Wallace Ford

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

149

Gender

Male

Birthday

1898-02-11

Day of death

1966-06-11 (68 years old)

Place of Birth

Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK

Wallace Ford

Biography

Wallace Ford (12 February 1898 – 11 June 1966) was an English-born naturalized American stage and screen actor. Usually playing wise-cracking characters, he combined a tough but friendly-faced demeanor with a small but powerful, stocky physique. Born Samuel Jones Grundy in Bolton, Lancashire, England, he spent his childhood in a Dr. Barnardo's home. At an early age he was adopted by a farmer from Manitoba, Canada, where he was ill treated. About age eleven, Ford ran away and did odd jobs, later becoming an usher in a theatre. Following his discharge from the Army after WWI, he became a vaudeville actor in a stock company before performing on Broadway. He started on a film career when Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer gave him a part in the film Possessed (1931) and went on to appear in over 200 films, including 13 directed by John Ford. Wallace Ford is buried in an unmarked grave in Culver City, California's Holy Cross Cemetery. From Wikipedia.

Known For

  • The Andy Griffith Show

    The Andy Griffith Show

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • The Whistler

    The Whistler

  • This Is Your Life

    This Is Your Life

  • The Great Adventure

    The Great Adventure

  • Freaks

    Freaks

  • Studio 57

    Studio 57

  • Father Knows Best

    Father Knows Best

  • Trackdown

    Trackdown

  • The 20th Century Fox Hour

    The 20th Century Fox Hour

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show

    The Barbara Stanwyck Show

  • The Ford Television Theatre

    The Ford Television Theatre

  • Inner Sanctum

    Inner Sanctum

  • Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

  • The Deputy

    The Deputy

  • The Deputy

    The Deputy

  • Skyscraper Souls

    Skyscraper Souls

  • The Rainmaker

    The Rainmaker

  • Vacation Playhouse

    Vacation Playhouse

  • Johnny Concho

    Johnny Concho

  • The Informer

    The Informer

  • Screen Director's Playhouse

    Screen Director's Playhouse

  • Scatterbrain

    Scatterbrain

  • Harvey

    Harvey

  • Another Face

    Another Face

  • The Nebraskan

    The Nebraskan

  • Destry

    Destry

  • The Mummy's Tomb

    The Mummy's Tomb

  • Goodbye Again

    Goodbye Again

  • Black Angel

    Black Angel

  • Lucy Gallant

    Lucy Gallant

  • Wichita

    Wichita

  • Warpath

    Warpath

  • Rodeo

    Rodeo

  • Swellhead

    Swellhead

  • Jericho

    Jericho

  • The Spoilers

    The Spoilers

  • Warlock

    Warlock

  • The Furies

    The Furies

  • Coroner Creek

    Coroner Creek

  • Shadow of a Doubt

    Shadow of a Doubt

  • Magic Town

    Magic Town

  • The Man from Laramie

    The Man from Laramie

  • My Woman

    My Woman

  • Headline Shooter

    Headline Shooter

  • Bristle Face

    Bristle Face

  • T-Men

    T-Men

  • Spellbound

    Spellbound

  • Peter Loves Mary

    Peter Loves Mary

  • A Patch of Blue

    A Patch of Blue

  • Possessed

    Possessed

  • The Breaking Point

    The Breaking Point

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • The Lost Patrol

    The Lost Patrol

  • Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

    Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

  • The Matchmaker

    The Matchmaker

  • The Last Hurrah

    The Last Hurrah

  • He Ran All the Way

    He Ran All the Way

  • All Through the Night

    All Through the Night

  • The Mummy's Hand

    The Mummy's Hand

  • Men in White

    Men in White

  • Flesh and Fury

    Flesh and Fury

  • The Boy from Oklahoma

    The Boy from Oklahoma

  • X Marks the Spot

    X Marks the Spot

  • Money Means Nothing

    Money Means Nothing

  • A Lawless Street

    A Lawless Street

  • The Green Years

    The Green Years

  • Back Door to Heaven

    Back Door to Heaven

  • Blood on the Sun

    Blood on the Sun

  • The Beast of the City

    The Beast of the City

  • O.H.M.S.

