John Ford
159 movies · 4 TV shows
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- Feb 1, 1894
- Died
- Aug 31, 1973 (age 79)
- Place of birth
- Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA
- Also known as
- Jack Ford · Jack Francis
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.
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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.
Profiles IMDb
Known for
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★ 7.7 The Searchers
1956 · Film
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★ 7.8 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962 · Film
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★ 7.6 Stagecoach
1939 · Film
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★ 7.8 The Grapes of Wrath
1940 · Film
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★ 7.3 The Quiet Man
1952 · Film
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★ 7.0 How the West Was Won
1962 · Film
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★ 7.5 My Darling Clementine
1946 · Film
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★ 7.3 How Green Was My Valley
1941 · Film
John Ford: movies and TV shows
Acting (13)
- 1959 The Horse Soldiers
as Ned (uncredited)
- 1957
- 1943 Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
as J.P. Baldwin
- 1929 Big Time
as John Ford (uncredited)
- 1917 The Scrapper
as Buck, the scrapper
- 1917 The Trail of Hate
as Lt. Jack Brewer
- 1917 The Tornado
as Jack Dayton (as Jack Ford)
- 1916 The Purple Mask
as (unconfirmed)
- 1916 The Bandit's Wager
as Nan's Brother
- 1915 The Broken Coin
as Sacchio's Accomplice (as Jack Ford)
- 1915 The Birth of a Nation
as Klansman (uncredited)
- 1914 A Study in Scarlet
as John H. Watson, M.D.
- 1914
Behind the camera (159)
- 2004
- 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 Flashing Spikes
Director
- 1962 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Producer, Director
- 1961
- 1961 Two Rode Together
Director, Producer
- 1960 The Colter Craven Story
Director
- 1960 The Alamo
Second Unit Director
- 1960 Sergeant Rutledge
Director
- 1959 The Horse Soldiers
Director
- 1959 Korea
Director
- 1958 The Last Hurrah
Director, Producer
- 1958 Gideon's Day
Director
- 1957
- 1957 The Rising of the Moon
Director
- 1957 The Wings of Eagles
Director
- 1957 The Growler Story
Director
- 1956 The Searchers
Director
- 1955 Rookie of the Year
Director
- 1955
- 1955
- 1955 Mister Roberts
Director
- 1955 The Red, White and Blue Line
Director
- 1955 The Long Gray Line
Director
- 1953 Mogambo
Director
- 1953 The Sun Shines Bright
Producer, Director
- 1952 What Price Glory
Director
- 1952 The Quiet Man
Producer, Writer, 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, Presenter
- 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
- 1945 They Were Expendable
Director, Producer
- 1945 Nazi Concentration Camps
Producer
- 1944 In Memoriam Manuel Quezon
Director
- 1943
- 1943 We Sail at Midnight
Director
- 1943 December 7th
Director, Producer
- 1943
- 1943 German Industrial Manpower
Director
- 1942 The Battle of Midway
Producer, Director, Writer, Director of Photography, Editor
- 1942 Sex Hygiene
Director
- 1942 Torpedo Squadron 8
Director
- 1941 Women in Defense
Producer, Director
- 1941 How Green Was My Valley
Director
- 1941 Tobacco Road
Director
- 1940 The Long Voyage Home
Director, Producer
- 1940 The Grapes of Wrath
Director
- 1939 Drums Along the Mohawk
Director
