Francis Ford

ActorWriterDirectorProducer Aug 12 (died age 72) Portland, Maine, USA 1908–1953 (45 year career)

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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…

Known For

Film

Frankenstein

Hans (uncredited)

Film

The Grapes of Wrath

Migrant (uncredited)

Film

Stagecoach

Sgt. Billy Pickett (uncredited)

Film

The Ox-Bow Incident

Alva 'Dad' Hardwicke (uncredited)

Film

The Quiet Man

Dan Tobin

Film

My Darling Clementine

Dad - Old Soldier (uncredited)

Film

Fort Apache

Fen - Stage Guard (uncredited)

Film

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

Connelly - Fort Stark Suttlers Barman (uncredited)

Filmography

Acting (262)

Movies (261)

The Sun Shines Bright

as Feeney

The Quiet Man

as Dan Tobin

Toughest Man in Arizona

The Living Bible

as Samaritan Leper

Rim of the Wheel

as Mr. Dickerson

Wagon Master

as Mr. Peachtree

San Antone Ambush

as Major Farnsworth

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

1949

as Connelly - Fort Stark Suttlers Barman (uncredited)

6.9

Frontier Investigator

1949

as Ed Garnett

Fort Apache

1948

as Fen - Stage Guard (uncredited)

7.0

3 Godfathers

1948

as Drunk (uncredited)

6.7

The Far Frontier

1948

as Alf Sharper

6.0

Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'

1948

as Race Checker / Fisherman (uncredited)

The Plunderers

as Barnaby

Eyes of Texas

as Thad Cameron

The Timber Trail

as Ralph Baker

Unconquered

1947

as Frontiersman on Fort Pitt Roof (uncredited)

Gunfighters

as Cook (uncredited)

California

as Jessie (uncredited)

Driftwood

as Abner Green

High Tide

as Pop Garrow

Bandits of Dark Canyon

1947

as Horse Trader

Wake Up and Dream

1946

as Old Man at Counter

6.5

My Darling Clementine

1946

as Dad - Old Soldier (uncredited)

7.5

Sister Kenny

1946

as Patrick O'Shea (uncredited)

6.8

College Queen

1946

as Pop, The Janitor

Accomplice

as King Connors

Mom and Dad

as Dr. Rubin

Hangover Square

as Ogilby - Fulham Antique Dealer (uncredited)

7.0

Incendiary Blonde

1945

as Ranch Owner (uncredited)

Wildfire

as Ezra Mills

Murder, He Says

as Lee - Old Townsman (uncredited)

6.6

The White Gorilla

1945

as Mr. Stacey

3.8

The Princess and the Pirate

1944

as Drunken Pirate (uncredited)

6.9

Home in Indiana

1944

as Ed - Seated Opposite J.T. in Bar (uncredited)

5.5

The Climax

1944

as Backstage Attendant (Uncredited)

5.5

The Ox-Bow Incident

1943

as Alva 'Dad' Hardwicke (uncredited)

The Desperadoes

as Hank

The Mummy's Tomb

as Townsman (uncredited)

5.5

Outlaws of Pine Ridge

1942

as Bartender

King of the Mounties

1942

as Zeke Collins (Ch. 4)

The Man Who Wouldn't Die

1942

as Caretaker

6.4

The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe

as Tavern Keeper

Last of the Duanes

as Luke Stevens

Tobacco Road

Western Union

as Eastbound Stagecoach Driver

6.0

They Died with Their Boots On

1941

as Veteran (uncredited)

6.6

Riders of the Purple Sage

1941

as Inebriated Courtroom Spectator

Romance of the Rio Grande

1941

as Stagecoach Driver

3.8

The Grapes of Wrath

1940

as Migrant (uncredited)

Lucky Cisco Kid

as Court Clerk

Three Faces West

as Farmer Bill, with Higgins

5.4

Diamond Frontier

1940

as Derek Bluje

South of Pago Pago

as Foster

Viva Cisco Kid

as Proprietor

Stagecoach

as Sgt. Billy Pickett (uncredited)

7.6

Drums Along the Mohawk

1939

as Joe Boleo

6.5

Young Mr. Lincoln

1939

as Sam Boone (uncredited)

Geronimo

as Scout

Bad Lands

as Charlie Garth

Kentucky Moonshine

as Grandpa Hatfield

The Texans

as Uncle Dud

In Old Chicago

as Driver

Mannequin

as Tim O'Rourke (Uncredited)

5.9

The Girl of the Golden West

1938

as Miner

4.6

A Star Is Born

1937

as William Gregory (uncredited)

