Acting · Portland, Maine, USA · Born August 12, 1881
From Wikipedia Francis Ford (born Francis Feeney, August 14, 1881 – September 5, 1953) was a prolific film actor, writer, and director. He was the mentor and elder brother of film director John Ford. He also appeared in many of John Ford's movies, including Young Mr. Lincoln and The Quiet Man. Francis Ford was born in Portland, Maine. He was the son of John A. Feeney, who was born in the village of Spiddal, County Galway, Ireland in 1854. By 1878, John had moved to Portland, Maine and opened a saloon, at 42 Center Street, that used a false front to pose as grocery store. John opened four others in following years. After service in the infantry in the Spanish-American War, Francis left home. He drifted into the film business in New York City, working for David Horsley, Al Christie, and the Star Film Company's San Antonio operation under Gaston Méliès. He adopted the name Ford from the automobile. From San Antonio Francis began his Hollywood career working for Thomas H. Ince at Ince's Bison studio, directing and appearing in westerns. Francis Ford's younger brother, John M. Feeney, was a successful fullback and defensive tackle on a Portland High state championship football team, nicknamed "Bull". In 1914 Bull followed Francis to Hollywood, changed his name to John Ford and would eventually surpass his elder brother's considerable reputation. Francis Ford's son, Philip Ford, was also a film actor/director.
MovieThe Sun Shines Bright
1953
as Feeney
MovieToughest Man in Arizona
1952
MovieThe Quiet Man
1952
as Dan Tobin
MovieThe Living Bible
1952
as Samaritan Leper
Rim of the Wheel
1951
as Mr. Dickerson
TVThe Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
MovieWagon Master
1950
as Mr. Peachtree
MovieShe Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949
as Connelly - Fort Stark Suttlers Barman (uncredited)
MovieSan Antone Ambush
1949
as Major Farnsworth
MovieFrontier Investigator
1949
as Ed Garnett
Movie3 Godfathers
1948
as Drunk (uncredited)
MovieThe Far Frontier
1948
as Alf Sharper
MovieThe Plunderers
1948
as Barnaby
MovieEyes of Texas
1948
as Thad Cameron
MovieThe Timber Trail
1948
as Ralph Baker
MovieFeudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
1948
as Race Checker / Fisherman (uncredited)
MovieFort Apache
1948
as Fen - Stage Guard (uncredited)
MovieBandits of Dark Canyon
1947
as Horse Trader
MovieUnconquered
1947
as Frontiersman on Fort Pitt Roof (uncredited)
MovieDriftwood
1947
as Abner Green
MovieHigh Tide
1947
as Pop Garrow
MovieGunfighters
1947
as Cook (uncredited)
MovieCalifornia
1947
as Jessie (uncredited)
MovieWake Up and Dream
1946
as Old Man at Counter
MovieMy Darling Clementine
1946
as Dad - Old Soldier (uncredited)
MovieSister Kenny
1946
as Patrick O'Shea (uncredited)
MovieAccomplice
1946
as King Connors
MovieCollege Queen
1946
as Pop, The Janitor
MovieIncendiary Blonde
1945
as Ranch Owner (uncredited)
MovieWildfire
1945
as Ezra Mills
MovieThe White Gorilla
1945
as Mr. Stacey
MovieMurder, He Says
1945
as Lee - Old Townsman (uncredited)
MovieHangover Square
1945
as Ogilby - Fulham Antique Dealer (uncredited)
MovieMom and Dad
1945
as Dr. Rubin
MovieThe Princess and the Pirate
