Glenn Ford

1916-05-01 – 2006-08-30 (age 90) Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

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Biography

Glenn Ford (May 1, 1916 – August 30, 2006) was a Canadian-born American actor from Hollywood's Golden Era, with a career that spanned seven decades. Despite his versatility, Ford was best known for playing ordinary men in unusual circumstances, and appeared in films such as Gilda (1946), The Big Heat (1953), and Superman (1978).

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Glenn Ford

Glenn Ford

Known For

Superman

Superman

1978

as Pa Kent

Midway

Midway

1976

as Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance

Superman II

Superman II

1980

as Jonathan Kent (archive footage) (uncredited)

Gilda

Gilda

1946

as Johnny Farrell

Virus

Virus

1980

as President Richardson

Is Paris Burning?

Is Paris Burning?

1966

as Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley

Framed

Framed

1947

as Mike Lambert

Happy Birthday to Me

Happy Birthday to Me

1981

as Dr. David Faraday

3:10 to Yuma

3:10 to Yuma

1957

as Ben Wade

Blackboard Jungle

Blackboard Jungle

1955

as Richard Dadier

The Big Heat

The Big Heat

1953

as Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

The Courtship of Eddie's Father

1963

as Tom Corbett

Jubal

Jubal

1956

as Jubal Troop

A Time for Killing

A Time for Killing

1967

as Tom Wolcott

The Man from Colorado

The Man from Colorado

1948

as Col. Owen Devereaux

The Teahouse of the August Moon

The Teahouse of the August Moon

1957

as Captain Fisby

Advance to the Rear

Advance to the Rear

1964

as Capt. Jared Heath

The Man from the Alamo

The Man from the Alamo

1953

as John Stroud

Human Desire

Human Desire

1954

as Jeff Warren

Fate Is the Hunter

Fate Is the Hunter

1964

as Sam McBane