7.2

Checkers

1937

as Daniel Snodgrass

The Last Train from Madrid

1937

as Pedro Elias (uncredited)

4.3

Slave Ship

1937

as Scraps

4.5

The Prisoner of Shark Island

1936

as Corporal O'Toole

6.8

The Plough and the Stars

1936

as Old Man (uncredited)

5.8

Paddy O'Day

1936

as Immigration Officer Tom McGuire

7.0

Sins of Man

1936

as Town Drunk

Little Miss Nobody

1936

as Detective

6.0

Educating Father

1936

as Sheriff Hart

Charlie Chan's Secret

1936

as Captain of salvage ship

6.9

Gentle Julia

1936

as Tubbs, Fish Peddler

Charlie Chan at the Circus

as John Gaines

Paris in Spring

as Drunken Peasant

The Informer

as 'Judge' Flynn

Goin' to Town

as Sheriff

Steamboat Round the Bend

as Efe

This Is the Life

as Sticky Jones

The Arizonian

as Mayor Ed Comstock

Pirate Treasure

1934

as Dick's Friend at the Airfield

4.0

The World Moves On

1934

as Legionaire in Trench

5.6

Judge Priest

1934

as Juror No. 12

6.4

Charlie Chan's Courage

1934

as Hewitt

8.0

Murder in Trinidad

1934

as Davenant

Sleepers East

1934

as Well-Wisher at Train Station (uncredited)

Roman Scandals

1933

as Roman Citizen (uncredited)

5.7

Smoky

1933

as Horse Buyer

Pilgrimage

1933

as Mayor Elmer Briggs

6.9

Charlie Chan's Greatest Case

as Captain Hallett

Doctor Bull

as Mr. Herring

Clancy of the Mounted

1933

as Inspector Cabot

The Man from Monterey

1933

as Don Pablo Gonzales

Gordon of Ghost City

as Jim Carmody

Life in the Raw

as Sheriff Myles

The Impatient Maiden

1932

as Insane Asylum Warden (uncredited)

The Lost Special

1932

as Botter Hood

4.5

Air Mail

1932

as Passenger Who'll Die on a Train (uncredited)

Destry Rides Again

as Judd Ogden

Heroes of the West

as Cavalry Captain

Scandal for Sale

as Belmont Hotel Desk Clerk

7.0

The Rider of Death Valley

1932

as Gabe

7.0

Tangled Fortunes

1932

as Matt Higgins

Battling with Buffalo Bill

as Jim Rodney

Frankenstein

as Hans (uncredited)

The Front Page

as Carl - Detective (uncredited)

6.5

Possessed

1931

as Drunken Husband (uncredited)

7.0

A Free Soul

1931

as Skid Row Drunk (uncredited)

6.0

Seas Beneath

1931

as Eric - Captain of Trawler (uncredited)

4.9

Abraham Lincoln

1930

as Sheridan's Aide (uncredited)

5.4

The Mounted Stranger

1930

as 'Spider' Coy

Sons of the Saddle

1930

as 'Red' Slade

The Jade Box

1930

as Martin Morgan

5.0

Song of the Caballero

1930

as Don Pedro Madero

The Indians Are Coming

1930

as George Woods / Tom Woods

Kathleen Mavourneen

as James, the butler

The Lariat Kid

as Cal Gregg

Mister Antonio

1929

as Bit Role (uncredited)

5.0

The Black Watch

1929

as MacGregor (uncredited)

6.0

The Chinatown Mystery

1928

as The Sphinx

Sisters of Eve

1928

as Pritchard

The Branded Sombrero

1928

as Link Jarvis

5.0

The Trail of '98

1928

as Gold Commissioner's Assistant (uncredited)

5.9

The Four-Footed Ranger

1928

as Brom Hockley

The Cruise of the Hellion

1927

as Peg-leg

Uncle Tom's Cabin

1927

as Captain (uncredited)

Upstream

as Juggler

Men of Daring

as Black Roger

The Devil's Saddle

1927

as Pete Hepburn

The Wreck of the Hesperus

1927

as John Hazzard

The Heart of Maryland

1927

as Jefferson Davis

Life in Hollywood No. 1

1927

as Self

One Glorious Scrap

1927

as Ralph Curtis

The Silent Trailer

1926

as Mrs. Coleman's Physician

Officer '444'

