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Glenn Ford

Acting Born May 1, 1916 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada 24 credits

Biography

Glenn Ford (May 1, 1916 – August 30, 2006) was a Canadian-born American actor from Hollywood's Golden Era, with a career that spanned seven decades. Despite his versatility, Ford was best known for playing ordinary men in unusual circumstances, and appeared in films such as Gilda (1946), The Big Heat (1953), and Superman (1978).

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  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
  • Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Presenter
  • The Merv Griffin Show (1962) as Self
  • MGM Parade (1955) as Dave Stannard in 'Ransom!' (archive footage)
  • MGM Parade (1955)
  • Dinah! (1974) as Self
  • The Bob Hope Show (1950) as Self
  • Superman (1978) as Pa Kent
  • The Dean Martin Show (1965)
  • Police Story (1973)
  • This Is Your Life (1952) as Self
  • Superman II (1980) as Jonathan Kent (archive footage) (uncredited)
  • V.I.P. Schaukel (1971) as Self
  • The Dick Powell Show (1961) as Self - Guest Host
  • 3:10 to Yuma (1957) as Ben Wade
  • Midway (1976) as Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
  • Once an Eagle (1976) as George Caldwell
  • The Courtship of Eddie's Father (1963) as Tom Corbett
  • The Sacketts (1979) as Tom Sunday
  • Virus (1980) as President Richardson
  • Gilda (1946) as Johnny Farrell
  • The Big Heat (1953) as Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion
  • Cimarron (1960) as Yancey 'Cimarron' Cravat
  • The Family Holvak (1975)