Directing · Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA · Born February 1, 1894
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. 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.
MovieFilmmakers for the Prosecution
2023
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
MovieJohn Ford: The Man Who Invented America
2019
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
MovieFive Came Back
2017
as Self (archive footage)
TVFive Came Back
2017
as Self (archive footage)
MovieSpanish Western
2015
as Self (archive footage)
MovieJohn Ford & Monument Valley
2013
as Self (archive footage)
Movie1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009
as Self (archive footage)
MovieThe Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth
2009
as Self (archive footage)
MovieMonument Valley: John Ford Country
2006
as Self (voice) (archive footage)
MovieSerenity at Sea: John Ford and the Araner
2006
as Himself (archive footage)
MovieShooting War
2000
as himself
MovieBackstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
2000
as Self (archive footage)
MovieJohn Wayne-A Life on Film
2000
as Self (archive footage)
MovieNational Geographic Explorer: The Battle For Midway
1999
as Himself - Filmmaker (archive footage) (unaccredited)
MovieThe First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995
as Self (archive footage)
MovieOmnibus: John Ford, Part One
1992
as Self (archive footage)
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
1992
as Self
MovieFonda on Fonda
1992
as Self (archive footage)
MovieJohn Ford's America
1989
as Himself (Archive Footage)
MovieChesty: A Tribute to a Legend
1976
as Himself/Interviewer
TVThe American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973
as Self
MovieThe American West of John Ford
1971
as Self
MovieDirected by John Ford
1971
as Self (uncredited)
My Name Is John Ford, I Make Westerns
1970
as Self
MovieSean O'Casey: The Spirit of Ireland
1965
as self
MovieThe Horse Soldiers
1959
as Ned (uncredited)
MovieThe Western: A Lost TV Special
1958
as Self
TVScreen Director's Playhouse
1955
as Self - Introduction
Ton Diagonismon Dia Thn Anadixin Tis Star Ellas
1952
as Himself (Grand Ball Attendee)
The Screen Director
1951
as Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
MovieShow-Business at War
1943
as Self
MovieUndercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
1943
as J.P. Baldwin
MovieBig Time
1929
as John Ford (uncredited)
MovieThe Scrapper
1917
as Buck, the scrapper
The Trail of Hate
1917
as Lt. Jack Brewer
MovieThe Tornado
1917
as Jack Dayton (as Jack Ford)
MovieThe Purple Mask
1916
as (unconfirmed)
MovieThe Bandit's Wager
1916
MovieThe Broken Coin
1915
as Sacchio's Accomplice (as Jack Ford)
MovieThe Birth of a Nation
1915
as Klansman (uncredited)
MovieA Study in Scarlet
1914
as John H. Watson, M.D.
MovieLucille Love: The Girl of Mystery
1914
