No photo available. Represent Wallace Ford? Add or change photos at IMDbPro
STARmeter
SEE RANK
Down 48 this week

Wallace Ford (1898–1966)

Actor | Soundtrack

A stocky, friendly-faced character actor, Ford was born Samuel Jones in England and his childhood rivaled the brutality that Charles Dickens ever dreamed up. He lived for a while in an orphanage after being separated from his parents. While still young, he was sent to a Toronto branch of the orphanage... See full bio »

Born:

Samuel Jones Grundy
in Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK

Died:

(age 68) in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
Still of Wallace Ford and Victor McLaglen in The Informer
1 photo | 9 videos | 13 news articles »

Quick Links:

Related News

2012 Laff: The Breaking Point (1950) | Review
26 June 2012 8:00 AM, PDT | ioncinema
Mill Creek 50 Movie Packs Discount Code And Giveaway
10 May 2012 7:32 AM, PDT | AreYouScreening
Forgotten B&W Horror Movies #5: The Ape Man
23 February 2012 9:24 AM, PST | Obsessed with Film
See all 13 related articles »
Create a list  »

Related Lists

image of name
Mysterious Men (Not In Order)
a list of 43 people by atinc-cakar created 07 Mar 2012
 
image of name
The Greatest Male Stars of the 1930ies
a list of 100 people by dziwnytenswiat created 11 months ago
 
image of name
Most Memorable Supporting and Bit Players -- Male (Golden Age Hollywood)
a list of 365 people by lora-31 created 23 Apr 2011
 
image of name
Golden Age Actors: 1955-1965 (Not In Order)
a list of 340 people by atinc-cakar created 03 Mar 2012
 
image of name
Holy Cross Culver City, CA
a list of 243 people by Syl created 9 months ago
 
See all related lists »

Do you have a demo reel?

Add it to your IMDbPage

My Demo Reel -- Includes clips from GLORY DAZE, COMMUNITY and horror film URBAN EXPLORER.

My Demo Reel

Melanie Molnar - Reel -- No description provided.

Melanie Molnar - Reel

Francine Locke Film Reel -- Family Law (Best Actress, Gideon), Stealing Home (Best Supporting Actress-nom.) 168 Project, True Tale Monster (Albert P. Weisman Award), The Discarded (2011 Feature Release).

Francine Locke Film Reel

Christopher Mann's Theatrical Demo Reel -- This reel contains Christopher performing in Film and Television. The clips included are from the following: "The Boundary", "The Wire", "Duplicity", "Law & Order(SVU)", "Michael Clayton", "Cost Of A Soul", "HEROES" and "Law & Order (CI)".

Christopher Mann's Theatrical Demo Reel

Franklin Ojeda Smith - -- "...back in the day the 'barb wire' was more visible" and early on I chose baseball over acting; then academia and not baseball. Now,"...the kids are grown, the dog is dead and now that I may, I choose acting." Please take a look: 1)Boardwalk Empire - Deacon Cuffy 2)Murder Incorporated - Sam Christenson 3)Cayman Went - Aniston Turnkey 4)Letting Go -Therapist 5)Footsteps in the Sand - Jim. Thank You! Franklin

Franklin Ojeda Smith -


Find out more at IMDbPro »

Connect with IMDb

Take The Quiz!

Test your knowledge of Wallace Ford.
1 nomination See more awards »

Known For


Show Show all  | 
Show by:
Edit

Filmography

Hide HideActor (164 titles)
1965 A Patch of Blue
Ole Pa
 
1964 The Andy Griffith Show (TV series)
Roger Hanover
– Aunt Bee's Romance (1964) … Roger Hanover
 
1963-1964 Vacation Playhouse (TV series)
Lester Tinney / Uncle Jonas
– Hey, Teacher (1964) … Lester Tinney
– Three Wishes (1963) … Uncle Jonas
 
1964 Lassie (TV series)
Old Andrew
– Lassie Counts Sheep (1964) … Old Andrew
 
1964 The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (TV series)
Buffalo Pete
– The Day of the Tin Trumpet (1964) … Buffalo Pete
 
1964 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
Emory Packer
– Bristle Face: Part 2 (1964) … Emory Packer
– Bristle Face: Part 1 (1964) … Emory Packer
 
