1905-03-31 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Tall distinguished looking George Ford started out as a contract player in the early 1930s but like most contract players, it didn't work out. Never discouraged, Ford moved on to roles as dancers, socialites, and chorus boys. Ford would occasionally have dialog but he was constantly used for his good looking appearance and his unique ability to ballroom dance. During the 1950s, Ford developed a reputation for being one of the best dancers in Hollywood. Musicals weren't his specialty though, it was the nice ballrooms and the socialite parties. He continue to work these throughout his career. He also managed to appear in a lot of various war films playing soldiers and high ranking military officers. With the popularity of television westerns increase, Ford found himself frequently appearing at square dances and as a dancer to show the leading ladies off. Eventually he became a regular townsman for a few years on Gunsmoke appearing in the bar scenes and playing bank tellers and town dignitaries. By 1968, Ford's work started to decrease and he decided to retire to Colorado where he could take up skiing and where he and his wife regularly competed in ballroom dancing contest. Like many extras, Ford's talents were not known to the general film public but he leaves behind a legacy of making the other dancers he danced with look better than they were and a large amount of film work that can be appreciated by future generation.
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Sol Madrid | Board Member | 1968-02-07 |
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Winchester '73 | Townsman (uncredited) | 1967-03-14 |
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The Glass Bottom Boat | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1966-06-09 |
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Torn Curtain | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1966-07-14 |
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Cat Ballou | Brothel Customer (uncredited) | 1965-06-24 |
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The Cincinnati Kid | Poker Game Spectator (uncredited) | 1965-10-15 |
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The Great Race | Man in Hallway at Sentinel (uncredited) | 1965-07-01 |
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Fate Is the Hunter | Loadmaster (uncredited) | 1964-10-16 |
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Man's Favorite Sport? | Fisherman (uncredited) | 1964-01-31 |
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Law of the Lawless | Townsman (uncredited) | 1964-05-13 |
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Youngblood Hawke | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1964-11-04 |
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Under the Yum-Yum Tree | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) | 1963-10-23 |
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The Thrill of It All | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1963-07-17 |
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Son of Flubber | Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) | 1963-01-16 |
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Critic's Choice | Audience Member (uncredited) | 1963-02-24 |
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The Man from Galveston | Attorney Mullaney (uncredited) | 1963-12-18 |
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Two Weeks in Another Town | Guest at Anniversary Banquet (uncredited) | 1962-08-17 |
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Advise & Consent | Senator (uncredited) | 1962-06-06 |
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Lover Come Back | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) | 1961-12-20 |
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Go Naked in the World | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1961-03-10 |
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King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) | 1961-06-11 |
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North to Alaska | Miner (uncredited) | 1960-11-07 |
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Seven Thieves | Casino Patron | 1960-03-11 |
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Who Was That Lady? | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) | 1960-04-08 |
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Cimarron | Townsman (uncredited) | 1960-12-01 |
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Elmer Gantry | Reporter (uncredited) | 1960-07-07 |
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The Hypnotic Eye | Audience Member (uncredited) | 1960-02-17 |
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Pillow Talk | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) | 1959-10-07 |
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Warlock | Townsman (uncredited) | 1959-05-15 |
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Holiday for Lovers | Man at Airport (uncredited) | 1959-07-21 |
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Imitation of Life | Show Spectator (uncredited) | 1959-04-09 |
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The FBI Story | Plane Passenger (uncredited) | 1959-10-01 |
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Some Like It Hot | Police Officer (uncredited) | 1959-03-19 |
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It Started with a Kiss | Charity Raffle Guest (uncredited) | 1959-08-19 |
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The Last Hurrah | Man (uncredited) | 1958-12-31 |
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The Buccaneer | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1958-12-11 |
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Designing Woman | Ringside Photographer (uncredited) | 1957-05-16 |
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Pawnee | Wagon Train Member (uncredited) | 1957-09-07 |
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The Enemy Below | Officer (uncredited) | 1957-12-25 |
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Raintree County | Club Patron (uncredited) | 1957-12-20 |
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Death in Small Doses | Diner Patron (uncredited) | 1957-09-15 |
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My Man Godfrey | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1957-10-11 |
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The Garment Jungle | Union Member (uncredited) | 1957-05-01 |
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The Helen Morgan Story | Night Club Patron (uncredited) | 1957-10-02 |
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The Buster Keaton Story | Restaurant Diner (uncredited) | 1957-05-01 |
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The Werewolf | Townsman (uncredited) | 1956-07-01 |
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The Rack | Courtroom Spectator | 1956-11-02 |
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Ransom! | Guard (uncredited) | 1956-01-24 |
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The Opposite Sex | Patron at 21 (uncredited) | 1956-11-15 |
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The Eddy Duchin Story | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) | 1956-05-02 |
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The Square Jungle | Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited) | 1955-12-30 |
