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From Wikipedia
Francis Ford (born Francis Feeney, August 14, 1881 – September 5, 1953) was a prolific film actor, writer, and director. He was the mentor and elder brother of film director John Ford. He also appeared in many of John Ford's movies, including Young Mr. Lincoln and The Quiet Man.
Francis Ford was born in Portland, Maine. He was the son of John A. Feeney, who was born in the village of Spiddal, County Galway, Ireland in 1854. By 1878, John had moved to Portland, Maine and opened a saloon, at 42 Center Street, that used a false front to pose as grocery store. John opened four others in following years.
After service in the infantry in the Spanish-American War, Francis left home. He drifted into the film business in New York City, working for David Horsley, Al Christie, and the Star Film Company's San Antonio operation under Gaston Méliès. He adopted the name Ford from the automobile.
From San Antonio Francis began his Hollywood career working for Thomas H. Ince at Ince's Bison studio, directing and appearing in westerns.
Francis Ford's younger brother, John M. Feeney, was a successful fullback and defensive tackle on a Portland High state championship football team, nicknamed "Bull". In 1914 Bull followed Francis to Hollywood, changed his name to John Ford and would eventually surpass his elder brother's considerable reputation.
Francis Ford's son, Philip Ford, was also a film actor/director.
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Filmography (Movies)
The Sun Shines Bright
Character:Feeney
Release Date:02/05/1953
Toughest Man in Arizona
Character:
Release Date:10/10/1952
The Quiet Man
Character:Dan Tobin
Release Date:21/07/1952
The Living Bible
Character:Samaritan Leper
Release Date:01/01/1952
Rim of the Wheel
Character:Mr. Dickerson
Release Date:04/07/1951
Wagon Master
Character:Mr. Peachtree
Release Date:22/04/1950
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Character:Connelly - Fort Stark Suttlers Barman (uncredited)
Release Date:22/10/1949
San Antone Ambush
Character:Major Farnsworth
Release Date:06/10/1949
Frontier Investigator
Character:Ed Garnett
Release Date:01/05/1949
3 Godfathers
Character:Drunk (uncredited)
Release Date:31/12/1948
The Far Frontier
Character:Alf Sharper
Release Date:29/12/1948
The Plunderers
Character:Barnaby
Release Date:30/10/1948
Eyes of Texas
Character:Thad Cameron
Release Date:15/06/1948
The Timber Trail
Character:Ralph Baker
Release Date:14/06/1948
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
Character:Race Checker / Fisherman (uncredited)
Release Date:01/06/1948
Fort Apache
Character:Fen - Stage Guard (uncredited)
Release Date:21/05/1948
Bandits of Dark Canyon
Character:Horse Trader
Release Date:15/12/1947
Unconquered
Character:Frontiersman on Fort Pitt Roof (uncredited)
Release Date:10/10/1947
Driftwood
Character:Abner Green
Release Date:15/09/1947
High Tide
Character:Pop Garrow
Release Date:13/09/1947
Gunfighters
Character:Cook (uncredited)
Release Date:15/07/1947
California
Character:Jessie (uncredited)
Release Date:21/02/1947
Wake Up and Dream
Character:Old Man at Counter
Release Date:02/12/1946
My Darling Clementine
Character:Dad - Old Soldier (uncredited)
Release Date:17/10/1946
Sister Kenny
Character:Patrick O'Shea (uncredited)
Release Date:10/10/1946
Accomplice
Character:King Connors
Release Date:29/09/1946
College Queen
Character:Pop, The Janitor
Release Date:17/05/1946
Incendiary Blonde
Character:Ranch Owner (uncredited)
Release Date:25/07/1945
Wildfire
Character:Ezra Mills
Release Date:18/07/1945
The White Gorilla
Character:Mr. Stacey
Release Date:12/07/1945
Murder, He Says
Character:Lee - Old Townsman (uncredited)
Release Date:23/06/1945
Hangover Square
Character:Ogilby - Fulham Antique Dealer (uncredited)
Release Date:07/02/1945
