John Ford
Directing • Born 1894-02-01 – Died 1973-08-31
Biography
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.
Filmography
38 credits
Omnibus: John Ford, Part One
Movie • 1992
Self (archive footage)
Monument Valley: John Ford Country
Movie • 2006
Self (voice) (archive footage)
Shooting War
Movie • 2000
himself
Ton Diagonismon Dia Thn Anadixin Tis Star Ellas
Movie • 1952
Himself (Grand Ball Attendee)
The Broken Coin
Movie • 1915
Sacchio's Accomplice (as Jack Ford)
Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery
Movie • 1914
Show-Business at War
Movie • 1943
Self
My Name Is John Ford, I Make Westerns
Movie • 1970
Self
The Purple Mask
Movie • 1916
(unconfirmed)
The Tornado
Movie • 1917
Jack Dayton (as Jack Ford)
The Bandit's Wager
Movie • 1916
The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth
Movie • 2009
Self (archive footage)
John Ford & Monument Valley
Movie • 2013
Self (archive footage)
The American West of John Ford
Movie • 1971
Self
National Geographic Explorer: The Battle For Midway
Movie • 1999
Himself - Filmmaker (archive footage) (unaccredited)
Serenity at Sea: John Ford and the Araner
Movie • 2006
Himself (archive footage)
The Trail of Hate
Movie • 1917
Lt. Jack Brewer
The Scrapper
Movie • 1917
Buck, the scrapper
Directed by John Ford
Movie • 1971
Self (uncredited)
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
Movie • 1943
J.P. Baldwin
The Birth of a Nation
Movie • 1915
Klansman (uncredited)
The Screen Director
Movie • 1951
Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
John Ford: The Man Who Invented America
Movie • 2019
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Movie • 2009
Self (archive footage)
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
Movie • 2000
Self (archive footage)
Spanish Western
Movie • 2015
Self (archive footage)
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
Movie • 1992
Self
A Study in Scarlet
Movie • 1914
John H. Watson, M.D.
Filmmakers for the Prosecution
Movie • 2023
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Fonda on Fonda
Movie • 1992
Self (archive footage)
Five Came Back
Movie • 2017
Self (archive footage)
The Horse Soldiers
Movie • 1959
Ned (uncredited)
Big Time
Movie • 1929
John Ford (uncredited)
John Wayne-A Life on Film
Movie • 2000
Self (archive footage)
John Ford's America
Movie • 1989
Himself (Archive Footage)
The Western: A Lost TV Special
Movie • 1958
Self
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
TV • 1973
Self
Screen Director's Playhouse
TV • 1955
Self - Introduction