Known For
Acting
Birthday
May 1, 1916
Place of Birth
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Also Known As
- Gwyllyn Samuel Newton Ford
- Gwyllyn Ford
- Гленн Форд
- گلن فورد
Glenn Ford
Biography
Glenn Ford (May 1, 1916 – August 30, 2006) was a Canadian-born American actor from Hollywood's Golden Era, with a career that spanned seven decades. Despite his versatility, Ford was best known for playing ordinary men in unusual circumstances, and appeared in films such as Glinda (1946), The Big Heat (1953), and Superman (1978).
Known For - Movies
Superman
as Pa Kent
Superman II
as Jonathan Kent (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Secret of Convict Lake
as Jim Canfield
3:10 to Yuma
as Ben Wade
Midway
as Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
Virus
as President Richardson
Pocketful of Miracles
as Dave 'The Dude' Conway
The Courtship of Eddie's Father
as Tom Corbett
The Big Heat
as Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion
Cimarron
as Yancey 'Cimarron' Cravat
