John Ford
Profile info
Known forDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1 February 1894
Died31 August 1973 (age 79)
Place of birthCape Elizabeth, Maine, USA
Known credits193
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…
Filmmakers for the Prosecution
2023 · Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
John Ford: The Man Who Invented America
2019 · Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Five Came Back
2017 · Self (archive footage)
Five Came Back
2017 · Self (archive footage)
Spanish Western
2015 · Self (archive footage)
John Ford & Monument Valley
2013 · Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009 · Self (archive footage)
The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth
2009 · Self (archive footage)
Monument Valley: John Ford Country
2006 · Self (voice) (archive footage)
Serenity at Sea: John Ford and the Araner
2006 · Himself (archive footage)
Battleground
2004 · Director
Shooting War
2000 · himself
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
2000 · Self (archive footage)
John Wayne-A Life on Film
2000 · Self (archive footage)
National Geographic Explorer: The Battle For Midway
1999 · Himself - Filmmaker (archive footage) (unaccredited)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995 · Self (archive footage)
Omnibus: John Ford, Part One
1992 · Self (archive footage)
Unforgiven
1992 · Thanks
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
1992 · Self
Fonda on Fonda
1992 · Self (archive footage)
John Ford's America
1989 · Himself (Archive Footage)
Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend
1976 · Himself/Interviewer
Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend
1976 · Director
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973 · Self
The American West of John Ford
1971 · Self
Directed by John Ford
1971 · Self (uncredited)
Vietnam! Vietnam!
1971 · Executive Producer
My Name Is John Ford, I Make Westerns
1970 · Self
7 Women
1965 · Director
7 Women
1965 · Producer
Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of Ireland
1965 · self
Cheyenne Autumn
1964 · Director
Cheyenne Autumn
1964 · Producer
Donovan's Reef
1963 · Producer
Donovan's Reef
1963 · Director
How the West Was Won
1962 · Director
Flashing Spikes
1962 · Director
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962 · Producer
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962 · Director
Alcoa Premiere
1961 · Director
Two Rode Together
1961 · Director
Two Rode Together
1961 · Producer
The Colter Craven Story
1960 · Director
The Alamo
1960 · Second Unit Director
Sergeant Rutledge
1960 · Director
The Horse Soldiers
1959 · Ned (uncredited)
The Horse Soldiers
1959 · Director
Korea
1959 · Director
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