Mom and Dad
Character:Dr. Rubin
Release Date:03/01/1945
The Princess and the Pirate
Character:Drunken Pirate (uncredited)
Release Date:17/11/1944
The Climax
Character:Backstage Attendant (Uncredited)
Release Date:20/10/1944
Home in Indiana
Character:Ed - Seated Opposite J.T. in Bar (uncredited)
Release Date:15/06/1944
The Desperadoes
Character:Hank
Release Date:25/05/1943
The Ox-Bow Incident
Character:Alva 'Dad' Hardwicke (uncredited)
Release Date:11/03/1943
Outlaws of Pine Ridge
Character:Bartender
Release Date:27/10/1942
The Mummy's Tomb
Character:Townsman (uncredited)
Release Date:23/10/1942
King of the Mounties
Character:Zeke Collins (Ch. 4)
Release Date:17/10/1942
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
Character:Tavern Keeper
Release Date:28/08/1942
The Man Who Wouldn't Die
Character:Caretaker
Release Date:27/04/1942
They Died with Their Boots On
Character:Veteran (uncredited)
Release Date:20/11/1941
Riders of the Purple Sage
Character:Inebriated Courtroom Spectator
Release Date:09/10/1941
Last of the Duanes
Character:Luke Stevens
Release Date:26/09/1941
Western Union
Character:Eastbound Stagecoach Driver
Release Date:21/02/1941
Tobacco Road
Character:
Release Date:20/02/1941
Romance of the Rio Grande
Character:Stagecoach Driver
Release Date:17/01/1941
Diamond Frontier
Character:Derek Bluje
Release Date:30/09/1940
South of Pago Pago
Character:Foster
Release Date:19/07/1940
Three Faces West
Character:Farmer Bill, with Higgins
Release Date:03/07/1940
Lucky Cisco Kid
Character:Court Clerk
Release Date:28/06/1940
Viva Cisco Kid
Character:Proprietor
Release Date:12/04/1940
The Grapes of Wrath
Character:Migrant (uncredited)
Release Date:15/03/1940
Geronimo
Character:Scout
Release Date:26/11/1939
Drums Along the Mohawk
Character:Joe Boleo
Release Date:10/11/1939
Bad Lands
Character:Charlie Garth
Release Date:28/08/1939
Young Mr. Lincoln
Character:Sam Boone (uncredited)
Release Date:09/06/1939
Stagecoach
Character:Sgt. Billy Pickett (uncredited)
Release Date:02/03/1939
The Texans
Character:Uncle Dud
Release Date:12/08/1938
Kentucky Moonshine
Character:Grandpa Hatfield
Release Date:20/05/1938
In Old Chicago
Character:Driver
Release Date:15/04/1938
The Girl of the Golden West
Character:Miner
Release Date:18/03/1938
Mannequin
Character:Tim O'Rourke (Uncredited)
Release Date:21/01/1938
Checkers
Character:Daniel Snodgrass
Release Date:08/12/1937
The Last Train from Madrid
Character:Pedro Elias (uncredited)
Release Date:25/06/1937
Slave Ship
Character:Scraps
Release Date:16/06/1937
A Star Is Born
Character:William Gregory (uncredited)
Release Date:20/04/1937
The Plough and the Stars
Character:Old Man (uncredited)
Release Date:26/12/1936
Sins of Man
Character:Town Drunk
Release Date:19/06/1936
Little Miss Nobody
Character:Detective
Release Date:05/06/1936
Educating Father
Character:Sheriff Hart
Release Date:23/05/1936
Gentle Julia
Character:Tubbs, Fish Peddler
Release Date:10/04/1936
Charlie Chan at the Circus
Character:John Gaines
Release Date:27/03/1936
The Prisoner of Shark Island
Character:Corporal O'Toole
Release Date:28/02/1936
Paddy O'Day
Character:Immigration Officer Tom McGuire
Release Date:17/01/1936
Charlie Chan's Secret
Character:Captain of salvage ship
Release Date:10/01/1936
This Is the Life
Character:Sticky Jones
Release Date:07/10/1935
Steamboat Round the Bend
Character:Efe
Release Date:06/09/1935
Paris in Spring
Character:Drunken Peasant
Release Date:05/07/1935
The Arizonian
Character:Mayor Ed Comstock
Release Date:27/06/1935
The Informer
Character:'Judge' Flynn
Release Date:09/05/1935
Goin' to Town
Character:Sheriff
Release Date:25/04/1935
Judge Priest
Character:Juror No. 12
Release Date:15/09/1934
Charlie Chan's Courage
Character:Hewitt
Release Date:06/07/1934
The World Moves On
Character:Legionaire in Trench
Release Date:27/06/1934
