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John Ford
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John Ford

February 1, 1894 (age 79)
August 31, 1973
Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA
Male
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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…

Movies

38 credits
The Horse Soldiers
★ 7.0
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The Horse Soldiers
1959 as Ned (uncredited)
The Birth of a Nation
★ 6.0
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The Birth of a Nation
1915 as Klansman (uncredited)
Five Came Back
★ 7.9
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Five Came Back
2017 as Self (archive footage)
Directed by John Ford
★ 6.9
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Directed by John Ford
1971 as Self (uncredited)
Shooting War
★ 6.4
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Shooting War
2000 as himself
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
★ 7.5
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1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009 as Self (archive footage)
Spanish Western
★ 6.2
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Spanish Western
2015 as Self (archive footage)
Filmmakers for the Prosecution
★ 6.5
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Filmmakers for the Prosecution
2023 as Self - Filmmaker (archive…
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
★ 8.3
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John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
1992 as Self
The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth
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The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth
2009 as Self (archive footage)
The Broken Coin
★ 6.0
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The Broken Coin
1915 as Sacchio's Accomplice (as Jack…
The American West of John Ford
★ 6.4
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The American West of John Ford
1971 as Self
Show-Business at War
★ 7.0
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Show-Business at War
1943 as Self
Serenity at Sea: John Ford and the Araner
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Serenity at Sea: John Ford and the Araner
2006 as Himself (archive footage)
John Wayne-A Life on Film
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John Wayne-A Life on Film
2000 as Self (archive footage)
The Screen Director
★ 7.0
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The Screen Director
1951 as Self (staged 'archive' footage)…
John Ford: The Man Who Invented America
★ 5.9
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John Ford: The Man Who Invented America
2019 as Self - Filmmaker (archive…
Fonda on Fonda
★ 7.0
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Fonda on Fonda
1992 as Self (archive footage)
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
★ 6.0
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Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
1943 as J.P. Baldwin
National Geographic Explorer: The Battle For Midway
★ 7.0
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National Geographic Explorer: The Battle For Midway
1999 as Himself - Filmmaker (archive…
Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery
★ 6.0
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Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery
1914
John Ford & Monument Valley
★ 1.0
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John Ford & Monument Valley
2013 as Self (archive footage)
A Study in Scarlet
★ 7.5
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A Study in Scarlet
1914 as John H. Watson, M.D.
The Trail of Hate
★ 5.5
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The Trail of Hate
1917 as Lt. Jack Brewer
The Scrapper
★ 4.5
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The Scrapper
1917 as Buck, the scrapper
Big Time
★ 7.5
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Big Time
1929 as John Ford (uncredited)
The Purple Mask
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The Purple Mask
1916 as (unconfirmed)
Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of Ireland
★ 10.0
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Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of Ireland
1965 as self
The Western: A Lost TV Special
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The Western: A Lost TV Special
1958 as Self
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
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Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
2000 as Self (archive footage)

TV Shows

2 credits
Screen Director's Playhouse TV
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Screen Director's Playhouse
1955 as Self - Introduction
The American Film Institute Salute to ... TV
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The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973 as Self
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