George Ford
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.
Acted in
Sol Madrid
1968
as Board Member
Batman
1966
as Police Officer (uncredited)
The Cincinnati Kid
1965
as Poker Game Spectator (uncredited)
Green Acres
1965
as Townsman (uncredited)
Cat Ballou
1965
as Brothel Customer (uncredited)
Fate Is the Hunter
1964
as Loadmaster (uncredited)
Law of the Lawless
1964
as Townsman (uncredited)
Man's Favorite Sport?
1964
as Fisherman (uncredited)
The Man from Galveston
1963
as Attorney Mullaney (uncredited)
Under the Yum-Yum Tree
1963
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Son of Flubber
1963
as Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Advise & Consent
1962
as Senator (uncredited)
Lover Come Back
1961
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein
1961
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Go Naked in the World
1961
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Cimarron
1960
as Townsman (uncredited)
North to Alaska
1960
as Miner (uncredited)
Thriller
1960
as Club Patron (uncredited)
Who Was That Lady?
1960
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Seven Thieves
1960
as Casino Patron
The Hypnotic Eye
1960
as Audience Member (uncredited)
The Untouchables
1959
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
The Untouchables
1959
as Gangster Shooting in Lobby (uncredited)
The Untouchables
1959
as Jake Gurrah (uncredited)
The Untouchables
1959
as Doc (uncredited)
Pillow Talk
1959
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Dennis the Menace
1959
as Auction Guest (uncredited)
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Casino Patron
The Twilight Zone
1959
as Croupier
The FBI Story
1959
as Plane Passenger (uncredited)
Holiday for Lovers
1959
as Man at Airport (uncredited)
Imitation of Life
1959
as Show Spectator (uncredited)
Some Like It Hot
1959
as Police Officer (uncredited)
The Last Hurrah
1958
as Man (uncredited)
The Buccaneer
1958
as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Enemy Below
1957
as Officer
Raintree County
1957
as Club Patron (uncredited)
My Man Godfrey
1957
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Death in Small Doses
1957
Pawnee
1957
as Wagon Train Member (uncredited)
Designing Woman
1957
as Ringside Photographer (uncredited)
The Garment Jungle
1957
as Union Member (uncredited)
The Opposite Sex
1956
as Patron at 21 (uncredited)
The Rack
1956
as Courtroom Spectator
The Werewolf
1956
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Eddy Duchin Story
1956
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
The Square Jungle
1955
Artists and Models
1955
as Spectator on Sidewalk (uncredited)
Gunsmoke
1955
as Townsman (uncredited)
Gunsmoke
1955
as Clarendon Townsman (uncredited)
It's Always Fair Weather
1955
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Cult of the Cobra
1955
Three for the Show
1955
as Male Harem Dancer (uncredited)
The Silver Chalice
1954
as Guard (uncredited)
White Christmas
1954
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Vicki
1953
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1953
as Courtroom Officer (uncredited)
Angel Face
1953
as Bailiff (uncredited)
The Bad and the Beautiful
1952
as Club Patron (uncredited)
Brave Warrior
1952
as Soldier (uncredited)
Singin' in the Rain
1952
as Security Guard (uncredited)
The Stooge
1951
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Roadblock
1951
as Plane Passenger (uncredited)
His Kind of Woman
1951
as Lodge Guest (uncredited)
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
1951
as Reporter (uncredited)
The Jack Benny Program
1950
as Clerk (uncredited)
The Killer That Stalked New York
1950
as Federal Agent (uncredited)
Born to Be Bad
1950
as Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited)
The Damned Don't Cry
1950
as Club Patron (uncredited)
Johnny Stool Pigeon
1949
as Joe - The Bartender (uncredited)
Slightly French
1949
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Monsieur Verdoux
1947
as Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Born to Kill
1947
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Heartbeat
1946
as Ball Guest (uncredited)
Dragonwyck
1946
as Man (uncredited)
The Notorious Lone Wolf
1946
as Club Marquis Patron (uncredited)
Eve Knew Her Apples
1945
as Rewrite Man (scenes deleted)
Hollywood Canteen
1944
as Soldier (uncredited)
Around the World
1943
as Soldier
A Lady Takes a Chance
1943
as Wealthy Young Man
Bombardier
1943
as Co-Pilot
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
1943
as Townsman (uncredited)
You Were Never Lovelier
1942
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Who Done It?
1942
as Station Employee (uncredited)
The Falcon Takes Over
1942
as Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
The Letter
1940
as Party Guest (uncredited)
City for Conquest
1940
as Dance Contestant (uncredited)
King of the Royal Mounted
1940
as Paralytic #3
Love Affair
1939
as Ship Passenger
Beauty for the Asking
1939
as Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Carefree
1938
as Country Club Guest (uncredited)
The Crowd Roars
1938
as Party Guest (uncredited)
Wee Willie Winkie
1937
as Soldier (uncredited)
College Holiday
1936
as Dancer
Give Me Your Heart
1936
as Club Patron (uncredited)
Top Hat
1935
as Club Patron (uncredited)
Mississippi
1935
as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Gay Bride
1934
as Troupe Member (uncredited)
Hollywood Party
1934
as Party Guest (uncredited)
The Wet Parade
1932
as Nightclub Patron (uncredited)