Murder in Trinidad
Character:Davenant
Release Date:16/05/1934
Pirate Treasure
Character:Dick's Friend at the Airfield
Release Date:29/01/1934
Sleepers East
Character:Well-Wisher at Train Station (uncredited)
Release Date:01/01/1934
Smoky
Character:Horse Buyer
Release Date:08/12/1933
Roman Scandals
Character:Roman Citizen (uncredited)
Release Date:27/11/1933
Doctor Bull
Character:Mr. Herring
Release Date:22/09/1933
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case
Character:Captain Hallett
Release Date:14/09/1933
Gordon of Ghost City
Character:Jim Carmody
Release Date:13/08/1933
The Man from Monterey
Character:Don Pablo Gonzales
Release Date:15/07/1933
Pilgrimage
Character:Mayor Elmer Briggs
Release Date:12/07/1933
Life in the Raw
Character:Sheriff Myles
Release Date:07/07/1933
Clancy of the Mounted
Character:Inspector Cabot
Release Date:27/02/1933
The Lost Special
Character:Botter Hood
Release Date:25/11/1932
Air Mail
Character:Passenger Who'll Die on a Train (uncredited)
Release Date:03/11/1932
Heroes of the West
Character:Cavalry Captain
Release Date:19/06/1932
The Rider of Death Valley
Character:Gabe
Release Date:23/04/1932
Destry Rides Again
Character:Judd Ogden
Release Date:17/04/1932
Scandal for Sale
Character:Belmont Hotel Desk Clerk
Release Date:01/04/1932
Tangled Fortunes
Character:Matt Higgins
Release Date:22/03/1932
The Impatient Maiden
Character:Insane Asylum Warden (uncredited)
Release Date:01/03/1932
Battling with Buffalo Bill
Character:Jim Rodney
Release Date:22/11/1931
Frankenstein
Character:Hans (uncredited)
Release Date:21/11/1931
Possessed
Character:Drunken Husband (uncredited)
Release Date:21/11/1931
A Free Soul
Character:Skid Row Drunk (uncredited)
Release Date:02/06/1931
Abraham Lincoln
Character:Sheridan's Aide (uncredited)
Release Date:08/11/1930
The Indians Are Coming
Character:George Woods / Tom Woods
Release Date:09/10/1930
Sons of the Saddle
Character:'Red' Slade
Release Date:03/08/1930
Song of the Caballero
Character:Don Pedro Madero
Release Date:29/06/1930
Kathleen Mavourneen
Character:James, the butler
Release Date:20/06/1930
The Jade Box
Character:Martin Morgan
Release Date:24/03/1930
The Mounted Stranger
Character:'Spider' Coy
Release Date:08/02/1930
Mister Antonio
Character:Bit Role (uncredited)
Release Date:15/10/1929
The Black Watch
Character:MacGregor (uncredited)
Release Date:22/05/1929
The Lariat Kid
Character:Cal Gregg
Release Date:12/05/1929
The Chinatown Mystery
Character:The Sphinx
Release Date:01/09/1928
Sisters of Eve
Character:Pritchard
Release Date:01/09/1928
The Four-Footed Ranger
Character:Brom Hockley
Release Date:25/03/1928
The Trail of '98
Character:Gold Commissioner's Assistant (uncredited)
Release Date:20/03/1928
The Branded Sombrero
Character:Link Jarvis
Release Date:08/01/1928
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Character:Captain (uncredited)
Release Date:04/11/1927
The Wreck of the Hesperus
Character:John Hazzard
Release Date:31/10/1927
The Cruise of the Hellion
Character:Peg-leg
Release Date:10/09/1927
Life in Hollywood No. 1
Character:Self
Release Date:25/08/1927
The Heart of Maryland
Character:Jefferson Davis
Release Date:13/07/1927
The Devil's Saddle
Character:Pete Hepburn
Release Date:10/07/1927
Men of Daring
Character:Black Roger
Release Date:04/06/1927
Upstream
Character:Juggler
Release Date:30/01/1927
The Silent Trailer
Character:Mrs. Coleman's Physician
Release Date:30/09/1926
Officer '444'
Character:Fire Chief
Release Date:14/05/1926
The Fighting Heart
Character:Town Fool
Release Date:18/10/1925
The Red Rider
Character:Brown Bear
Release Date:02/08/1925
Ridin' Thunder
Character:Frank Douglas
Release Date:14/06/1925
Taming the West
Character:Frosty Miller
Release Date:01/03/1925
A Roaring Adventure
Character:Colonel Burns
Release Date:08/02/1925
The Sign of the Cactus
