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Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Birthday
February 1, 1894
Died
August 31, 1973
Place of Birth
Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA
Also Known As
- Commander John Ford
- Jack Ford
- Jack Francis
- 존 포드
John Ford
0.9 Popularity
Biography
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
6.5
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Filmmakers for the Prosecution
2023
6.5
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
John Ford: The Man Who Invented America
2019
7.9
Self (archive footage)
Five Came Back
2017
6.2
Self (archive footage)
Spanish Western
2015
1.0
Self (archive footage)
John Ford & Monument Valley
2013
7.5
Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009
0.0
Self (archive footage)
The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth
2009
0.0
Self (voice) (archive footage)
Monument Valley: John Ford Country
2006
0.0
Himself (archive footage)
Serenity at Sea: John Ford and the Araner
2006
5.9
himself
Shooting War
2000
Credits
Filmmakers for the Prosecution
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2023
6.5
John Ford: The Man Who Invented America
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2019
6.5
Five Came Back
as Self (archive footage)
2017
7.9
Spanish Western
as Self (archive footage)
2015
6.2
John Ford & Monument Valley
as Self (archive footage)
2013
1.0
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self (archive footage)
2009
7.5
The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth
as Self (archive footage)
2009
0.0
Monument Valley: John Ford Country
as Self (voice) (archive footage)
2006
0.0
Serenity at Sea: John Ford and the Araner
as Himself (archive footage)
2006
0.0
Shooting War
as himself
2000
5.9
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
as Self (archive footage)
2000
0.0
John Wayne-A Life on Film
as Self (archive footage)
2000
0.0
National Geographic Explorer: The Battle For Midway
as Himself - Filmmaker (archive footage) (unaccredited)
1999
0.0
Omnibus: John Ford, Part One
as Self (archive footage)
1992
0.0
🎬
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
as Self
1992
6.0
🎬
Fonda on Fonda
as Self (archive footage)
1992
6.0
John Ford's America
as Himself (Archive Footage)
1989
4.0
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
1973
6.3
The American West of John Ford
as Self
1971
6.3
Directed by John Ford
as Self (uncredited)
1971
6.8
🎬
My Name Is John Ford, I Make Westerns
as Self
1970
6.0
The Horse Soldiers
as Ned (uncredited)
1959
6.9
Screen Director's Playhouse
as Self - Introduction
1955
6.5
🎬
Ton Diagonismon Dia Thn Anadixin Tis Star Ellas
as Himself (Grand Ball Attendee)
1952
0.0
🎬
The Screen Director
as Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
1951
6.0
Show-Business at War
as Self
1943
7.0
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
as J.P. Baldwin
1943
5.7
Big Time
as John Ford (uncredited)
1929
6.0
The Scrapper
as Buck, the scrapper
1917
4.5
🎬
The Trail of Hate
as Lt. Jack Brewer
1917
5.5
The Tornado
as Jack Dayton (as Jack Ford)
1917
5.5
The Purple Mask
as (unconfirmed)
1916
0.0
The Bandit's Wager
1916
5.0
The Broken Coin
as Sacchio's Accomplice (as Jack Ford)
1915
6.0
The Birth of a Nation
as Klansman (uncredited)
1915
6.0
A Study in Scarlet
as John H. Watson, M.D.
1914
6.0
Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery
1914
6.0