Cast & creator
John Ford
Best known for Wagon Train, Screen Director's Playhouse, Screen Director's Playhouse
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.
Also known as: Jack Ford, Jack Francis
255
film credits
8
television credits
43
1914–2023 · acting roles
6.3
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (263)
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Wagon Train
Director
1957
Screen Director's Playhouse
Self - Introduction
1955Screen Director's Playhouse
Director
1955
Unforgiven
Thanks
1992
The Searchers
Director
1956
Alcoa Premiere
Director
1961
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
1973The Jane Wyman Show
Director
1955
How the West Was Won
Director
1962
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Director
1962The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Producer
1962
The Grapes of Wrath
Director
1940
Stagecoach
Director
1939Stagecoach
Producer
1939
The Alamo
Second Unit Director
1960
Five Came Back
Self (archive footage)
2017
3 Godfathers
Director
19483 Godfathers
Producer
19483 Godfathers
Presenter
1948
The Birth of a Nation
Klansman (uncredited)
1915
The Quiet Man
Producer
1952The Quiet Man
Writer
1952The Quiet Man
Director
1952
My Darling Clementine
Director
1946
How Green Was My Valley
Director
1941
The Horse Soldiers
Ned (uncredited)
1959The Horse Soldiers
Director
1959
Mighty Joe Young
Executive Producer
1949
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Director
1949She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Executive Producer
1949She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Presenter
1949
Fort Apache
Director
1948Fort Apache
Executive Producer
1948
Rio Grande
Director
1950Rio Grande
Producer
1950
Cheyenne Autumn
Director
1964Cheyenne Autumn
Producer
1964
The Prisoner of Shark Island
Director
1936
The Fugitive
Director
1947The Fugitive
Producer
1947The Fugitive
Presenter
1947
Drums Along the Mohawk
Director
1939
The Wings of Eagles
Director
1957
The Lost Patrol
Director
1934The Lost Patrol
Producer
1934
Mary of Scotland
Director
1936
7 Women
Director
19657 Women
Producer
1965
Directed by John Ford
Self (uncredited)
1971
Mister Roberts
Director
1955
They Were Expendable
Director
1945They Were Expendable
Producer
1945
Donovan's Reef
Director
1963Donovan's Reef
Producer
1963
Two Rode Together
Director
1961Two Rode Together
Producer
1961
What Price Glory
Director
1952
The Long Voyage Home
Director
1940The Long Voyage Home
Producer
1940
Young Mr. Lincoln
Director
1939
The Sun Shines Bright
Producer
1953The Sun Shines Bright
Director
1953
The Long Gray Line
Director
1955
Bare Fists
Director
1919
The Rising of the Moon
Director
1957
The Battle of Midway
Director
1942The Battle of Midway
Producer
1942The Battle of Midway
Writer
1942The Battle of Midway
Director of Photography
1942The Battle of Midway
Editor
1942
Mogambo
Director
1953
Sergeant Rutledge
Director
1960
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self (archive footage)
1995
John Ford: The Man Who Invented America
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2019
The Iron Horse
Director
1925The Iron Horse
Producer
1925
Filmmakers for the Prosecution
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2023
Gideon's Day
Director
1958
The Last Hurrah
Director
1958The Last Hurrah
Producer
1958
The Plough and the Stars
Director
1936
The Whole Town's Talking
Director
1935The Whole Town's Talking
Producer
1935Rookie of the Year
Director
1955
Five Came Back
Self (archive footage)
2017
The Western: A Lost TV Special
Self
1958
When Willie Comes Marching Home
Director
1950
Steamboat Round the Bend
Director
1935
Show-Business at War
Self
1943
Wagon Master
Director
1950Wagon Master
Executive Producer
1950Wagon Master
Presenter
1950Wagon Master
Story
1950
Four Men and a Prayer
Director
1938
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Self (archive footage)
2009
Tobacco Road
Director
1941
The American West of John Ford
Self
1971
The Bandit's Wager
Nan's Brother
1916
Spanish Western
Self (archive footage)
2015
December 7th
Director
1943December 7th
Producer
1943
The Informer
Director
1935The Informer
Producer
1935
The Hurricane
Director
1937
Judge Priest
Director
1934
Action
Director
1921
The World Moves On
Director
1934
Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of Ireland
self
1965Korea
Director
1959
Arrowsmith
Director
1931
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
Self (archive footage)
2000
Hell Bent
Director
1918Hell Bent
Story
1918Hell Bent
Writer
1918
The Ace of the Saddle
Director
1919
Wee Willie Winkie
Director
1937
Men Without Women
Director
1930Men Without Women
Story
1930Men Without Women
Producer
1930
Hoodman Blind
Director
1923
Submarine Patrol
Director
1938
Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery
1914Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery
Props
1914Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery
Stunts
1914
The Colter Craven Story
Director
1960
The Red, White and Blue Line
Director
1955
3 Bad Men
Director
19263 Bad Men
Producer
1926
Salute
Director
1929Salute
Producer
1929
Vietnam! Vietnam!
