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John Ford

John Ford

Director · Born 1894-02-01 · Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA

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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.

Directed

  1. The Searchers (1956) — Director
  2. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) — Director
  3. Stagecoach (1939) — Director
  4. The Grapes of Wrath (1940) — Director
  5. The Quiet Man (1952) — Director
  6. How the West Was Won (1962) — Director
  7. My Darling Clementine (1946) — Director
  8. How Green Was My Valley (1941) — Director
  9. Fort Apache (1948) — Director
  10. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) — Director
  11. Rio Grande (1950) — Director
  12. The Horse Soldiers (1959) — Director
  13. 3 Godfathers (1948) — Director
  14. Young Mr. Lincoln (1939) — Director
  15. Mogambo (1953) — Director
  16. Mister Roberts (1955) — Director
  17. Donovan's Reef (1963) — Director
  18. Wagon Master (1950) — Director
  19. Two Rode Together (1961) — Director
  20. Cheyenne Autumn (1964) — Director
  21. Sergeant Rutledge (1960) — Director
  22. They Were Expendable (1945) — Director
  23. Drums Along the Mohawk (1939) — Director
  24. The Informer (1935) — Director
  25. The Long Voyage Home (1940) — Director
  26. The Battle of Midway (1942) — Director
  27. The Lost Patrol (1934) — Director
  28. 7 Women (1965) — Director
  29. The Iron Horse (1925) — Director
  30. The Wings of Eagles (1957) — Director
  31. The Last Hurrah (1958) — Director
  32. The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936) — Director
  33. Tobacco Road (1941) — Director
  34. The Whole Town's Talking (1935) — Director
  35. The Hurricane (1937) — Director
  36. The Long Gray Line (1955) — Director
  37. 3 Bad Men (1926) — Director
  38. The Fugitive (1947) — Director
  39. The Sun Shines Bright (1953) — Director
  40. Mary of Scotland (1936) — Director

Also appeared in

  1. The Birth of a Nation (1915) — Klansman (uncredited)
  2. The Horse Soldiers (1959) — Ned (uncredited)
  3. Five Came Back (2017) — Self (archive footage)
  4. Five Came Back (2017) — Self (archive footage)
  5. Directed by John Ford (1971) — Self (uncredited)
  6. Spanish Western (2015) — Self (archive footage)
  7. Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines (1943) — J.P. Baldwin
  8. The American West of John Ford (1971) — Self
  9. John Ford: The Man Who Invented America (2019) — Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
  10. 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009) — Self (archive footage)
  11. Shooting War (2000) — himself
  12. The Bandit's Wager (1916)
  13. The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995) — Self (archive footage)
  14. Screen Director's Playhouse (1955) — Self - Introduction
  15. Show-Business at War (1943) — Self
  16. John Wayne's 'The Alamo' (1992) — Self
  17. Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend (1976) — Himself/Interviewer
  18. The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973) — Self
  19. The Tornado (1917) — Jack Dayton (as Jack Ford)
  20. The Trail of Hate (1917) — Lt. Jack Brewer
  21. The Scrapper (1917) — Buck, the scrapper
  22. The Screen Director (1951) — Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
  23. A Study in Scarlet (1914) — John H. Watson, M.D.
  24. Filmmakers for the Prosecution (2023) — Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
  25. Fonda on Fonda (1992) — Self (archive footage)
  26. Big Time (1929) — John Ford (uncredited)
  27. John Ford's America (1989) — Himself (Archive Footage)
  28. Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of Ireland (1965) — self
  29. The Broken Coin (1915) — Sacchio's Accomplice (as Jack Ford)
  30. Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery (1914)
  31. My Name Is John Ford, I Make Westerns (1970) — Self
  32. John Ford & Monument Valley (2013) — Self (archive footage)
  33. National Geographic Explorer: The Battle For Midway (1999) — Himself - Filmmaker (archive footage) (unaccredited)
  34. Omnibus: John Ford, Part One (1992) — Self (archive footage)
  35. Monument Valley: John Ford Country (2006) — Self (voice) (archive footage)
  36. Ton Diagonismon Dia Thn Anadixin Tis Star Ellas (1952) — Himself (Grand Ball Attendee)
  37. The Purple Mask (1916) — (unconfirmed)
  38. The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth (2009) — Self (archive footage)
  39. Serenity at Sea: John Ford and the Araner (2006) — Himself (archive footage)
  40. Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley' (2000) — Self (archive footage)