrechten Helden. Als Bösewicht war er seltener zu sehen: in Der Richter von Colorado (1948) gab er an der Seite von William Holden einen machtbesessenen Richter und in Zähl bis drei und bete (1957) einen Mörder und Postkutschenräuber. In Der Berg des Schreckens (1949), einer Mischung aus Western und Krimi, spielte Glenn Ford wiederum einen Goldsucher, der sich an einem habgierigen Ehepaar rächt. 1953 und 1954 drehte Glenn Ford unter der Regie von Fritz Lang zwei Filme der Schwarzen Serie; in Heißes Eisen spielte er einen Polizisten, der den Tod seiner Ehefrau rächt; in Lebensgier den Liebhaber einer verheirateten Frau, die ihn dazu verleiten will, ihren ungeliebten Ehemann zu ermorden. Weitere Filme aus dieser Zeit zeigen, dass sich der Westernheld auch auf das ernste Fach verstand: In Menschenraub (1956) stellte Ford den Vater eines entführten Jungen dar, der das Lösegeld als Kopfgeld auf die Entführer aussetzt. In Die Saat der Gewalt (1955) spielte er einen Lehrer, der seine gewalttätigen Schüler auf den rechten Weg zurückbringen will. Von Menschenraub kam 1996 eine Neuverfilmung in die Kinos, Glenn Fords Rolle wurde dabei von Mel Gibson gespielt. Daneben trat Glenn Ford auch in Filmkomödien auf. In Das kleine Teehaus (1956) gab er einen Armeeoffizier, der im Nachkriegsjapan den Japanern die amerikanische Lebensweise näherbringen will, was jedoch von Marlon Brando als vorwitzigem Dolmetscher Sakini hintertrieben wird. In Die unteren Zehntausend (1961) spielte er einen sentimentalen Gangster und in Vater ist nicht verheiratet (1963) einen alleinerziehenden Vater, der von seinem sechsjährigen Sohn verkuppelt wird. Quelle: Wikipedia
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Final Verdict (1991) as Rev. Rogers |
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Raw Nerve (1991) as Captain Gavin |
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Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream (1990) as Self |
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Border Shootout (1989) as Sheriff Danaher |
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Casablanca Express (1989) as Major Gen. Williams |
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William Holden: The Golden Boy (1989) as Self |
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My Town (1986) as Lucas Wheeler |
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The Making of 'Superman: The Movie' (1982) as Self |
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Happy Birthday to Me (1981) as Dr. David Faraday |
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Great White Death (1981) as Narrator |
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Superman II (1980) as Jonathan Kent (archive footage) (uncredited) |
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復活の日 (1980) as President Richardson |
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The Gift (1979) as Billy Devlin |
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Day of the Assassin (1979) as Christakis |
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Beggarman, Thief (1979) as David Donnelly |
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When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion (1979) as Self - Host |
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The Hollywood Clowns (1979) as Narrator (voice) |
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Stridulum (1979) as Det. Jake Durham |
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Superman (1978) as Pa Kent |
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Evening in Byzantium (1978) as Jesse Craig |
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Police Story: No Margin for Error (1978) as Deputy Chief Walter Hayes |
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The 3,000 Mile Chase (1977) as Paul Dvorak / Leonard Staveck |
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Midway (1976) as Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance |
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Long Way Home (1975) as Rev. Tom Holvak |
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Punch and Jody (1974) as Peter 'Punch' Travers |
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The Greatest Gift (1974) as Rev. Holvak |
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The Disappearance of Flight 412 (1974) as Colonel Pete Moore |
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Santee (1973) as Santee |
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Jarrett (1973) as Sam Jarrett |
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Sam Cade (1972) as Sam Cade |
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The Marshal of Madrid (1972) as Sam Cade |
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The Brotherhood of the Bell (1970) as Prof. Andrew 'Andy' Patterson |
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Heaven with a Gun (1969) as Jim Killan |
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Smith! (1969) as Smith |
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The Dean Martin Christmas Show (1968) as Self (uncredited) |
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Day of the Evil Gun (1968) as Lorn Warfield |
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A Time for Killing (1967) as Tom Wolcott |
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The Last Challenge (1967) as Marshal Dan Blaine |
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Rage (1966) as Reuben |
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Paris brûle-t-il? (1966) as Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley |
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The Money Trap (1965) as Joe Baron |
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Dear Heart (1965) as Harry Mork |
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The Rounders (1965) as Ben Jones |
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Fate Is the Hunter (1964) as Sam McBane |
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Advance to the Rear (1964) as Capt. Jared Heath |
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Love is a Ball (1963) as John Lathrop Davis |
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The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1963) as Tom Corbett |
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Experiment in Terror (1962) as John Ripley |
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The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1962) as Julio Desnoyers |
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Pocketful of Miracles (1961) as Dave 'The Dude' Conway |
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Cry for Happy (1961) as Andy Cyphers |
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Cimarron (1960) as Yancey 'Cimarron' Cravat |
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The Gazebo (1960) as Elliott Nash |
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It Started with a Kiss (1959) as Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick |
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Torpedo Run (1958) as Lt. Cmdr. Barney Doyle |
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Imitation General (1958) as MSgt. Murphy Savage |
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The Sheepman (1958) as Jason Sweet |
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Cowboy (1958) as Tom Reese |
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The Day Called X (1957) as Narrator |
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Don't Go Near the Water (1957) as Lt. J.G. Max Siegel |
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3:10 to Yuma (1957) as Ben Wade |
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The Teahouse of the August Moon (1957) as Captain Fisby |
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Operation Teahouse (1956) as Self |
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The Fastest Gun Alive (1956) as George Temple / George Kelby, Jr. |
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Jubal (1956) as Jubal Troop |
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Ransom! (1956) as David G. 'Dave' Stannard |
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Have Faith in Our Children (1955) as Himself |
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Trial (1955) as David Blake |
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Interrupted Melody (1955) as Dr. Thomas King |
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Blackboard Jungle (1955) as Richard Dadier |
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The Violent Men (1955) as John Parrish |
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The Americano (1955) as Sam Dent |
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Human Desire (1954) as Jeff Warren |
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City Story (1954) as Narrator |
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Appointment in Honduras (1953) as Jim Corbett |
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The Big Heat (1953) as Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion |
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Plunder of the Sun (1953) as Al Colby |
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The Man from the Alamo (1953) as John Stroud |
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Time Bomb (1953) as Peter Lyncort |
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Affair in Trinidad (1952) as Steve Emery |
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Young Man with Ideas (1952) as Maxwell Webster |
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The Green Glove (1952) as Michael 'Mike' Blake |
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The Secret of Convict Lake (1951) as Jim Canfield |
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Follow the Sun (1951) as Ben Hogan |
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The Redhead and the Cowboy (1951) as Gil Kyle |
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The Flying Missile (1950) as William A. Talbot |
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Convicted (1950) as Joe Hufford |
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The White Tower (1950) as Martin Ordway |
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The Doctor and the Girl (1949) as Dr. Michael Corday |
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Mr. Soft Touch (1949) as Joe Miracle |
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Lust for Gold (1949) as Jacob 'Dutch' Walz |
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The Undercover Man (1949) as Frank Warren |
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The Return of October (1948) as Prof. Bentley 'Bass' Bassett Jr. |
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The Loves of Carmen (1948) as Don José |
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The Man from Colorado (1948) as Col. Owen Devereaux |
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The Mating of Millie (1948) as Doug Andrews |
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Framed (1947) as Mike Lambert |
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Gallant Journey (1946) as John J. Montgomery |
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A Stolen Life (1946) as Bill Emerson |
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Gilda (1946) as Johnny Farrell |
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Guadalcanal Diary (1943) as Marine Extra (uncredited) |
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Destroyer (1943) as Mickey Donohue |
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Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform (1943) as Himself |
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The Desperadoes (1943) as Cheyenne Rogers |
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Show-Business at War (1943) as Self |
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Flight Lieutenant (1942) as Danny Doyle |
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The Adventures of Martin Eden (1942) as Martin Eden |
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Go West, Young Lady (1941) as Tex Miller |
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Texas (1941) as Tod Ramsey |
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So Ends Our Night (1941) as Ludwig Kern |
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Blondie Plays Cupid (1940) as Charlie |
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The Lady in Question (1940) as Pierre Morestan |
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Babies for Sale (1940) as Steve Burton / Oscar Hanson |
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Men Without Souls (1940) as Johnny Adams |
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Convicted Woman (1940) as Jim Brent (Reporter) |
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My Son Is Guilty (1939) as Barney |
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Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence (1939) as Joe Riley |
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Pocketful of Miracles (1961) Associate Producer |