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Glenn Ford Biography (1916-)

Born Gwyllin Samuel Newton Ford, May 1, 1916, Sainte-Christine, Quebec, Canada; raised in Santa Monica, CA; son of Newton (a railroad executive) and Hannah Ford; married Eleanor Powell (a tap dancer and actress), October 23, 1943 (divorced, 1959); married Kathryn Hays, March 27, 1966; married Cynthia Hayward, March 27, 1977; married Jeanne Baus, March 5, 1993; children: (first marriage) Peter Newton (an actor). Addresses: Contact--c/o 911 Oxford Way,Beverly Hills, CA 90210.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

May 1, 1916

Sainte-Christine, Canada

Famous Works

• Credits; Film Appearances
• (Film debut) Joe, Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence, Twentieth Century-Fox,1939.
• Barney, My Son Is Guilty, Columbia, 1939.
• Jim Brent, Convicted Woman, Columbia, 1940.
• Steve Burton, Babies for Sale, Columbia, 1940.
• Charlie, Blondie Plays Cupid, Columbia, 1940.
• Johnny Adams, Men without Souls, Columbia, 1940.
• Pierre Morestan, The Lady in Question (also known as It Happened in Paris), Columbia, 1940.
• Ludwig Kern, So Ends Our Night, United Artists, 1941.
• Tod Ramsey, Texas, Columbia, 1941.
• Tex Miller, Go West, Young Lady, Columbia, 1941.
• Danny Doyle, Flight Lieutenant, Columbia, 1942.
• Martin Eden, The Adventures of Martin Eden, Columbia, 1942.
• Cheyenne Rogers, The Desperadoes, Columbia, 1943.
• Mickey Donohue, Destroyer, Columbia, 1943.
• Himself, Show Business at War (also known as The March of Time, Volume IX, Issue 10), 1943.
• Johnny Farrell, Gilda, Columbia, 1946.
• John Montgomery, Gallant Journey, Columbia, 1946.
• Bill Emerson, A Stolen Life, Warner Bros., 1946.
• Mike Lambert, Framed (also known as Paula), Columbia, 1947.
• Doug Andrews, The Mating of Millie, Columbia, 1948.
• Professor Bassett, The Return of October, Columbia, 1948.
• Don Jose, The Loves of Carmen, Columbia, 1948.
• Colonel Owen Devereaux, The Man from Colorado, Columbia, 1948.
• Frank Warren, The Undercover Man, Columbia, 1949.
• Jacob "Dutch" Walz, Lust for Gold (also known as For Those Who Dare), Columbia, 1949.
• Dr. Michael Corday, The Doctor and the Girl, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1949.
• Joe Miracle, Mr. Soft Touch (also known as The House of Settlement), Columbia, 1949.
• Commander Bill Talbot, The Flying Missile, Columbia, 1950.
• Martin Ordway, The White Tower, RKO Radio Pictures, 1950.
• Gil Kyle, The Redhead and the Cowboy, Paramount, 1950.
• Joe Hufford, Convicted (also known as One Way Out), Columbia, 1950.
• Ben Hogan, Follow the Sun, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1951.
• Jim Canfield, The Secret of Convict Lake, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1951.
• Michael Blake, The Green Glove, United Artists, 1951.
• Maxwell Webster, Young Man with Ideas, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1952.
• Steve Emery, Affair in Trinidad, Columbia, 1952.
• John Stroud, The Man from the Alamo, Universal, 1953.
• Peter Lyncourt, Terror on a Train (also known as Time Bomb), Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer, 1953.
• Al Colby, Plunder of the Sun, Warner Bros., 1953.
• Dave Bannion, The Big Heat, Columbia, 1953.
• Steve Corbett, Appointment in Honduras, RKO Radio Pictures, 1953.
• Jeff Warren, Human Desire, Columbia, 1954.
• Sam Dent, The Americano, RKO Radio Pictures, 1955.
• John Parrish, The Violent Men (also known as Rough Company), Columbia, 1955.
• Dr. Thomas King, Interrupted Melody, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1955.
• Richard Dadier, Blackboard Jungle, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1955.
• David Blake, Trial, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1955.
• Jubal Troop, Jubal, Columbia, 1955.
• David G. Stannard, Ransom, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1956.
• George Temple, The Fastest Gun Alive, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1956.
• Captain Fisby, The Teahouse of the August Moon, Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer, 1956.
• Lieutenant Max Siegel, Don't Go Near the Water, Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer, 1957.
• Ben Wade, 3:10 to Yuma, Columbia, 1957.
• Master Sergeant Murphy Savage, Imitation General, Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer, 1958.
• Tom Reece, Cowboy, Columbia, 1958.
• Jason Sweet, The Sheepman, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1958.
• Lieutenant Commander Barney Doyle, Torpedo Run, Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer, 1958.