- 1939 Young Mr. Lincoln
Director
- 1939 Stagecoach
Producer, Director
- 1938 Submarine Patrol
Director
- 1938 Four Men and a Prayer
Director
- 1937 The Hurricane
Director
- 1937 Wee Willie Winkie
Director
- 1936 The Plough and the Stars
Director
- 1936 Mary of Scotland
Director
- 1936 The Last Outlaw
Story
- 1936 The Prisoner of Shark Island
Director
- 1935 Steamboat Round the Bend
Director
- 1935 The Informer
Director, Producer
- 1935 The Whole Town's Talking
Director, Producer
- 1934 Judge Priest
Director
- 1934 The World Moves On
Director
- 1934 The Lost Patrol
Director, Producer
- 1933 Doctor Bull
Director
- 1933 Pilgrimage
Director
- 1932 Flesh
Director, Producer
- 1932 Air Mail
Director
- 1931 Arrowsmith
Director
- 1931 The Brat
Director
- 1931 Seas Beneath
Director, Producer
- 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 Riley the Cop
Director, Producer
- 1928 Napoleon's Barber
Director
- 1928 Hangman's House
Director, Producer
- 1928 Four Sons
Director, Producer
- 1927 Mother Machree
Director, Producer
- 1927 Upstream
Director
- 1926 The Blue Eagle
Director, Producer
- 1926 3 Bad Men
Producer, Director
- 1926 The Shamrock Handicap
Director, Producer
- 1925 The Fighting Heart
Director
- 1925 Thank You
Director
- 1925 The Iron Horse
Director, Producer
- 1925 Kentucky Pride
Director
- 1925 Lightnin'
Director
- 1924 Hearts of Oak
Director
- 1923 Hoodman Blind
Director
- 1923 North of Hudson Bay
Director
- 1923 Cameo Kirby
Director
- 1923 Three Jumps Ahead
Writer, Director
- 1923 The Face on the Barroom Floor
Director
- 1922 The Village Blacksmith
Director
- 1922 Silver Wings
Director
- 1922 Little Miss Smiles
Director
- 1921 Jackie
Director
- 1921 Sure Fire
Director
- 1921 Action
Director
- 1921 Desperate Trails
Director
- 1921 The Wallop
Director
- 1921 The Freeze-Out
Director
- 1921 The Big Punch
Writer, Director
- 1920 Just Pals
Director
- 1920 Hitchin' Posts
Director
- 1920 The Girl in Number 29
Director
- 1920 The Prince of Avenue A
Director
- 1919 Marked Men
Director
- 1919 A Gun Fightin' Gentleman
Director, Story
- 1919 Rider of the Law
Director
- 1919 The Ace of the Saddle
Director
- 1919 The Outcasts of Poker Flat
Director
- 1919 The Last Outlaw
Director, Story
- 1919 Riders of Vengeance
Screenplay, Director
- 1919 The Gun Packer
Story, Director
- 1919 By Indian Post
Director
- 1919 Gun Law
Director
- 1919 Bare Fists
Director
- 1919 The Rustlers
Director
- 1919 A Fight For Love
Director
- 1919 The Fighting Brothers
Director
- 1919 Roped
Director
- 1918 Three Mounted Men
Director
- 1918 The Craving
Writer, Director
- 1918 A Woman's Fool
Director
- 1918 Hell Bent
Director, Story, Writer
- 1918 The Scarlet Drop
Story, Director
- 1918 Thieves' Gold
Director
- 1918 Wild Women
Director
- 1918 The Phantom Riders
Director
- 1917 Bucking Broadway
Director
- 1917 A Marked Man
Director
- 1917 The Secret Man
Director, Scenario Writer
- 1917 Straight Shooting
Director
- 1917 Cheyenne's Pal
Story, Director
- 1917 The Soul Herder
Director
- 1917 The Scrapper
Director, Writer
- 1917 The Trail of Hate
Scenario Writer, Director
- 1917 The Tornado
Director, Writer
- 1915 The Broken Coin
Assistant Director
- 1914 Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery
Props, Stunts
Talk shows and appearances (28)
- 2023
- 2019
- 2017
- 2017 Five Came Back
3 episodes
- 2015
- 2013
- 2009
- 2009
- 2006
- 2006
- 2000
- 2000
- 2000
- 1999
- 1995
- 1992
- 1992
- 1992
- 1989
- 1973
- 1971
- 1971
- 1970
- 1965
- 1958
- 1952
- 1951
- 1943