Glenn Ford: movies and TV shows
Glenn Ford has 140 credits in the archive: 119 films and 21 TV series, from 1939 to 2001. Highest rated: V.I.P. Schaukel (8.0/10).
Career timeline
1939 – 2001 · busiest year: 1955 (8 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | The Making of Midway | Self | Film | 9.0 | 85 |
| 1991 | Raw Nerve | Captain Gavin | Film | 4.0 | 75 |
| 1991 | Final Verdict | Rev. Rogers | Film | — | 75 |
| 1990 | Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream | Self | Film | 7.0 | 74 |
| 1989 | Border Shootout | Sheriff Danaher | Film | 4.6 | 73 |
| 1989 | Casablanca Express | Major Gen. Williams | Film | 3.8 | 73 |
| 1989 | William Holden: The Golden Boy | Self | Film | — | 73 |
| 1986 | My Town | Lucas Wheeler | Film | 7.0 | 70 |
| 1982 | The Making of 'Superman: The Movie' | Self | Film | 6.8 | 66 |
| 1981 | Happy Birthday to Me | Dr. David Faraday | Film | 6.0 | 65 |
| 1981 | Great White Death | Narrator | Film | 5.3 | 65 |
| 1980 | Superman II | Jonathan Kent (archive footage) (uncredited) | Film | 6.8 | 64 |
| 1980 | Virus | President Richardson | Film | 6.3 | 64 |
| 1979 | The Sacketts | Tom Sunday | TV | 7.6 | 63 |
| 1979 | Beggarman, Thief | David Donnelly | TV | — | 63 |
| 1979 | The Visitor | Det. Jake Durham | Film | 5.3 | 63 |
| 1979 | The Hollywood Clowns | Narrator (voice) | Film | — | 63 |
| 1979 | The Gift | Billy Devlin | Film | 6.5 | 63 |
| 1979 | Day of the Assassin | Christakis | Film | 4.9 | 63 |
| 1979 | Beggarman, Thief | David Donnelly | Film | 5.7 | 63 |
| 1979 | When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion | Self - Host | Film | — | 63 |
| 1978 | Superman | Pa Kent | Film | 7.2 | 62 |
| 1978 | Evening in Byzantium | Jesse Craig | TV | — | 62 |
| 1978 | Evening in Byzantium | Jesse Craig | Film | 8.0 | 62 |
| 1978 | Police Story: No Margin for Error | Deputy Chief Walter Hayes | Film | 7.0 | 62 |
| 1977 | The 3,000 Mile Chase | Paul Dvorak / Leonard Staveck | Film | 7.0 | 61 |
| 1976 | Midway | Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance | Film | 6.6 | 60 |
| 1976 | Once an Eagle | George Caldwell | TV | 6.8 | 60 |
| 1975 | The Family Holvak | TV | 9.0 | 59 | |
| 1975 | Long Way Home | Rev. Tom Holvak | Film | — | 59 |
| 1974 | Dinah! | Self | TV | 7.0 | 58 |
| 1974 | Punch and Jody | Peter 'Punch' Travers | Film | 9.0 | 58 |
| 1974 | The Disappearance of Flight 412 | Colonel Pete Moore | Film | 5.0 | 58 |
| 1974 | The Greatest Gift | Rev. Holvak | Film | 5.5 | 58 |
| 1973 | Police Story | TV | 7.0 | 57 | |
| 1973 | Santee | Santee | Film | 5.5 | 57 |
| 1973 | Jarrett | Sam Jarrett | Film | 4.7 | 57 |
| 1972 | The Marshal of Madrid | Sam Cade | Film | — | 56 |
| 1972 | Sam Cade | Sam Cade | Film | — | 56 |
| 1971 | V.I.P. Schaukel | Self | TV | 8.0 | 55 |
| 1971 | Cade's County | Sheriff Sam Cade | TV | 6.0 | 55 |
| 1971 | Once Upon a Wheel | Self | TV | 7.3 | 55 |
| 1970 | The Brotherhood of the Bell | Prof. Andrew 'Andy' Patterson | Film | 6.0 | 54 |
| 1969 | Smith! | Smith | Film | 5.9 | 53 |
| 1969 | Heaven with a Gun | Jim Killan | Film | 5.5 | 53 |
