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

Superman II

Superman II

1980

as Jonathan Kent (archive footage) (uncredited)

Midway

Midway

1976

as Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance

3:10 to Yuma

3:10 to Yuma

1957

as Ben Wade

Is Paris Burning?

Is Paris Burning?

1966

as Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley

Gilda

Gilda

1946

as Johnny Farrell

Guadalcanal Diary

Guadalcanal Diary

1943

as Marine Extra (uncredited)

Smith!

Smith!

1969

as Smith

Happy Birthday to Me

Happy Birthday to Me

1981

as Dr. David Faraday

Pocketful of Miracles

Pocketful of Miracles

1961

as Dave 'The Dude' Conway

Trial

Trial

1955

as David Blake

Day of the Evil Gun

Day of the Evil Gun

1968

as Lorn Warfield

The Fastest Gun Alive

The Fastest Gun Alive

1956

as George Temple / George Kelby, Jr.

Jubal

Jubal

1956

as Jubal Troop

Affair in Trinidad

Affair in Trinidad

1952

as Steve Emery

Blackboard Jungle

Blackboard Jungle

1955

as Richard Dadier

The Gazebo

The Gazebo

1959

as Elliott Nash

The Big Heat

The Big Heat

1953

as Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion

The Lady in Question

The Lady in Question

1940

as Pierre Morestan

Virus

Virus

1980

as President Richardson