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Wallace Ford
Actor

Wallace Ford

11 Feb 1898Born
11 Jun 1966Died
68Age at death
142Credits

Biography

Wallace Ford (12 February 1898 – 11 June 1966) was an English-born naturalized American stage and screen actor. Usually playing wise-cracking characters, he combined a tough but friendly-faced demeanor with a small but powerful, stocky physique.

Born Samuel Jones Grundy in Bolton, Lancashire, England, he spent his childhood in a Dr. Barnardo's home. At an early age he was adopted by a farmer from Manitoba, Canada, where he was ill treated.

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About age eleven, Ford ran away and did odd jobs, later becoming an usher in a theatre.

Following his discharge from the Army after WWI, he became a vaudeville actor in a stock company before performing on Broadway.

He started on a film career when Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer gave him a part in the film Possessed (1931) and went on to appear in over 200 films, including 13 directed by John Ford.

Wallace Ford is buried in an unmarked grave in Culver City, California's Holy Cross Cemetery.

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Filmography

The 80 most recent of 142 credits.

  1. 2008Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code HollywoodFilm: Detective Ed Fitzpatrick (archive footage)
  2. 1965A Patch of BlueFilm: Ole Pa
  3. 1964Bristle FaceFilm: Emory Packer
  4. 1963The Great AdventureSeries: Uncle Billy Smith (1 episode)
  5. 1963Vacation PlayhouseSeries: Lester Tinney (1 episode)
  6. 1960Tess of the Storm CountryFilm: Fred Thorson
  7. 1960Peter Loves MarySeries (1 episode)
  8. 1960The Andy Griffith ShowSeries: Roger Hanover (1 episode)
  9. 1960The Barbara Stanwyck ShowSeries: Harry (1 episode)
  10. 1959The DeputySeries: Herk Lamson, Marshal Herk Lamson (39 episodes)
  11. 1959WarlockFilm: Judge Holloway
  12. 1958The Last HurrahFilm: Charlie Hennessey
  13. 1958Westinghouse Desilu PlayhouseSeries (1 episode)
  14. 1958Twilight for the GodsFilm: Old Brown
  15. 1958The MatchmakerFilm: Malachi Stack
  16. 1957TrackdownSeries: Eli Zach (1 episode)
  17. 1957Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and HorsesFilm: Rebel
  18. 1956Stagecoach To FuryFilm: Judge Lester Farrell
  19. 1956The RainmakerFilm: Sheriff Howard Thomas
  20. 1956Thunder Over ArizonaFilm: Stiles
  21. 1956Johnny ConchoFilm: Albert Dark
  22. 1956The First TexanFilm: Henry Delaney
  23. 1956The Maverick QueenFilm: Jamie
  24. 1955The SpoilersFilm: Flapjack Simms
  25. 1955A Lawless StreetFilm: Dr. Amos Wynn
  26. 1955Lucy GallantFilm: Gus Basserman
  27. 1955The 20th Century Fox HourSeries: Monty Smith (1 episode)
  28. 1955Screen Director's PlayhouseSeries: Ed Rawlings (1 episode)
  29. 1955Kings RowSeries (1 episode)
  30. 1955The Man from LaramieFilm: Charley O'Leary
  31. 1955WichitaFilm: Arthur Whiteside
  32. 19543 Ring CircusFilm: Sam Morley
  33. 1954DestryFilm: Doc Curtis
  34. 1954The Wonderful World of DisneySeries: Emory Packer (2 episodes)
  35. 1954Climax!Series: Bunco Kelly, Sheriff, Dr. Karl Wexdig, Samuel Cramer (1 episode)
  36. 1954Father Knows BestSeries (2 episodes)
  37. 1954Studio 57Series: Boats (1 episode)
  38. 1954The WhistlerSeries (1 episode)
  39. 1954The Boy from OklahomaFilm: Walter "Wally" Higgins
  40. 1954She Couldn't Say NoFilm: Joe Wheelen
  41. 1954Inner SanctumSeries (1 episode)
  42. 1953The NebraskanFilm: 'Mac' McBride
  43. 1953The Motorola Television HourSeries (1 episode)
  44. 1953The Great Jesse James RaidFilm: Elias Hobbs
  45. 1952The Ford Television TheatreSeries: Talker (1 episode)
  46. 1952Flesh and FuryFilm: Jack 'Pop' Richardson
  47. 1952RodeoFilm: Barbecue Jones
  48. 1951WarpathFilm: Pvt. 'Irish' Potts
  49. 1951Painting the Clouds with SunshineFilm: Sam Parks
  50. 1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries: Innkeeper (1 episode)
  51. 1951He Ran All the WayFilm: Fred Dobbs
  52. 1950HarveyFilm: The Taxi Driver
  53. 1950The Breaking PointFilm: F.R. Duncan
  54. 1950The FuriesFilm: Scotty Hyslip
  55. 1950Dakota LilFilm: Carter
  56. 1949Red Stallion In The RockiesFilm: 'Talky' Carson
  57. 1949The Set-UpFilm: Gus
  58. 1948Belle Starr's DaughterFilm: Lafe Bailey
  59. 1948Studio OneSeries (1 episode)
  60. 1948Embraceable YouFilm: Police Lt. Ferria
  61. 1948Coroner CreekFilm: Andy West
  62. 1948Shed No TearsFilm: Sam Grover
  63. 1948The Man from TexasFilm: Jed
  64. 1947T-MenFilm: The Schemer
  65. 1947Magic TownFilm: Lou Dicketts
  66. 1946Dead ReckoningFilm: McGee
  67. 1946Crack-UpFilm: Lt. Cochrane
  68. 1946Black AngelFilm: Joe
  69. 1946Rendezvous with AnnieFilm: Al Morgan
  70. 1946The Green YearsFilm: Jamie Nigg
  71. 1946Lover Come BackFilm: Tubbs
  72. 1946A Guy Could ChangeFilm: Bill Conley
  73. 1945SpellboundFilm: Stranger in Hotel Lobby
  74. 1945On Stage EverybodyFilm: Emmett Rogers
  75. 1945The Great John L.Film: McManus
  76. 1945Blood on the SunFilm: Ollie Miller
  77. 1944Machine Gun MamaFilm: John O'Reilly
  78. 1944Secret CommandFilm: Miller
  79. 1943The Cross of LorraineFilm: Pierre
  80. 1943The Ape ManFilm: Jeff Carter

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