Character:Panhandle George
Release Date:04/01/1925
Soft Shoes
Character:Quig Mundy
Release Date:01/01/1925
The Measure of a Man
Character:'Pale' Peter
Release Date:14/10/1924
Hearts of Oak
Character:
Release Date:05/10/1924
Lash of the Whip
Character:'Hurricane' Smith
Release Date:01/05/1924
Mine to Keep
Character:Jack Deering
Release Date:20/08/1923
Haunted Valley
Character:Sharkey
Release Date:06/05/1923
Three Jumps Ahead
Character:Ben McLean
Release Date:25/03/1923
The Boss of Camp 4
Character:Dude McCormick
Release Date:26/11/1922
The Village Blacksmith
Character:Asa Martin
Release Date:01/11/1922
Thundering Hoofs
Character:Daddy Bill / 'Colonel' Bill
Release Date:30/09/1922
The Lady from Longacre
Character:Count de Freitas
Release Date:02/10/1921
The Stampede
Character:Robert Wagner
Release Date:01/10/1921
Action
Character:Soda Water Manning
Release Date:12/09/1921
The Great Reward
Character:The American Adventurer
Release Date:09/05/1921
Screen Snapshots Series 1, Number 16
Character:The Director / Self
Release Date:28/12/1920
The Mystery Of 13
Character:Phil Kelly / Jim Kelly
Release Date:01/08/1919
The Silent Mystery
Character:Phil Kelly
Release Date:01/11/1918
The Craving
Character:Carroll Wayles
Release Date:21/09/1918
Berlin Via America
Character:Phil Kelly
Release Date:01/05/1918
John Ermine of the Yellowstone
Character:John Ermine
Release Date:05/11/1917
Who Was the Other Man?
Character:James Walbert / Ludwig Schumann
Release Date:03/09/1917
The Vault of Mystery
Character:
Release Date:02/01/1917
The Purple Domino
Character:Hugo Loubeque
Release Date:01/01/1917
The Leap
Character:
Release Date:01/01/1917
The Ablaze in Mid-Air
Character:Phil Kelly/The Sphinx
Release Date:01/01/1917
The Purple Mask
Character:Phil Kelly/The Sphinx
Release Date:25/12/1916
Mister Vampire
Character:The Vampire Man
Release Date:24/12/1916
The Bandit's Wager
Character:Nan's Brother / The Bandit
Release Date:05/11/1916
The Princely Bandit
Character:Prince Frederick
Release Date:09/09/1916
Brennon o' the Moor
Character:Willy Brennon
Release Date:27/08/1916
The Unexpected
Character:The Mexican Foreman
Release Date:26/04/1916
Behind the Mask
Character:Prince Frederick aka Dick Turpin
Release Date:08/04/1916
The Madcap Queen of Crona
Character:Prince Frederick
Release Date:21/03/1916
The Cry of Erin
Character:Shemus O'Brien
Release Date:17/03/1916
His Majesty Dick Turpin
Character:Prince Frederick aka Dick Turpin
Release Date:12/02/1916
The Adventures of Peg o' the Ring
Character:Dr. Lund, Junior
Release Date:02/01/1916
The Campbells Are Coming
Character:
Release Date:18/10/1915
The Broken Coin
Character:Count Frederick
Release Date:21/06/1915
The Heart of Lincoln
Character:Abraham Lincoln
Release Date:09/02/1915
A Study in Scarlet
Character:Sherlock Holmes
Release Date:29/12/1914
The Phantom Violin
Character:
Release Date:01/10/1914
Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery
Character:Hugo Loubeque
Release Date:14/04/1914
Washington at Valley Forge
Character:The Spy
Release Date:30/03/1914
In the Fall of '64
Character:Capt. Ford - the Southern Officer
Release Date:03/02/1914
The Black Masks
Character:Fred Francis - a Crook
Release Date:28/10/1913
The Battle of Bull Run
Character:Abraham Lincoln
Release Date:18/03/1913
When Lincoln Paid
Character:
Release Date:31/01/1913
The Invaders
Character:Colonel James Bryson
Release Date:29/11/1912
The Ball Player and the Bandit
Character:A Baseball Fan
Release Date:27/11/1912
On Secret Service
Character:Abraham Lincoln
Release Date:01/11/1912
Custer's Last Fight
Character:General George A. Custer
Release Date:03/10/1912
The Outcast
Character:Evans, a Trapper
Release Date:08/06/1912
The Lieutenant's Last Fight
Character:Colonel Garvin
Release Date:31/05/1912
The Post Telegrapher
Character:Bob Evans - the Post Telegrapher