1944
as Drunken Pirate (uncredited)
MovieThe Climax
1944
as Backstage Attendant (Uncredited)
MovieHome in Indiana
1944
as Ed - Seated Opposite J.T. in Bar (uncredited)
MovieThe Desperadoes
1943
as Hank
MovieThe Ox-Bow Incident
1943
as Alva 'Dad' Hardwicke (uncredited)
MovieOutlaws of Pine Ridge
1942
as Bartender
MovieThe Mummy's Tomb
1942
as Townsman (uncredited)
MovieKing of the Mounties
1942
as Zeke Collins (Ch. 4)
MovieThe Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
1942
as Tavern Keeper
MovieThe Man Who Wouldn't Die
1942
as Caretaker
MovieThey Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Veteran (uncredited)
MovieRiders of the Purple Sage
1941
as Inebriated Courtroom Spectator
MovieLast of the Duanes
1941
as Luke Stevens
MovieWestern Union
1941
as Eastbound Stagecoach Driver
MovieTobacco Road
1941
MovieRomance of the Rio Grande
1941
as Stagecoach Driver
MovieDiamond Frontier
1940
as Derek Bluje
MovieSouth of Pago Pago
1940
as Foster
MovieThree Faces West
1940
as Farmer Bill, with Higgins
MovieLucky Cisco Kid
1940
as Court Clerk
MovieViva Cisco Kid
1940
as Proprietor
MovieThe Grapes of Wrath
1940
as Migrant (uncredited)
MovieGeronimo
1939
as Scout
MovieDrums Along the Mohawk
1939
as Joe Boleo
MovieBad Lands
1939
as Charlie Garth
MovieYoung Mr. Lincoln
1939
as Sam Boone (uncredited)
MovieStagecoach
1939
as Sgt. Billy Pickett (uncredited)
MovieThe Texans
1938
as Uncle Dud
MovieKentucky Moonshine
1938
as Grandpa Hatfield
MovieIn Old Chicago
1938
as Driver
MovieThe Girl of the Golden West
1938
as Miner
MovieMannequin
1938
as Tim O'Rourke (Uncredited)
MovieCheckers
1937
as Daniel Snodgrass
MovieThe Last Train from Madrid
1937
as Pedro Elias (uncredited)
MovieSlave Ship
1937
as Scraps
MovieA Star Is Born
1937
as William Gregory (uncredited)
MovieThe Plough and the Stars
1936
as Old Man (uncredited)
MovieSins of Man
1936
as Town Drunk
MovieLittle Miss Nobody
1936
as Detective
MovieEducating Father
1936
as Sheriff Hart
MovieGentle Julia
1936
as Tubbs, Fish Peddler
MovieCharlie Chan at the Circus
1936
as John Gaines
MovieThe Prisoner of Shark Island
1936
as Corporal O'Toole
MoviePaddy O'Day
1936
as Immigration Officer Tom McGuire
MovieCharlie Chan's Secret
1936
as Captain of salvage ship
MovieThis Is the Life
1935
as Sticky Jones
MovieSteamboat Round the Bend
1935
as Efe
MovieParis in Spring
1935
as Drunken Peasant
MovieThe Arizonian
1935
as Mayor Ed Comstock
MovieThe Informer
1935
as 'Judge' Flynn
MovieGoin' to Town
1935
as Sheriff
MovieJudge Priest
1934
as Juror No. 12
MovieCharlie Chan's Courage
1934
as Hewitt
MovieThe World Moves On
1934
as Legionaire in Trench
MovieMurder in Trinidad
1934
as Davenant
MoviePirate Treasure
1934
as Dick's Friend at the Airfield
MovieSleepers East
1934
as Well-Wisher at Train Station (uncredited)
MovieSmoky
1933
as Horse Buyer
MovieRoman Scandals
1933
as Roman Citizen (uncredited)
MovieDoctor Bull
1933
as Mr. Herring
MovieCharlie Chan's Greatest Case
1933
as Captain Hallett
MovieGordon of Ghost City
1933
as Jim Carmody
MovieThe Man from Monterey
1933
as Don Pablo Gonzales
MoviePilgrimage
1933
as Mayor Elmer Briggs
MovieLife in the Raw
1933
as Sheriff Myles
MovieClancy of the Mounted
1933
as Inspector Cabot
