John Ford
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.
Cast
Monument Valley: John Ford Country
Self (voice) (archive footage)
Omnibus: John Ford, Part One
Self (archive footage)
Shooting War
himself
Ton Diagonismon Dia Thn Anadixin Tis Star Ellas
Himself (Grand Ball Attendee)
The Broken Coin
Sacchio's Accomplice (as Jack Ford)
Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery
Unknown
Show-Business at War
Self
My Name Is John Ford, I Make Westerns
Self
The Purple Mask
(unconfirmed)
The Tornado
Jack Dayton (as Jack Ford)
The Bandit's Wager
Unknown
The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth
Self (archive footage)
John Ford & Monument Valley
Self (archive footage)
The American West of John Ford
Self
National Geographic Explorer: The Battle For Midway
Himself - Filmmaker (archive footage) (unaccredited)
Serenity at Sea: John Ford and the Araner
Himself (archive footage)
The Trail of Hate
Lt. Jack Brewer
The Scrapper
Buck, the scrapper
Directed by John Ford
Self (uncredited)
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
J.P. Baldwin
The Birth of a Nation
Klansman (uncredited)
The Screen Director
Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
John Ford: The Man Who Invented America
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Self (archive footage)
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
Self (archive footage)
Spanish Western
Self (archive footage)
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
Self
A Study in Scarlet
John H. Watson, M.D.
Filmmakers for the Prosecution
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Fonda on Fonda
Self (archive footage)
Five Came Back
Self (archive footage)
The Horse Soldiers
Ned (uncredited)
Big Time
John Ford (uncredited)
John Wayne-A Life on Film
Self (archive footage)
John Ford's America
Himself (Archive Footage)
The Western: A Lost TV Special
Self
Crew
Stagecoach
Producer, Director
The Grapes of Wrath
Director
My Darling Clementine
Director
The Quiet Man
Writer, Producer, Director
The Searchers
Director
Judge Priest
Director
Rio Grande
Director, Producer
How the West Was Won
Director
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Director, Producer
Two Rode Together
Director, Producer
Mogambo
Director
3 Bad Men
Director, Producer
The Red, White and Blue Line
Director
Cheyenne Autumn
Director, Producer
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Director, Executive Producer
3 Godfathers
Producer, Director, Presenter
Sergeant Rutledge
Director
How Green Was My Valley
Director
Donovan's Reef
Director, Producer
Wagon Master
Director, Executive Producer, Presenter, Story
Fort Apache
Director, Executive Producer
The Fugitive
Director, Producer, Presenter
The Wings of Eagles
Director
Young Mr. Lincoln
Director
Wee Willie Winkie
Director
Mary of Scotland
Director
The Long Gray Line
Director
The Informer
Director, Producer
Gideon's Day
Director
Mister Roberts
Director
The Lost Patrol
Director, Producer
The Horse Soldiers
Director
Tobacco Road
Director
They Were Expendable
Director, Producer
7 Women
Director, Producer
The Iron Horse
Producer, Director
Drums Along the Mohawk
Director
The Whole Town's Talking
Director, Producer
The Long Voyage Home
Director, Producer
When Willie Comes Marching Home
Director
The Battle of Midway
Producer, Director, Director of Photography, Writer, Editor
The Last Hurrah
Director, Producer
Up the River
Director
Doctor Bull
Director
Steamboat Round the Bend
Director
What Price Glory
Director
Arrowsmith
Director
Born Reckless
Director
The Hurricane
Director
The Prisoner of Shark Island
Director
Bucking Broadway
Director
Four Sons
Director, Producer
December 7th
Director, Producer
Sex Hygiene
Director
The Sun Shines Bright
Producer, Director
Air Mail
Director
Hoodman Blind
Director
Just Pals
Director
Cameo Kirby
Director
Salute
Director, Producer
Upstream
Director
Flesh
Director, Producer
Hangman's House
Producer, Director
The Blue Eagle
Director, Producer
Straight Shooting
Director
Pilgrimage
Director
Seas Beneath
Director
Four Men and a Prayer
Director
The World Moves On
Director
The Big Punch
Writer, Director
Men Without Women
Director, Story, Producer
Riley the Cop
Director, Producer
Mother Machree
Director, Producer
By Indian Post
Director
The Black Watch
Director
The Village Blacksmith
Director
Lightnin'
Director
The Rising of the Moon
Director
The Plough and the Stars
Director
Korea
Director
Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend
Director
This Is Korea!
Director
Torpedo Squadron
Director
Submarine Patrol
Director
Silver Wings
Director
The Shamrock Handicap
Director, Producer
A Gun Fightin' Gentleman
Director, Story
The Growler Story
Director
Kentucky Pride
Director
The Tornado
Director, Writer
Hell Bent
Story, Director, Writer
The Craving
Writer, Director
The Brat
Director
Desperate Trails
Director
The Freeze-Out
Director
Sure Fire
Director
The Last Outlaw
Director, Story
Mighty Joe Young
Executive Producer
In Memoriam Manuel Quezon
Director
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
Director
Flashing Spikes
Director
The Last Outlaw
Story
North of Hudson Bay
Director
Little Miss Smiles
Director
Jackie
Director
The Broken Coin
Assistant Director
The Scrapper
Writer, Director
Cheyenne's Pal
Director, Story
The Soul Herder
Director
A Marked Man
Director
The Secret Man
Director, Scenario Writer
The Phantom Riders
Director
The Scarlet Drop
Story, Director
Thieves' Gold
Director
Wild Women
Director
Three Mounted Men
Director
A Woman's Fool
Director
Roped
Director
Nazi Concentration Camps
Producer
Napoleon's Barber
Director
The Fighting Brothers
Director
Hearts of Oak
Director
Strong Boy
Director
Thank You
Director
The Fighting Heart
Director
Gun Law
Director
The Gun Packer
Story, Director
A Fight For Love
Director
Bare Fists
Director
The Rustlers
Director
The Colter Craven Story
Director
Riders of Vengeance
Screenplay, Director
Women in Defense
Producer, Director
Marked Men
Director
The Prince of Avenue A
Director
The Face on the Barroom Floor
Director
Rider of the Law
Director
The Ace of the Saddle
Director
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
Director
At the Front in North Africa with the U.S. Army
Director
Vietnam! Vietnam!
Executive Producer
Action
Director
Three Jumps Ahead
Writer, Director
The Girl in Number 29
Director
Hitchin' Posts
Director
It's Your America
Director
Unforgiven
Thanks
The Wallop
Director
Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery
Props, Stunts
German Industrial Manpower
Director
The Alamo
Second Unit Director