John Ford
AKA: Commander John Ford, Jack Ford, Jack Francis
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1894-02-01
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.
Crew Roles
Stagecoach
Producer
Stagecoach
Director
The Grapes of Wrath
Director
My Darling Clementine
Director
The Quiet Man
Producer
The Quiet Man
Writer
The Searchers
Director
Judge Priest
Director
Rio Grande
Director
Rio Grande
Producer
How the West Was Won
Director
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Producer
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Director
Two Rode Together
Director
Mogambo
Director
3 Bad Men
Producer
3 Bad Men
Director
The Red, White and Blue Line
Director
Cheyenne Autumn
Director
Cheyenne Autumn
Producer
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Director
3 Godfathers
Director
3 Godfathers
Producer
Sergeant Rutledge
Director
How Green Was My Valley
Director
Donovan's Reef
Producer
Donovan's Reef
Director
Wagon Master
Director
Fort Apache
Director
The Fugitive
Director
The Fugitive
Producer
The Wings of Eagles
Director
Young Mr. Lincoln
Director
Wee Willie Winkie
Director
Mary of Scotland
Director
The Informer
Director
The Long Gray Line
Director
Gideon's Day
Director
Mister Roberts
Director
The Lost Patrol
Director
The Horse Soldiers
Director
Tobacco Road
Director
They Were Expendable
Director
7 Women
Director
The Iron Horse
Director
The Iron Horse
Producer
The Whole Town's Talking
Director
Drums Along the Mohawk
Director
The Long Voyage Home
Director
When Willie Comes Marching Home
Director
The Battle of Midway
Producer
The Battle of Midway
Director
The Last Hurrah
Director
Up the River
Director
What Price Glory
Director
Steamboat Round the Bend
Director
Doctor Bull
Director
Arrowsmith
Director
Born Reckless
Director
The Hurricane
Director
The Prisoner of Shark Island
Director
Bucking Broadway
Director
Four Sons
Director
Sex Hygiene
Director
December 7th
Director
Air Mail
Director
The Sun Shines Bright
Producer
Hoodman Blind
Director
The Sun Shines Bright
Director
Just Pals
Director
Cameo Kirby
Director
Upstream
Director
Salute
Director
Flesh
Director
Hangman's House
Director
Hangman's House
Producer
The Blue Eagle
Director
Straight Shooting
Director
Pilgrimage
Director
The World Moves On
Director
Four Men and a Prayer
Director
Seas Beneath
Director
The Big Punch
Writer
The Big Punch
Director
Men Without Women
Director
Riley the Cop
Director
By Indian Post
Director
Mother Machree
Director
The Black Watch
Director
The Village Blacksmith
Director
Lightnin'
Director
The Rising of the Moon
Director
The Plough and the Stars
Director
Korea
Director
Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend
Director
This Is Korea!
Director
Torpedo Squadron
Director
Submarine Patrol
Director
Silver Wings
Director
The Shamrock Handicap
Director
A Gun Fightin' Gentleman
Director
The Blue Eagle
Producer
The Growler Story
Director
Kentucky Pride
Director
The Tornado
Director
Hell Bent
Director
Hell Bent
Story
The Craving
Writer
The Brat
Director
Desperate Trails
Director
Sure Fire
Director
The Freeze-Out
Director
The Last Outlaw
Director
Mighty Joe Young
Executive Producer
Men Without Women
Story
Men Without Women
Producer
In Memoriam Manuel Quezon
Director
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
Director
Flashing Spikes
Director
Four Sons
Producer
Riley the Cop
Producer
Mother Machree
Producer
The Lost Patrol
Producer
The Last Outlaw
Story
The Quiet Man
Director
North of Hudson Bay
Director
Little Miss Smiles
Director
Jackie
Director
Flesh
Producer
The Broken Coin
Assistant Director
The Soul Herder
Director
Cheyenne's Pal
Story
The Scrapper
Director
Cheyenne's Pal
Director
The Scrapper
Writer
A Marked Man
Director
The Secret Man
Director
Wild Women
Director
The Phantom Riders
Director
Thieves' Gold
Director
The Scarlet Drop
Story
The Scarlet Drop
Director
Three Mounted Men
Director
A Woman's Fool
Director
Salute
Producer
The Last Hurrah
Producer
The Long Voyage Home
Producer
Roped
Director
Nazi Concentration Camps
Producer
Strong Boy
Director
The Fighting Heart
Director
Napoleon's Barber
Director
The Fighting Brothers
Director
Hearts of Oak
Director
Thank You
Director
The Gun Packer
Story
The Rustlers
Director
Gun Law
Director
The Gun Packer
Director
Bare Fists
Director
A Fight For Love
Director
The Colter Craven Story
Director
The Tornado
Writer
Riders of Vengeance
Screenplay
Riders of Vengeance
Director
Wagon Master
Executive Producer
Fort Apache
Executive Producer
Women in Defense
Producer
Women in Defense
Director
3 Godfathers
Presenter
Wagon Master
Presenter
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Executive Producer
Wagon Master
Story
Marked Men
Director
Two Rode Together
Producer
The Informer
Producer
The Shamrock Handicap
Producer
The Fugitive
Presenter
The Prince of Avenue A
Director
The Face on the Barroom Floor
Director
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
Director
The Ace of the Saddle
Director
Rider of the Law
Director
At the Front in North Africa with the U.S. Army
Director
7 Women
Producer
Vietnam! Vietnam!
Executive Producer
Action
Director
December 7th
Producer
Three Jumps Ahead
Writer
Three Jumps Ahead
Director
The Girl in Number 29
Director
They Were Expendable
Producer
A Gun Fightin' Gentleman
Story
The Battle of Midway
Writer
The Whole Town's Talking
Producer
The Battle of Midway
Director of Photography
The Battle of Midway
Editor
Hitchin' Posts
Director
It's Your America
Director
Unforgiven
Thanks
The Wallop
Director
Five Came Back: The Reference Films
Producer
Five Came Back: The Reference Films
Director
Five Came Back: The Reference Films
Writer
Five Came Back: The Reference Films
Editor
Five Came Back: The Reference Films
Cinematography
Hell Bent
Writer
The Secret Man
Scenario Writer
Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery
Props
Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery
Stunts
The Craving
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
Director
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