MovieThe Lost Special
1932
as Botter Hood
MovieAir Mail
1932
as Passenger Who'll Die on a Train (uncredited)
MovieHeroes of the West
1932
as Cavalry Captain
MovieThe Rider of Death Valley
1932
as Gabe
MovieDestry Rides Again
1932
as Judd Ogden
MovieScandal for Sale
1932
as Belmont Hotel Desk Clerk
MovieTangled Fortunes
1932
as Matt Higgins
MovieThe Impatient Maiden
1932
as Insane Asylum Warden (uncredited)
MovieBattling with Buffalo Bill
1931
as Jim Rodney
MovieFrankenstein
1931
as Hans (uncredited)
MoviePossessed
1931
as Drunken Husband (uncredited)
MovieA Free Soul
1931
as Skid Row Drunk (uncredited)
MovieThe Front Page
1931
as Carl - Detective (uncredited)
MovieSeas Beneath
1931
as Eric - Captain of Trawler (uncredited)
MovieAbraham Lincoln
1930
as Sheridan's Aide (uncredited)
MovieThe Indians Are Coming
1930
as George Woods / Tom Woods
MovieSons of the Saddle
1930
as 'Red' Slade
MovieSong of the Caballero
1930
as Don Pedro Madero
MovieKathleen Mavourneen
1930
as James, the butler
MovieThe Jade Box
1930
as Martin Morgan
MovieThe Mounted Stranger
1930
as 'Spider' Coy
MovieMister Antonio
1929
as Bit Role (uncredited)
MovieThe Black Watch
1929
as MacGregor (uncredited)
MovieThe Lariat Kid
1929
as Cal Gregg
MovieThe Chinatown Mystery
1928
as The Sphinx
Sisters of Eve
1928
as Pritchard
MovieThe Four-Footed Ranger
1928
as Brom Hockley
MovieThe Trail of '98
1928
as Gold Commissioner's Assistant (uncredited)
MovieThe Branded Sombrero
1928
as Link Jarvis
One Glorious Scrap
1927
as Ralph Curtis
MovieUncle Tom's Cabin
1927
as Captain (uncredited)
MovieThe Wreck of the Hesperus
1927
as John Hazzard
The Cruise of the Hellion
1927
as Peg-leg
MovieLife in Hollywood No. 1
1927
as Self
MovieThe Heart of Maryland
1927
as Jefferson Davis
MovieThe Devil's Saddle
1927
as Pete Hepburn
MovieMen of Daring
1927
as Black Roger
MovieUpstream
1927
as Juggler
Speed Cop
1926
as The Silk Thief
MovieThe Silent Trailer
1926
as Mrs. Coleman's Physician
MovieOfficer '444'
1926
as Fire Chief
MovieThe Fighting Heart
1925
as Town Fool
MovieThe Red Rider
1925
as Brown Bear
MovieRidin' Thunder
1925
as Frank Douglas
MovieTaming the West
1925
as Frosty Miller
A Roaring Adventure
1925
as Colonel Burns
MovieThe Sign of the Cactus
1925
as Panhandle George
MovieSoft Shoes
1925
as Quig Mundy
MovieThe Measure of a Man
1924
as 'Pale' Peter
MovieHearts of Oak
1924
MovieLash of the Whip
1924
as 'Hurricane' Smith
Mine to Keep
1923
as Jack Deering
MovieHaunted Valley
1923
as Sharkey
MovieThree Jumps Ahead
1923
as Ben McLean
MovieThe Boss of Camp 4
1922
as Dude McCormick
MovieThe Village Blacksmith
1922
as Asa Martin
MovieThundering Hoofs
1922
as Daddy Bill / 'Colonel' Bill
MovieThe Lady from Longacre
1921
as Count de Freitas
MovieThe Stampede
1921
as Robert Wagner
MovieAction
1921
as Soda Water Manning
The Great Reward
1921
as The American Adventurer
I Am the Woman
1921
MovieScreen Snapshots Series 1, Number 16
1920
as The Director / Self
MovieThe Mystery Of 13
1919
as Phil Kelly / Jim Kelly
MovieThe Silent Mystery
1918
as Phil Kelly
MovieThe Craving
1918
as Carroll Wayles
MovieBerlin Via America
1918
as Phil Kelly
MovieJohn Ermine of the Yellowstone
1917
as John Ermine
MovieWho Was the Other Man?
