Francis Ford
Francis Ford
Mainly remembered for offering younger brother John Ford his first opportunities in the movie business, Francis Ford (born Feeney) was a touring company actor before entering films with Thomas Edison in 1907. In the early 1910s, he served a tumultuous apprenticeship as a director/star for producer Thomas Ince -- who in typical Ince fashion presented many of Ford's accomplishments as his own -- before moving over to Carl Laemmle's Universal in 1913. A true auteur, Ford would direct, write, and star in his own Westerns and serials, often opposite Grace Cunard, the studio's top action heroine. Contrary to popular belief they never married, but their onscreen partnership resulted in such popular action serials as Lucille Love -- Girl of Mystery (1914), The Broken Coin (1915), and The Adventures of Peg o' the Ring (1916). Both Ford's and Cunard's careers declined in the 1920s, with Ford directing mostly poverty row productions. He kept working in films as a supporting actor through the early '50s, mainly due to the influence of John, who often made Francis Ford and Victor McLaglen supply the corny Irish humor for which he exhibited a lifelong fondness. Francis Ford's son, Philip Ford, also became a director of Westerns, and also like his father, mainly of the poverty row variety. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, All Movie Guide
Filmography of Francis Ford:
- The Prisoner of Shark Island with Warner Baxter , Gloria Stuart , Claude Sr. Gillingwater , Arthur Byron , Harry Sr. Carey , O.P. Heggie , Francis J. McDonald , Douglas Wood , John Carradine , Frank Sr. McGlynn , Joseph M. Kerrigan , Dick Elliott , Paul Fix , Bud Geary , Robert Emmett Homans , Fred Jr. Kohler , Arthur Loft , Wilfred Lucas , Murdock MacQuarrie , Etta McDaniel , Paul McVey , Frank Shannon , Paul Stanton , Harry Strang , Cecil Weston , Lloyd Whitlock , James Marcus , J.P. McGowan , Maurice Murphy , Robert Parrish , Jack Pennick
- My Darling Clementine with Henry Fonda , Linda Darnell , Victor Mature , Jane Darwell , Walter Brennan , Cathy Downs , Ward Bond , Ben Hall , Tim Holt , John Ireland , John Farrell MacDonald , Louis Mercier , Alan Mowbray , Roy Roberts , Mickey Simpson , Russell Simpson , Grant Withers , William B. Davidson , Earl Foxe , Mae Marsh , Charles Stevens , Jack Pennick , Harry Woods
- Drums Along the Mohawk with Claudette Colbert , Henry Fonda , Edna May Oliver , Arthur Shields , Ward Bond , John Carradine , Jessie Ralph , Robert Lowery , Roger Imhof , Kay Linaker , Russell Simpson , Spencer Charters , Arthur Aylesworth , Clara Blandick , Robert Greig , Si Jenks , Noble Johnson , Mae Marsh , Edwin Maxwell , Paul McVey , Charles Tannen , Tom Tyler , Clarence H. Wilson , Jack Pennick
- Stagecoach with Claire Trevor , John Wayne , Andy Devine , Thomas Mitchell , George Bancroft , John Carradine , Donald Meek , Berton Churchill , Tim Holt , Paul McVey , Yakima Canutt , Bryant Washburn , Tom Tyler , Franklin Farnum , Robert Emmett Homans , William Hopper , Si Jenks , Cornelius Keefe , Chris-Pin Martin , Louis Mason , Buddy Roosevelt , Harry Tenbrook , Patrick Wayne , Hank Worden , Jack Pennick , Edwin Brady
- Young Mr. Lincoln with Henry Fonda , Alice Brady , Marjorie Weaver , Arleen Whelan , Richard Cromwell , Pauline Moore , Donald Meek , Eddie Quillan , Charles Tannen , Ward Bond , Spencer Charters , Fred Jr. Kohler , Kay Linaker , Milburn Stone , Cliff Clark , Russell Simpson , Clarence H. Wilson , Edwin Maxwell , Eddy C. Waller , Harry Tyler , Charles Halton , Arthur Aylesworth , Virginia Brissac , Paul E. Burns , George Chandler , Herbert Heywood , Robert Emmett Homans , Jack Kelly , Robert Lowery , Louis Mason , Frank Orth , Dorothy Vaughan , Jack Pennick
- The Ox-Bow Incident with Henry Fonda , Dana Andrews , Mary Beth Hughes , Anthony Quinn , Jane Darwell , Harry Davenport , William Eythe , Frank Conroy , Marc Lawrence , Paul C. Hurst , Chris-Pin Martin , Frank Orth , George Meeker , Almira Sessions , Margaret Hamilton , Dick Rich , Stanley Andrews , William Benedict , Rondo Hatton , Paul E. Burns , George Chandler , George H. Lloyd , Victor Kilian , Tom London , Willard Robertson
