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Francis Ford

Film Director / Screenwriter | * 08/14/1881 († 72, 09/05/1953) | Portland, Maine (United States of America (USA))
Francis Ford (born Francis Joseph Feeney; August 14, 1881 – September 5, 1953) was an American film actor, writer and director. He was the mentor and elder brother of film director John Ford. As an actor, director and producer, he was one of the first filmmakers in Hollywood. He also appeared in many of his brother John's movies as a character actor, including The Informer (1935), Young Mr. Lincoln (1939) and The Quiet Man (1952). He gave a memorable performance as one of the men who are lynched in The Ox-Bow Incident. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Western | Drama | Romance / Love
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Movies with Francis Ford as Actor(230)

as John Burton2023 Bessie's Ride
as Feeney1953 The Sun Shines Bright
1952 Toughest Man in Arizona
as Dan Tobin1952 The Quiet Man
as Mr. Peachtree1950 Wagon Master
as Connelly - Fort Stark Suttlers Barman (uncredited)1949 She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
as Ed Garnett1949 Frontier Investigator
as Major Farnsworth1949 San Antone Ambush
as Alf Sharper1948 The Far Frontier
as Ralph Baker1948 The Timber Trail
as Race Checker / Fisherman (uncredited)1948 Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
as Barnaby1948 The Plunderers
as Drunk (uncredited)1948 3 Godfathers
as Fen - Stage Guard (uncredited)1948 Fort Apache
as Thad Cameron1948 Eyes of Texas
as Abner Green1947 Driftwood
as Pop Garrow1947 High Tide
as Frontiersman on Fort Pitt Roof (uncredited)1947 Unconquered
as Cook (uncredited)1947 Gunfighters
as Horse Trader1947 Bandits of Dark Canyon
as Dad - Old Soldier (uncredited)1946 My Darling Clementine
as Old Man at Counter1946 Wake Up and Dream
as Pop, The Janitor1946 College Queen
as King Connors1946 Accomplice
as Patrick O'Shea (uncredited)1946 Sister Kenny
as Lee - Old Townsman (uncredited)1945 Murder, He Says
as Dr. Rubin1945 Mom and Dad
as Mr. Stacey1945 The White Gorilla
as Ogilby - Fulham Antique Dealer (uncredited)1945 Hangover Square
as Ezra Mills1945 Wildfire
as Ranch Owner (uncredited)1945 Incendiary Blonde
as Backstage Attendant (Uncredited)1944 The Climax
as Drunken Pirate (uncredited)1944 The Princess and the Pirate
as Ed - Seated Opposite J.T. in Bar (uncredited)1944 Home in Indiana
as Alva 'Dad' Hardwicke (uncredited)1943 The Ox-Bow Incident
as Hank (uncredited)1943 The Desperadoes
as Caretaker1942 The Man Who Wouldn't Die
as Tavern Keeper1942 The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
as Zeke Collins (Ch. 4)1942 King of the Mounties
as Bartender1942 Outlaws of Pine Ridge
as Veteran (uncredited)1941 They Died with Their Boots On
as Eastbound Stagecoach Driver1941 Western Union
as Inebriated Courtroom Spectator1941 Riders of the Purple Sage
as Stagecoach Driver1941 Romance of the Rio Grande
as Luke Stevens1941 Last of the Duanes
as Farmer Bill, with Higgins1940 Three Faces West
as Court Clerk1940 Lucky Cisco Kid
as Derek Bluje1940 Diamond Frontier
as (uncredited) (unconfirmed)1940 The Grapes of Wrath
as Foster1940 South of Pago Pago
as Proprietor1940 Viva Cisco Kid
as Joe Boleo1939 Drums Along the Mohawk
as Billy Pickett (uncredited)1939 Stagecoach
as Sam Boone (uncredited)1939 Young Mr. Lincoln
as Charlie Garth1939 Bad Lands
as Scout1939 Geronimo