    O.H.M.S.

  • Three Cornered Moon

    Three Cornered Moon

  • The Set-Up

    The Set-Up

  • Mary Burns, Fugitive

    Mary Burns, Fugitive

  • Murder by Invitation

    Murder by Invitation

  • Central Park

    Central Park

  • The First Texan

    The First Texan

  • Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses

    Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses

  • I Hate Women

    I Hate Women

  • Exiled to Shanghai

    Exiled to Shanghai

  • On Stage Everybody

    On Stage Everybody

  • Are You Listening?

    Are You Listening?

  • The Man from Texas

    The Man from Texas

  • Twilight for the Gods

    Twilight for the Gods

  • Isle Of Destiny

    Isle Of Destiny

  • The Great John L.

    The Great John L.

  • Scattergood Survives a Murder

    Scattergood Survives a Murder

  • The Maverick Queen

    The Maverick Queen

  • A Guy Could Change

    A Guy Could Change

  • Get That Man

    Get That Man

  • Rendezvous with Annie

    Rendezvous with Annie

  • The Mysterious Mr. Wong

    The Mysterious Mr. Wong

  • Two in the Dark

    Two in the Dark

  • Married in Hollywood

    Married in Hollywood

  • Thunder Over Arizona

    Thunder Over Arizona

  • A Man Betrayed

    A Man Betrayed

  • Give Us Wings

    Give Us Wings

  • The Cross of Lorraine

    The Cross of Lorraine

  • Night of Terror

    Night of Terror

  • A Woman's Man

    A Woman's Man

  • She Couldn't Say No

    She Couldn't Say No

  • James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

    James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

  • The Nut Farm

    The Nut Farm

  • Lover Come Back

    Lover Come Back

  • The Big Cage

    The Big Cage

  • A Son Comes Home

    A Son Comes Home

  • Shed No Tears

    Shed No Tears

  • Tess of the Storm Country

    Tess of the Storm Country

  • The Motorola Television Hour

    The Motorola Television Hour

  • Belle Starr's Daughter

    Belle Starr's Daughter

  • Painting The Clouds With Sunshine

    Painting The Clouds With Sunshine

  • Stagecoach To Fury

    Stagecoach To Fury

  • Red Stallion In The Rockies

    Red Stallion In The Rockies

  • Dead Reckoning

    Dead Reckoning

  • The Hollywood Gad-About

    The Hollywood Gad-About

  • 3 Ring Circus

    3 Ring Circus

  • The Wet Parade

    The Wet Parade

  • The Whole Town's Talking

    The Whole Town's Talking

  • The Man Who Reclaimed His Head

    The Man Who Reclaimed His Head

  • In Spite of Danger

    In Spite of Danger

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Swing It, Sailor!

    Swing It, Sailor!

  • Roar of the Press

    Roar of the Press

  • Kings Row

    Kings Row

  • One Frightened Night

    One Frightened Night

  • Absolute Quiet

    Absolute Quiet

  • The Great Jesse James Raid

    The Great Jesse James Raid

  • Machine Gun Mama

    Machine Gun Mama

  • Employees' Entrance

    Employees' Entrance

  • The Ape Man

    The Ape Man

  • Two Girls on Broadway

    Two Girls on Broadway

  • Inside the Law

    Inside the Law

  • Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!

    Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!

  • Secret Command

    Secret Command

  • Blues in the Night

    Blues in the Night

  • Crack-Up

    Crack-Up

  • Embraceable You

    Embraceable You

  • Dakota Lil

    Dakota Lil

  • She Couldn't Take It

    She Couldn't Take It

  • Hypnotized

    Hypnotized

  • The Rogues' Tavern

    The Rogues' Tavern

  • East of Fifth Avenue

    East of Fifth Avenue

  • The Marines Come Thru

    The Marines Come Thru

  • Stardust

    Stardust