Wallace Ford (12 February 1898 – 11 June 1966) was an English-born naturalized American stage and screen actor. Usually playing wise-cracking characters, he combined a tough but friendly-faced demeanor with a small but powerful, stocky physique.
Wallace Ford (12 February 1898 – 11 June 1966) was an English-born naturalized American stage and screen actor. Usually playing wise-cracking characters, he combined a tough but friendly-faced demeanor with a small but powerful, stocky physique.
Born Samuel Jones Grundy in Bolton, Lancashire, England, he spent his childhood in a Dr. Barnardo's home. At an early age he was adopted by a farmer from Manitoba, Canada, where he was ill treated. About age eleven, Ford ran away and did odd jobs, later becoming an usher in a theatre.
Following his discharge from the Army after WWI, he became a vaudeville actor in a stock company before performing on Broadway.
He started on a film career when Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer gave him a part in the film Possessed (1931) and went on to appear in over 200 films, including 13 directed by John Ford.
Wallace Ford is buried in an unmarked grave in Culver City, California's Holy Cross Cemetery.
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Filmography (Movies)
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Character:Detective Ed Fitzpatrick (archive footage)
Release Date:03/03/2008
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:13/03/1987
A Patch of Blue
Character:Ole Pa
Release Date:10/12/1965
Bristle Face
Character:Emory Packer
Release Date:26/01/1964
Tess of the Storm Country
Character:Fred Thorson
Release Date:08/12/1960
Warlock
Character:Judge Holloway
Release Date:15/05/1959
The Last Hurrah
Character:Charlie Hennessey
Release Date:31/12/1958
Twilight for the Gods
Character:Old Brown
Release Date:04/08/1958
The Matchmaker
Character:Malachi Stack
Release Date:23/07/1958
Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses
Character:Rebel
Release Date:03/01/1957
Stagecoach To Fury
Character:Judge Lester Farrell
Release Date:13/12/1956
The Rainmaker
Character:Sheriff Howard Thomas
Release Date:13/12/1956
Thunder Over Arizona
Character:Stiles
Release Date:04/08/1956
Johnny Concho
Character:Albert Dark
Release Date:01/07/1956
The First Texan
Character:Henry Delaney
Release Date:29/06/1956
The Maverick Queen
Character:Jamie
Release Date:03/05/1956
The Spoilers
Character:Flapjack Simms
Release Date:23/12/1955
A Lawless Street
Character:Dr. Amos Wynn
Release Date:15/11/1955
Lucy Gallant
Character:Gus Basserman
Release Date:20/10/1955
The Man from Laramie
Character:Charley O'Leary
Release Date:19/08/1955
Wichita
Character:Arthur Whiteside
Release Date:03/07/1955
3 Ring Circus
Character:Sam Morley
Release Date:22/12/1954
Destry
Character:Doc Curtis
Release Date:01/12/1954
The Boy from Oklahoma
Character:Walter "Wally" Higgins
Release Date:27/02/1954
She Couldn't Say No
Character:Joe Wheelen
Release Date:15/02/1954
The Nebraskan
Character:'Mac' McBride
Release Date:02/12/1953
The Great Jesse James Raid
Character:Elias Hobbs
Release Date:17/07/1953
Flesh and Fury
Character:Jack 'Pop' Richardson
Release Date:26/06/1952
Rodeo
Character:Barbecue Jones
Release Date:09/03/1952
Warpath
Character:Pvt. 'Irish' Potts
