Francis Ford
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Francis Ford (born Francis Feeney, August 14, 1881 – September 5, 1953) was a prolific film actor, writer, and director. He was the mentor and elder brother of film director John Ford. He also appeared in many of John Ford's movies, including Young Mr. Lincoln and The Quiet Man.
Francis Ford was born in Portland, Maine. He was the son of John A. Feeney, who was born in the village of Spiddal, County Galway, Ireland in 1854. By 1878, John had moved to Portland, Maine and opened a saloon, at 42 Center Street, that used a false front to pose as grocery store. John opened four others in following years.
After service in the infantry in the Spanish-American War, Francis left home. He drifted into the film business in New York City, working for David Horsley, Al Christie, and the Star Film Company's San Antonio operation under Gaston Méliès. He adopted the name Ford from the automobile.
From San Antonio Francis began his Hollywood career working for Thomas H. Ince at Ince's Bison studio, directing and appearing in westerns.
Francis Ford's younger brother, John M. Feeney, was a successful fullback and defensive tackle on a Portland High state championship football team, nicknamed "Bull". In 1914 Bull followed Francis to Hollywood, changed his name to John Ford and would eventually surpass his elder brother's considerable reputation.
Francis Ford's son, Philip Ford, was also a film actor/director.
Acted in
The Sun Shines Bright
1953
as Feeney
Toughest Man in Arizona
1952
The Quiet Man
1952
as Dan Tobin
The Living Bible
1952
as Samaritan Leper
Rim of the Wheel
1951
as Mr. Dickerson
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
Wagon Master
1950
as Mr. Peachtree
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949
as Connelly - Fort Stark Suttlers Barman (uncredited)
San Antone Ambush
1949
as Major Farnsworth
Frontier Investigator
1949
as Ed Garnett
3 Godfathers
1948
as Drunk (uncredited)
The Far Frontier
1948
as Alf Sharper
The Plunderers
1948
as Barnaby
Eyes of Texas
1948
as Thad Cameron
Fort Apache
1948
as Fen - Stage Guard (uncredited)
The Timber Trail
1948
as Ralph Baker
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
1948
as Race Checker / Fisherman (uncredited)
Bandits of Dark Canyon
1947
as Horse Trader
Unconquered
1947
as Frontiersman on Fort Pitt Roof (uncredited)
Driftwood
1947
as Abner Green
High Tide
1947
as Pop Garrow
Gunfighters
1947
as Cook (uncredited)
Wake Up and Dream
1946
as Old Man at Counter
My Darling Clementine
1946
as Dad - Old Soldier (uncredited)
Sister Kenny
1946
as Patrick O'Shea (uncredited)
Accomplice
1946
as King Connors
College Queen
1946
as Pop, The Janitor
Incendiary Blonde
1945
as Ranch Owner (uncredited)
Wildfire
1945
as Ezra Mills
The White Gorilla
1945
as Mr. Stacey
Murder, He Says
1945
as Lee - Old Townsman (uncredited)
Hangover Square
1945
as Ogilby - Fulham Antique Dealer (uncredited)
Mom and Dad
1945
as Dr. Rubin
The Princess and the Pirate
1944
as Drunken Pirate (uncredited)
The Climax
1944
as Backstage Attendant (Uncredited)
Home in Indiana
1944
as Ed - Seated Opposite J.T. in Bar (uncredited)
The Desperadoes
1943
as Hank
The Ox-Bow Incident
1942
as Alva 'Dad' Hardwicke (uncredited)
Outlaws of Pine Ridge
1942
as Bartender
The Mummy's Tomb
1942
as Townsman (uncredited)
King of the Mounties
1942
as Zeke Collins (Ch. 4)
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
1942
as Tavern Keeper
The Man Who Wouldn't Die
1942
as Caretaker
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Veteran (uncredited)
Riders of the Purple Sage
1941
as Inebriated Courtroom Spectator
Last of the Duanes
1941
as Luke Stevens
Western Union
1941
as Eastbound Stagecoach Driver
Tobacco Road
1941
Romance of the Rio Grande
1941
as Stagecoach Driver
Diamond Frontier
1940
as Derek Bluje
South of Pago Pago
1940
as Foster
Three Faces West
1940
as Farmer Bill, with Higgins
Lucky Cisco Kid
1940
as Court Clerk
Viva Cisco Kid
1940
as Proprietor
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
