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person_profile-John Ford

John Ford Died at age: 79

Actor | Producer

Fullname:

John Ford

Date of Birth:

Feb 01, 1894

Country of birth:

USA

Died:

Aug 31, 1973

Biography of

John Ford

    John Ford (February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973) was an American film director. He was famous for both his westerns such as Stagecoach (1939), The Searchers (1956), and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), and adaptations of such classic 20th-century American novels as The Grapes of Wrath (1940). His four Academy Awards for Best Director (1935, 1940, 1941, 1952) is a record, and one of those films, How Green Was My Valley (1941), also won Best Picture.

    In a career that spanned more than 50 years, Ford directed more than 140 films (although nearly all of his silent films are now lost) and he is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers of his generation. Ford's films and personality were held in high regard by his colleagues, with Ingmar Bergman and Orson Welles among those who have named him as one of the greatest directors of all time.

    In particular, Ford was a pioneer of location shooting and the long shot which frames his characters against a vast, harsh and rugged natural terrain.

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John Ford

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Filmography of

John Ford

Found 19 Movies in total

Filmmakers for the Prosecution

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2023

John Ford: The Man Who Invented America

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2019

Five Came Back

Self (archival footage) ( Actor )

... 2017

Spanish Western

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2015

John Ford & Monument Valley

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2013

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2009

Shooting War

himself ( Actor )

... 2000

John Wayne-A Life on Film

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 2000

National Geographic Explorer: The Battle For Midway

Himself - Filmmaker (archive footage) (unaccredited) ( Actor )

... 1999

Omnibus: John Ford, Part One

Self (archive footage) ( Actor )

... 1992

... 1971

Directed by John Ford

Self (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1971

The Horse Soldiers

Ned ( Actor )

Director

... 1959

Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines

J.P. Baldwin ( Actor )

Director

... 1943

Big Time

John Ford (uncredited) ( Actor )

... 1929

The Purple Mask

(unconfirmed) ( Actor )

... 1916

The Broken Coin

Sacchio's Accomplice (as Jack Ford) ( Actor )

Assistant Director

... 1915

The Birth of a Nation

Klansman ( Actor )

... 1915

... 1914