About

Known credits:
241
Birthday:
1894-02-01
Place of birth:
Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA
Website:
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John Ford

Overview

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.

Known for

Acting
2023 Filmmakers for the Prosecution Actor Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) 60
Fair
2019 Los mejores westerns Actor Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) N/A
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2019 John Ford: The Man Who Invented America Actor Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) 59
Average
2017 Five Came Back Actor Self (archive footage) 60
Fair
2015 Spanish Western Actor Self (archive footage) 59
Average
2013 John Ford & Monument Valley Actor Self (archive footage) 59
Average
2009 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year Actor Self (archive footage) 59
Average
2006 Monument Valley: John Ford Country Actor Self (voice) (archive footage) N/A
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2006 Serenity at Sea: John Ford and the Araner Actor Himself (archive footage) N/A
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2000 Shooting War Actor himself 58
Average
2000 Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley' Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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2000 John Wayne-A Life on Film Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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1999 National Geographic Explorer: The Battle For Midway Actor Himself - Filmmaker (archive footage) (unaccredited) N/A
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1995 A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies Actor Self 62
Fair
1992 Omnibus: John Ford, Part One Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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1992 John Wayne's 'The Alamo' Actor Self N/A
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1992 Fonda on Fonda Actor Self (archive footage) N/A
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1971 The American West of John Ford Actor Self 59
Average
1971 Directed by John Ford Actor Self (uncredited) 59
Average
1970 My Name Is John Ford, I Make Westerns Actor Self N/A
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1959 The Horse Soldiers Actor Ned 62
Fair
1955 Screen Directors Playhouse: Rookie of the Year Actor Himself 60
Fair
1952 Ton Diagonismon Dia Thn Anadixin Tis Star Ellas Actor Himself (Grand Ball Attendee) N/A
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1951 The Screen Director Actor Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited) N/A
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1943 Show-Business at War Actor Self 59
Average
1943 Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines Actor J.P. Baldwin 58
Average
1929 Big Time Actor John Ford (uncredited) 58
Average
1917 The Scrapper Actor Buck, the scrapper 58
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1917 The Trail of Hate Actor Lt. Jack Brewer 58
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1917 The Tornado Actor Jack Dayton (as Jack Ford) 58
Average
1916 The Purple Mask Actor (unconfirmed) N/A
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1916 The Bandit's Wager Actor 58
Average
1915 The Broken Coin Actor Sacchio's Accomplice (as Jack Ford) 59
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1915 The Birth of a Nation Actor Klansman 59
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1914 A Study in Scarlet Actor John H. Watson, M.D. 58
Average
1914 Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery Actor 59
Average

