Glenn Ford

★ Acting #729

1916 - 2006 (age 90) • Acting

Born: 5/1/1916 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

Died: 8/30/2006 (age 90)

Known for: Acting

Glenn Ford

★ Acting #729

Glenn Ford (May 1, 1916 – August 30, 2006) was a Canadian-born American actor from Hollywood's Golden Era, with a career that spanned seven decades. Despite his versatility, Ford was best known for playing ordinary men in unusual circumstances, and appeared in films such as Gilda (1946), The Big Heat (1953), and Superman (1978).

Known For

Superman

72%

Pa Kent

1978

Gilda

75%

Johnny Farrell

1946

The Big Heat

77%

Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion

1953

3:10 to Yuma

73%

Ben Wade

1957

Midway

66%

Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance

1976

Happy Birthday to Me

60%

Dr. David Faraday

1981

Pocketful of Miracles

73%

Dave 'The Dude' Conway

1961

Blackboard Jungle

69%

Richard Dadier

1955

The Making of Midway

90%

Self

2001

Final Verdict

Rev. Rogers

1991

Raw Nerve

42%

Captain Gavin

1991

Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream

70%

Self

1990

Border Shootout

46%

Sheriff Danaher

1989

Casablanca Express

38%

Major Gen. Williams

1989

William Holden: The Golden Boy

Self

1989

My Town

70%

Lucas Wheeler

1986

The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'

68%

Self

1982

Happy Birthday to Me

60%

Dr. David Faraday

1981

Great White Death

53%

Narrator

1981

Superman II

68%

Jonathan Kent (archive footage) (uncredited)

1980

Virus

63%

President Richardson

1980

Day of the Assassin

49%

Christakis

1979

The Gift

65%

Billy Devlin

1979

When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion

Self - Host

1979

The Sacketts

76%

Tom Sunday

1979

The Hollywood Clowns

Narrator (voice)

1979

The Visitor

53%

Det. Jake Durham

1979

Superman

72%

Pa Kent

1978

Police Story: No Margin for Error

70%

Deputy Chief Walter Hayes

1978

The 3,000 Mile Chase

70%

Paul Dvorak / Leonard Staveck

1977

Once an Eagle

68%

George Caldwell

1976

Midway

66%

Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance

1976

Long Way Home

Rev. Tom Holvak

1975

The Family Holvak

90%

Unknown

1975

Punch and Jody

90%

Peter 'Punch' Travers

1974

The Greatest Gift

55%

Rev. Holvak

1974