John Ford
Directing
Born: 1894-02-01 in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
Screen Director's Playhouse
Self - Introduction
Five Came Back
Self (archive footage)
The Horse Soldiers
Ned (uncredited)
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
The Birth of a Nation
Klansman (uncredited)
Filmmakers for the Prosecution
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Directed by John Ford
Self (uncredited)
Five Came Back
Self (archive footage)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self (archive footage)
John Ford: The Man Who Invented America
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
The Bandit's Wager
Nan's Brother
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Self (archive footage)
The Screen Director
Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
Show-Business at War
Self
Spanish Western
Self (archive footage)
Big Time
John Ford (uncredited)
Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery
Fonda on Fonda
Self (archive footage)
Serenity at Sea: John Ford and the Araner
Himself (archive footage)
The American West of John Ford
Self
Shooting War
himself
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
J.P. Baldwin
The Western: A Lost TV Special
Self
The Broken Coin
Sacchio's Accomplice (as Jack Ford)
Omnibus: John Ford, Part One
Self (archive footage)
A Study in Scarlet
John H. Watson, M.D.
Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of Ireland
self
National Geographic Explorer: The Battle For Midway
Himself - Filmmaker (archive footage) (unaccredited)
Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend
Himself/Interviewer
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
Self (archive footage)
John Ford's America
Himself (Archive Footage)
The Scrapper
Buck, the scrapper
The Tornado
Jack Dayton (as Jack Ford)
John Wayne-A Life on Film
Self (archive footage)
The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth
Self (archive footage)
John Ford & Monument Valley
Self (archive footage)
The Purple Mask
(unconfirmed)