1894-02-01 Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA
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.
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AFI Life Achievement Award: 50th Anniversary Special | Self (archive footage) | 2023-12-30 |
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Nuremberg : des images pour l'histoire | Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) | 2023-01-27 |
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John Ford : l'homme qui inventa l'Amérique | Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) | 2019-02-03 |
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Five Came Back | Self (archive footage) | 2017-03-31 |
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Spanish Western | Self (archive footage) | 2015-05-04 |
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John Ford & Monument Valley | Self (archive footage) | 2013-03-05 |
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The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth | Self (Archive) | 2009-01-01 |
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1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year | Self (archive footage) | 2009-07-02 |
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Serenity at Sea: John Ford and the Araner | Himself (archive footage) | 2006-06-06 |
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Monument Valley: John Ford Country | Self (voice) (archive footage) | 2006-06-06 |
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Shooting War | himself | 2000-12-07 |
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Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley' | Self (archive footage) | 2000-10-14 |
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National Geographic Explorer: The Battle For Midway | Himself - Filmmaker (archive footage) (unaccredited) | 1999-04-14 |
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A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies | Self | 1995-05-21 |
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Omnibus: John Ford, Part One | Self (archive footage) | 1992-12-01 |
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Fonda on Fonda | Self (archive footage) | 1992-01-13 |
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John Wayne's 'The Alamo' | Self | 1992-06-06 |
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The American West of John Ford | Self | 1971-12-05 |
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Directed by John Ford | Self (uncredited) | 1971-09-06 |
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My Name Is John Ford, I Make Westerns | Self | 1970-01-25 |
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The Horse Soldiers | Ned | 1959-06-11 |
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Diagonismos Kallonis | Himself (Grand Ball Attendee) | 1952-10-24 |
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The Screen Director | Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited) | 1951-03-12 |
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Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines | J.P. Baldwin | 1943-01-01 |
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Show-Business at War | Self | 1943-05-21 |
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Big Time | John Ford (uncredited) | 1929-09-07 |
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The Tornado | Jack Dayton (as Jack Ford) | 1917-03-03 |
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The Scrapper | Buck, the scrapper | 1917-06-09 |
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The Trail of Hate | Lt. Jack Brewer | 1917-04-28 |
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The Purple Mask | (unconfirmed) | 1916-12-25 |
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The Bandit's Wager | 1916-11-05 | |
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The Birth of a Nation | Klansman | 1915-02-08 |
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The Broken Coin | Sacchio's Accomplice (as Jack Ford) | 1915-06-21 |
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A Study in Scarlet | John H. Watson, M.D. | 1914-12-29 |
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Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery | 1914-01-02 |
