Known For
Acting
Known Credits
150
Gender
Male
Birthday
February 11, 1898 (128 years old)
Place of Birth
Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK
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.
| 2008 | Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywoodas Detective Ed Fitzpatrick (archive footage) | |
| 1987 | James Stewart: A Wonderful Lifeas Self (archive footage) | |
| 1965 | A Patch of Blueas Ole Pa | |
| 1964 | Bristle Faceas Emory Packer | |
| 1963 | The Great Adventureas Uncle Billy Smith | |
| 1963 | Vacation Playhouseas Lester Tinney | |
| 1960 | Tess of the Storm Countryas Fred Thorson | |
| 1960 | Peter Loves Maryas | |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith Showas Roger Hanover | |
| 1960 | The Barbara Stanwyck Showas Harry | |
| 1959 | The Deputyas Herk Lamson | |
| 1959 | The Deputyas Marshal Herk Lamson | |
| 1959 | Warlockas Judge Holloway | |
| 1958 | The Last Hurrahas Charlie Hennessey | |
| 1958 | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouseas | |
| 1958 | Twilight for the Godsas Old Brown | |
| 1958 | The Matchmakeras Malachi Stack | |
| 1957 | Trackdownas Eli Zach | |
| 1957 | Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horsesas Rebel | |
| 1956 | The Rainmakeras Sheriff Howard Thomas | |
| 1956 | Stagecoach To Furyas Judge Lester Farrell | |
| 1956 | Thunder Over Arizonaas Stiles | |
| 1956 | Johnny Conchoas Albert Dark | |
| 1956 | The First Texanas Henry Delaney | |
| 1956 | The Maverick Queenas Jamie | |
| 1955 | The Spoilersas Flapjack Simms | |
| 1955 | A Lawless Streetas Dr. Amos Wynn | |
| 1955 | Lucy Gallantas Gus Basserman | |
| 1955 | Screen Director's Playhouseas Ed Rawlings | |
| 1955 | The 20th Century Fox Houras Monty Smith | |
| 1955 | Kings Rowas | |
| 1955 | The Man from Laramieas Charley O'Leary | |
| 1955 | Wichitaas Arthur Whiteside | |
| 1954 | 3 Ring Circusas Sam Morley | |
| 1954 | Destryas Doc Curtis | |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of Disneyas Emory Packer | |
| 1954 | Climax!as Bunco Kelly | |
| 1954 | Climax!as Dr. Karl Wexdig | |
| 1954 | Climax!as Samuel Cramer | |
| 1954 | Climax!as Sheriff | |
| 1954 | Father Knows Bestas | |
| 1954 | Studio 57as Boats | |
| 1954 | The Whistleras | |
| 1954 | The Boy from Oklahomaas Walter "Wally" Higgins | |
| 1954 | She Couldn't Say Noas Joe Wheelen | |
| 1954 | Inner Sanctumas | |
| 1953 | The Nebraskanas 'Mac' McBride | |
| 1953 | The Motorola Television Houras | |
| 1953 | The Great Jesse James Raidas Elias Hobbs | |
| 1952 | The Ford Television Theatreas Talker | |
| 1952 | This Is Your Lifeas Self | |
| 1952 | Flesh and Furyas Jack 'Pop' Richardson | |
| 1952 | Rodeoas Barbecue Jones | |
| 1951 | Warpathas Pvt. 'Irish' Potts | |
| 1951 | Painting the Clouds with Sunshineas Sam Parks | |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Starsas | |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Starsas Innkeeper | |
| 1951 | He Ran All the Wayas Fred Dobbs | |
| 1950 | Harveyas The Taxi Driver | |
| 1950 | The Breaking Pointas F.R. Duncan | |
| 1950 | The Furiesas Scotty Hyslip | |
| 1950 | Dakota Lilas Carter | |
| 1949 | Red Stallion In The Rockiesas 'Talky' Carson | |
| 1949 | The Set-Upas Gus | |
| 1948 | Belle Starr's Daughteras Lafe Bailey | |
| 1948 | Studio Oneas | |
| 1948 | Embraceable Youas Police Lt. Ferria | |
| 1948 | Coroner Creekas Andy West | |
| 1948 | Shed No Tearsas Sam Grover | |
| 1948 | The Man from Texasas Jed | |
| 1947 | T-Menas The Schemer | |
| 1947 | Magic Townas Lou Dicketts | |