1926

as Fire Chief

7.0

Speed Cop

1926

as The Silk Thief

A Roaring Adventure

1925

as Colonel Burns

The Fighting Heart

1925

as Town Fool

5.0

Taming the West

1925

as Frosty Miller

Ridin' Thunder

1925

as Frank Douglas

Soft Shoes

1925

as Quig Mundy

7.0

The Red Rider

1925

as Brown Bear

The Sign of the Cactus

1925

as Panhandle George

Hearts of Oak

Lash of the Whip

as 'Hurricane' Smith

The Measure of a Man

as 'Pale' Peter

Mine to Keep

1923

as Jack Deering

Three Jumps Ahead

1923

as Ben McLean

5.0

Haunted Valley

1923

as Sharkey

The Village Blacksmith

1922

as Asa Martin

5.3

Thundering Hoofs

1922

as Daddy Bill / 'Colonel' Bill

The Boss of Camp 4

1922

as Dude McCormick

Action

1921

as Soda Water Manning

4.0

The Stampede

1921

as Robert Wagner

5.0

The Lady from Longacre

1921

as Count de Freitas

The Great Reward

1921

as The American Adventurer

I Am the Woman

1921

Screen Snapshots Series 1, Number 16

1920

as The Director / Self

The Mystery Of 13

1919

as Phil Kelly / Jim Kelly

The Craving

as Carroll Wayles

Berlin Via America

as Phil Kelly

The Silent Mystery

1918

as Phil Kelly

Who Was the Other Man?