as Uncle Dud1938 The Texans
as Miner1938 The Girl of the Golden West
as Grandpa Hatfield1938 Kentucky Moonshine
as Driver1938 In Old Chicago
as Tim O'Rourke (Uncredited)1938 Mannequin
as Scraps1937 Slave Ship
as Daniel Snodgrass1937 Checkers
as William Gregory (uncredited)1937 A Star Is Born
as Sheriff Hart1936 Educating Father
as Old Man (uncredited)1936 The Plough and the Stars
as Captain of salvage ship1936 Charlie Chan's Secret
as Tubbs, Fish Peddler1936 Gentle Julia
as Town Drunk1936 Sins of Man
as John Gaines1936 Charlie Chan at the Circus
as Immigration Officer Tom McGuire1936 Paddy O'Day
as Corporal O'Toole1936 The Prisoner of Shark Island
as Detective1936 Little Miss Nobody
as Drunken Peasant1935 Paris in Spring
as Mayor Ed Comstock1935 The Arizonian
as Efe1935 Steamboat Round the Bend
as Sticky Jones1935 This Is the Life
as Sheriff1935 Goin' to Town
as 'Judge' Flynn1935 The Informer
as Legionaire in Trench1934 The World Moves On
as Dick's Friend at the Airfield1934 Pirate Treasure
as Hewitt1934 Charlie Chan's Courage
as Well-Wisher at Train Station (uncredited)1934 Sleepers East
as Juror No. 121934 Judge Priest
as Davenant1934 Murder in Trinidad
as Sheriff Myles1933 Life in the Raw
as Jim Carmody1933 Gordon of Ghost City
as Don Pablo Gonzales1933 The Man from Monterey
as Horse Buyer1933 Smoky
as Captain Hallett1933 Charlie Chan's Greatest Case
as Mr. Herring1933 Doctor Bull
as Mayor Elmer Briggs1933 Pilgrimage
as Passenger Who'll Die on a Train (uncredited)1932 Air Mail
as Matt Higgins1932 Tangled Fortunes
as Gabe1932 The Rider of Death Valley
as Belmont Hotel Desk Clerk1932 Scandal for Sale
as Botter Hood1932 The Lost Special
as Insane Asylum Warden (uncredited)1932 The Impatient Maiden
as Judd Ogden1932 Destry Rides Again
as Cavalry Captain1932 Heroes of the West
as Hans (uncredited)1931 Frankenstein
as Skid Row Drunk (uncredited)1931 A Free Soul
as Jim Rodney1931 Battling with Buffalo Bill
as Drunken Husband (uncredited)1931 Possessed
as Martin Morgan1930 The Jade Box
as George Woods / Tom Woods1930 The Indians Are Coming
as 'Spider' Coy1930 The Mounted Stranger
as James, the butler1930 Kathleen Mavourneen
as Don Pedro Madero1930 Song of the Caballero
as Sheridan's Aide (uncredited)1930 Abraham Lincoln
as 'Red' Slade1930 Sons of the Saddle
1929 Mister Antonio
as Cal Gregg1929 The Lariat Kid
as Gold Commissioner's Assistant (uncredited)1928 The Trail of '98
as Link Jarvis1928 The Branded Sombrero
1928 Sisters of Eve
as The Sphinx1928 The Chinatown Mystery
1927 Life in Hollywood No. 1
as Pete Hepburn1927 The Devil's Saddle
as Black Roger1927 Men of Daring
as John Hazzard1927 The Wreck of the Hesperus
as Juggler1927 Upstream
as Jefferson Davis1927 The Heart of Maryland
as Peg-leg1927 The Cruise of the Hellion
as Fire Chief1926 Officer '444'
as Mrs. Coleman's Physician1926 The Silent Trailer
as Brom Hockley1925 The Four-Footed Ranger
as Town Fool1925 The Fighting Heart
as Quig Mundy1925 Soft Shoes
as Frank Douglas1925 Ridin' Thunder
as Frosty Miller1925 Taming the West
as Brown Bear1925 The Red Rider
1924 Hearts of Oak
as 'Hurricane' Smith1924 Lash of the Whip
as Ben McLean1923 Three Jumps Ahead
as Daddy Bill / 'Colonel' Bill1922 Thundering Hoofs
as Asa Martin1922 The Village Blacksmith
as Dude McCormick1922 The Boss of Camp 4
as Soda Water Manning1921 Action
as Robert Wagner1921 The Stampede
as Phil Kelly / Jim Kelly1919 The Mystery Of 13
as Carroll Wayles1918 The Craving