• Sergeant Joe Fitzpatrick, It Started with a Kiss, Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer, 1959.
• Elliot Nash, The Gazebo, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1959.
• Julio Desnoyers, The Four Horseman of the Apocalypse, Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer, 1961.
• Yancey Cravat, Cimarron, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1961.
• Dave "The Dude" Conway, Pocketful of Miracles, United Artists, 1961.
• Andy Cyphers, Cry for Happy, Columbia, 1961.
• John "Rip" Ripley, Experiment in Terror, Columbia, 1962.
• John Davis, Love Is a Ball, United Artists, 1963.
• Tom Corbett, The Courtship of Eddie's Father, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1963.
• Sam McBane, Fate Is the Hunter, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1964.
• Captain Jared Heath, Advance to the Rear, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1964.
• Harry Mork, Dear Heart, Warner Bros., 1965.
• Ben Jones, The Rounders, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1965.
• Reuben, Rage, Columbia, 1966.
• General Omar N. Bradley, Is Paris Burning? (also known as Paris Brule-t-il?), Paramount, 1966.
• Marshal Dan Blaine, The Last Challenge, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1967.
• Major Charles Walcott, A Time for Killing, Columbia, 1967.
• Joe Baron, The Money Trap, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1968.
• Lorne Warfield, The Day of the Evil Gun, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1968.
• Jim Killian, Heaven with a Gun, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1969.
• Title role, Smith!, Buena Vista, 1969.
• Title role, Santee!, Crown, 1973.
• Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance, Midway (also known as The Battle of Midway), Universal 1976.
• Goodbye and Amen, 1978.
• Jonathan Kent, Superman, Warner Bros., 1978.
• Richardson, Virus (also known as Day of Resurrection and Fukkatsu No Hi),Media Entertainment, 1980.
• Officer Dunham, The Visitor (also known as Il Vi Sitatore), InternationalPicture, 1980.
• Christakis, Day of the Assassin, Prism Entertainment, 1981.
• Dr. David Faraday, Happy Birthday to Me, Columbia, 1981.
• General Williams, Casablanca Express, Trylon Video, 1988.
• Sheriff John Danaher, Border Shootout, Turner Home Entertainment, 1990.
• Captain Gavin, Raw Nerve, American International Pictures, 1991.
• Himself, Our Hollywood Education (documentary), E-Motion Films, 1992.
• Credits; Film Work
• Associate producer, Pocketful of Miracles, United Artists, 1961.
• Credits; Television Appearances; Series
• Sheriff Sam Cade, Cade's County, CBS, 1971-72.
• Narrator, Friends of Man, syndicated, 1973-74.
• Reverend Tom Holvak, The Family Holvak, NBC, 1975-77.
• George Caldwell, Once an Eagle, NBC, 1976-77.
• Narrator, When Havoc Struck, syndicated, 1978.
• Credits; Television Appearances; Movies
• Andrew Patterson, The Brotherhood of the Bell, CBS, 1970.
• Sam Jarrett, Jarrett, NBC, 1973.
• Reverend Holvak, The Greatest Gift, NBC, 1974.
• Punch and Jody, NBC, 1975.
• The Disappearance of Flight 412, NBC, 1975.
• Dvorak/Staveck, The 3,000 Mile Chase, NBC, 1977.
• The Last of the Mohicans, NBC, 1977.
• Billy Devlin, The Gift, CBS, 1979.
• David Donnelly, Beggarman, Thief, NBC, 1979.
• Tom Sunday, The Sacketts, NBC, 1979.
• Reverend Lowell Rogers, The Final Verdict, TNT, 1991.
• Credits; Television Appearances; Miniseries
• Major Caldwell, Once an Eagle, NBC, 1976.
• Credits; Television Appearances; Episodic
• Host, "The Rage of Silence," The Dick Powell Show, NBC, 1963.
• "No Margin for Error," Police Story, NBC, 1978.
• The Story of Hollywood, TNT, 1988.
• Credits; Television Appearances; Specials
• Narrator, America, 1971.
• Evening in Byzantium, OPT, 1978.
• Host, When the West Was Fun, ABC, 1979.
• Sinatra--The First 40 Years, 1980.
• Amos, "My Town," Disney Sunday Movie, ABC, 1986.
• The 12th Annual Circus of the Stars, CBS, 1987.
• William Holden: The Golden Boy, Cinemax, 1989.
• Rita Hayworth: Dancing into the Dream, Cinemax, 1991.
• The All-Star Salute to Our Troops, CBS, 1991.
• Host, World War II: A Personal Journey, Disney Channel, 1991.
• Credits; Stage Appearances
• (Stage debut) Tom Thumb's Wedding, 1920.
• The Children's Hour, Broadway production, 1935.
• Soliloquy, U.S. cities, 1938.
• Also appeared in Golden Boy and Broom for a Bride.
• Writings;Nonfiction
• (With Peter Ford and Margaret Redfield) Glenn Ford, R.F.D. Beverly Hills(on horticulture), Hewitt House, 1970.