1917

as James Walbert / Ludwig Schumann

The Ablaze in Mid-Air

1917

as Phil Kelly/The Sphinx

The Purple Domino

1917

as Hugo Loubeque

John Ermine of the Yellowstone

1917

as John Ermine

The Leap

1917

The Vault of Mystery

1917

The Demon of the Sky

1917

as Phil Kelly/The Sphinx

Behind the Mask

1916

as Prince Frederick aka Dick Turpin

Mister Vampire

1916

as The Vampire Man

The Madcap Queen of Crona

1916

as Prince Frederick

The Bandit's Wager

1916

as Nan's Brother / The Bandit

5.1

The Princely Bandit

1916

as Prince Frederick

The Cry of Erin

1916

as Shemus O'Brien

The Unexpected

1916

as The Mexican Foreman

His Majesty Dick Turpin

1916

as Prince Frederick aka Dick Turpin

The Adventures of Peg o' the Ring

1916

as Dr. Lund, Junior

The Purple Mask

1916

as Phil Kelly/The Sphinx

Brennon o' the Moor

1916

as Willy Brennon

The Heart of Lincoln

1915

as Abraham Lincoln

The Broken Coin

1915

as Count Frederick

6.0

The Campbells Are Coming

1915

5.0

Washington at Valley Forge

1914

as The Spy

In the Fall of '64

1914

as Capt. Ford - the Southern Officer

Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery

as Hugo Loubeque

A Study in Scarlet

as Sherlock Holmes

The Phantom Violin

When Lincoln Paid

The Black Masks

as Fred Francis - a Crook

5.8

The Battle of Bull Run

1913

as Abraham Lincoln

Blazing the Trail

1912

as Blake

4.0

The Deserter

1912

as The Deserter

The Ball Player and the Bandit

1912

as A Baseball Fan

5.0

The Outcast

1912

as Evans, a Trapper

Custer's Last Fight

1912

as General George A. Custer

6.0

The Post Telegrapher

1912

as Bob Evans - the Post Telegrapher

4.0

The Lieutenant's Last Fight

1912

as Colonel Garvin

5.5

The Invaders

1912

as Colonel James Bryson

5.5

War on the Plains

1912

as Drake, a Treacherous Prospector

On Secret Service

1912

as Abraham Lincoln

5.0

The Heart of an Indian

1912

as The Indian chief

5.5

The Immortal Alamo

1911

as Navarre

In Time for Press

1911

as Jim Ford

The Redemption of Rawhide

1911

as Reverend Simpson

The Snake in the Grass

1911

as Texas Ed

In the Right of Way

1911

as John Walsh

Jack Mason's Last Deal

1911

as Jim Saunders

The Owner of L.L. Ranch

1911

as Jeff

Bessie's Ride

1911

as John Burton

When the Tables Turned

1911

as Cowboy

The Warrant for Red Rube

1911

as Red Rube

Her Faithful Heart

1911

as Bill Rank

Mary's Stratagem

1911

as Bill

A Western Girl

1911

as Hartley

The Crimson Scars

1911

Only a Sister

1911

as John

The Reformation of Jack Robins

1911

as Jack Robbins

In the Hot Lands

1911

as The County Doctor

Sir Percy and the Punchers

1911

as Sir Percy Granville

An Unwilling Cowboy

1911

as Jim Edwards

Billy and His Pal

1911

as Jim - the Cowpuncher

5.0

The Spring Round-Up

1911

as Jim Dempsey

Her Spoiled Boy

1911

The Kiss of Mary Jane

1911

as Black Bill

Won in the Fifth

1910

as Young Minister

Branding a Thief

1910

Speed Versus Death

1910

as Mr. Braggs

The Little Preacher

1910

as Joe Lane

The Newly Born

1910

as Mr. Newlywed

The Ruling Passion

1910

as Tony Valero

The Golden Secret

1910

as Will Brown

A Plucky American Girl

1910

In the Tall Grass Country

1910

as Bob

A Rough Night on the Bridge

1910

3.5

Love's C.Q.D.

1910

as Lt. Robert Bright

Pals

1910

as Denton

A Texas Joke

1910

Out for Mischief

1910

as The Father

Salt on the Bird's Tail

1910

A Mountain Wife

1910

as Her Husband, a Moonshiner

Billy's Sister

1910

as Billy

A Western Welcome

1910

as John

The Paleface Princess

1910

as Captain Keen

A Postal Substitute

1910

as Jack Flynn

Baseball, That's All

1910

as The Husband

Return of Ta-Wa-Wa

1910

as Ta-Wa-Wa

Cowboys and Bachelor Girls

1910

as The Cowboy Hero

Uncle Jim

1910

The Padre's Secret

1910

as Baptiste

His Sergeant's Stripes

1910

as The Corporal

The Seal of the Church

1910

Cyclone Pete's Matrimony

1910

as Cyclone Pete

White Doe's Lovers

1910

as The Cowboy

In the Mission Shadows

1910

The Romance of Circle Ranch

1910

as Honest Jim

The Fortune Favors the Brave

1908

Television (1)

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

1951

5.0

Crew (70)

Movies (70)

Shadows of Broadway

1930

Writer

The Call of the Heart

1928

Director

The Chinatown Mystery

1928

Writer

Wolf's Trail

1927

Director

The Silent Trailer

1926

Director

The Silent Trailer

1926

Scenario Writer

Officer '444'

1926

Director

7.0

Dog Scents

1926

Director

The Winking Idol

1926

Director

Perils of the Wild

1925

Director

The Power God

1925

Director

Cupid's Rustler

1924

Director

Cupid's Rustler

1924

Writer

The Lash of Pinto Pete

1924

Director

Lash of the Whip

Director

Lash of the Whip

Writer

Thundering Hoofs

Director

Gold Grabbers

1922

Director

Cyclone Bliss

1921

Director

The Stampede

1921

Director

5.0

The Great Reward

1921

Director

The Great Reward

1921

Producer

I Am the Woman

1921

Director

The Mystery Of 13

Director

The Craving

Director

The Craving

Story

Berlin Via America

Director

The Silent Mystery

1918

Director

Who Was the Other Man?

1917

Director

The Tornado

1917

Story

5.5

The Ablaze in Mid-Air

1917

Director

The Avenging Trail

1917

Director

The Trail of Hate

1917

Director

5.5

John Ermine of the Yellowstone

1917

Director

The Leap

1917

Director

The Vault of Mystery

1917

Director

The Demon of the Sky

1917

Director

The Demon of the Sky

1917

Writer

Behind the Mask

1916

Director

Mister Vampire

1916

Director

The Madcap Queen of Crona

1916

Director

The Bandit's Wager

Director

The Bandit's Wager

Producer

Born of the People

Director

The Princely Bandit

1916

Director

The Cry of Erin

1916

Director

The Cry of Erin

1916

Scenario Writer

The Unexpected

1916

Director

His Majesty Dick Turpin

1916

Director

The Adventures of Peg o' the Ring

1916

Director

The Purple Mask

1916

Director

The Purple Mask

1916

Writer

Brennon o' the Moor

1916

Director

The Heart of Lincoln

1915

Director

The Broken Coin

1915

Director

6.0

The Campbells Are Coming

1915

Director

5.0

Washington at Valley Forge

1914

Director

Washington at Valley Forge

1914

Scenario Writer

In the Fall of '64

1914

Director

Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery

1914

Director

6.0

Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery

Writer

A Study in Scarlet

Director

The Phantom Violin

Director

When Lincoln Paid

1913

Director

The Black Masks

1913

Director

5.8

The Battle of Bull Run

1913

Director

The Ball Player and the Bandit

Director

Custer's Last Fight

Director

The Post Telegrapher

Director

The Invaders

Director