Wallace Ford

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

150

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

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • Wichita

    Wichita

  • The Ford Television Theatre

    The Ford Television Theatre

  • Warlock

    Warlock

  • Harvey

    Harvey

  • Warpath

    Warpath

  • Trackdown

    Trackdown

  • Coroner Creek

    Coroner Creek

  • The 20th Century Fox Hour

    The 20th Century Fox Hour

  • Destry

    Destry

  • My Woman

    My Woman

  • The Deputy

    The Deputy

  • The Deputy

    The Deputy

  • This Is Your Life

    This Is Your Life

  • Rodeo

    Rodeo

  • The Rainmaker

    The Rainmaker

  • Scatterbrain

    Scatterbrain

  • The Great Adventure

    The Great Adventure

  • Studio 57

    Studio 57

  • Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

  • Screen Director's Playhouse

    Screen Director's Playhouse

  • Father Knows Best

    Father Knows Best

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show

    The Barbara Stanwyck Show

  • O.H.M.S.

    O.H.M.S.

  • Give Us Wings

    Give Us Wings

  • Freaks

    Freaks

  • Swellhead

    Swellhead

  • Magic Town

    Magic Town

  • Shed No Tears

    Shed No Tears

  • The Informer

    The Informer

  • Possessed

    Possessed

  • Isle Of Destiny

    Isle Of Destiny

  • Hypnotized

    Hypnotized

  • 3 Ring Circus

    3 Ring Circus

  • He Ran All the Way

    He Ran All the Way

  • T-Men

    T-Men

  • Flesh and Fury

    Flesh and Fury

  • The Big Cage

    The Big Cage

  • The Green Years

    The Green Years

  • Vacation Playhouse

    Vacation Playhouse

  • Bristle Face

    Bristle Face

  • The Whistler

    The Whistler

  • The Nebraskan

    The Nebraskan

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • Jericho

    Jericho

  • The Wet Parade

    The Wet Parade

  • Inner Sanctum

    Inner Sanctum

  • I Hate Women

    I Hate Women

  • Swing It, Sailor!

    Swing It, Sailor!

  • A Man Betrayed

    A Man Betrayed

  • Night of Terror

    Night of Terror

  • Lucy Gallant

    Lucy Gallant

  • The Lost Patrol

    The Lost Patrol

  • Peter Loves Mary

    Peter Loves Mary

  • Lover Come Back

    Lover Come Back

  • Spellbound

    Spellbound

  • The Nut Farm

    The Nut Farm

  • James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

    James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

  • The Motorola Television Hour

    The Motorola Television Hour

  • Shadow of a Doubt

    Shadow of a Doubt

  • Mary Burns, Fugitive

    Mary Burns, Fugitive

  • Are You Listening?

    Are You Listening?

  • The Man from Laramie

    The Man from Laramie

  • All Through the Night

    All Through the Night

  • The Maverick Queen

    The Maverick Queen

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Dead Reckoning

    Dead Reckoning

  • A Patch of Blue

    A Patch of Blue

  • The Breaking Point

    The Breaking Point

  • The Set-Up

    The Set-Up

  • The Spoilers

    The Spoilers

  • The Furies

    The Furies

  • The First Texan

    The First Texan

  • The Matchmaker

    The Matchmaker

  • The Mummy's Tomb

    The Mummy's Tomb

  • The Mummy's Hand

    The Mummy's Hand

  • Kings Row

    Kings Row

  • Men in White

    Men in White

  • Black Angel

    Black Angel

  • The Last Hurrah

    The Last Hurrah

  • Blood on the Sun

    Blood on the Sun

  • A Lawless Street

    A Lawless Street

  • The Cross of Lorraine

    The Cross of Lorraine

  • Back Door to Heaven

    Back Door to Heaven

  • Crack-Up

    Crack-Up

  • She Couldn't Say No

    She Couldn't Say No

  • The Whole Town's Talking

    The Whole Town's Talking

  • The Beast of the City

    The Beast of the City

  • Two Girls on Broadway

    Two Girls on Broadway

  • Belle Starr's Daughter

    Belle Starr's Daughter

  • The Great Jesse James Raid

    The Great Jesse James Raid

  • Rendezvous with Annie

    Rendezvous with Annie

  • Two in the Dark

    Two in the Dark

  • Tess of the Storm Country

    Tess of the Storm Country

  • The Marines Come Thru

    The Marines Come Thru

  • Three Cornered Moon

    Three Cornered Moon

  • She Couldn't Take It

    She Couldn't Take It

  • Johnny Concho

    Johnny Concho

  • Twilight for the Gods

    Twilight for the Gods

  • The Hollywood Gad-About

    The Hollywood Gad-About

  • The Mysterious Mr. Wong

    The Mysterious Mr. Wong

  • Blues in the Night

    Blues in the Night

  • In Spite of Danger

    In Spite of Danger

  • The Boy from Oklahoma

    The Boy from Oklahoma

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

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

  • Painting The Clouds With Sunshine

    Painting The Clouds With Sunshine

  • Another Face

    Another Face

  • Skyscraper Souls

    Skyscraper Souls

  • Money Means Nothing

    Money Means Nothing

  • Employees' Entrance

    Employees' Entrance

  • Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses

    Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses

  • Secret Command

    Secret Command

  • The Ape Man

    The Ape Man

  • Stagecoach To Fury

    Stagecoach To Fury

  • Goodbye Again

    Goodbye Again

  • The Great John L.

    The Great John L.

  • Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!

    Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!

  • Central Park

    Central Park

  • Murder by Invitation

    Murder by Invitation

  • Dakota Lil

    Dakota Lil

  • A Son Comes Home

    A Son Comes Home

  • Embraceable You

    Embraceable You

  • Roar of the Press

    Roar of the Press

  • One Frightened Night

    One Frightened Night

  • Thunder Over Arizona

    Thunder Over Arizona

  • The Man from Texas

    The Man from Texas

  • Headline Shooter

    Headline Shooter

  • Scattergood Survives a Murder

    Scattergood Survives a Murder

  • Inside the Law

    Inside the Law

  • A Woman's Man

    A Woman's Man

  • Red Stallion In The Rockies

    Red Stallion In The Rockies

  • Absolute Quiet

    Absolute Quiet

  • On Stage Everybody

    On Stage Everybody

  • A Guy Could Change

    A Guy Could Change

  • Exiled to Shanghai

    Exiled to Shanghai

  • X Marks the Spot

    X Marks the Spot

  • The Rogues' Tavern

    The Rogues' Tavern

  • The Man Who Reclaimed His Head

    The Man Who Reclaimed His Head

  • Machine Gun Mama

    Machine Gun Mama

  • Get That Man

    Get That Man

  • East of Fifth Avenue

    East of Fifth Avenue

  • Stardust

    Stardust

  • Men of the Hour

    Men of the Hour

  • Married in Hollywood

    Married in Hollywood