| 1968 | Day of the Evil Gun | Lorn Warfield | Film | 6.2 | 52 |
| 1968 | The Dean Martin Christmas Show | Self (uncredited) | Film | 7.6 | 52 |
| 1967 | The Last Challenge | Marshal Dan Blaine | Film | 6.3 | 51 |
| 1967 | A Time for Killing | Tom Wolcott | Film | 4.6 | 51 |
| 1966 | Hollywood Squares | Self - Center Square | TV | 7.7 | 50 |
| 1966 | Is Paris Burning? | Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley | Film | 7.2 | 50 |
| 1966 | Rage | Reuben | Film | 5.6 | 50 |
| 1965 | The Dean Martin Show | TV | 7.4 | 49 | |
| 1965 | Dear Heart | Harry Mork | Film | 6.5 | 49 |
| 1965 | The Rounders | Ben Jones | Film | 5.5 | 49 |
| 1965 | The Money Trap | Joe Baron | Film | 5.1 | 49 |
| 1964 | Advance to the Rear | Capt. Jared Heath | Film | 5.2 | 48 |
| 1964 | Fate Is the Hunter | Sam McBane | Film | 6.5 | 48 |
| 1963 | Hollywood and the Stars | Self (archive footage) | TV | 7.5 | 47 |
| 1963 | The Courtship of Eddie's Father | Tom Corbett | Film | 6.0 | 47 |
| 1963 | Love is a Ball | John Lathrop Davis | Film | 5.1 | 47 |
| 1962 | The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Self | TV | 7.5 | 46 |
| 1962 | The Merv Griffin Show | Self | TV | 6.6 | 46 |
| 1962 | Experiment in Terror | John Ripley | Film | 7.1 | 46 |
| 1962 | The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse | Julio Desnoyers | Film | 6.0 | 46 |
| 1961 | The Dick Powell Show | Self - Guest Host | TV | 5.7 | 45 |
| 1961 | Pocketful of Miracles | Dave 'The Dude' Conway | Film | 7.3 | 45 |
| 1961 | Pocketful of Miracles | Film | 7.3 | 45 | |
| 1961 | Cry for Happy | Andy Cyphers | Film | 5.4 | 45 |
| 1960 | Cimarron | Yancey 'Cimarron' Cravat | Film | 6.2 | 44 |
| 1959 | It Started with a Kiss | Sgt. Joe Fitzpatrick | Film | 5.5 | 43 |
| 1959 | The Gazebo | Elliott Nash | Film | 6.9 | 43 |
| 1958 | The Sheepman | Jason Sweet | Film | 6.9 | 42 |
| 1958 | Torpedo Run | Lt. Cmdr. Barney Doyle | Film | 6.1 | 42 |
| 1958 | Cowboy | Tom Reese | Film | 6.5 | 42 |
| 1958 | Imitation General | MSgt. Murphy Savage | Film | 6.6 | 42 |
| 1957 | 3:10 to Yuma | Ben Wade | Film | 7.3 | 41 |
| 1957 | The Day Called X | Narrator | Film | — | 41 |
| 1957 | Don't Go Near the Water | Lt. J.G. Max Siegel | Film | 5.3 | 41 |
| 1957 | The Teahouse of the August Moon | Captain Fisby | Film | 6.2 | 41 |
| 1956 | Jubal | Jubal Troop | Film | 6.9 | 40 |
| 1956 | The Fastest Gun Alive | George Temple / George Kelby, Jr. | Film | 6.9 | 40 |
| 1956 | Ransom! | David G. 'Dave' Stannard | Film | 7.2 | 40 |
| 1956 | Operation Teahouse | Self | Film | 6.5 | 40 |
| 1955 | MGM Parade | Dave Stannard in 'Ransom!' (archive footage) | TV | 7.5 | 39 |
| 1955 | MGM Parade | TV | 7.5 | 39 | |
| 1955 | Trial | David Blake | Film | 6.9 | 39 |
| 1955 | Blackboard Jungle | Richard Dadier | Film | 6.9 | 39 |
| 1955 | The Violent Men | John Parrish | Film | 6.5 | 39 |
| 1955 | The Americano | Sam Dent | Film | 5.3 | 39 |
| 1955 | Interrupted Melody | Dr. Thomas King | Film | 5.8 | 39 |
| 1955 | Have Faith in Our Children | Himself | Film | 7.0 | 39 |
| 1954 | Human Desire | Jeff Warren | Film | 6.7 | 38 |