as Phil Kelly1918 The Silent Mystery
as Phil Kelly1918 Berlin Via America
as John Ermine1917 John Ermine of the Yellowstone
as James Walbert / Ludwig Schumann1917 Who Was the Other Man?
as Fred Francis - a Crook1917 Unmasked
1917 The Vault of Mystery
as The Vampire Man1916 Mister Vampire
as Dr. Lund, Junior1916 The Adventures of Peg o' the Ring
as Prince Frederick aka Dick Turpin1916 His Majesty Dick Turpin
as Nan's Brother / The Bandit1916 The Bandit's Wager
as Shemus O'Brien1916 The Cry of Erin
as Prince Frederick aka Dick Turpin1916 Behind the Mask
as Willy Brennon1916 Brennon o' the Moor
as Prince Frederick1916 The Madcap Queen of Crona
as Prince Frederick1916 The Princely Bandit
as The Mexican Foreman1916 The Unexpected
as Count Frederick1915 The Broken Coin
1915 The Campbells Are Coming
as Abraham Lincoln1915 The Heart of Lincoln
as Sherlock Holmes1914 A Study in Scarlet
as The Spy1914 Washington at Valley Forge
as Hugo Loubeque1914 Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery
1914 The Phantom Violin
as Capt. Ford - the Southern Officer1914 In the Fall of '64
1913 When Lincoln Paid
as The Deserter1912 The Deserter
as Bob Evans - the Post Telegrapher1912 The Post Telegrapher
as The Indian chief1912 The Heart of an Indian
as Drake, a Treacherous Prospector1912 War on the Plains
as Blake1912 Blazing the Trail
as General George A. Custer1912 Custer's Last Fight
as Abraham Lincoln1912 On Secret Service
as Colonel James Bryson1912 The Invaders
as Colonel Garvin1912 The Lieutenant's Last Fight
as Evans, a Trapper1912 The Outcast
as A Baseball Fan1912 The Ball Player and the Bandit
as Bill1911 Mary's Stratagem
as The County Doctor1911 In the Hot Lands
as Jim Dempsey1911 The Spring Round-Up
as John Walsh1911 In the Right of Way
as Jack Robbins1911 The Reformation of Jack Robins
as Jim - the Cowpuncher1911 Billy and His Pal
as Reverend Simpson1911 The Redemption of Rawhide
as Jim Saunders1911 Jack Mason's Last Deal
1911 When the Tables Turned
as John1911 Only a Sister
as Jeff1911 The Owner of L.L. Ranch
as Red Rube1911 The Warrant for Red Rube
1911 Her Spoiled Boy
as Black Bill1911 The Kiss of Mary Jane
as Bill Rank1911 Her Faithful Heart
as Hartley1911 A Western Girl
as Navarre1911 The Immortal Alamo
as Jim Edwards1911 An Unwilling Cowboy
as Jim Ford1911 In Time for Press
as Sir Percy Granville1911 Sir Percy and the Punchers
as Texas Ed1911 The Snake in the Grass
1910 The Seal of the Church
1910 Billy's Sister
as Young Minister1910 Won in the Fifth
1910 A Texas Joke
as Will Brown1910 The Golden Secret
as The Cowboy1910 White Doe's Lovers
as Jack Flynn1910 A Postal Substitute
1910 Uncle Jim
as The Corporal1910 His Sergeant's Stripes
as Ta-Wa-Wa1910 Return of Ta-Wa-Wa
as Honest Jim1910 The Romance of Circle Ranch
1910 In the Mission Shadows
as The Father1910 Out for Mischief
as Cyclone Pete1910 Cyclone Pete's Matrimony
as The Husband1910 Baseball, That's All
as Baptiste1910 The Padre's Secret
as John1910 A Western Welcome
as Mr. Braggs1910 Speed Versus Death
as Tony Valero1910 The Ruling Passion
as Bob1910 In the Tall Grass Country
1910 Branding a Thief
as Joe Lane1910 The Little Preacher
1910 A Mountain Wife
as Captain Keen1910 The Paleface Princess
1910 Salt on the Bird's Tail
1910 A Rough Night on the Bridge
as Lt. Robert Bright1910 Love's C.Q.D.
as The Cowboy Hero1910 Cowboys and Bachelor Girls
as Mr. Newlywed1910 The Newly Born
as Denton1910 Pals
1910 A Plucky American Girl