| 1946 | Dead Reckoningas McGee | |
| 1946 | Crack-Upas Lt. Cochrane | |
| 1946 | Black Angelas Joe | |
| 1946 | Rendezvous with Annieas Al Morgan | |
| 1946 | The Green Yearsas Jamie Nigg | |
| 1946 | Lover Come Backas Tubbs | |
| 1946 | A Guy Could Changeas Bill Conley | |
| 1945 | Spellboundas Hotel masher | |
| 1945 | On Stage Everybodyas Emmett Rogers | |
| 1945 | The Great John L.as McManus | |
| 1945 | Blood on the Sunas Ollie Miller | |
| 1944 | Machine Gun Mamaas John O'Reilly | |
| 1944 | Secret Commandas Miller | |
| 1943 | The Cross of Lorraineas Pierre | |
| 1943 | The Ape Manas Jeff Carter | |
| 1943 | Shadow of a Doubtas Fred Saunders | |
| 1942 | The Mummy's Tombas Babe Hanson | |
| 1942 | Scattergood Survives a Murderas Wally Collins | |
| 1942 | Inside the Lawas Billy | |
| 1942 | All Through the Nightas Spats Hunter | |
| 1941 | Blues in the Nightas Brad Ames (as Wally Ford) | |
| 1941 | Murder by Invitationas Bob White | |
| 1941 | Roar of the Pressas Wally Williams | |
| 1941 | A Man Betrayedas Casey ('Globe' newspaper reporter) | |
| 1940 | Give Us Wingsas Mr. York | |
| 1940 | The Mummy's Handas Babe Jenson | |
| 1940 | Scatterbrainas Sam Maxwell | |
| 1940 | Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!as Joe Redmond | |
| 1940 | Two Girls on Broadwayas Jed Marlowe | |
| 1940 | Isle Of Destinyas Millard Barnes | |
| 1939 | Back Door to Heavenas Frankie Rogers | |
| 1938 | The Marines Come Thruas Pvt. 'Singapore' Stebbins | |
| 1938 | Stardustas Peter Jackson | |
| 1938 | Swing It, Sailor!as Pete Kelly | |
| 1937 | Exiled to Shanghaias Ted Young | |
| 1937 | Jerichoas Mike Clancy | |
| 1937 | O.H.M.S.as Jimmy Tracy | |
| 1936 | A Son Comes Homeas Steve | |
| 1936 | The Rogues' Tavernas Jimmy Kelly | |
| 1936 | Absolute Quietas Jack | |
| 1936 | Two in the Darkas Harry Hilyer | |
| 1935 | Another Faceas Joe Haynes, Press Agent | |
| 1935 | Mary Burns, Fugitiveas Harper | |
| 1935 | She Couldn't Take Itas "Fingers" Boston | |
| 1935 | Get That Manas Jack Kirkland / John Prescott | |
| 1935 | The Informeras Frankie McPhillip | |
| 1935 | Men of the Houras Andy Blane | |
| 1935 | Swellheadas Terry McCall | |
| 1935 | One Frightened Nightas Joe Luvalle | |
| 1935 | The Nut Farmas Willie Barton | |
| 1935 | In Spite of Dangeras Bob Crane | |
| 1935 | The Whole Town's Talkingas Healy | |
| 1935 | The Mysterious Mr. Wongas Jason H. 'Jay' Barton | |
| 1934 | The Man Who Reclaimed His Headas 'Curly' | |
| 1934 | The Hollywood Gad-Aboutas Self (uncredited) | |
| 1934 | Money Means Nothingas Kenneth 'Kenny' McKay | |
| 1934 | I Hate Womenas Scoop McGuire | |
| 1934 | Men in Whiteas Shorty | |
| 1934 | The Lost Patrolas Morelli | |
| 1934 | A Woman's Manas Joe Flynn - Prizefighter | |
| 1933 | East of Fifth Avenueas Vic Howard | |
| 1933 | My Womanas Chick Rollins | |
| 1933 | Goodbye Againas Arthur Westlake | |
| 1933 | Three Cornered Moonas Kenneth Rimplegar | |
| 1933 | Headline Shooteras Mike | |
| 1933 | The Big Cageas Russ Penny | |
| 1933 | Night of Terroras Tom Hartley | |
| 1933 | Employees' Entranceas Martin West | |
| 1932 | Hypnotizedas Bill Bogard | |
| 1932 | Central Parkas Rick | |
| 1932 | Skyscraper Soulsas Slim | |
| 1932 | The Wet Paradeas Jerry Tyler | |
| 1932 | Are You Listening?as Larry Barnes | |
| 1932 | The Beast of the Cityas Detective Ed Fitzpatrick | |
| 1932 | Freaksas Phroso | |
| 1931 | X Marks the Spotas Ted Lloyd | |
| 1931 | Possessedas Al Manning | |
| 1929 | Married in Hollywoodas Mitzi's Fan (uncredited) |
