John Ford

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.

Directing

1965

7 Women
Movie

Director

1961

1960

The Alamo
Movie

Second Unit Director

1958

1956

1953

Mogambo
Movie

Director

1952

1950

1950

1948

1948

1947

1943

1941

1939

1937

1935

1934

1933

1932

1931

1931

1926

1923

1921

Jackie
Movie

Director

1921

1920

1919

Roped
Movie

Director

1918

1918

1918

1917

Production

Acting

2023

Filmmakers for the Prosecution
Movie

Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

2017

Five Came Back
Movie

Self (archive footage)

2009

1992

Fonda on Fonda
Movie

Self (archive footage)

1971

1959

The Horse Soldiers
Movie

Ned (uncredited)

1955

1951

The Screen Director
Movie

Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)

1917

The Trail of Hate
Movie

Lt. Jack Brewer

1917

The Tornado
Movie

Jack Dayton (as Jack Ford)

1915

The Birth of a Nation
Movie

Klansman (uncredited)

1914

A Study in Scarlet
Movie

John H. Watson, M.D.

Writing

Crew

Camera

1942

The Battle of Midway
Movie

Director of Photography

Editing

Art

Infos

Full Name
John Ford
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
2/1/1894
Date of Death
8/31/1973
Also Known As

Commander John Ford

Jack Ford

Jack Francis

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