1917
as James Walbert / Ludwig Schumann
MovieThe Leap
1917
MovieThe Vault of Mystery
1917
MovieThe Demon of the Sky
1917
as Phil Kelly/The Sphinx
MovieThe Purple Domino
1917
as Hugo Loubeque
The Ablaze in Mid-Air
1917
as Phil Kelly/The Sphinx
MovieThe Purple Mask
1916
as Phil Kelly/The Sphinx
Mister Vampire
1916
as The Vampire Man
MovieThe Bandit's Wager
1916
as Nan's Brother / The Bandit
The Princely Bandit
1916
as Prince Frederick
Brennon o' the Moor
1916
as Willy Brennon
The Unexpected
1916
as The Mexican Foreman
Behind the Mask
1916
as Prince Frederick aka Dick Turpin
The Madcap Queen of Crona
1916
as Prince Frederick
The Cry of Erin
1916
as Shemus O'Brien
His Majesty Dick Turpin
1916
as Prince Frederick aka Dick Turpin
MovieThe Adventures of Peg o' the Ring
1916
as Dr. Lund, Junior
MovieThe Campbells Are Coming
1915
MovieThe Broken Coin
1915
as Count Frederick
MovieThe Heart of Lincoln
1915
as Abraham Lincoln
MovieA Study in Scarlet
1914
as Sherlock Holmes
MovieThe Phantom Violin
1914
MovieLucille Love: The Girl of Mystery
1914
as Hugo Loubeque
Washington at Valley Forge
1914
as The Spy
In the Fall of '64
1914
as Capt. Ford - the Southern Officer
MovieThe Black Masks
1913
as Fred Francis - a Crook
The Battle of Bull Run
1913
as Abraham Lincoln
When Lincoln Paid
1913
MovieThe Invaders
1912
as Colonel James Bryson
MovieThe Ball Player and the Bandit
1912
as A Baseball Fan
MovieOn Secret Service
1912
as Abraham Lincoln
MovieCuster's Last Fight
1912
as General George A. Custer
MovieThe Outcast
1912
as Evans, a Trapper
MovieThe Lieutenant's Last Fight
1912
as Colonel Garvin
The Post Telegrapher
1912
as Bob Evans - the Post Telegrapher
Blazing the Trail
1912
as Blake
The Deserter
1912
as The Deserter
MovieThe Heart of an Indian
1912
as The Indian chief
MovieWar on the Plains
1912
as Drake, a Treacherous Prospector
MovieA Western Girl
1911
as Hartley
MovieBessie's Ride
1911
as John Burton
MovieIn the Right of Way
1911
as John Walsh
MovieThe Kiss of Mary Jane
1911
as Black Bill
When the Tables Turned
1911
as Cowboy
MovieHer Spoiled Boy
1911
MovieIn Time for Press
1911
as Jim Ford
MovieThe Immortal Alamo
1911
as Navarre
MovieThe Redemption of Rawhide
1911
as Reverend Simpson
MovieThe Spring Round-Up
1911
as Jim Dempsey
Mary's Stratagem
1911
as Bill
The Reformation of Jack Robins
1911
as Jack Robbins
An Unwilling Cowboy
1911
as Jim Edwards
Jack Mason's Last Deal
1911
as Jim Saunders
Her Faithful Heart
1911
as Bill Rank
The Warrant for Red Rube
1911
as Red Rube
Sir Percy and the Punchers
1911
as Sir Percy Granville
The Snake in the Grass
1911
as Texas Ed
In the Hot Lands
1911
as The County Doctor
MovieBilly and His Pal
1911
as Jim - the Cowpuncher
Only a Sister
1911
as John
The Owner of L.L. Ranch
1911
as Jeff
The Crimson Scars
1911
In the Tall Grass Country
1910
as Bob
A Western Welcome
1910
as John
Pals
1910
as Denton
Cowboys and Bachelor Girls
1910
as The Cowboy Hero
His Sergeant's Stripes
1910
as The Corporal
A Mountain Wife
1910
as Her Husband, a Moonshiner
Uncle Jim
1910
Out for Mischief
1910
as The Father
Billy's Sister
1910
as Billy
A Plucky American Girl
1910
Salt on the Bird's Tail
1910
In the Mission Shadows
1910
Baseball, That's All
1910
as The Husband
Won in the Fifth
1910
as Young Minister
The Romance of Circle Ranch
1910
as Honest Jim
Return of Ta-Wa-Wa
1910
as Ta-Wa-Wa
A Postal Substitute
1910
as Jack Flynn
The Golden Secret
1910
as Will Brown
The Little Preacher
1910
as Joe Lane
The Ruling Passion
1910
as Tony Valero
White Doe's Lovers
1910
as The Cowboy
A Texas Joke
1910
Love's C.Q.D.
1910
as Lt. Robert Bright
The Padre's Secret
1910
as Baptiste
The Paleface Princess
1910
as Captain Keen
A Rough Night on the Bridge
1910
Speed Versus Death
1910
as Mr. Braggs
The Seal of the Church
1910
The Newly Born
1910
as Mr. Newlywed
Branding a Thief
1910
Cyclone Pete's Matrimony
1910
as Cyclone Pete
The Fortune Favors the Brave
1908