TV Shows/Series with Francis Ford as Actor(1)

1951 The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

Movies with Francis Ford as Crew(58)

Writing/Writer1930 Shadows of Broadway
Directing/Director1928 The Call of the Heart
Writing/Writer1928 The Chinatown Mystery
Directing/Director1927 Wolf's Trail
Directing/Director1926 Dog Scents
Directing/Director1926 Officer '444'
Directing/Director1926 The Silent Trailer
Writing/Scenario Writer1926 The Silent Trailer
Directing/Director1925 Perils of the Wild
Directing/Director1925 The Power God
Directing/Director1924 Lash of the Whip
Writing/Writer1924 Lash of the Whip
Directing/Director1924 Cupid's Rustler
Writing/Writer1924 Cupid's Rustler
Directing/Director1922 Thundering Hoofs
Directing/Director1922 Gold Grabbers
Directing/Director1921 Cyclone Bliss
Directing/Director1921 The Stampede
Directing/Director1919 The Mystery Of 13
Directing/Director1918 The Craving
Writing/Story1918 The Craving
Directing/Director1918 The Silent Mystery
Directing/Director1918 Berlin Via America
Directing/Director1917 John Ermine of the Yellowstone
Writing/Story1917 The Tornado
Directing/Director1917 The Avenging Trail
Directing/Director1917 Who Was the Other Man?
Directing/Director1917 The Trail of Hate
Directing/Director1917 Unmasked
Directing/Director1917 The Vault of Mystery
Directing/Director1916 Mister Vampire
Directing/Director1916 The Adventures of Peg o' the Ring
Directing/Director1916 His Majesty Dick Turpin
Directing/Director1916 The Bandit's Wager
Production/Producer1916 The Bandit's Wager
Directing/Director1916 The Cry of Erin
Writing/Scenario Writer1916 The Cry of Erin
Directing/Director1916 Behind the Mask
Directing/Director1916 Brennon o' the Moor
Directing/Director1916 The Madcap Queen of Crona
Directing/Director1916 The Princely Bandit
Directing/Director1916 The Unexpected
Directing/Director1916 Born of the People
Directing/Director1915 The Broken Coin
Directing/Director1915 The Campbells Are Coming
Directing/Director1915 The Heart of Lincoln
Directing/Director1914 A Study in Scarlet
Directing/Director1914 Washington at Valley Forge
Writing/Scenario Writer1914 Washington at Valley Forge
Directing/Director1914 Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery
Writing/Writer1914 Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery
Directing/Director1914 The Phantom Violin
Directing/Director1914 In the Fall of '64
Directing/Director1913 When Lincoln Paid
Directing/Director1912 The Post Telegrapher
Directing/Director1912 Custer's Last Fight
Directing/Director1912 The Invaders
Directing/Director1912 The Ball Player and the Bandit

Full Name: Francis Ford
Born: Sunday, 08/14 1881 (August) in Portland, Maine (United States of America (USA))
Died: Saturday, 09/05 1953 (September) in Los Angeles (aged: 72)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Employer: Kay-Bee Pictures
Children: Philip Ford
Siblings: John Ford
Other names for Francis Ford (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"J. Francis O'Fearna"
"Francis Feeney"
"Frank Thomas Feeney"
Francis Ford frequently works together with these people:
Gaston Méliès (59x, Crew)
Grace Cunard (48x, Actress)
John Ford (45x, Crew)
William F. Haddock (42x, Crew)
Edith Storey (39x, Actress)
William Clifford (30x, Cast)
Thomas H. Ince (16x, Crew)
Edmund Cobb (15x, Actor)
Thomas Little (15x, Crew)
Russell Simpson (13x, Actor)
Henry Stanley (12x, Actor)
Sam Flint (8x, Actor)
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