05/01/1916
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada :
Glenn Ford, de son vrai nom Gwyllyn Samuel Newton Ford, est né au Quebec. Il débute sur la scène de l'école de Santa Monica, et il enchaîne alors avec des tournées sur la côte Ouest. En 1939, il est repéré par un découvreur de talents, il fait ses premiers pas au cinéma, dans Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence pour la Fox, mais signe parallèlement un contrat avec la Columbia, avec qui il restera plus de 14 ans. Avec son physique de jeune premier, il tourne des films de série B dont deux westerns : Texas de George Marshall en 1941, et The Desperadoes de Charles Vidor en 1943. Il est alors catalogué comme acteur de films d'action. Son engagement dans la Marine, en 1943, l'oblige à mettre sa carrière entre parenthèses. Il est envoyé en France pendant la Deuxième Guerre mondiale où il aide à construire des abris pour les populations. A son retour, en 1946, il tourne dans un classique du film noir qui le propulse au sommet: Gilda de Charles Vidor où il joue le rôle de Johnny Farell, l'aventurier amoureux de la belle Rita Hayworth. Par la suite il jouera dans un autre film noir culte : Règlement de comptes de Fritz Lang. Bien que spécialiste du western (plus de la moitié de sa filmographie), il tourne aussi bien des films policiers - Allo brigade speciale de Blake Edwards en 1962, que des drames - Le Souffle de la violence de Rudolph Maté en 1955, des comédies - Il faut marier papa de Vincente Minnelli en 1963 ou des films d'aventure Les Revoltes de la Claire-Louise de Jacques Tourneur en 1953. Dans les années 70, Glenn Ford débute à la télévision dans le controversé Brotherhood of the Bell et apparait plus tard dans des séries populaires telles que: Sam Cade et The Family Holvak, dans lesquels il tient la vedette. De 80 à 90, Ford n'apparaît plus que dans quelques documentaires, et quelques films. Il joue par exemple un second rôle dans Superman I (1978) en interprétant le père de Clark Kent. Témoin privilégié de l'âge d'or d'Hollywood, il est souvent sollicité pour participer à des documentaires retraçant l'histoire de cette période. En 1970, Ford publie son autobiographie, Glenn Ford, RFD Beverly Hills.
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The Making of Midway (2001) as Self |
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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 |