Wallace Ford

Wallace Ford

Date of Birth:

Feb 11, 1898

Place of Birth:

Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK 

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:

East of Fifth Avenue East of Fifth Avenue

1933

Give Us Wings Give Us Wings

1940

She Couldn't Take It She Couldn't Take It

1935

Another Face Another Face

1935

Dakota Lil Dakota Lil

1950

I Hate Women I Hate Women

1934

Magic Town Magic Town

1947

The Rainmaker The Rainmaker

1956

Skyscraper Souls Skyscraper Souls

1932

Hypnotized Hypnotized

1932

My Woman My Woman

1933

Scatterbrain Scatterbrain

1940

Love, Honor and Oh-Baby! Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!

1940

Rodeo Rodeo

1952

Swing It, Sailor! Swing It, Sailor!

1938

Isle Of Destiny Isle Of Destiny

1940

The Boy from Oklahoma The Boy from Oklahoma

1954

The Nebraskan The Nebraskan

1953

Central Park Central Park

1932

Absolute Quiet Absolute Quiet

1936

Stagecoach To Fury Stagecoach To Fury

1956

Machine Gun Mama Machine Gun Mama

1944

Inside the Law Inside the Law

1942

Get That Man Get That Man

1935

Lover Come Back Lover Come Back

1946

A Woman's Man A Woman's Man

1934

Goodbye Again Goodbye Again

1933

The Great Jesse James Raid The Great Jesse James Raid

1953

Murder by Invitation Murder by Invitation

1941

Jericho Jericho

1937

Harvey Harvey

1950

The Matchmaker The Matchmaker

1958

On Stage Everybody On Stage Everybody

1945

The Hollywood Gad-About The Hollywood Gad-About

1934

Twilight for the Gods Twilight for the Gods

1958

The Maverick Queen The Maverick Queen

1956

Married in Hollywood Married in Hollywood

1929

Stardust Stardust

1938

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

2008

In Spite of Danger In Spite of Danger

1935

The Man Who Reclaimed His Head The Man Who Reclaimed His Head

1934

Freaks Freaks

1932

Bristle Face Bristle Face

1964

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1988

Roar of the Press Roar of the Press

1941

The Spoilers The Spoilers

1955

Rendezvous with Annie Rendezvous with Annie

1946

Tess of the Storm Country Tess of the Storm Country

1960

A Son Comes Home A Son Comes Home

1936

Two Girls on Broadway Two Girls on Broadway

1940

Belle Starr's Daughter Belle Starr's Daughter

1948

Red Stallion In The Rockies Red Stallion In The Rockies

1949

The Marines Come Thru The Marines Come Thru

1938

The Great John L. The Great John L.

1945

Lucy Gallant Lucy Gallant

1955

Blood on the Sun Blood on the Sun

1945

A Guy Could Change A Guy Could Change

1946

Painting The Clouds With Sunshine Painting The Clouds With Sunshine

1951

The Big Cage The Big Cage

1933

Two in the Dark Two in the Dark

1936

O.H.M.S. O.H.M.S.

1937

The Ape Man The Ape Man

1943

Employees' Entrance Employees' Entrance

1933

Warlock Warlock

1959

Coroner Creek Coroner Creek

1948

A Lawless Street A Lawless Street

1955

Johnny Concho Johnny Concho

1956

The Informer The Informer

1935

3 Ring Circus 3 Ring Circus

1954

The Lost Patrol The Lost Patrol

1934

The Man from Laramie The Man from Laramie

1955

The Set-Up The Set-Up

1949

The Mysterious Mr. Wong The Mysterious Mr. Wong

1935

Back Door to Heaven Back Door to Heaven

1939

The Breaking Point The Breaking Point

1950

All Through the Night All Through the Night

1942

One Frightened Night One Frightened Night

1935

The Mummy's Hand The Mummy's Hand

1940

A Man Betrayed A Man Betrayed

1941

Shadow of a Doubt Shadow of a Doubt

1943

The Beast of the City The Beast of the City

1932

Black Angel Black Angel

1946

Dead Reckoning Dead Reckoning

1946

He Ran All the Way He Ran All the Way

1951

Blues in the Night Blues in the Night

1941

The Furies The Furies

1950

The Mummy's Tomb The Mummy's Tomb

1942

T-Men T-Men

1947

Crack-Up Crack-Up

1946

A Patch of Blue A Patch of Blue

1965

The Rogues' Tavern The Rogues' Tavern

1936

The Whole Town's Talking The Whole Town's Talking

1935

X Marks the Spot X Marks the Spot

1931

Scattergood Survives a Murder Scattergood Survives a Murder

1942

Swellhead Swellhead

1935

The Wet Parade The Wet Parade

1932

Wichita Wichita

1955

The First Texan The First Texan

1956

Exiled to Shanghai Exiled to Shanghai

1937

Night of Terror Night of Terror

1933

Headline Shooter Headline Shooter

1933

The Nut Farm The Nut Farm

1935

Embraceable You Embraceable You

1948

Money Means Nothing Money Means Nothing

1934

Are You Listening? Are You Listening?

1932

Warpath Warpath

1951

The Man from Texas The Man from Texas

1948

The Last Hurrah The Last Hurrah

1958

Thunder Over Arizona Thunder Over Arizona

1956

Three-Cornered Moon Three-Cornered Moon

1933

Possessed Possessed

1931

Secret Command Secret Command

1944

Shed No Tears Shed No Tears

1948

Destry Destry

1954

The Cross of Lorraine The Cross of Lorraine

1943

Mary Burns, Fugitive Mary Burns, Fugitive

1935

She Couldn't Say No She Couldn't Say No

1954

Men in White Men in White

1934

The Green Years The Green Years

1946

Flesh and Fury Flesh and Fury

1952

Spellbound Spellbound

1945

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