John Ford
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
Credits
- 2023 · Filmmakers for the Prosecution as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
- 2019 · John Ford: The Man Who Invented America as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
- 2017 · Five Came Back as Self (archive footage)
- 2015 · Spanish Western as Self (archive footage)
- 2013 · John Ford & Monument Valley as Self (archive footage)
- 2009 · 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year as Self (archive footage)
- 2009 · The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth as Self (Archive)
- 2006 · Serenity at Sea: John Ford and the Araner as Himself (archive footage)
- 2006 · Monument Valley: John Ford Country as Self (voice) (archive footage)
- 2000 · Shooting War as himself
- 2000 · Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley' as Self (archive footage)
- 2000 · John Wayne-A Life on Film as Self (archive footage)
- 1999 · National Geographic Explorer: The Battle For Midway as Himself - Filmmaker (archive footage) (unaccredited)
- 1992 · Omnibus: John Ford, Part One as Self (archive footage)
- 1992 · John Wayne's 'The Alamo' as Self
- 1992 · Fonda on Fonda as Self (archive footage)
- 1973 · The American Film Institute Salute to ... as Self
- 1971 · The American West of John Ford as Self
- 1971 · Directed by John Ford as Self (uncredited)
- 1970 · My Name Is John Ford, I Make Westerns as Self
- 1968 · Film Night as
- 1959 · The Horse Soldiers as Ned
- 1955 · Screen Director's Playhouse as Self - Introduction
- 1952 · Ton Diagonismon Dia Thn Anadixin Tis Star Ellas as Himself (Grand Ball Attendee)
- 1951 · The Screen Director as Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
- 1943 · Show-Business at War as Self
- 1943 · Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines as J.P. Baldwin
- 1929 · Big Time as John Ford (uncredited)
- 1917 · The Scrapper as Buck, the scrapper
- 1917 · The Trail of Hate as Lt. Jack Brewer
- 1917 · The Tornado as Jack Dayton (as Jack Ford)
- 1916 · The Purple Mask as (unconfirmed)
- 1916 · The Bandit's Wager as
- 1915 · The Broken Coin as Sacchio's Accomplice (as Jack Ford)
- 1915 · The Birth of a Nation as Klansman
- 1914 · A Study in Scarlet as John H. Watson, M.D.
- 1914 · Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery as