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John Ford (I) (1894–1973)

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John Ford is, arguably, The Great American Director. When Orson Welles, who repeatedly screened Ford's Stagecoach as a crash course in filmmaking before helming his first film, Citizen Kane, was asked who his three favorite directors were, he answered, "John Ford, John Ford, and John Ford." Along with D.W. Griffith and Cecil B. DeMille... See full bio »

Born:

John Martin Feeney
in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA

Died:

(age 79) in Palm Desert, California, USA
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1976 Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend (documentary)
 
1966 7 Women
 
1965 Young Cassidy (uncredited)
 
1964 Cheyenne Autumn
 
1963 Donovan's Reef
 
1962 How the West Was Won (segment "The Civil War")
 
1962 Alcoa Premiere (TV series)
– Flashing Spikes (1962)
 
1962 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
 
1961 Two Rode Together
 
1960 Wagon Train (TV series)
– The Colter Craven Story (1960)
 
1960 Sergeant Rutledge
 
1959 The Horse Soldiers
 
1959 Korea (documentary short)
 
1958 The Last Hurrah
 
1958 Gideon of Scotland Yard
 
1957 The Rising of the Moon
 
1957 The Wings of Eagles
 
1956 The Searchers
 
1955 Screen Directors Playhouse (TV series)
– Rookie of the Year (1955)
 
1955 Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (TV series)
– Bamboo Cross (1955)
 
1955 Mister Roberts
 
1955 The Long Gray Line
 
1953 Mogambo
 
1953 The Sun Shines Bright
 
1952 What Price Glory
 
1952 The Quiet Man
 
1951 This Is Korea! (documentary) (as Rear Admiral John Ford USNVR Ret.)
 
1950 Rio Grande
 
1950 Wagon Master
 
1950 When Willie Comes Marching Home
 
1949 She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
 
1949 Pinky (uncredited)
 
1949 Fireside Theatre (TV series)
 
1948 3 Godfathers
 
1948 Fort Apache
 
1947 The Fugitive
 
1946 My Darling Clementine
 
1945 They Were Expendable (as John Ford Captain U.S.N.R.)
 
1943 How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines (documentary)
 
1943 German Industrial Manpower (documentary)
 
1943 We Sail at Midnight (documentary short) (uncredited)
 
1943 December 7th
 
1942 The Battle of Midway (documentary short) (as Lt. Cmdr. John Ford U.S.N.R.)
 
1942 Sex Hygiene (short) (dramatic sequences)
 
1942 Torpedo Squadron (documentary short)
 
1941 How Green Was My Valley
 
1941 Tobacco Road
 
1940 The Long Voyage Home
 
1940 The Grapes of Wrath
 
1939 Drums Along the Mohawk
 
1939 Young Mr. Lincoln
 
1939 Stagecoach
 
1938 Submarine Patrol
 
1938 Four Men and a Prayer
 
1937 The Hurricane
 
1937 Wee Willie Winkie
 
1936 The Plough and the Stars
 
1936 Mary of Scotland
 
1936 The Prisoner of Shark Island
 
1935 Steamboat Round the Bend
 
1935 The Informer
 
1935 The Whole Town's Talking
 
1934 Judge Priest
 
1934 The World Moves On
 
1934 The Lost Patrol
 
1933 Doctor Bull
 
1933 Pilgrimage
 
1932 Flesh (uncredited)
 
1932 Air Mail
 
1931 Arrowsmith
 
1931 The Brat
 
1931 Seas Beneath
 
1930 Up the River
 
1930 Born Reckless
 
1930 Men Without Women
 
1929 Salute (uncredited)
 
1929 The Black Watch
 
1929 Strong Boy
 
1928 Riley the Cop (uncredited)
 
1928 Napoleon's Barber (short)
 
1928 Hangman's House (uncredited)
 
1928 Four Sons
 
1928 Mother Machree (uncredited)
 
1927 Upstream
 
1926 The Blue Eagle (uncredited)
 
1926 3 Bad Men
 
1926 The Shamrock Handicap
 
1925 The Fighting Heart
 
1925 Thank You
 
1925 Kentucky Pride
 
1925 Lightnin'
 
1924 Hearts of Oak
 
1924 The Iron Horse
 
1923 Hoodman Blind
 
1923 North of Hudson Bay
 
1923 Cameo Kirby
 
1923 Three Jumps Ahead (as Jack Ford)
 
1923 The Face on the Bar-Room Floor (as Jack Ford)
 
1922 The Village Blacksmith (as Jack Ford)
 
1922 Silver Wings (as Jack Ford / prologue only)
 
1922 Little Miss Smiles (as Jack Ford)
 
1921 Jackie (as Jack Ford)
 
1921 Sure Fire (as Jack Ford)
 
1921 Action (as Jack Ford)
 
1921 Desperate Trails (as Jack Ford)
 
1921 The Wallop (as Jack Ford)
 
1921 The Freeze-Out (as Jack Ford)
 
1921 The Big Punch (as Jack Ford)
 
1920 Just Pals (as Jack Ford)
 
1920 Hitchin' Posts (as Jack Ford)
 
1920 The Girl in Number 29 (as Jack Ford)
 
1920 The Prince of Avenue A (as Jack Ford)
 
1919 Marked Men (as Jack Ford)
 
1919 A Gun Fightin' Gentleman (as Jack Ford)
 
1919 Rider of the Law (as Jack Ford)
 
1919 Ace of the Saddle (as Jack Ford)
 
1919 The Outcasts of Poker Flat (as Jack Ford)
 
1919 The Last Outlaw (short) (as Jack Ford)
 
1919 Riders of Vengeance (as Jack Ford)
 
1919 The Gun Packer (short) (as Jack Ford)
 
1919 By Indian Post (short) (as Jack Ford)
 
1919 Gun Law (short) (as Jack Ford)
 
1919 Bare Fists (as Jack Ford)
 
1919 Rustlers (short) (as Jack Ford)
 
1919 A Fight for Love (as Jack Ford)
 
1919 The Fighting Brothers (short) (as Jack Ford)
 
1919 Roped (as Jack Ford)
 
1918 Three Mounted Men (as Jack Ford)
 
1918 The Craving (as Jack Ford)
 
1918 A Woman's Fool (as Jack Ford)
 
1918 Hell Bent (as Jack Ford)
 
1918 The Scarlet Drop (as Jack Ford)
 
1918 Thieves' Gold (as Jack Ford)
 
1918 Wild Women (as Jack Ford)
 
1918 The Phantom Riders (as Jack Ford)
 
1917 Bucking Broadway (as Jack Ford)
 
1917 A Marked Man (as Jack Ford)
 
1917 The Secret Man (as Jack Ford)
 
1917 Straight Shooting (as Jack Ford)
 
1917 Cheyenne's Pal (short) (as Jack Ford)
 
1917 The Soul Herder (short) (as Jack Ford)
 
1917 The Scrapper (short) (as Jack Ford)
 
1917 The Trail of Hate (short)
 
1917 The Tornado (short) (as Jack Ford)
 
Show ShowProducer (41 titles)
1971 Vietnam! Vietnam! (documentary) (executive producer)
 
1966 7 Women (producer - uncredited)
 
1964 Cheyenne Autumn (producer - uncredited)
 
1963 Donovan's Reef (producer)
 
1962 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (producer - uncredited)
 
1961 Two Rode Together (producer - uncredited)
 
1959 Korea (documentary short) (producer)
 
1958 The Last Hurrah (producer)
 
1953 The Sun Shines Bright (producer - uncredited)
 
1952 The Quiet Man (producer - uncredited)
 
1950 Rio Grande (producer - uncredited)
 
1950 Wagon Master (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1949 She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1949 Mighty Joe Young (executive producer)
 
1948 3 Godfathers (producer - uncredited)
 
1948 Fort Apache (executive producer - uncredited)
 
1947 The Fugitive (producer - uncredited)
 
1945 They Were Expendable (producer - uncredited)
 
1943 December 7th (producer)
 
1943 German Industrial Manpower (documentary) (producer)
 
1943 How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines (documentary) (producer)
 
1942 The Battle of Midway (documentary short) (producer - uncredited)
 
1940 The Long Voyage Home (producer)
 
1939 Stagecoach (producer - uncredited)
 
1935 The Informer (producer - uncredited)
 
1935 The Whole Town's Talking (producer - uncredited)
 
1934 The Lost Patrol (producer - uncredited)
 
1932 Flesh (producer - uncredited)
 
1931 Arrowsmith (producer - uncredited)
 
1931 Seas Beneath (producer)
 
1930 Men Without Women (producer - uncredited)
 
1929 Salute (producer)
 
1928 Riley the Cop (producer - uncredited)
 
1928 Hangman's House (producer - uncredited)
 
1928 Four Sons (producer - uncredited)
 
1928 Mother Machree (producer - uncredited)
 
1926 The Blue Eagle (producer)
 
1926 3 Bad Men (producer - uncredited)
 
