Wallace Ford
Acting
Biography
Wallace Ford (12 February 1898 – 11 June 1966) was an English-born naturalized American stage and screen actor. Usually playing wise-cracking characters, he combined a tough but friendly-faced demeanor with a small but powerful, stocky physique.
Born Samuel Jones Grundy in Bolton, Lancashire, England, he spent his childhood in a Dr. Barnardo's home. At an early age he was adopted by a farmer from Manitoba, Canada, where he was ill treated. About age eleven, Ford ran away and did odd jobs, later becoming an usher in a theatre.
Following his discharge from the Army after WWI, he became a vaudeville actor in a stock company before performing on Broadway.
He started on a film career when Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer gave him a part in the film Possessed (1931) and went on to appear in over 200 films, including 13 directed by John Ford.
Wallace Ford is buried in an unmarked grave in Culver City, California's Holy Cross Cemetery.
From Wikipedia.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Wallace Ford
Filmography
Acting (123)
2008
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywoodas Detective Ed Fitzpatrick (archive footage)
6.1
1987
James Stewart: A Wonderful Lifeas Self (archive footage)
6.5
1965
A Patch of Blueas Ole Pa
7.6
1964
Bristle Faceas Emory Packer
8.0
1960
Tess of the Storm Countryas Fred Thorson
10.0
1959
Warlockas Judge Holloway
6.8
1958
The Last Hurrahas Charlie Hennessey
7.2
1958
Twilight for the Godsas Old Brown
4.7
1958
The Matchmakeras Malachi Stack
7.0
1957
1956
Stagecoach To Furyas Judge Lester Farrell
5.4
1956
The Rainmakeras Sheriff Howard Thomas
6.8
1956
Thunder Over Arizonaas Stiles
6.3
1956
Johnny Conchoas Albert Dark
4.5
1956
The First Texanas Henry Delaney
6.7
1956
The Maverick Queenas Jamie
5.8
1955
The Spoilersas Flapjack Simms
5.5
1955
A Lawless Streetas Dr. Amos Wynn
5.6
1955
Lucy Gallantas Gus Basserman
7.0
1955
The Man from Laramieas Charley O'Leary
7.1
1955
Wichitaas Arthur Whiteside
6.3
1954
3 Ring Circusas Sam Morley
5.6
1954
Destryas Doc Curtis
6.1
1954
The Boy from Oklahomaas Walter "Wally" Higgins
5.7
1954
She Couldn't Say Noas Joe Wheelen
5.7
1953
The Nebraskanas 'Mac' McBride
3.8
1953
The Great Jesse James Raidas Elias Hobbs
6.0
1952
Flesh and Furyas Jack 'Pop' Richardson
6.5
1952
Rodeoas Barbecue Jones
7.0
1951
Warpathas Pvt. 'Irish' Potts
6.0
1951
Painting the Clouds with Sunshineas Sam Parks
6.0
1951
He Ran All the Wayas Fred Dobbs
7.2
1950
Harveyas The Taxi Driver
7.7
1950
The Breaking Pointas F.R. Duncan
7.1
1950
The Furiesas Scotty Hyslip
7.1
1950
Dakota Lilas Carter
5.4
1949
Red Stallion In The Rockiesas 'Talky' Carson
9.0
1949
The Set-Upas Gus
7.4
1948
Belle Starr's Daughteras Lafe Bailey
5.1
1948
Embraceable Youas Police Lt. Ferria
6.0
1948
Coroner Creekas Andy West
6.2
1948
Shed No Tearsas Sam Grover
5.1
1948
The Man from Texasas Jed
8.0
1947
T-Menas The Schemer
6.8
1947
Magic Townas Lou Dicketts
6.7
1946
Dead Reckoningas McGee
6.9
1946
Crack-Upas Lt. Cochrane
5.8
1946
Black Angelas Joe
6.1
1946
Rendezvous with Annieas Al Morgan
