Elder brother of the director John Ford and himself a screen director (and John's erstwhile mentor) until the advent of sound. He had also acted in his own films and those of other directors, but turned to acting exclusively circa 1929. As actor, he would provide convincing portrayals of men of authority - men sometimes ruthless if not downright unsavory...See full bio »
When Ford was the head of the Universal Film Manufacturing Co.'s shorts and serials department, he assigned his kid brother John Ford, who was working odd jobs around the studio, to Harry Carey's unit. When Universal boss "Uncle" Carl Laemmle gave Carey his own unit, Carey took John along as his director...
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