1964 The Great Adventure (TV series)
Uncle Billy Smith
– The Colonel from Connecticut (1964) … Uncle Billy Smith
 
1963 Alcoa Premiere (TV series)
Mike Fallon
– The Glass Palace (1963) … Mike Fallon
 
1962 The Wide Country (TV series)
Dad Perry
– Journey Down a Dusty Road (1962) … Dad Perry
 
1961 The Dick Powell Theatre (TV series)
Judge
– Killer in the House (1961) … Judge
 
1961 The Barbara Stanwyck Show (TV series)
Harry the Bartender
– Frightened Doll (1961) … Harry the Bartender
 
1961 Peter Loves Mary (TV series)
Uncle Charlie
– Wilma's Uncle Charlie (1961) … Uncle Charlie
 
1960 Tess of the Storm Country
Fred Thorson
 
1960 Klondike (TV series)
Temperance Pete
– Keys to Trouble (1960) … Temperance Pete
 
1959-1960 The Deputy (TV series)
Herk Lamson
– Ma Mack (1960) … Herk Lamson
– Dark Reward (1960) … Herk Lamson
– Lady with a Mission (1960) … Herk Lamson
– The Two Faces of Bob Claxton (1960) … Herk Lamson
– Queen Bea (1960) … Herk Lamson
See all 24 episodes »
 
1960 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV series)
Murphy
– Dead Man's Street (1960) … Murphy
 
1959 Whirlybirds (TV series)
Captain Morton
– Guilty of Old Age (1959) … Captain Morton
 
1959 Warlock
Judge Holloway
 
1954-1958 Father Knows Best (TV series)
Nick
– The Christmas Story (1958) … Nick
– The Christmas Story (1954) … Nick
 
1958 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV series)
Ringo
– Silent Thunder (1958) … Ringo
 
1958 The Last Hurrah
Charles J. Hennessey
 
1958 Trackdown (TV series)
Eli Zach
– A Stone for Benny French (1958) … Eli Zach
 
1958 The Matchmaker
Malachi Stack
 
1958 Twilight for the Gods
Old Brown
 
1957-1958 Studio 57 (TV series)
Sheriff George Thomas
– Getaway Car (1958) … Sheriff George Thomas
– Big Joe's Coming Home (1957) (as Wally Ford)
 
1957-1958 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Mule Rogers / Rebel
– The Last Man (1958) … Mule Rogers
– Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses (1957) … Rebel
 
1957 The Court of Last Resort (TV series)
William Markham
– The Jim Thompson Case (1957) … William Markham
 
1952-1957 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
Innkeeper
– The Blue Hotel (1957) … Innkeeper
– Come What May (1952)
 
1955-1957 Climax! (TV series)
Bunco Kelly / Dr. Karl Wexdig / Samuel Cramer
– Stain of Honor (1957) … Samuel Cramer
– The Fog (1956) … Dr. Karl Wexdig
– The Prowler (1956)
– The Champion (1955) … Bunco Kelly
 
1956 Stagecoach to Fury
Judge Lester Farrell
 
1956 The Rainmaker
Sheriff Howard Thomas
 
1956 Thunder Over Arizona
Hal Stiles
 
1956 Johnny Concho
Albert Dark
 
1956 The First Texan
Henry Delaney
 
1956 The Maverick Queen
Jamie
 
1956 Screen Directors Playhouse (TV series)
Ed Rawlings
– One Against Many (1956) … Ed Rawlings
 
1955 Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (TV series)
Boats
– Big Joe's Comin' Home (1955) … Boats
 
1955 The Spoilers
Flapjack Simms
 
1955 A Lawless Street
Dr. Amos Wynn
 
1955 Star Stage (TV series)
– In Houses I Enter (1955)
 
1955 The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV series)
Monty Smith
– The Ox-Bow Incident (1955) … Monty Smith
 