7.0
1946
The Green Yearsas Jamie Nigg
6.4
1946
Lover Come Backas Tubbs
7.1
1946
A Guy Could Changeas Bill Conley
7.0
1945
Spellboundas Stranger in Hotel Lobby
7.4
1945
On Stage Everybodyas Emmett Rogers
8.0
1945
The Great John L.as McManus
6.3
1945
Blood on the Sunas Ollie Miller
5.9
1944
Machine Gun Mamaas John O'Reilly
4.5
1944
Secret Commandas Miller
6.6
1943
The Cross of Lorraineas Pierre
6.5
1943
The Ape Manas Jeff Carter
4.4
1943
Shadow of a Doubtas Fred Saunders
7.5
1942
The Mummy's Tombas Babe Hanson
5.5
1942
Scattergood Survives a Murderas Wally Collins
5.9
1942
Inside the Lawas Billy
6.7
1942
All Through the Nightas Spats Hunter
6.7
1941
Blues in the Nightas Brad Ames (as Wally Ford)
6.2
1941
Murder by Invitationas Bob White
6.0
1941
Roar of the Pressas Wally Williams
6.3
1941
A Man Betrayedas Casey ('Globe' newspaper reporter)
5.5
1940
Give Us Wingsas Mr. York
7.3
1940
The Mummy's Handas Babe Jenson
5.7
1940
Scatterbrainas Sam Maxwell
7.5
1940
Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!as Joe Redmond
9.0
1940
Two Girls on Broadwayas Jed Marlowe
7.0
1940
Isle Of Destinyas Millard Barnes
5.7
1939
Back Door to Heavenas Frankie Rogers
4.8
1938
The Marines Come Thruas Pvt. 'Singapore' Stebbins
6.0
1938
Stardustas Peter Jackson
5.3
1938
Swing It, Sailor!as Pete Kelly
7.5
1937
Exiled to Shanghaias Ted Young
5.5
1937
Jerichoas Mike Clancy
6.2
1937
O.H.M.S.as Jimmy Tracy
4.7
1936
A Son Comes Homeas Steve
4.0
1936
The Rogues' Tavernas Jimmy Kelly
6.4
1936
Absolute Quietas Jack
5.6
1936
Two in the Darkas Harry Hilyer
6.1
1935
Another Faceas Joe Haynes, Press Agent
4.8
1935
Mary Burns, Fugitiveas Harper
9.0
1935
She Couldn't Take Itas "Fingers" Boston
5.3
1935
Get That Manas Jack Kirkland / John Prescott
4.3
1935
The Informeras Frankie McPhillip
6.8
1935
Men of the Houras Andy Blane
8.0
1935
Swellheadas Terry McCall
10.0
1935
One Frightened Nightas Joe Luvalle
5.6
1935
The Nut Farmas Willie Barton
9.0
1935
In Spite of Dangeras Bob Crane
5.5
1935
The Whole Town's Talkingas Healy
6.9
1935
The Mysterious Mr. Wongas Jason H. 'Jay' Barton
4.3
1934
The Man Who Reclaimed His Headas 'Curly'
6.0
1934
The Hollywood Gad-Aboutas Self (uncredited)
6.0
1934
Money Means Nothingas Kenneth 'Kenny' McKay
5.8
1934
I Hate Womenas Scoop McGuire
8.0
1934
Men in Whiteas Shorty
6.3
1934
The Lost Patrolas Morelli
6.5
1934
A Woman's Manas Joe Flynn - Prizefighter
6.5
1933
East of Fifth Avenueas Vic Howard
6.3
1933
My Womanas Chick Rollins
4.2
1933
Goodbye Againas Arthur Westlake
4.9
1933
Three Cornered Moonas Kenneth Rimplegar
6.0
1933
Headline Shooteras Mike
6.3
1933
The Big Cageas Russ Penny
8.0
1933
Night of Terroras Tom Hartley
5.2
1933
Employees' Entranceas Martin West
6.1
1932
Hypnotizedas Bill Bogard
7.0
1932
Central Parkas Rick
5.8
1932
Skyscraper Soulsas Slim
5.5
1932
The Wet Paradeas Jerry Tyler
6.2
1932
Are You Listening?as Larry Barnes
5.6
1932
The Beast of the Cityas Detective Ed Fitzpatrick
5.9
1932
Freaksas Phroso
7.8
1931
X Marks the Spotas Ted Lloyd
6.5
1931
Possessedas Al Manning
7.0
1929
Married in Hollywoodas Mitzi's Fan (uncredited)
7.0