John Ford
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.
Acting
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The Birth of a Nation
as Klansman (uncredited)
1915
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The Horse Soldiers
as Ned (uncredited)
1959
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Five Came Back
as Self (archive footage)
2017
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Directed by John Ford
as Self (uncredited)
1971
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Spanish Western
as Self (archive footage)
2015
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The American West of John Ford
as Self
1971
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Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
as J.P. Baldwin
1943
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John Ford: The Man Who Invented America
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2019
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1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self (archive footage)
2009
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Shooting War
as himself
2000
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The Bandit's Wager
1916
TV
Screen Director's Playhouse
as Self - Introduction
1955
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Show-Business at War
as Self
1943
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John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
as Self
1992
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Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend
as Himself/Interviewer
1976
TV
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
1973
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The Tornado
as Jack Dayton (as Jack Ford)
1917
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The Trail of Hate
as Lt. Jack Brewer
1917
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The Scrapper
as Buck, the scrapper
1917
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The Screen Director
as Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
1951
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A Study in Scarlet
as John H. Watson, M.D.
1914
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Filmmakers for the Prosecution
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2023
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Fonda on Fonda
as Self (archive footage)
1992
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Big Time
as John Ford (uncredited)
1929
Crew
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Unforgiven
Thanks
1992
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The Searchers
Director
1956
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Director
1962
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Stagecoach
Director
1939
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The Grapes of Wrath
Director
1940
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The Quiet Man
Producer
1952
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How the West Was Won
Director
1962
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My Darling Clementine
Director
1946
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How Green Was My Valley
Director
1941
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Fort Apache
Director
1948
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She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Director
1949
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The Alamo
Second Unit Director
1960