1955 Lucy Gallant
Gus Basserman
 
1955 Celebrity Playhouse (TV series)
– Day of the Trial (1955)
 
1955 Kings Row (TV series)
Uncle Ezra
– Two of a Kind (1955) … Uncle Ezra
 
1955 The Man from Laramie
Charley O'Leary
 
1955 Wichita
Arthur Whiteside
 
1955 Damon Runyon Theater (TV series)
Lt. Harrigan
– Tobias the Terrible (1955) … Lt. Harrigan
 
1955 The Ford Television Theatre (TV series)
Talker
– Sunday Mourn (1955) … Talker
 
1955 The Whistler (TV series)
Mason
– The Blank Wall (1955) … Mason
 
1954 3 Ring Circus
Sam Morley
 
1954 Destry
Doc Curtis
 
1954 Inner Sanctum (TV series)
– Dark of the Night (1954)
 
1954 Justice (TV series)
– Run from Honor (1954)
 
1953-1954 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV series)
– Treasure Trove (1954)
– The Marshal of Misery Gulch (1953)
 
1954 Make Room for Daddy (TV series)
– Night Club (1954)
 
1954 The Boy from Oklahoma
Wally Higgins
 
1954 She Couldn't Say No
Joe Wheelen
 
1954 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
– The Runaway (1954)
 
1953 Campbell Summer Soundstage (TV series)
Sam Jennings
– The Man Who Knew O. Henry (1953) … Sam Jennings
 
1953 The Nebraskan
'Mac' McBride
 
1953 The Motorola Television Hour (TV series)
– Outlaw's Reckoning (1953)
 
1953 Goodyear Playhouse (TV series)
– The Happy Rest (1953)
 
1953 The Great Jesse James Raid
Elias Hobbs
 
1953 Death Valley Days (TV series)
Buck Hansen
– Claim Jumpin' Jennie (1953) … Buck Hansen
 
1953 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
– Winners Never Lose (1953) (as Wally Ford)
 
