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

  • Father Knows Best

    Father Knows Best

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Climax!

    Climax!

  • Studio One

    Studio One

  • This Is Your Life

    This Is Your Life

  • The 20th Century Fox Hour

    The 20th Century Fox Hour

  • The Ford Television Theatre

    The Ford Television Theatre

  • The Deputy

    The Deputy

  • The Deputy

    The Deputy

  • Studio 57

    Studio 57

  • Trackdown

    Trackdown

  • The Barbara Stanwyck Show

    The Barbara Stanwyck Show

  • Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

    Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

  • Freaks

    Freaks

  • Dead Reckoning

    Dead Reckoning

  • The Great Adventure

    The Great Adventure

  • Screen Director's Playhouse

    Screen Director's Playhouse

  • The Last Hurrah

    The Last Hurrah

  • Vacation Playhouse

    Vacation Playhouse

  • The Rainmaker

    The Rainmaker

  • Skyscraper Souls

    Skyscraper Souls

  • Wichita

    Wichita

  • Spellbound

    Spellbound

  • The Mysterious Mr. Wong

    The Mysterious Mr. Wong

  • A Son Comes Home

    A Son Comes Home

  • A Lawless Street

    A Lawless Street

  • A Patch of Blue

    A Patch of Blue

  • Jericho

    Jericho

  • The Whistler

    The Whistler

  • Inner Sanctum

    Inner Sanctum

  • Get That Man

    Get That Man

  • On Stage Everybody

    On Stage Everybody

  • Scattergood Survives a Murder

    Scattergood Survives a Murder

  • X Marks the Spot

    X Marks the Spot

  • I Hate Women

    I Hate Women

  • Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses

    Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses

  • Peter Loves Mary

    Peter Loves Mary

  • Secret Command

    Secret Command

  • The Spoilers

    The Spoilers

  • Exiled to Shanghai

    Exiled to Shanghai

  • Murder by Invitation

    Murder by Invitation

  • The Informer

    The Informer

  • Harvey

    Harvey

  • The Matchmaker

    The Matchmaker

  • A Woman's Man

    A Woman's Man

  • Blood on the Sun

    Blood on the Sun

  • Johnny Concho

    Johnny Concho

  • Night of Terror

    Night of Terror

  • A Man Betrayed

    A Man Betrayed

  • Lucy Gallant

    Lucy Gallant

  • Absolute Quiet

    Absolute Quiet

  • James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

    James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

  • The Boy from Oklahoma

    The Boy from Oklahoma

  • The Furies

    The Furies

  • Flesh and Fury

    Flesh and Fury

  • Mary Burns, Fugitive

    Mary Burns, Fugitive

  • Twilight for the Gods

    Twilight for the Gods

  • Painting The Clouds With Sunshine

    Painting The Clouds With Sunshine

  • The Maverick Queen

    The Maverick Queen

  • The Man from Texas

    The Man from Texas

  • The First Texan

    The First Texan

  • Warlock

    Warlock

  • Black Angel

    Black Angel

  • Married in Hollywood

    Married in Hollywood

  • The Great John L.

    The Great John L.

  • Give Us Wings

    Give Us Wings

  • Three Cornered Moon

    Three Cornered Moon

  • Goodbye Again

    Goodbye Again

  • Central Park

    Central Park

  • The Great Jesse James Raid

    The Great Jesse James Raid

  • Warpath

    Warpath

  • A Guy Could Change

    A Guy Could Change

  • Bristle Face

    Bristle Face

  • The Man from Laramie

    The Man from Laramie

  • Another Face

    Another Face

  • All Through the Night

    All Through the Night

  • Swing It, Sailor!

    Swing It, Sailor!

  • Coroner Creek

    Coroner Creek

  • The Beast of the City

    The Beast of the City

  • Two in the Dark

    Two in the Dark

  • Tess of the Storm Country

    Tess of the Storm Country

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

  • The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

  • Shadow of a Doubt

    Shadow of a Doubt

  • Back Door to Heaven

    Back Door to Heaven

  • The Green Years

    The Green Years

  • Stagecoach To Fury

    Stagecoach To Fury

  • The Set-Up

    The Set-Up

  • My Woman

    My Woman

  • The Ape Man

    The Ape Man

  • T-Men

    T-Men

  • Headline Shooter

    Headline Shooter

  • Employees' Entrance

    Employees' Entrance

  • The Big Cage

    The Big Cage

  • Thunder Over Arizona

    Thunder Over Arizona

  • Scatterbrain

    Scatterbrain

  • Isle Of Destiny

    Isle Of Destiny

  • O.H.M.S.

    O.H.M.S.

  • Lover Come Back

    Lover Come Back

  • Rendezvous with Annie

    Rendezvous with Annie

  • Two Girls on Broadway

    Two Girls on Broadway

  • Destry

    Destry

  • Swellhead

    Swellhead

  • Rodeo

    Rodeo

  • The Mummy's Tomb

    The Mummy's Tomb

  • The Mummy's Hand

    The Mummy's Hand

  • Money Means Nothing

    Money Means Nothing

  • Blues in the Night

    Blues in the Night

  • The Wet Parade

    The Wet Parade

  • Dakota Lil

    Dakota Lil

  • Kings Row

    Kings Row

  • The Motorola Television Hour

    The Motorola Television Hour

  • The Nebraskan

    The Nebraskan

  • Men in White

    Men in White

  • Magic Town

    Magic Town

  • Belle Starr's Daughter

    Belle Starr's Daughter

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

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

  • The Hollywood Gad-About

    The Hollywood Gad-About

  • The Lost Patrol

    The Lost Patrol

  • Hypnotized

    Hypnotized

  • The Man Who Reclaimed His Head

    The Man Who Reclaimed His Head

  • In Spite of Danger

    In Spite of Danger

  • Roar of the Press

    Roar of the Press

  • Shed No Tears

    Shed No Tears

  • Crack-Up

    Crack-Up

  • 3 Ring Circus

    3 Ring Circus

  • Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!

    Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!

  • One Frightened Night

    One Frightened Night

  • The Cross of Lorraine

    The Cross of Lorraine

  • Machine Gun Mama

    Machine Gun Mama

  • Possessed

    Possessed

  • The Nut Farm

    The Nut Farm

  • The Breaking Point

    The Breaking Point

  • Are You Listening?

    Are You Listening?

  • He Ran All the Way

    He Ran All the Way

  • The Whole Town's Talking

    The Whole Town's Talking

  • Inside the Law

    Inside the Law

  • Embraceable You

    Embraceable You

  • She Couldn't Say No

    She Couldn't Say No

  • East of Fifth Avenue

    East of Fifth Avenue

  • Red Stallion In The Rockies

    Red Stallion In The Rockies

  • She Couldn't Take It

    She Couldn't Take It

  • The Marines Come Thru

    The Marines Come Thru

  • The Rogues' Tavern

    The Rogues' Tavern

  • Stardust

    Stardust