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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Torn Curtain | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1966-07-14 |
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The Glass Bottom Boat | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1966-06-09 |
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Cat Ballou | Brothel Customer (uncredited) | 1965-06-24 |
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The Great Race | Man in Hallway at Sentinel (uncredited) | 1965-07-01 |
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The Cincinnati Kid | Poker Game Spectator (uncredited) | 1965-10-15 |
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Man's Favorite Sport? | Fisherman (uncredited) | 1964-01-31 |
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Fate Is the Hunter | Loadmaster (uncredited) | 1964-10-16 |
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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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The Thrill of It All | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1963-07-17 |
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The Man from Galveston | Attorney Mullaney (uncredited) | 1963-12-18 |
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Son of Flubber | Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) | 1963-01-16 |
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Under the Yum Yum Tree | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) | 1963-10-23 |
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Critic's Choice | Audience Member (uncredited) | 1963-02-24 |
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Advise & Consent | Senator (uncredited) | 1962-06-06 |
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Two Weeks in Another Town | Guest at Anniversary Banquet (uncredited) | 1962-08-17 |
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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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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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Seven Thieves | Casino Patron (uncredited) | 1960-03-11 |
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North to Alaska | Miner (uncredited) | 1960-11-07 |
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Cimarron | Townsman (uncredited) | 1960-12-01 |
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The Hypnotic Eye | Audience Member (uncredited) | 1960-02-17 |
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Elmer Gantry | Reporter (uncredited) | 1960-07-07 |
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Who Was That Lady? | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) | 1960-04-08 |
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Pillow Talk | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) | 1959-10-07 |
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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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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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The Last Hurrah | Man (uncredited) | 1958-12-31 |
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The Buccaneer | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1958-12-11 |
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Pawnee | Wagon Train Member (uncredited) | 1957-09-07 |
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Designing Woman | Ringside Photographer (uncredited) | 1957-05-16 |
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Raintree County | Club Patron (uncredited) | 1957-12-20 |
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The Buster Keaton Story | Restaurant Diner (uncredited) | 1957-05-01 |
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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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Death in Small Doses | Diner Patron (uncredited) | 1957-09-15 |
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The Enemy Below | Officer (uncredited) | 1957-12-25 |
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The Helen Morgan Story | Night Club Patron (uncredited) | 1957-10-02 |
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The Eddy Duchin Story | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) | 1956-05-02 |
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The Opposite Sex | Patron at 21 (uncredited) | 1956-11-15 |
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The Werewolf | Townsman (uncredited) | 1956-07-01 |
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Ransom! | Guard (uncredited) | 1956-01-24 |
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The Rack | Courtroom Spectator | 1956-11-02 |
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It's Always Fair Weather | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) | 1955-08-30 |
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The Square Jungle | Boxing Match Spectator (uncredited) | 1955-12-30 |
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Cult of the Cobra | 1955-03-30 | |
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Artists and Models | Spectator on Sidewalk (uncredited) | 1955-11-07 |
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Three for the Show | Male Harem Dancer (uncredited) | 1955-02-24 |
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The Country Girl | Theatre Patron (uncredited) | 1954-12-15 |
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White Christmas | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) | 1954-10-14 |
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Lucky Me | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1954-04-09 |
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The Silver Chalice | Guard (uncredited) | 1954-12-20 |
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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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Thunder Over the Plains | Guard (uncredited) | 1953-10-27 |
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Gentlemen Prefer Blondes | Courtroom Officer (uncredited) | 1953-07-14 |
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Vicki | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) | 1953-10-05 |
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The Turning Point | Policeman (uncredited) | 1952-07-12 |
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Singin' in the Rain | Security Guard (uncredited) | 1952-04-10 |
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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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Show Boat | Chorus Boy (uncredited) | 1951-07-19 |
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My Forbidden Past | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1951-04-25 |
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On Moonlight Bay | Train Passenger (uncredited) | 1951-07-26 |
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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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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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Roadblock | Plane Passenger (uncredited) | 1951-09-17 |
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The Damned Don't Cry | Club Patron (uncredited) | 1950-05-13 |
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The Killer That Stalked New York | Federal Agent (uncredited) | 1950-10-06 |
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Born to Be Bad | Charity Ball Guest (uncredited) | 1950-09-21 |
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Johnny Stool Pigeon | Joe - The Bartender (uncredited) | 1949-04-20 |
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Slightly French | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1949-02-02 |
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Born to Kill | Wedding Guest (uncredited) | 1947-04-30 |
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Riff-Raff | Club Patron (uncredited) | 1947-06-28 |
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Monsieur Verdoux | Night Club Patron (uncredited) | 1947-08-27 |
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Heartbeat | Ball Guest (uncredited) | 1946-05-01 |
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Black Angel | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) | 1946-08-02 |
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The Notorious Lone Wolf | Club Marquis Patron (uncredited) | 1946-02-14 |
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Dragonwyck | Man (uncredited) | 1946-04-10 |
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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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Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man | Townsman (uncredited) | 1943-03-12 |
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Bombardier | Co-Pilot | 1943-05-14 |
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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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You Were Never Lovelier | Wedding Guest (uncredited) | 1942-11-19 |
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Who Done It? | Station Employee (uncredited) | 1942-10-30 |
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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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All Through the Night | Club Patron (uncredited) | 1942-01-10 |
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Hellzapoppin' | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1941-12-25 |
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City for Conquest | Dance Contestant (uncredited) | 1940-09-21 |
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The Letter | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1940-11-21 |
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King of the Royal Mounted | Paralytic #3 | 1940-09-19 |
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Love Affair | Ship Passenger (uncredited) | 1939-04-07 |
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Beauty for the Asking | Wedding Guest (uncredited) | 1939-02-24 |
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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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Top Hat | Club Patron (uncredited) | 1935-08-29 |
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Mississippi | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1935-03-22 |
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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 |