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It's Always Fair Weather | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) | 1955-08-30 |
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Artists and Models | Spectator on Sidewalk (uncredited) | 1955-11-07 |
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Cult of the Cobra | 1955-03-30 | |
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Three for the Show | Male Harem Dancer (uncredited) | 1955-02-24 |
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Lucky Me | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1954-04-09 |
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White Christmas | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) | 1954-10-14 |
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The Country Girl | Theatre Patron (uncredited) | 1954-12-15 |
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The Silver Chalice | Guard (uncredited) | 1954-12-20 |
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Thunder Over the Plains | Guard (uncredited) | 1953-10-27 |
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The Band Wagon | Auctioneer's Assistant (uncredited) | 1953-08-07 |
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Angel Face | Bailiff (uncredited) | 1953-01-02 |
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Vicki | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) | 1953-10-05 |
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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes | Courtroom Officer (uncredited) | 1953-07-14 |
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The Bad and the Beautiful | Club Patron (uncredited) | 1952-12-25 |
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Brave Warrior | Soldier (uncredited) | 1952-05-31 |
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Singin' in the Rain | Security Guard (uncredited) | 1952-04-10 |
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The Turning Point | Policeman (uncredited) | 1952-07-12 |
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Callaway Went Thataway | Waiter (uncredited) | 1951-11-15 |
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His Kind of Woman | Lodge Guest (uncredited) | 1951-08-15 |
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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man | Reporter (uncredited) | 1951-03-14 |
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The Stooge | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1951-11-15 |
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On Moonlight Bay | Train Passenger (uncredited) | 1951-07-26 |
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My Forbidden Past | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1951-04-25 |
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Roadblock | Plane Passenger (uncredited) | 1951-09-17 |
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Show Boat | Chorus Boy (uncredited) | 1951-07-19 |
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Born to Be Bad | Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited) | 1950-09-28 |
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The Killer That Stalked New York | Federal Agent (uncredited) | 1950-10-06 |
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The Damned Don't Cry | Club Patron (uncredited) | 1950-05-13 |
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Slightly French | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1949-02-02 |
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Johnny Stool Pigeon | Joe - The Bartender (uncredited) | 1949-04-20 |
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Monsieur Verdoux | Night Club Patron (uncredited) | 1947-09-26 |
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Born to Kill | Wedding Guest (uncredited) | 1947-04-30 |
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Dragonwyck | Man (uncredited) | 1946-04-10 |
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Heartbeat | Ball Guest (uncredited) | 1946-05-01 |
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The Notorious Lone Wolf | Club Marquis Patron (uncredited) | 1946-02-14 |
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Black Angel | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) | 1946-08-02 |
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Eve Knew Her Apples | Rewrite Man (scenes deleted) | 1945-04-12 |
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Hollywood Canteen | Soldier (uncredited) | 1944-12-15 |
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A Lady Takes a Chance | Wealthy Young Man | 1943-08-19 |
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Around the World | Soldier | 1943-11-27 |
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Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man | Townsman (uncredited) | 1943-03-12 |
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Bombardier | Co-Pilot | 1943-05-14 |
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All Through the Night | Club Patron (uncredited) | 1942-01-10 |
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Broadway | Club Patron (uncredited) | 1942-05-08 |
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The Falcon Takes Over | Nightclub Patron (Uncredited) | 1942-05-29 |
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Who Done It? | Station Employee (uncredited) | 1942-10-30 |
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You Were Never Lovelier | Wedding Guest (uncredited) | 1942-11-19 |
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Hellzapoppin' | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1941-12-25 |
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King of the Royal Mounted | Paralytic #3 | 1940-09-19 |
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The Letter | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1940-11-21 |
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City for Conquest | Dance Contestant (uncredited) | 1940-09-21 |
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Beauty for the Asking | Wedding Guest (uncredited) | 1939-02-24 |
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Love Affair | Ship Passenger (uncredited) | 1939-04-07 |
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Carefree | Country Club Guest (uncredited) | 1938-09-02 |
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The Crowd Roars | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1938-08-06 |
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Wee Willie Winkie | Soldier (uncredited) | 1937-07-30 |
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Give Me Your Heart | Club Patron (uncredited) | 1936-09-17 |
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College Holiday | Dancer | 1936-12-19 |
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Mississippi | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1935-03-22 |
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Top Hat | Club Patron (uncredited) | 1935-08-29 |
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Hollywood Party | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1934-05-24 |
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The Gay Bride | Troupe Member (uncredited) | 1934-12-14 |
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The Wet Parade | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) | 1932-03-26 |