as (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Geronimo
1939
as Scout
Drums Along the Mohawk
1939
as Joe Boleo
Bad Lands
1939
as Charlie Garth
Young Mr. Lincoln
1939
as Sam Boone (uncredited)
Stagecoach
1939
as Billy Pickett (uncredited)
The Texans
1938
as Uncle Dud
Kentucky Moonshine
1938
as Grandpa Hatfield
In Old Chicago
1938
as Driver
The Girl of the Golden West
1938
as Miner
Mannequin
1938
as Tim O'Rourke (Uncredited)
Checkers
1937
as Daniel Snodgrass
Slave Ship
1937
as Scraps
A Star Is Born
1937
as William Gregory (uncredited)
The Plough and the Stars
1936
as Old Man (uncredited)
Sins of Man
1936
as Town Drunk
Little Miss Nobody
1936
as Detective
Educating Father
1936
as Sheriff Hart
Gentle Julia
1936
as Tubbs, Fish Peddler
Charlie Chan at the Circus
1936
as John Gaines
The Prisoner of Shark Island
1936
as Corporal O'Toole
Paddy O'Day
1936
as Immigration Officer Tom McGuire
Charlie Chan's Secret
1936
as Captain of salvage ship
This Is the Life
1935
as Sticky Jones
Steamboat Round the Bend
1935
as Efe
The Arizonian
1935
as Mayor Ed Comstock
Paris in Spring
1935
as Drunken Peasant
The Informer
1935
as 'Judge' Flynn
Goin' to Town
1935
as Sheriff
Judge Priest
1934
as Juror No. 12
Charlie Chan's Courage
1934
as Hewitt
The World Moves On
1934
as Legionaire in Trench
Murder in Trinidad
1934
as Davenant
Pirate Treasure
1934
as Dick's Friend at the Airfield
Sleepers East
1934
as Well-Wisher at Train Station (uncredited)
Smoky
1933
as Horse Buyer
Doctor Bull
1933
as Mr. Herring
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case
1933
as Captain Hallett
Gordon of Ghost City
1933
as Jim Carmody
The Man from Monterey
1933
as Don Pablo Gonzales
Pilgrimage
1933
as Mayor Elmer Briggs
Life in the Raw
1933
as Sheriff Myles
The Lost Special
1932
as Botter Hood
Air Mail
1932
as Passenger Who'll Die on a Train (uncredited)
Heroes of the West
1932
as Cavalry Captain
The Rider of Death Valley
1932
as Gabe
Destry Rides Again
1932
as Judd Ogden
Scandal for Sale
1932
as Belmont Hotel Desk Clerk
Tangled Fortunes
1932
as Matt Higgins
The Impatient Maiden
1932
as Insane Asylum Warden (uncredited)
Battling with Buffalo Bill
1931
as Jim Rodney
Frankenstein
1931
as Hans (uncredited)
Possessed
1931
as Drunken Husband (uncredited)
A Free Soul
1931
as Skid Row Drunk (uncredited)
Abraham Lincoln
1930
as Sheridan's Aide (uncredited)
The Indians Are Coming
1930
as George Woods / Tom Woods
Sons of the Saddle
1930
as 'Red' Slade
Song of the Caballero
1930
as Don Pedro Madero
Kathleen Mavourneen
1930
as James, the butler
The Jade Box
1930
as Martin Morgan
The Mounted Stranger
1930
as 'Spider' Coy
Mister Antonio
1929
The Black Watch
1929
as MacGregor (uncredited)
The Lariat Kid
1929
as Cal Gregg
Sisters of Eve
1928
as Pritchard
The Chinatown Mystery
1928
as The Sphinx
The Trail of '98
1928
as Gold Commissioner's Assistant (uncredited)
The Branded Sombrero
1928
as Link Jarvis
Uncle Tom's Cabin
1927
as Captain (uncredited)
The Wreck of the Hesperus
1927
as John Hazzard
The Cruise of the Hellion
1927
as Peg-leg
Life in Hollywood No. 1
1927
as Self
The Heart of Maryland
1927
as Jefferson Davis
The Devil's Saddle
1927
as Pete Hepburn
Men of Daring
1927
as Black Roger
Upstream
1927
as Juggler
The Silent Trailer
1926
as Mrs. Coleman's Physician
Officer '444'
1926
as Fire Chief
The Fighting Heart
1925
as Town Fool
The Red Rider
1925
as Brown Bear
Ridin' Thunder
1925
as Frank Douglas
The Four-Footed Ranger
1925
as Brom Hockley
Taming the West
1925
as Frosty Miller
Soft Shoes
1925
as Quig Mundy
Hearts of Oak
1924
Lash of the Whip
1924
as 'Hurricane' Smith
Mine to Keep
1923
as Jack Deering
Three Jumps Ahead
1923
as Ben McLean
The Boss of Camp 4
1922
as Dude McCormick
The Village Blacksmith
1922
as Asa Martin
Thundering Hoofs
1922
as Daddy Bill / 'Colonel' Bill
The Stampede
1921
as Robert Wagner
Action
1921
as Soda Water Manning
The Mystery Of 13
1919
as Phil Kelly / Jim Kelly
The Silent Mystery
1918
as Phil Kelly
The Craving
1918
as Carroll Wayles
Berlin Via America
1918
as Phil Kelly
John Ermine of the Yellowstone
1917
as John Ermine
Who Was the Other Man?
1917
as James Walbert / Ludwig Schumann
The Vault of Mystery
1917
Unmasked
1917
as Fred Francis - a Crook
The Leap
1917
The Purple Domino
1917
as Hugo Loubeque
The Purple Mask
1916
as Phil Kelly/The Sphinx
Mister Vampire
1916
as The Vampire Man
The Bandit's Wager
1916
as Nan's Brother / The Bandit
The Princely Bandit
1916
as Prince Frederick
Brennon o' the Moor
1916
as Willy Brennon
The Unexpected
1916
as The Mexican Foreman
Behind the Mask
1916
as Prince Frederick aka Dick Turpin
The Madcap Queen of Crona
1916
as Prince Frederick
The Cry of Erin
1916
as Shemus O'Brien
His Majesty Dick Turpin
1916
as Prince Frederick aka Dick Turpin
The Adventures of Peg o' the Ring
1916
as Dr. Lund, Junior
The Campbells Are Coming
1915
The Broken Coin
1915
as Count Frederick
The Heart of Lincoln
1915
as Abraham Lincoln
A Study in Scarlet
1914
as Sherlock Holmes
The Phantom Violin
1914
Washington at Valley Forge
1914
as The Spy
In the Fall of '64
1914
as Capt. Ford - the Southern Officer
Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery
1914
as Hugo Loubeque
When Lincoln Paid
1913
The Invaders
1912
as Colonel James Bryson
The Ball Player and the Bandit
1912
as A Baseball Fan
On Secret Service
1912
as Abraham Lincoln
Custer's Last Fight
1912
as General George A. Custer
The Outcast
1912
as Evans, a Trapper
The Lieutenant's Last Fight
1912
as Colonel Garvin
The Post Telegrapher
1912
as Bob Evans - the Post Telegrapher
Blazing the Trail
1912
as Blake
The Deserter
1912
as The Deserter
The Heart of an Indian
1912
as The Indian chief
War on the Plains
1912
as Drake, a Treacherous Prospector
A Western Girl
1911
as Hartley
In the Right of Way
1911
as John Walsh
The Kiss of Mary Jane
1911
as Black Bill
When the Tables Turned
1911
Her Spoiled Boy
1911
In Time for Press
1911
as Jim Ford
The Immortal Alamo
1911
as Navarre
The Redemption of Rawhide
1911
as Reverend Simpson
The Spring Round-Up
1911
as Jim Dempsey
Mary's Stratagem
1911
as Bill
The Reformation of Jack Robins
1911
as Jack Robbins
An Unwilling Cowboy
1911
as Jim Edwards
Jack Mason's Last Deal
1911
as Jim Saunders
Her Faithful Heart
1911
as Bill Rank
The Warrant for Red Rube
1911
as Red Rube
Sir Percy and the Punchers
1911
as Sir Percy Granville
The Snake in the Grass
1911
as Texas Ed
In the Hot Lands
1911
as The County Doctor
Billy and His Pal
1911
as Jim - the Cowpuncher
Only a Sister
1911
as John
The Owner of L.L. Ranch
1911
as Jeff
In the Tall Grass Country
1910
as Bob
A Western Welcome
1910
as John
Pals
1910
as Denton
Cowboys and Bachelor Girls
1910
as The Cowboy Hero
His Sergeant's Stripes
1910
as The Corporal
A Mountain Wife
1910
Uncle Jim
1910
Out for Mischief
1910
as The Father
Billy's Sister
1910
A Plucky American Girl
1910
Salt on the Bird's Tail
1910
In the Mission Shadows
1910
Baseball, That's All
1910
as The Husband
Won in the Fifth
1910
as Young Minister
The Romance of Circle Ranch
1910
as Honest Jim
Return of Ta-Wa-Wa
1910
as Ta-Wa-Wa
A Postal Substitute
1910
as Jack Flynn
The Golden Secret
1910
as Will Brown
The Little Preacher
1910
as Joe Lane
The Ruling Passion
1910
as Tony Valero
White Doe's Lovers
1910
as The Cowboy
A Texas Joke
1910
Love's C.Q.D.
1910
as Lt. Robert Bright
The Padre's Secret
1910
as Baptiste
The Paleface Princess
1910
as Captain Keen
A Rough Night on the Bridge
1910
Speed Versus Death
1910
as Mr. Braggs
The Seal of the Church
1910
The Newly Born
1910
as Mr. Newlywed
Branding a Thief
1910
Cyclone Pete's Matrimony
1910
as Cyclone Pete
Bessie's Ride
as John Burton