Directing
1976 Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend Directing Director 59
Average
1965 7 Women Directing Director 59
Average
1965 Young Cassidy Directing Co-Director 59
Average
1964 Cheyenne Autumn Directing Director 60
Fair
1963 Donovan's Reef Directing Director 59
Average
1962 How the West Was Won Directing Director 64
Fair
1962 The Civil War Directing Director 63
Fair
1962 Flashing Spikes Directing Director 59
Average
1962 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance Directing Director 72
Good
1961 Two Rode Together Directing Director 59
Average
1960 The Colter Craven Story Directing Director N/A
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1960 Sergeant Rutledge Directing Director 61
Fair
1959 The Horse Soldiers Directing Director 62
Fair
1959 Korea Directing Director 59
Average
1958 The Last Hurrah Directing Director 60
Fair
1958 Gideon's Day Directing Director 59
Average
1957 The Rising of the Moon Directing Director 59
Average
1957 The Wings of Eagles Directing Director 59
Average
1957 The Growler Story Directing Director N/A
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1956 The Searchers Directing Director 72
Good
1955 Rookie of the Year Directing Director 58
Average
1955 Screen Directors Playhouse: Rookie of the Year Directing Director 60
Fair
1955 Mister Roberts Directing Director 61
Fair
1955 The Red, White and Blue Line Directing Director 59
Average
1955 The Long Gray Line Directing Director 59
Average
1953 Mogambo Directing Director 60
Fair
1953 The Sun Shines Bright Directing Director 59
Average
1952 What Price Glory Directing Director 58
Average
1952 The Quiet Man Directing Director 66
Fair
1951 This Is Korea! Directing Director 59
Average
1950 Rio Grande Directing Director 62
Fair
1950 Wagon Master Directing Director 60
Fair
1950 When Willie Comes Marching Home Directing Director 59
Average
1949 She Wore a Yellow Ribbon Directing Director 62
Fair
1948 3 Godfathers Directing Director 61
Fair
1948 Fort Apache Directing Director 63
Fair
1947 The Fugitive Directing Director 59
Average
1946 My Darling Clementine Directing Director 65
Fair
1946 It's Your America Directing Director N/A
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1945 They Were Expendable Directing Director 60
Fair
1944 In Memoriam Manuel Quezon Directing Director N/A
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1943 At the Front in North Africa with the U.S. Army Directing Director 59
Average
1943 December 7th Directing Director 58
Average
1943 Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines Directing Director 58
Average
1942 The Battle of Midway Directing Director 58
Average
1942 Sex Hygiene Directing Director 58
Average
1942 Torpedo Squadron Directing Director 58
Average
1941 Women in Defense Directing Director 58
Average
1941 How Green Was My Valley Directing Director 65
Fair
1941 Tobacco Road Directing Director 59
Average
1940 The Long Voyage Home Directing Director 59
Average
1940 The Grapes of Wrath Directing Director 71
Good
1939 Drums Along the Mohawk Directing Director 59
Average
1939 Young Mr. Lincoln Directing Director 62
Fair
1939 Stagecoach Directing Director 70
Good
1938 Submarine Patrol Directing Director 59
Average
1938 Four Men and a Prayer Directing Director 59
Average
1937 The Hurricane Directing Director 59
Average
1937 Wee Willie Winkie Directing Director 59
Average
1936 The Plough and the Stars Directing Director 58
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1936 Mary of Scotland Directing Director 59
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1936 The Prisoner of Shark Island Directing Director 59
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1935 Steamboat Round the Bend Directing Director 59
Average
1935 The Informer Directing Director 60
Fair
1935 The Whole Town's Talking Directing Director 59
Average
1934 Judge Priest Directing Director 59
Average
1934 The World Moves On Directing Director 58
Average
1934 The Lost Patrol Directing Director 59
Average
1933 Doctor Bull Directing Director 59
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1933 Pilgrimage Directing Director 59
Average
1932 Flesh Directing Director 59
Average
1932 Air Mail Directing Director 59
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1931 Arrowsmith Directing Director 59
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1931 The Brat Directing Director 58
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1931 Seas Beneath Directing Director 59
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1930 Up the River Directing Director 58
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1930 Born Reckless Directing Director 59
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1930 Men Without Women Directing Director 59
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1929 Salute Directing Director 59
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1929 The Black Watch Directing Director 59
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1929 Strong Boy Directing Director 58
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1928 Riley the Cop Directing Director 58
Average
1928 Napoleon's Barber Directing Director 58
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1928 Hangman's House Directing Director 59
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1928 Four Sons Directing Director 59
Average
1927 Mother Machree Directing Director 59
Average
1927 Upstream Directing Director 59
Average
1926 The Blue Eagle Directing Director 58
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1926 3 Bad Men Directing Director 59
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1926 The Shamrock Handicap Directing Director 58
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1925 The Fighting Heart Directing Director 58
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1925 Thank You Directing Director 58
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1925 Kentucky Pride Directing Director 58
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1925 Lightnin' Directing Director 58
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1924 Hearts of Oak Directing Director 58
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1924 The Iron Horse Directing Director 59
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1923 Hoodman Blind Directing Director 58
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1923 North of Hudson Bay Directing Director 58
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1923 Cameo Kirby Directing Director 58
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1923 Three Jumps Ahead Directing Director 58
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1923 The Face on the Barroom Floor Directing Director 59
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1922 The Village Blacksmith Directing Director 59
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1922 Silver Wings Directing Director 58
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1922 Little Miss Smiles Directing Director 58
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1921 Jackie Directing Director 58
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1921 Sure Fire Directing Director 58
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1921 Action Directing Director 58
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1921 Desperate Trails Directing Director 58
Average
1921 The Wallop Directing Director 58
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1921 The Freeze-Out Directing Director 58
Average
1921 The Big Punch Directing Director 58
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1920 Just Pals Directing Director 59
Average
1920 Hitchin' Posts Directing Director 58
Average
1920 The Girl in Number 29 Directing Director 58
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1920 The Prince of Avenue A Directing Director 58
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1919 Marked Men Directing Director 58
Average
1919 A Gun Fightin' Gentleman Directing Director 58
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1919 Rider of the Law Directing Director 59
Average
1919 The Ace of the Saddle Directing Director N/A
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1919 The Outcasts of Poker Flat Directing Director 58
Average
1919 The Last Outlaw Directing Director 59
Average
1919 Riders of Vengeance Directing Director 58
Average
1919 The Gun Packer Directing Director 58
Average
1919 By Indian Post Directing Director 58
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1919 Gun Law Directing Director 59
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1919 Bare Fists Directing Director 58
Average
1919 The Rustlers Directing Director 58
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1919 A Fight For Love Directing Director N/A
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1919 The Fighting Brothers Directing Director 58
Average
1919 Roped Directing Director N/A
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1918 Three Mounted Men Directing Director 58
Average
1918 A Woman's Fool Directing Director 58
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1918 Hell Bent Directing Director 58
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1918 The Scarlet Drop Directing Director 58
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1918 Thieves' Gold Directing Director 59
Average
1918 Wild Women Directing Director 58
Average
1918 The Phantom Riders Directing Director 58
Average
1917 Bucking Broadway Directing Director 58
Average
1917 A Marked Man Directing Director 58
Average
1917 The Secret Man Directing Director 59
Average
1917 Straight Shooting Directing Director 59
Average
1917 Cheyenne's Pal Directing Director 58
Average
1917 The Soul Herder Directing Director 58
Average
1917 The Scrapper Directing Director 58
Average
1917 The Tornado Directing Director 58
Average
1915 The Broken Coin Directing Assistant Director 59
Average