1926 The Shamrock Handicap (producer - uncredited)
 
1924 The Iron Horse (producer - uncredited)
 
1921 The Wallop (producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (24 titles)
1952 The Quiet Man (contributing writer - uncredited)
 
1950 Wagon Master (story - uncredited)
 
1942 The Battle of Midway (documentary short)
 
1936 The Last Outlaw (story)
 
1930 Up the River (uncredited)
 
1930 Men Without Women (story)
 
1923 Three Jumps Ahead (as Jack Ford)
 
1921 The Big Punch (as Jack Ford)
 
1920 Under Sentence (short) (story / as Jack Ford)
 
1919 A Gun Fightin' Gentleman (story / as Jack Ford)
 
1919 The Last Outlaw (short) (story)
 
1919 Riders of Vengeance (as Jack Ford)
 
1919 The Gun Packer (short) (story / as Jack Ford)
 
1918 The Craving (writer)
 
1918 Hell Bent (as Jack Ford / story / as Jack Ford)
 
1918 The Scarlet Drop (story / as Jack Ford)
 
1918 Wild Women (story)
 
1917 A Marked Man (story / as Jack Ford)
 
1917 The Secret Man (scenario / as Jack Ford)
 
1917 Cheyenne's Pal (short) (story / as Jack Ford)
 
1917 The Scrapper (short) (as Jack Ford)
 
1917 The Trail of Hate (short) (scenario)
 
1917 The Tornado (short) (as Jack Ford)
 
1915 The Doorway of Destruction (short) (scenario / as Jack Ford)
 
Show ShowActor (21 titles)
1917 The Scrapper (short)
Buck, the scrapper (as Jack Ford)
 
1917 The Trail of Hate (short)
Lt. Jack Brewer (as Jack Ford)
 
1917 The Tornado (short)
Jack Dayton (as Jack Ford)
 
1916 The Purple Mask (unconfirmed)
 
1916 The Bandit's Wager (short) (as Jack Ford)
 
1916 The Adventures of Peg o' the Ring
Lund's Accomplice (as Jack Ford)
 
1916 Chicken-Hearted Jim (short)
Roughneck Crewman (as Jack Ford)
 
1916 The Lumber Yard Gang (short)
Cecil's brother (as Jack Ford)
 
1915 The Campbells Are Coming (short)
Undetermined Role (as Jack Ford)
 
1915 The Broken Coin
Sacchio's Accomplice (as Jack Ford)
 
1915 The Doorway of Destruction (short)
Edward Feeney (as Jack Ford)
 
1915 The Hidden City (short)
Lt. Johns' Brother (as Jack Ford)
 
1915 Three Bad Men and a Girl (short)
Jim (as Jack Ford)
 
1915 The Birth of a Nation
Klansman on Horse Holding Up Hood with Hand (uncredited)
 
1915 Smuggler's Island (short)
Smuggler (as Jack Ford)
 
1914/II A Study in Scarlet (short)
John H. Watson, M.D. (as Jack Ford)
 
1914 The Call of the Waves (short)
 
1914 The District Attorney's Brother (short)
Jack - Frank's Twin Brother (as Jack Ford)
 
1914 The Mysterious Rose (short)
Dopey (as Jack Ford)
 
1914 Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery (as Jack Ford)
 
1913 The Honor of the Regiment (short)
Jack (unconfirmed) (as Jack Ford)
 
1953 Hondo (second unit director - uncredited)
 
1949 Mighty Joe Young (second unit director)
 
1938 The Adventures of Marco Polo (second unit director - unconfirmed - uncredited)
 
1926 What Price Glory (second unit director - uncredited)
 
1918 The Craving (assistant director - as Jack Ford)
 
1915 The Broken Coin (assistant director)
 
1915 The Doorway of Destruction (short) (assistant director)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (7 titles)
1951 Bullfighter and the Lady (advisor - uncredited)
 
