Glenn Ford

Acting · Born 1916-05-01 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Biography

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

Filmography

• Superman as Pa Kent
• Gilda as Johnny Farrell
• 3:10 to Yuma as Ben Wade
• The Big Heat as Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion
• Is Paris Burning? as Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley
• Pocketful of Miracles as Dave 'The Dude' Conway
• The Gazebo as Elliott Nash
• Heaven with a Gun as Jim Killan
• Blondie Plays Cupid as Charlie
• A Time for Killing as Tom Wolcott

TV

• The Merv Griffin Show as Self
• Police Story
• This Is Your Life as Self
• The Dean Martin Show
• The Sacketts as Tom Sunday
• Once an Eagle as George Caldwell
• Cade's County as Sheriff Sam Cade
• The Bob Hope Show as Self
• V.I.P. Schaukel as Self
• The Dick Powell Show as Self - Guest Host