Release Date:30/04/1912
Blazing the Trail
Character:Blake
Release Date:14/04/1912
The Deserter
Character:The Deserter
Release Date:15/03/1912
The Heart of an Indian
Character:The Indian chief
Release Date:01/03/1912
War on the Plains
Character:Drake, a Treacherous Prospector
Release Date:23/02/1912
A Western Girl
Character:Hartley
Release Date:07/12/1911
Bessie's Ride
Character:John Burton
Release Date:20/07/1911
In the Right of Way
Character:John Walsh
Release Date:13/07/1911
The Kiss of Mary Jane
Character:Black Bill
Release Date:22/06/1911
When the Tables Turned
Character:Cowboy
Release Date:15/06/1911
Her Spoiled Boy
Character:
Release Date:08/06/1911
In Time for Press
Character:Jim Ford
Release Date:01/06/1911
The Immortal Alamo
Character:Navarre
Release Date:25/05/1911
The Redemption of Rawhide
Character:Reverend Simpson
Release Date:18/05/1911
The Spring Round-Up
Character:Jim Dempsey
Release Date:11/05/1911
Mary's Stratagem
Character:Bill
Release Date:04/05/1911
The Reformation of Jack Robins
Character:Jack Robbins
Release Date:27/04/1911
An Unwilling Cowboy
Character:Jim Edwards
Release Date:20/04/1911
Jack Mason's Last Deal
Character:Jim Saunders
Release Date:13/04/1911
Her Faithful Heart
Character:Bill Rank
Release Date:06/04/1911
The Warrant for Red Rube
Character:Red Rube
Release Date:30/03/1911
Sir Percy and the Punchers
Character:Sir Percy Granville
Release Date:23/03/1911
The Snake in the Grass
Character:Texas Ed
Release Date:09/03/1911
In the Hot Lands
Character:The County Doctor
Release Date:02/03/1911
Billy and His Pal
Character:Jim - the Cowpuncher
Release Date:15/02/1911
Only a Sister
Character:John
Release Date:02/02/1911
The Owner of L.L. Ranch
Character:Jeff
Release Date:12/01/1911
The Crimson Scars
Character:
Release Date:05/01/1911
In the Tall Grass Country
Character:Bob
Release Date:29/12/1910
A Western Welcome
Character:John
Release Date:22/12/1910
Pals
Character:Denton
Release Date:01/12/1910
Cowboys and Bachelor Girls
Character:The Cowboy Hero
Release Date:24/11/1910
His Sergeant's Stripes
Character:The Corporal
Release Date:17/11/1910
A Mountain Wife
Character:Her Husband, a Moonshiner
Release Date:10/11/1910
Uncle Jim
Character:
Release Date:20/10/1910
Out for Mischief
Character:The Father
Release Date:13/10/1910
Billy's Sister
Character:Billy
Release Date:06/10/1910
A Plucky American Girl
Character:
Release Date:29/09/1910
Salt on the Bird's Tail
Character:
Release Date:22/09/1910
In the Mission Shadows
Character:
Release Date:15/09/1910
Baseball, That's All
Character:The Husband
Release Date:08/09/1910
Won in the Fifth
Character:Young Minister
Release Date:01/09/1910
The Romance of Circle Ranch
Character:Honest Jim
Release Date:24/08/1910
Return of Ta-Wa-Wa
Character:Ta-Wa-Wa
Release Date:11/08/1910
A Postal Substitute
Character:Jack Flynn
Release Date:21/07/1910
The Golden Secret
Character:Will Brown
Release Date:14/07/1910
The Little Preacher
Character:Joe Lane
Release Date:07/07/1910
The Ruling Passion
Character:Tony Valero
Release Date:30/06/1910
White Doe's Lovers
Character:The Cowboy
Release Date:23/06/1910
A Texas Joke
Character:
Release Date:16/06/1910
Love's C.Q.D.
Character:Lt. Robert Bright
Release Date:09/06/1910
The Padre's Secret
Character:Baptiste
Release Date:02/06/1910
The Paleface Princess
Character:Captain Keen
Release Date:26/05/1910
A Rough Night on the Bridge
Character:
Release Date:19/05/1910
Speed Versus Death
Character:Mr. Braggs
Release Date:05/05/1910
The Seal of the Church
Character:
Release Date:28/04/1910
The Newly Born
Character:Mr. Newlywed
Release Date:21/04/1910
Branding a Thief
Character:
Release Date:14/04/1910
Cyclone Pete's Matrimony
Character:Cyclone Pete
Release Date:07/04/1910
The Fortune Favors the Brave
Character:
Release Date:31/10/1908
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