Executive Producer
1971
Big Time
John Ford (uncredited)
1929John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
Self
1992
In Memoriam Manuel Quezon
Director
1944
Rider of the Law
Director
1919
Doctor Bull
Director
1933
It's Your America
Director
1946
A Woman's Fool
Director
1918
National Geographic Explorer: The Battle For Midway
Himself - Filmmaker (archive footage) (unaccredited)
1999
A Study in Scarlet
John H. Watson, M.D.
1914
North of Hudson Bay
Director
1923
John Ford & Monument Valley
Self (archive footage)
2013Battleground
Director
2004
Pilgrimage
Director
1933
John Wayne-A Life on Film
Self (archive footage)
2000
Up the River
Director
1930
Monument Valley: John Ford Country
Self (voice) (archive footage)
2006
Upstream
Director
1927
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
J.P. Baldwin
1943Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
Director
1943
Air Mail
Director
1932
Born Reckless
Director
1930
Torpedo Squadron 8
Director
1942
Fonda on Fonda
Self (archive footage)
1992We Sail at Midnight
Director
1943
Flashing Spikes
Director
1962
The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth
Self (archive footage)
2009
The Black Watch
Director
1929
Sex Hygiene
Director
1942
Shooting War
himself
2000
The Secret Man
Director
1917The Secret Man
Scenario Writer
1917
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
Director
1919
Four Sons
Director
1928Four Sons
Producer
1928
A Marked Man
Director
1917My Name Is John Ford, I Make Westerns
Self
1970
Riders of Vengeance
Director
1919Riders of Vengeance
Screenplay
1919
This Is Korea!
Director
1951
The Brat
Director
1931
The Screen Director
Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
1951
A Gun Fightin' Gentleman
Director
1919A Gun Fightin' Gentleman
Story
1919
Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend
Himself/Interviewer
1976Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend
Director
1976
Napoleon's Barber
Director
1928
Cheyenne's Pal
Director
1917Cheyenne's Pal
Story
1917
Flesh
Director
1932Flesh
Producer
1932
John Ford's America
Himself (Archive Footage)
1989
Mother Machree
Director
1927Mother Machree
Producer
1927
Roped
Director
1919
The Fighting Brothers
Director
1919
A Fight For Love
Director
1919John Ford at the NFT
1957
Nazi Concentration Camps
Producer
1945
Straight Shooting
Director
1917The Trail of Hate
Lt. Jack Brewer
1917The Trail of Hate
Scenario Writer
1917The Trail of Hate
Director
1917
The Freeze-Out
Director
1921
The Purple Mask
(unconfirmed)
1916
The Face on the Barroom Floor
Director
1923
The Gun Packer
Director
1919The Gun Packer
Story
1919
Riley the Cop
Director
1928Riley the Cop
Producer
1928
Cameo Kirby
Director
1923
The Girl in Number 29
Director
1920
Kentucky Pride
Director
1925
Serenity at Sea: John Ford and the Araner
Himself (archive footage)
2006
Desperate Trails
Director
1921
The Scarlet Drop
Director
1918The Scarlet Drop
Story
1918
Seas Beneath
Director
1931Seas Beneath
Producer
1931
Three Mounted Men
Director
1918
The Last Outlaw
Director
1919The Last Outlaw
Story
1919
Just Pals
Director
1920
Hearts of Oak
Director
1924
Hangman's House
Director
1928Hangman's House
Producer
1928
The Broken Coin
Sacchio's Accomplice (as Jack Ford)
1915The Broken Coin
Assistant Director
1915
The Blue Eagle
Director
1926The Blue Eagle
Producer
1926
The Village Blacksmith
Director
1922
Omnibus: John Ford, Part One
Self (archive footage)
1992
The Fighting Heart
Director
1925
Bucking Broadway
Director
1917
The Last Outlaw
Story
1936
Little Miss Smiles
Director
1922
Sure Fire
Director
1921
Marked Men
Director
1919
The Shamrock Handicap
Director
1926The Shamrock Handicap
Producer
1926
Thank You
Director
1925
The Growler Story
Director
1957
Lightnin'
Director
1925
Strong Boy
Director
1929
Three Jumps Ahead
Director
1923Three Jumps Ahead
Writer
1923
The Phantom Riders
Director
1918
The Big Punch
Director
1921The Big Punch
Writer
1921
The Wallop
Director
1921
The Soul Herder
Director
1917
The Prince of Avenue A
Director
1920
By Indian Post
Director
1919German Industrial Manpower
Director
1943
Jackie
Director
1921Ton Diagonismon Dia Thn Anadixin Tis Star Ellas
Himself (Grand Ball Attendee)
1952
At the Front in North Africa with the U.S. Army
Director
1943
Wild Women
Director
1918
Women in Defense
Director
1941Women in Defense
Producer
1941
Hitchin' Posts
Director
1920
Gun Law
Director
1919
The Tornado
Jack Dayton (as Jack Ford)
1917The Tornado
Director
1917The Tornado
Writer
1917
Thieves' Gold
Director
1918
Silver Wings
Director
1922
The Scrapper
Buck, the scrapper
1917The Scrapper
Director
1917The Scrapper
Writer
1917
The Craving
Writer
1918The Craving
Director
1918
The Rustlers
Director
1919