- In Old Chicago with Tyrone Power , Alice Faye , Don Ameche , Alice Brady , Andy Devine , Phyllis Brooks , Brian Donlevy , Tom Brown , Sidney Blackmer , Berton Churchill , June Storey , Paul C. Hurst , Tyler Brooke , Gene Reynolds , Spencer Charters , Rondo Hatton , Charles Lane , Wade Boteler , Gustav vonSeyffertitz , Russell Hicks , Harry Hayden , Minerva Urecal , Clarence H. Wilson , Edwin Brady
- Unconquered with Gary Cooper , Paulette Goddard , Howard DaSilva , Boris Karloff , Ward Bond , Katherine DeMille , Richard Gaines , Cecil Kellaway , Porter Hall , Marc Lawrence , Mike Mazurki , Gavin Muir , Alan Napier , Jane Nigh , C. Aubrey Smith , Victor Varconi , Henry Wilcoxon , Dorothy Adams , Eddie Albert , Erville Alderson , Richard Alexander , Lloyd Bridges , Lex Barker , Griff Barnett , Paul E. Burns , Lane R. Chandler , Chief Thundercloud , Davison Clark , Iron Eyes Cody , Jeff Corey , Edgar Dearing , Julia Faye , Al Ferguson , Byron K. Foulger , Greta Granstedt , Virginia Grey , William Haade , Frank S. Hagney , Chuck Hamilton , Raymond Hatton , Olaf Hytten , Si Jenks , Noble Johnson , Fred Jr. Kohler , Robert F. Kortman , John Merton , Charles B. Middleton , John Miljan , Belle Mitchell , Art Mix , Clarence Muse , Ottola Nesmith , Buddy Roosevelt , Sid Saylor , Jay Silverheels , Ray Teal , Ethel Wales , Frank Wilcox , Jeff York , Mary Field , Jack Pennick , Robert Warwick
- They Died With Their Boots On with Errol Flynn , Olivia DeHavilland , Arthur Kennedy , Charles Grapewin , Regis Toomey , Gene Lockhart , Stanley Ridges , Anthony Quinn , Walter Hampden , John Litel , Joseph Sawyer , Frank Wilcox , Selmer Jackson , Minor Watson , Sydney Greenstreet , Hattie R. McDaniel , Eddie Acuff , Irving Bacon , Roy Barcroft , Hobart Bosworth , Virginia Brissac , Walter Brooke , Lane R. Chandler , Spencer Charters , George Pat Collins , Joseph Crehan , Steven Darrell , Joe Devlin , George Eldredge , Frank Ferguson , William Forrest , Saul Gorss , John Hamilton , Herbert Heywood , Russell Hicks , William Hopper , Edward Keane , Fred A. Kelsey , Joseph King , Arthur Loft , Ian MacDonald , Sam McDaniel , Jack Mower , Anna Q. Nilsson , Frank Orth , Eddie Parker , Eleanor Parker , Bob Perry , Aileen Pringle , George H. Reed , Renie Riano , Addison W. Richards , John Ridgely , James Seay , Harry Strang , Ray Teal , Minerva Urecal , Dick Wessel , Gig Young
- State Fair with Jeanne Crain , Dana Andrews , Dick Haymes , Vivian Blaine , Charles Winninger , Fay Bainter , Donald Meek , Frank McHugh , Percy Kilbride , Jane Nigh , Paul E. Burns , Tom Fadden , Paul Harvey , John Dehner , Will Wright , Ralph Sanford , Virginia Brissac , Wheaton Chambers , Coleen Gray , Emory Parnell , Almira Sessions , Minerva Urecal , Josephine Whittell , Margo Woode
- A Star Is Born with Janet Gaynor , Fredric March , Adolphe Menjou , May Robson , Andy Devine , Lionel Stander , Edgar Kennedy , Owen Moore , Clara Blandick , Peggy Wood , Arthur Hoyt , Vince Barnett , Irving Bacon , Wade Boteler , George Chandler , Pat Flaherty , Jonathan Hale , Harry Hayden , Robert Emmett Homans , Olin Howland , I. Stanford Jolley , Eddie Kane , Carole Landis , Chris-Pin Martin , Edwin Maxwell , Ferdinand Munier , David Newell , Robert Emmett O'Connor , Franklin Pangborn , Jed Prouty , Paul Stanton , Fred "Snowflake" Toones , Lana Turner , Guinn "Big Boy" Williams , Clarence H. Wilson , Marshall Sr. Neilan , Dennis O'Keefe
- She Wore a Yellow Ribbon with John Wayne , Joanne Dru , John Agar , Ben Johnson , Victor McLaglen , Mildred Natwick , Harry Jr. Carey , George O'Brien , Arthur Shields , Harry Woods , Noble Johnson , Cliff Lyons , Tom Tyler , Mickey Simpson , Jack Pennick , Fred Graham , Paul Fix , Dan White , Irving Pichel
- The Princess and the Pirate with Bob Hope , Virginia Mayo , Walter Brennan , Walter Slezak , Victor McLaglen , Hugo Haas , Marc Lawrence , Maude Eburne , Brandon Hurst , Tom Kennedy , Stanley Andrews , Robert Warwick , Ernie S. Adams , Richard Alexander , Al Bridge , Ralph Dunn , James Flavin , Rondo Hatton , Al Hill , Colin Kenny , Mike Mazurki , Frank C. Moran , Edward Sr. Peil , Dick Rich , Bert Roach , Edwin Stanley , Ray Teal , Tom Tyler , Crane Whitley
