John Ford
Director, Producer, Writer, Actor, Editor
1 February 1894 — 31 August 1973 (79 years)
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.
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.
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| 1949 | She Wore a Yellow Ribbon · as Executive ProducerOn Plex |
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| 1959 | The Horse Soldiers · as Ned (uncredited)On Plex |
| 1944 | Undercover · as J.p. Baldwin |
| 1929 | Big Time · as John Ford (uncredited) |
| 1916 | The Adventures of Peg o' the Ring · as Lund's Accomplice |
| 1915 | The Birth of a Nation · as Klansman (uncredited) |
| 1913 | The Honor of the Regiment · as Jack |
| 1960 | The Alamo · as Second Unit DirectorOn Plex |
| 1950 | Wagon Master · as Story |
| 1942 | The Battle of Midway · as Director Of Photography |
| 1936 | The Last Outlaw · as Story |
| 1930 | Men Without Women · as Story |
| 1919 | A Gun Fightin' Gentleman · as Story |
| 1918 | Hell Bent · as Story |
| 1918 | The Scarlet Drop · as Story |
| 1918 | Wild Women · as Story |
| 1917 | A Marked Man · as Story |
| 1917 | The Secret Man · as Scenario Writer |