Release Date:22/11/1951
Painting The Clouds With Sunshine
Character:Sam Parks
Release Date:10/10/1951
He Ran All the Way
Character:Fred Dobbs
Release Date:20/06/1951
Harvey
Character:The Taxi Driver
Release Date:04/12/1950
The Breaking Point
Character:F.R. Duncan
Release Date:06/10/1950
The Furies
Character:Scotty Hyslip
Release Date:22/07/1950
Dakota Lil
Character:Carter
Release Date:17/02/1950
Red Stallion In The Rockies
Character:'Talky' Carson
Release Date:02/05/1949
The Set-Up
Character:Gus
Release Date:29/03/1949
Belle Starr's Daughter
Character:Lafe Bailey
Release Date:13/11/1948
Embraceable You
Character:Police Lt. Ferria
Release Date:21/08/1948
Coroner Creek
Character:Andy West
Release Date:01/07/1948
Shed No Tears
Character:Sam Grover
Release Date:09/06/1948
The Man from Texas
Character:Jed
Release Date:06/03/1948
T-Men
Character:The Schemer
Release Date:15/12/1947
Magic Town
Character:Lou Dicketts
Release Date:07/10/1947
Dead Reckoning
Character:McGee
Release Date:31/12/1946
Crack-Up
Character:Lt. Cochrane
Release Date:06/09/1946
Black Angel
Character:Joe
Release Date:02/08/1946
Rendezvous with Annie
Character:Al Morgan
Release Date:22/07/1946
The Green Years
Character:Jamie Nigg
Release Date:04/07/1946
Lover Come Back
Character:Tubbs
Release Date:21/06/1946
A Guy Could Change
Character:Bill Conley
Release Date:27/01/1946
Spellbound
Character:Hotel masher
Release Date:08/11/1945
On Stage Everybody
Character:Emmett Rogers
Release Date:13/07/1945
The Great John L.
Character:McManus
Release Date:25/05/1945
Blood on the Sun
Character:Ollie Miller
Release Date:26/04/1945
Machine Gun Mama
Character:John O'Reilly
Release Date:18/08/1944
Secret Command
Character:Miller
Release Date:30/07/1944
The Cross of Lorraine
Character:Pierre
Release Date:12/11/1943
The Ape Man
Character:Jeff Carter
Release Date:05/03/1943
Shadow of a Doubt
Character:Fred Saunders
Release Date:12/01/1943
The Mummy's Tomb
Character:Babe Hanson
Release Date:23/10/1942
Scattergood Survives a Murder
Character:Wally Collins
Release Date:01/10/1942
Inside the Law
Character:Billy
Release Date:08/05/1942
All Through the Night
Character:Spats Hunter
Release Date:10/01/1942
Blues in the Night
Character:Brad Ames (as Wally Ford)
Release Date:15/11/1941
Murder by Invitation
Character:Bob White
Release Date:30/06/1941
Roar of the Press
Character:Wally Williams
Release Date:17/04/1941
A Man Betrayed
Character:Casey ('Globe' newspaper reporter)
Release Date:07/03/1941
Give Us Wings
Character:Mr. York
Release Date:20/12/1940
The Mummy's Hand
Character:Babe Jenson
Release Date:20/09/1940
Scatterbrain
Character:Sam Maxwell
Release Date:20/07/1940
Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!
Character:Joe Redmond
Release Date:07/06/1940
Two Girls on Broadway
Character:Jed Marlowe
Release Date:19/04/1940
Isle Of Destiny
Character:Millard Barnes
Release Date:08/03/1940
Back Door to Heaven
Character:Frankie Rogers
Release Date:19/04/1939
The Marines Come Thru
Character:Pvt. 'Singapore' Stebbins
Release Date:04/08/1938
Stardust
Character:Peter Jackson
Release Date:25/03/1938
Swing It, Sailor!
Character:Pete Kelly
Release Date:04/02/1938
Exiled to Shanghai
Character:Ted Young
Release Date:20/12/1937
Jericho
Character:Mike Clancy
Release Date:23/08/1937
O.H.M.S.
Character:Jimmy Tracy
Release Date:01/01/1937
A Son Comes Home
Character:Steve
Release Date:31/07/1936
The Rogues' Tavern
Character:Jimmy Kelly
Release Date:04/06/1936
Absolute Quiet
Character:Jack
Release Date:24/04/1936
Two in the Dark
Character:Harry Hilyer
Release Date:10/01/1936
Another Face
Character:Joe Haynes, Press Agent
Release Date:20/12/1935
Mary Burns, Fugitive
Character:Harper
Release Date:15/11/1935
She Couldn't Take It
Character:"Fingers" Boston
Release Date:08/10/1935
Get That Man
Character:Jack Kirkland / John Prescott
Release Date:10/07/1935
The Informer
Character:Frankie McPhillip
Release Date:09/05/1935
Swellhead
Character:Terry McCall
Release Date:04/05/1935
One Frightened Night
Character:Joe Luvalle
Release Date:01/05/1935
The Nut Farm
Character:Willie Barton
Release Date:24/03/1935
In Spite of Danger
Character:Bob Crane
Release Date:08/03/1935
The Whole Town's Talking
Character:Healy
Release Date:22/02/1935
The Mysterious Mr. Wong
Character:Jason H. 'Jay' Barton
Release Date:25/01/1935
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
Character:'Curly'
Release Date:24/12/1934
The Hollywood Gad-About
Character:Self (uncredited)
Release Date:04/10/1934
Money Means Nothing
Character:Kenneth 'Kenny' McKay
Release Date:14/06/1934
I Hate Women
Character:Scoop McGuire
Release Date:10/05/1934
Men in White
Character:Shorty
Release Date:06/04/1934
The Lost Patrol
Character:Morelli
Release Date:16/02/1934
A Woman's Man
Character:Joe Flynn - Prizefighter
Release Date:06/02/1934
East of Fifth Avenue
Character:Vic Howard
Release Date:28/11/1933
My Woman
Character:Chick Rollins
Release Date:04/10/1933
Goodbye Again
Character:Arthur Westlake
Release Date:09/09/1933
Three Cornered Moon
Character:Kenneth Rimplegar
Release Date:04/08/1933
Headline Shooter
Character:Mike
Release Date:28/07/1933
The Big Cage
Character:Russ Penny
Release Date:01/05/1933
Night of Terror
Character:Tom Hartley
Release Date:23/04/1933
Employees' Entrance
Character:Martin West
Release Date:11/02/1933
Hypnotized
Character:Bill Bogard
Release Date:25/12/1932
Central Park
Character:Rick
Release Date:10/12/1932
Skyscraper Souls
Character:Slim
Release Date:16/07/1932
The Wet Parade
Character:Jerry Tyler
Release Date:26/03/1932
Are You Listening?
Character:Larry Barnes
Release Date:21/03/1932
The Beast of the City
Character:Detective Ed Fitzpatrick
Release Date:13/02/1932
Freaks
Character:Phroso
Release Date:01/01/1932
X Marks the Spot
Character:Ted Lloyd
Release Date:13/12/1931
Possessed
Character:Al Manning
Release Date:21/11/1931
Married in Hollywood
Character:Mitzi's Fan (uncredited)
Release Date:22/09/1929
Television Appearances
The Great Adventure
Character:Uncle Billy Smith
Vacation Playhouse
Character:Lester Tinney
Peter Loves Mary
Character:
The Andy Griffith Show
Character:Roger Hanover
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Character:Harry
The Deputy
Character:Herk Lamson
The Deputy
Character:Marshal Herk Lamson
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Character:
Trackdown
Character:Eli Zach
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Character:Monty Smith
Screen Director's Playhouse
Character:Ed Rawlings
Kings Row
Character:
The Wonderful World of Disney
Character:Emory Packer
Climax!
Character:Bunco Kelly
Climax!
Character:Sheriff
Climax!
Character:Dr. Karl Wexdig
Climax!
Character:Samuel Cramer
Father Knows Best
Character:
Studio 57
Character:Boats
The Whistler
Character:
Inner Sanctum
Character:
The Motorola Television Hour
Character:
The Ford Television Theatre
Character:Talker
This Is Your Life
Character:Self
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Character:Innkeeper
Studio One
Character:
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