Writing
1952 The Quiet Man Writing Writer 66
Fair
1950 Wagon Master Writing Story 60
Fair
1942 The Battle of Midway Writing Writer 58
Average
1936 The Last Outlaw Writing Story 59
Average
1930 Men Without Women Writing Story 59
Average
1923 Three Jumps Ahead Writing Writer 58
Average
1921 The Big Punch Writing Writer 58
Average
1919 A Gun Fightin' Gentleman Writing Story 58
Average
1919 Riders of Vengeance Writing Screenplay 58
Average
1919 The Gun Packer Writing Story 58
Average
1918 The Craving Writing Writer 59
Average
1918 Hell Bent Writing Story 58
Average
1918 The Scarlet Drop Writing Story 58
Average
1917 Cheyenne's Pal Writing Story 58
Average
1917 The Scrapper Writing Writer 58
Average
1917 The Tornado Writing Writer 58
Average

Production
1971 Vietnam! Vietnam! Production Executive Producer 58
Average
1965 7 Women Production Producer 59
Average
1964 Cheyenne Autumn Production Producer 60
Fair
1963 Donovan's Reef Production Producer 59
Average
1962 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance Production Producer 72
Good
1961 Two Rode Together Production Producer 59
Average
1958 The Last Hurrah Production Producer 60
Fair
1953 The Sun Shines Bright Production Producer 59
Average
1952 The Quiet Man Production Producer 66
Fair
1950 Rio Grande Production Producer 62
Fair
1950 Wagon Master Production Executive Producer 60
Fair
1949 She Wore a Yellow Ribbon Production Executive Producer 62
Fair
1949 Mighty Joe Young Production Executive Producer 59
Average
1948 3 Godfathers Production Producer 61
Fair
1948 Fort Apache Production Executive Producer 63
Fair
1947 The Fugitive Production Producer 59
Average
1945 They Were Expendable Production Producer 60
Fair
1945 Nazi Concentration Camps Production Producer 60
Fair
1943 December 7th Production Producer 58
Average
1942 The Battle of Midway Production Producer 58
Average
1941 Women in Defense Production Producer 58
Average
1940 The Long Voyage Home Production Producer 59
Average
1939 Stagecoach Production Producer 70
Good
1935 The Informer Production Producer 60
Fair
1935 The Whole Town's Talking Production Producer 59
Average
1934 The Lost Patrol Production Producer 59
Average
1932 Flesh Production Producer 59
Average
1930 Men Without Women Production Producer 59
Average
1929 Salute Production Producer 59
Average
1928 Riley the Cop Production Producer 58
Average
1928 Hangman's House Production Producer 59
Average
1928 Four Sons Production Producer 59
Average
1927 Mother Machree Production Producer 59
Average
1926 The Blue Eagle Production Producer 58
Average
1926 3 Bad Men Production Producer 59
Average
1926 The Shamrock Handicap Production Producer 58
Average
1924 The Iron Horse Production Producer 59
Average

Camera
1942 The Battle of Midway Camera Director of Photography 58
Average

Crew
1992 Unforgiven Crew Thanks 76
Good
1950 Wagon Master Crew Presenter 60
Fair
1948 3 Godfathers Crew Presenter 61
Fair
1947 The Fugitive Crew Presenter 59
Average

Editing
1942 The Battle of Midway Editing Editor 58
Average