- The Plainsman with Gary Cooper , Jean Arthur , James Ellison , Charles Bickford , Porter Hall , Paul Harvey , Victor Varconi , John Miljan , Frank Albertson , Frank Sr. McGlynn , Granville Bates , Purnell B. Pratt , Fred Sr. Kohler , George "Gabby" Hayes , Charles Judels , Arthur Aylesworth , Irving Bacon , Lane R. Chandler , Davison Clark , George Cleveland , Edgar Dearing , Franklin Farnum , Noble Johnson , Fuzzy Knight , Fred Jr. Kohler , Francis J. McDonald , Wilbur Mack , Edwin Maxwell , Bud Osborne , Charles Stevens , Douglas Wood , Hank Worden , Dennis O'Keefe , Anthony Quinn , Harry Woods
- The Grapes of Wrath with Henry Fonda , Jane Darwell , John Carradine , Charles Grapewin , Russell Simpson , John Qualen , Eddie Quillan , Zeffie Tilbury , Frank Sully , Frank Darien , Darryl Hickman , Roger Imhof , Grant Mitchell , Charles D. Brown , Erville Alderson , Arthur Aylesworth , Irving Bacon , Trevor Bardette , Ward Bond , Cliff Clark , Harry Cording , Ralph Dunn , Frank Faylen , Pat Flaherty , James Flavin , Paul Guilfoyle , William Haade , Ben Hall , Herbert Heywood , Robert Emmett Homans , Selmer Jackson , Mae Marsh , Louis Mason , Charles B. Middleton , Walter Miller , Adrian Morris , William Pawley , Gaylord "Steve" Pendleton , Dick Rich , Peggy Ryan , Lee Shumway , Harry Strang , Charles Tannen , Harry Tenbrook , Harry Tyler , Tom Tyler , Eddy C. Waller , Norman Willis , George Breakston , Frank O'Connor , Jack Pennick , Joseph Sawyer
- Fort Apache with John Wayne , Henry Fonda , Ward Bond , Shirley Temple , John Agar , Pedro Sr. Armendariz , Dick Foran , Victor McLaglen , Guy Kibbee , Anna Lee , George O'Brien , Jack Pennick , Irene Rich , Grant Withers , Cliff Clark , Frank Ferguson , William Forrest , Mary Gordon , Fred Graham , Ben Johnson , Mae Marsh , Mickey Simpson , Harry Tenbrook , Archie Twitchell , Hank Worden
Francis Ford Trivia
When was Francis Ford born?
Francis Ford date of birth: August 15, 1882
Who did Francis Ford play in The Man from Monterey?
Francis Ford was Don Pablo in The Man from Monterey
Who did Francis Ford play in The Prisoner of Shark Island?
Francis Ford was Corporal O'Toole in The Prisoner of Shark Island
Who did Francis Ford portray in The Quiet Man?
Francis Ford was Dan Tobin in The Quiet Man
What role did Francis Ford portray in My Darling Clementine?
Francis Ford played Dad in My Darling Clementine
What role did Francis Ford portray in Drums Along the Mohawk?
Francis Ford played Joe Boleo in Drums Along the Mohawk
Who did Francis Ford portray in Stagecoach?
Francis Ford was Billy Pickett in Stagecoach
Who did Francis Ford portray in Young Mr. Lincoln?
Francis Ford was Frank Ford in Young Mr. Lincoln
Who did Francis Ford play in The Ox-Bow Incident?
Francis Ford was Old Man in The Ox-Bow Incident
What role did Francis Ford portray in In Old Chicago?
Francis Ford played Driver in In Old Chicago
Who did Francis Ford play in The Desperadoes?
Francis Ford was Hank in The Desperadoes
Who did Francis Ford play in Colorado Sunset?
Francis Ford was drunk in Colorado Sunset
Who did Francis Ford play in The Three Godfathers?
Francis Ford was Drunken Old-Timer at Bar in The Three Godfathers
Who did Francis Ford portray in They Died With Their Boots On?
Francis Ford was Veteran in They Died With Their Boots On
What role did Francis Ford portray in State Fair?
Francis Ford played Mr. Martin in State Fair
What role did Francis Ford play in A Star Is Born?
Francis Ford played Prisoner in A Star Is Born
Who did Francis Ford portray in She Wore a Yellow Ribbon?
Francis Ford was Barman in She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Who did Francis Ford portray in The Princess and the Pirate?
Francis Ford was Drunken Pirate in The Princess and the Pirate
What role did Francis Ford play in The Plainsman?
Francis Ford played Veteran in The Plainsman
Who did Francis Ford portray in The Informer?
Francis Ford was "Judge" Flynn in The Informer
Who did Francis Ford play in Fort Apache?
Francis Ford was Fen, the Stage Guard in Fort Apache
What role did Francis Ford play in Battling with Buffalo Bill?
Francis Ford played Jim Rodney in Battling with Buffalo Bill
Who did Francis Ford portray in Abraham Lincoln?
Francis Ford was Sheridan's Aide in Abraham Lincoln
