John Ford
Directing
Born February 1, 1894 in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA
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.
Filmography
Filmmakers for the Prosecution
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
John Ford: The Man Who Invented America
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Five Came Back
Self (archive footage)
Five Came Back
Self (archive footage)
Spanish Western
Self (archive footage)
John Ford & Monument Valley
Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Self (archive footage)
The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth
Self (archive footage)
Monument Valley: John Ford Country
Self (voice) (archive footage)
Serenity at Sea: John Ford and the Araner
Himself (archive footage)
Shooting War
himself
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
Self (archive footage)
John Wayne-A Life on Film
Self (archive footage)
National Geographic Explorer: The Battle For Midway
Himself - Filmmaker (archive footage) (unaccredited)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self (archive footage)
Omnibus: John Ford, Part One
Self (archive footage)
Unforgiven
Fonda on Fonda
Self (archive footage)
John Ford's America
Himself (Archive Footage)
Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend
Himself/Interviewer
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
The American West of John Ford
Self
Directed by John Ford
Self (uncredited)
Vietnam! Vietnam!
7 Women
Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of Ireland
self
Cheyenne Autumn
Donovan's Reef
How the West Was Won
Flashing Spikes
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Alcoa Premiere
Two Rode Together
The Colter Craven Story
The Alamo
Sergeant Rutledge
The Horse Soldiers
Ned (uncredited)
The Last Hurrah
The Western: A Lost TV Special
Self
Gideon's Day
Wagon Train
The Rising of the Moon
The Wings of Eagles
The Growler Story
The Searchers
Screen Director's Playhouse
Self - Introduction
Mister Roberts
The Red, White and Blue Line
The Long Gray Line
Mogambo
The Sun Shines Bright
What Price Glory
The Quiet Man
This Is Korea!
Rio Grande
Wagon Master
When Willie Comes Marching Home
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Mighty Joe Young
3 Godfathers
Fort Apache
The Fugitive
My Darling Clementine
It's Your America
They Were Expendable
Nazi Concentration Camps
In Memoriam Manuel Quezon
At the Front in North Africa with the U.S. Army
Show-Business at War
Self
December 7th
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
J.P. Baldwin
The Battle of Midway
Sex Hygiene
Torpedo Squadron
Women in Defense
How Green Was My Valley
Tobacco Road
The Long Voyage Home
The Grapes of Wrath
Drums Along the Mohawk
Young Mr. Lincoln
Stagecoach
Submarine Patrol
Four Men and a Prayer
The Hurricane
Wee Willie Winkie
The Plough and the Stars
Mary of Scotland
The Last Outlaw
The Prisoner of Shark Island
Steamboat Round the Bend
The Informer
The Whole Town's Talking
Judge Priest
The World Moves On
The Lost Patrol
Doctor Bull
Pilgrimage
Flesh
Air Mail
Arrowsmith
The Brat
Seas Beneath
Up the River
Born Reckless
Men Without Women
Big Time
John Ford (uncredited)
Salute
The Black Watch
Strong Boy
Riley the Cop
Napoleon's Barber
Hangman's House
Four Sons
Mother Machree
Upstream
The Blue Eagle
3 Bad Men
The Shamrock Handicap
The Fighting Heart
Thank You
The Iron Horse
Kentucky Pride
Lightnin'
Hearts of Oak
Hoodman Blind
North of Hudson Bay
Cameo Kirby
Three Jumps Ahead
The Face on the Barroom Floor
The Village Blacksmith
Silver Wings
Little Miss Smiles
Jackie
Sure Fire
Action
Desperate Trails
The Wallop
The Freeze-Out
The Big Punch
Just Pals
Hitchin' Posts
The Girl in Number 29
The Prince of Avenue A
Marked Men
A Gun Fightin' Gentleman
Rider of the Law
The Ace of the Saddle
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
The Last Outlaw
Riders of Vengeance
The Gun Packer
By Indian Post
Gun Law
Bare Fists
The Rustlers
A Fight For Love
The Fighting Brothers
Roped
Three Mounted Men
The Craving
A Woman's Fool
Hell Bent
The Scarlet Drop
Thieves' Gold
Wild Women
The Phantom Riders
Bucking Broadway
A Marked Man
The Secret Man
Straight Shooting
Cheyenne's Pal
The Soul Herder
The Scrapper
Buck, the scrapper
The Tornado
Jack Dayton (as Jack Ford)
The Purple Mask
(unconfirmed)
The Bandit's Wager
The Broken Coin
Sacchio's Accomplice (as Jack Ford)
The Birth of a Nation
Klansman (uncredited)
A Study in Scarlet
John H. Watson, M.D.
Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery