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