| 1954 | City Story | Narrator | Film | 8.0 | 38 |
| 1953 | The Big Heat | Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion | Film | 7.7 | 37 |
| 1953 | The Man from the Alamo | John Stroud | Film | 6.6 | 37 |
| 1953 | Appointment in Honduras | Jim Corbett | Film | 5.9 | 37 |
| 1953 | Plunder of the Sun | Al Colby | Film | 6.3 | 37 |
| 1953 | Time Bomb | Peter Lyncort | Film | 5.3 | 37 |
| 1952 | This Is Your Life | Self | TV | 6.5 | 36 |
| 1952 | Affair in Trinidad | Steve Emery | Film | 6.3 | 36 |
| 1952 | Young Man with Ideas | Maxwell Webster | Film | 5.2 | 36 |
| 1952 | The Green Glove | Michael 'Mike' Blake | Film | 6.4 | 36 |
| 1951 | The Redhead and the Cowboy | Gil Kyle | Film | 5.4 | 35 |
| 1951 | The Secret of Convict Lake | Jim Canfield | Film | 6.6 | 35 |
| 1951 | Follow the Sun | Ben Hogan | Film | 6.3 | 35 |
| 1950 | The Bob Hope Show | Self | TV | 7.0 | 34 |
| 1950 | The Flying Missile | William A. Talbot | Film | 5.3 | 34 |
| 1950 | Convicted | Joe Hufford | Film | 6.2 | 34 |
| 1950 | The White Tower | Martin Ordway | Film | 5.6 | 34 |
| 1949 | Mr. Soft Touch | Joe Miracle | Film | 6.8 | 33 |
| 1949 | Lust for Gold | Jacob 'Dutch' Walz | Film | 6.0 | 33 |
| 1949 | The Doctor and the Girl | Dr. Michael Corday | Film | 5.9 | 33 |
| 1949 | The Undercover Man | Frank Warren | Film | 6.1 | 33 |
| 1948 | The Man from Colorado | Col. Owen Devereaux | Film | 6.9 | 32 |
| 1948 | The Mating of Millie | Doug Andrews | Film | 6.9 | 32 |
| 1948 | The Return of October | Prof. Bentley 'Bass' Bassett Jr. | Film | 6.4 | 32 |
| 1948 | The Loves of Carmen | Don José | Film | 6.6 | 32 |
| 1947 | Framed | Mike Lambert | Film | 6.5 | 31 |
| 1946 | Gilda | Johnny Farrell | Film | 7.5 | 30 |
| 1946 | A Stolen Life | Bill Emerson | Film | 6.4 | 30 |
| 1946 | Gallant Journey | John J. Montgomery | Film | 6.5 | 30 |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Presenter | TV | 7.1 | 28 |
| 1943 | Guadalcanal Diary | Marine Extra (uncredited) | Film | 5.6 | 27 |
| 1943 | The Desperadoes | Cheyenne Rogers | Film | 5.9 | 27 |
| 1943 | Show-Business at War | Self | Film | 7.0 | 27 |
| 1943 | Destroyer | Mickey Donohue | Film | 6.8 | 27 |
| 1943 | Screen Snapshots (Series 23, No. 1): Hollywood in Uniform | Himself | Film | 7.0 | 27 |
| 1942 | Flight Lieutenant | Danny Doyle | Film | 6.3 | 26 |
| 1942 | The Adventures of Martin Eden | Martin Eden | Film | 8.0 | 26 |
| 1941 | Texas | Tod Ramsey | Film | 6.7 | 25 |
| 1941 | Go West, Young Lady | Tex Miller | Film | 7.1 | 25 |
| 1941 | So Ends Our Night | Ludwig Kern | Film | 6.3 | 25 |
| 1940 | The Lady in Question | Pierre Morestan | Film | 6.7 | 24 |
| 1940 | Men Without Souls | Johnny Adams | Film | 6.7 | 24 |
| 1940 | Babies for Sale | Steve Burton / Oscar Hanson | Film | 6.3 | 24 |
| 1940 | Convicted Woman | Jim Brent (Reporter) | Film | 4.6 | 24 |
| 1940 | Blondie Plays Cupid | Charlie | Film | 6.8 | 24 |
| 1939 | Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence | Joe Riley | Film | 6.6 | 23 |
| 1939 | My Son Is Guilty | Barney | Film | 7.5 | 23 |