1950 Wagon Master (presenter)
 
1949 She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (presenter)
 
1948 3 Godfathers (presenter)
 
1948 Fort Apache (presenter)
 
1947 The Fugitive (presenter)
 
1914 Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery (production assistant)
 
Show ShowCinematographer (2 titles)
1942 The News Parade of the Year 1942 (documentary short) (segment "Battle of Midway" / as Commander John Ford)
 
1942 The Battle of Midway (documentary short) (photographer / as Lt. Cmdr. John Ford U.S.N.R.)
 
Show ShowStunts (2 titles)
1917 The Tornado (short) (stunts)
 
1914 Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery (stunts)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
1952 The Quiet Man ("The Isle of Innisfree" 1950 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowEditor (1 title)
1942 The Battle of Midway (documentary short)
 
Show ShowArt Department (1 title)
Show ShowThanks (3 titles)
1998 A Turning of the Earth: John Ford, John Wayne and the Searchers (documentary short) (dedicatee)
 
1989 Dieter & Andreas (short) (grateful acknowledgment)
 
1971 Directed by John Ford (documentary) (thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (14 titles)
1992 John Wayne's 'The Alamo' (video documentary short)
Himself (photo)
 
1976 Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend (documentary)
Himself
 
1973 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to John Ford (TV special documentary)
Himself (Honoree)
 
1971 The American West of John Ford (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1971 Directed by John Ford (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1971 Film Night (TV series)
Himself
– The Black Man in the Cinema (1971) … Himself
 
1966 Cinéastes de notre temps (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Entre chien et loup, John Ford (1966) … Himself
 
1958 Wide Wide World (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The Western (1958) … Himself
 
1956 Screen Directors Playhouse (TV series)
Himself
– Markheim (1956) … Himself
 
1951 The Screen Director (documentary short)
Himself (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
 
1951 Screen Snapshots: Reno's Silver Spur Awards (documentary short)
Himself
 
1943 Show-Business at War (documentary short)
Himself
 
1943 At the Front (documentary short)
Himself
 
1929 Big Time
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (30 titles)
2013 John Ford et Monument Valley (documentary)
Himself
 
2012 Cinéphiles de notre temps (TV series documentary)
 
2012 Una lunga vacanza
 
2009 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Never Apologize (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Serenity at Sea: John Ford and the Araner (video short)
Himself
 
2006 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
2005 Budd Boetticher: An American Original (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Universum (TV series documentary)
 
2005 Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Filmmakers in Action (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2005 I'm King Kong!: The Exploits of Merian C. Cooper (documentary)
Himself
 
2002 War Stories with Oliver North (TV series documentary)
 
2002 John Ford Goes to War (documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Cinéma, de notre temps (TV series documentary)
 
2000 Shooting War (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Backstory (TV series documentary)
 
2000 Golden Saddles, Silver Spurs (TV documentary)
 
1999 National Geographic Explorer (TV series documentary)
 
1998 The Making of 'How the West Was Won' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1995 The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1995 A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (TV documentary)
Himself (segment "Directed by John Ford")
 
1993 John Ford (TV documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1993 Katharine Hepburn: All About Me (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1992 Omnibus (TV series documentary)
 
1992 Fonda on Fonda (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1992 The Making of 'The Quiet Man' (video documentary short)
 
1988 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Jack Lemmon (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
Biography (TV series documentary)
 
1980 Hollywood
Himself
 

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Commander John Ford | Jack Ford | Rear Admiral John Ford USNVR Ret. | John Ford Captain U.S.N.R. | Lt. Cmdr. John Ford U.S.N.R.

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For a director there are commercial rules that it is necessary to obey. In our profession, an artistic failure is nothing; a commercial failure is a sentence. The secret is to make films that please the public and also allow the director to reveal his personality. See more »

Trivia:

Has won more Academy awards for Best Director than any other Director in history. See more »

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If a doomed character plays poker, the last hand he plays before going to his death will be the "death hand" (two aces, one of them the ace of spades, and two 8s; so-called because Wild Bill Hickok held this hand when he was murdered). The hand will be shown in close-up. See more »

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Star Sign:

Aquarius