Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
May 1, 1916
Died
August 30, 2006
Age
90
Place of Birth
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Popularity
1.7
Glenn Ford
Acting
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).
Also known as
Gwyllyn Samuel Newton Ford · Gwyllyn Ford · Гленн Форд · گلن فورد
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Known For
7.6
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · TV
7.0
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · TV
6.8
The Merv Griffin Show
1962 · TV
7.0
The Bob Hope Show
1950 · TV
7.4
The Dean Martin Show
1965 · TV
7.0
Dinah!
1974 · TV
6.5
This Is Your Life
1952 · TV
7.2
Superman
1978 · Movie
7.0
Police Story
1973 · TV
7.5
MGM Parade
1955 · TV
6.8
Superman II
1980 · Movie
5.7
The Dick Powell Show
1961 · TV
Filmography
2001
The Making of Midway
Movie · Self
9.0
1991
Final Verdict
Movie · Rev. Rogers
0.0
1991
Raw Nerve
Movie · Captain Gavin
4.2
1990
Rita Hayworth: Dancing Into the Dream
Movie · Self
7.0
1989
Border Shootout
Movie · Sheriff Danaher
4.6
1989
Casablanca Express
Movie · Major Gen. Williams
3.8
1989
William Holden: The Golden Boy
Movie · Self
0.0
1986
My Town
Movie · Lucas Wheeler
7.0
1982
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
Movie · Self
6.8
1981
Happy Birthday to Me
Movie · Dr. David Faraday
6.0
1981
Great White Death
Movie · Narrator
5.3
1980
Superman II
Movie · Jonathan Kent (archive footage) (uncredited)
6.8
1980
Virus
Movie · President Richardson
6.3
1979
Day of the Assassin
Movie · Christakis
4.9
1979
The Gift
Movie · Billy Devlin
6.5
1979
Beggarman, Thief
TV · David Donnelly
0.0
1979
When the West Was Fun: A Western Reunion
Movie · Self - Host
0.0
1979
The Sacketts
TV · Tom Sunday
7.6
1979
The Hollywood Clowns
Movie · Narrator (voice)
0.0
1979
The Visitor
Movie · Det. Jake Durham
5.3
1978
Superman
Movie · Pa Kent
7.2
1978
Evening in Byzantium
TV · Jesse Craig
0.0
1978
Police Story: No Margin for Error
Movie · Deputy Chief Walter Hayes
7.0
1977
The 3,000 Mile Chase
Movie · Paul Dvorak / Leonard Staveck
7.0