John Ford

Known For: Directing

Gender: Male

Date of Birth: February 1, 1894

Day of Death: August 31, 1973 (80 years old)

Place of Birth: Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA

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.

2023

Actor Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Filmmakers for the Prosecution

2019

Actor Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

John Ford: The Man Who Invented America

2017

Actor Self (archive footage)

Five Came Back

2015

Actor Self (archive footage)

Spanish Western

2013

Actor Self (archive footage)

John Ford & Monument Valley

2009

Actor Self (Archive)

The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth

Actor Self (archive footage)

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year

2006

Actor Self (voice) (archive footage)

Monument Valley: John Ford Country

Actor Himself (archive footage)

Serenity at Sea: John Ford and the Araner

2000

Actor himself

Shooting War

Actor Self (archive footage)

Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'

Actor Self (archive footage)

John Wayne-A Life on Film

1999

Actor Himself - Filmmaker (archive footage) (unaccredited)

National Geographic Explorer: The Battle For Midway

1992

Actor Self (archive footage)

Omnibus: John Ford, Part One

Actor Self

John Wayne's 'The Alamo'

Actor Self (archive footage)

Fonda on Fonda

Thanks

Unforgiven

1976

Director

Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend

1971

Actor Self

The American West of John Ford

Actor Self (uncredited)

Directed by John Ford

Executive Producer

Vietnam! Vietnam!

1970

Actor Self

My Name Is John Ford, I Make Westerns

1965

Director

7 Women

Producer

7 Women

1964

Director

Cheyenne Autumn

Producer

Cheyenne Autumn

1963

Director

Donovan's Reef

Producer

Donovan's Reef

1962

Director

How the West Was Won

Director

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Producer

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Director

Flashing Spikes

1961

Director

Two Rode Together

Producer

Two Rode Together

1960

Director

Sergeant Rutledge

Director

The Colter Craven Story

1959

Actor Ned (uncredited)

The Horse Soldiers

Director

The Horse Soldiers

Director

Korea

1958

Director

Gideon's Day

Director

The Last Hurrah

Producer

The Last Hurrah

1957

Director

The Wings of Eagles

Director

The Rising of the Moon

Director

The Growler Story

1956

Director

The Searchers

1955

Director

The Red, White and Blue Line

Director

The Long Gray Line

Director

Mister Roberts

1953

Director

Mogambo

Producer

The Sun Shines Bright

Director

The Sun Shines Bright

1952

Actor Himself (Grand Ball Attendee)

Ton Diagonismon Dia Thn Anadixin Tis Star Ellas

Writer

The Quiet Man

Producer

The Quiet Man

Director

What Price Glory

Director

The Quiet Man

1951

Actor Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)

The Screen Director

Director

This Is Korea!

1950

Director

Rio Grande

Producer

Rio Grande

Director

Wagon Master

Director

When Willie Comes Marching Home

Executive Producer

Wagon Master

Presenter

Wagon Master

Story

Wagon Master

1949

Director

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

Executive Producer

Mighty Joe Young

Executive Producer

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

1948

Producer

3 Godfathers

Director

3 Godfathers

Director

Fort Apache

Executive Producer

Fort Apache

Presenter

3 Godfathers

1947

Director

The Fugitive

Producer

The Fugitive

Presenter

The Fugitive

1946

Director

My Darling Clementine

Director

It's Your America