1953 The Plymouth Playhouse (TV series)
– Outlaw's Reckoning (1953)
 
1952 Flesh and Fury
Jack 'Pop' Richardson
 
1952 Rodeo
Barbecue Jones
 
1951 Warpath
Pvt. 'Irish' Potts
 
1951 Painting the Clouds with Sunshine
Sam Parks
 
1951 He Ran All the Way
Fred Dobbs
 
1950 Harvey
The Taxi Driver
 
1950 The Breaking Point
F.R. Duncan
 
1950 The Furies
Scotty Hyslip
 
1950 Dakota Lil
Carter
 
1949 Red Stallion in the Rockies
'Talky' Carson
 
1949 The Set-Up
Gus
 
1948 Belle Starr's Daughter
Lafe Bailey
 
1948 Embraceable You
Police Lt. Ferria
 
1948 Coroner Creek
Andy West
 
1948 Shed No Tears
Sam Grover
 
1948 Man from Texas
Jed (lead henchman) (as Wally Ford)
 
1947 T-Men
The Schemer (as Wally Ford)
 
1947 Magic Town
Lou Dicketts
 
1947 Dead Reckoning
McGee
 
1946 Crack-Up
Lt. Cochrane
 
1946 Black Angel
Joe
 
1946 Rendezvous with Annie
Al Morgan
 
1946 Lover Come Back
Tubbs
 
1946 The Green Years
Jamie Nigg
 
1946 A Guy Could Change
Bill Conley
 
1945 They Were Expendable (uncredited)
 
1945 Spellbound
Stranger in Hotel Lobby
 
1945 On Stage Everybody
Emmett Rogers
 
1945 The Great John L.
McManus
 
1945 Blood on the Sun
Ollie Miller
 
1944 Machine Gun Mama
John O'Reilly
 
1944 Secret Command
Miller
 
1943 The Cross of Lorraine
Pierre
 
1943 The Ape Man
Jeff B. Carter
 
1943 Shadow of a Doubt
Fred Saunders
 
1942 Seven Days' Leave
Sgt. Mead
 
1942 Scattergood Survives a Murder
Wally Collins
 
1942 The Mummy's Tomb
Babe' Hanson (also archive footage)
 
1942 Inside the Law
Billy
 
1941 All Through the Night
Spats Hunter (as Wally Ford)
 
1941 Blues in the Night
Brad Ames (as Wally Ford)
 
1941 Murder by Invitation
Bob White
 
1941 Roar of the Press
Wally Williams
 
1941 A Man Betrayed
Casey
 
1940 Give Us Wings
Mr. York
 
1940 The Mummy's Hand
Babe Jenson
 
1940 Scatterbrain
Sam Maxwell
 
1940 Love, Honor and Oh Baby!
Joe Redmond
 
1940 Two Girls on Broadway
Jed Marlowe
 
1940 Isle of Destiny
'Milly' Barnes
 
1939 Back Door to Heaven
Frankie Rogers
 
1938 The Marines Come Thru
Pvt. 'Singapore' Stebbins
 
1938/II Mad About Money
Peter Jackson
 
1938 Swing It, Sailor!
Pete Kelly
 
1937 Exiled to Shanghai
Ted Young
 
1937 Jericho
Mike Clancy
 
1937 You're in the Army Now
Jimmy Tracy
 
1936 A Son Comes Home
Steve
 
1936 The Rogues' Tavern
Jimmy Kelly
 
1936 Absolute Quiet
Jack
 
1936 Two in the Dark
Harry Hillyer
 
1935 Another Face
Joe Haynes, Press Agent
 
1935 Mary Burns, Fugitive
Harper
 
1935 She Couldn't Take It
'Fingers' Boston
 
1935 Get That Man
Jack Kirkland/John Prescott (II)
 
1935 Men of the Hour
Andy Blane
 
1935 Swellhead
Terry McCall
 
1935 One Frightened Night
Joe Luvalle (as Wally Ford)
 
1935 The Informer
Frankie McPhillip
 
1935 The Nut Farm
Willie Barton
 
1935 In Spite of Danger
Bob Crane
 
1935 The Whole Town's Talking
Healy
 
1934 The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
'Curly'
 
1934 The Mysterious Mr. Wong
Jason H. 'Jay' Barton
 
1934 Money Means Nothing
Kenneth 'Kenny' McKay
 
1934 I Hate Women
Scoop McGuire
 
1934 Men in White
Shorty
 
1934 The Lost Patrol
Morelli
 
1934 A Woman's Man
Joe Flynn - Prizefighter
 
1933 East of Fifth Avenue
Vic Howard
 
1933 My Woman
Chick Rollins
 
1933 Goodbye Again
Arthur Westlake (lawyer)
 
1933 Three-Cornered Moon
Kenneth Rimplegar
 
1933 Headline Shooter
Mike
 
1933 The Big Cage
Russ Penny
 
1933 Night of Terror
Tom Hartley
 
1933 Employees' Entrance
Martin West
 
1932 Hypnotized
Bill Bogard
 
1932 Central Park
Rick
 
1932 Skyscraper Souls
Slim
 
1932 Are You Listening?
Larry
 
1932 The Wet Parade
Jerry Tyler
 
1932 Freaks
Phroso
 
1932 The Beast of the City
Ed Fitzpatrick
 
1931 X Marks the Spot
Ted Lloyd
 
1931 Possessed
Al Manning
 
1930 Absent Minded (short)
 
1930 Fore (short)
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (5 titles)
1941 Blues in the Night (performer: "Wait Till it Happens to You")
 
1934 The Lost Patrol (performer: "Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit Bag and Smile, Smile, Smile" 1915 - uncredited)
 
1933 Employees' Entrance (performer: "You're the Flower of My Heart, Sweet Adeline" 1903 - uncredited)
 
1932 The Beast of the City (performer: "Old Black Joe" 1853 - uncredited)
 
1931 Possessed (performer: "Little Annie Rooney" 1890 - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
1953 This Is Your Life (TV series)
Himself
– Pat O'Brien (1953) … Himself
 
1934 The Hollywood Gad-About (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2008 Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (TV documentary)
Detective Ed Fitzpatrick
 
1999 Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed (video documentary short)
Babe Jensen/Babe Henson
 

Related Videos

Inside the Law -- A gang of small-time confidence-type crooks, led by the elderly Pop (Lafe McKee) and Mom Cobb (Rose Pulmmer)... The Informer -- In 1922, an Irish rebel informs on his friend, then feels doom closing in. Back Door to Heaven -- The life of a young slum kid, who starts out stealing small things in order to fit in with the "crowd"...
See all 9 »
Edit

Personal Details

Other Works:

(1921- 1940). Active on Broadway in the following productions: See more »

Alternate Names:

Wally Ford

Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)
Edit

Did You Know?

Trivia:

His real name was Samuel Jones Grundy. He took the name "Wallace Ford" in honor of a close childhood friend who was killed trying to hop onto a train. See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius