Wallace Ford
Samuel Jones Grundy, Wally Ford, Samuel Grundy Jones
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.
Biography
Birthday:
11/02/1898
Place of birth:
Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK
Date of death:
11/06/1966
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Acting
| Year | Title | Role | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2008
|
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood |
Detective Ed Fitzpatrick (archive footage)
|
6.067
/ 10
|
|
1987
|
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life |
Self (archive footage)
|
6.5
/ 10
|
|
1965
|
A Patch of Blue |
Ole Pa
|
7.56
/ 10
|
|
1964
|
Bristle Face |
Emory Packer
|
8
/ 10
|
|
1963
|
The Great Adventure |
Uncle Billy Smith
|
10
/ 10
|
|
1963
|
Vacation Playhouse |
Lester Tinney
|
8
/ 10
|
|
1960
|
The Andy Griffith Show |
Roger Hanover
|
7.631
/ 10
|
|
1960
|
The Barbara Stanwyck Show |
Harry
|
6.4
/ 10
|
|
1960
|
Peter Loves Mary |
-
|
6.5
/ 10
|
|
1960
|
Tess of the Storm Country |
Fred Thorson
|
10
/ 10
|
|
1959
|
The Deputy |
Herk Lamson
|
6.5
/ 10
|
|
1959
|
Warlock |
Judge Holloway
|
6.768
/ 10
|
|
1958
|
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse |
-
|
6.333
/ 10
|
|
1958
|
The Last Hurrah |
Charlie Hennessey
|
7.172
/ 10
|
|
1958
|
The Matchmaker |
Malachi Stack
|
6.971
/ 10
|
|
1958
|
Twilight for the Gods |
Old Brown
|
4.714
/ 10
|
|
1957
|
Trackdown |
Eli Zach
|
6.875
/ 10
|
|
1957
|
Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses |
Rebel
|
-
|
|
1956
|
The Rainmaker |
Sheriff Howard Thomas
|
6.81
/ 10
|
|
1956
|
The Maverick Queen |
Jamie
|
5.8
/ 10
|
|
1956
|
The First Texan |
Henry Delaney
|
6.7
/ 10
|
|
1956
|
Johnny Concho |
Albert Dark
|
4.5
/ 10
|
|
1956
|
Stagecoach To Fury |
Judge Lester Farrell
|
5.4
/ 10
|
|
1956
|
Thunder Over Arizona |
Stiles
|
6.3
/ 10
|
|
1955
|
The 20th Century Fox Hour |
Monty Smith
|
6
/ 10
|
|
1955
|
Screen Director's Playhouse |
Ed Rawlings
|
7
/ 10
|
|
1955
|
The Man from Laramie |
Charley O'Leary
|
7.149
/ 10
|
|
1955
|
A Lawless Street |
Dr. Amos Wynn
|
5.611
/ 10
|
|
1955
|
Kings Row |
-
|
-
|
|
1955
|
The Spoilers |
Flapjack Simms
|
5.5
/ 10
|
|
1955
|
Wichita |
Arthur Whiteside
|
6.3
/ 10
|
|
1955
|
Lucy Gallant |
Gus Basserman
|
7
/ 10
|
|
1954
|
Climax! |
Bunco Kelly
|
3.833
/ 10
|
|
1954
|
Father Knows Best |
-
|
6.643
/ 10
|
|
1954
|
Studio 57 |
Boats
|
7.5
/ 10
|
|
1954
|
Inner Sanctum |
-
|
8
/ 10
|
|
1954
|
The Wonderful World of Disney |
Emory Packer
|
7.917
/ 10
|
|
1954
|
The Whistler |
-
|
-
|
|
1954
|
Destry |
Doc Curtis
|
6.068
/ 10
|
|
1954
|
She Couldn't Say No |
Joe Wheelen
|
5.684
/ 10
|
|
1954
|
The Boy from Oklahoma |
Walter "Wally" Higgins
|
5.667
/ 10
|
|
1954
|
3 Ring Circus |
Sam Morley
|
5.6
/ 10
|
|
1953
|
The Motorola Television Hour |
-
|
10
/ 10
|
|
1953
|
The Great Jesse James Raid |
Elias Hobbs
|
6
/ 10
|
|
1953
|
The Nebraskan |
'Mac' McBride
|
3.8
/ 10
|
|
1952
|
The Ford Television Theatre |
Talker
|
7.75
/ 10
|
|
1952
|
Flesh and Fury |
Jack 'Pop' Richardson
|
6.5
/ 10
|
|
1952
|
Rodeo |
Barbecue Jones
|
7
/ 10
|
|
1951
|
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars |
-
|
7.2
/ 10
|
|
1951
|
He Ran All the Way |
Fred Dobbs
|
7.2
/ 10
|
|
1951
|
Painting the Clouds with Sunshine |
Sam Parks
|
6
/ 10
|
|
1951
|
Warpath |
Pvt. 'Irish' Potts
|
6
/ 10
|
|
1950
|
Harvey |
The Taxi Driver
|
7.684
/ 10
|
|
1950
|
The Furies |
Scotty Hyslip
|
7.141
/ 10
|
|
1950
|
The Breaking Point |
F.R. Duncan
|
7.059
/ 10
|
|
1950
|
Dakota Lil |
Carter
|
5.4
/ 10
|
|
1949
|
The Set-Up |
Gus
|
7.353
/ 10
|
|
1949
|
Red Stallion In The Rockies |
'Talky' Carson
|
9
/ 10
|
|
1948
|
Studio One |
-
|
5.385
/ 10
|
|
1948
|
Belle Starr's Daughter |
Lafe Bailey
|
5.1
/ 10
|
|
1948
|
The Man from Texas |
Jed
|
8
/ 10
|
|
1948
|
Coroner Creek |
Andy West
|
6.161
/ 10
|
|
1948
|
Shed No Tears |
Sam Grover
|
5.083
/ 10
|
|
1948
|
Embraceable You |
Police Lt. Ferria
|
6
/ 10
|
|
1947
|
Magic Town |
Lou Dicketts
|
6.714
/ 10
|
|
1947
|
T-Men |
The Schemer
|
6.75
/ 10
|
|
1946
|
Dead Reckoning |
McGee
|
6.9
/ 10
|
|
1946
|
Black Angel |
Joe
|
6.1
/ 10
|
|
1946
|
A Guy Could Change |
Bill Conley
|
7
/ 10
|
|
1946
|
The Green Years |
Jamie Nigg
|
6.438
/ 10
|
|
1946
|
Crack-Up |
Lt. Cochrane
|
5.75
/ 10
|
|
1946
|
Lover Come Back |
Tubbs
|
7.125
/ 10
|
|
1946
|
Rendezvous with Annie |
Al Morgan
|
7
/ 10
|
|
1945
|
Spellbound |
Stranger in Hotel Lobby
|
7.387
/ 10
|
|
1945
|
Blood on the Sun |
Ollie Miller
|
5.881
/ 10
|
|
1945
|
The Great John L. |
McManus
|
6.3
/ 10
|
|
1945
|
On Stage Everybody |
Emmett Rogers
|
8
/ 10
|
|
1944
|
Secret Command |
Miller
|
6.571
/ 10
|
|
1944
|
Machine Gun Mama |
John O'Reilly
|
4.5
/ 10
|
|
1943
|
Shadow of a Doubt |
Fred Saunders
|
7.494
/ 10
|
|
1943
|
The Cross of Lorraine |
Pierre
|
6.5
/ 10
|
|
1943
|
The Ape Man |
Jeff Carter
|
4.395
/ 10
|
|
1942
|
All Through the Night |
Spats Hunter
|
6.651
/ 10
|
|
1942
|
The Mummy's Tomb |
Babe Hanson
|
5.5
/ 10
|
|
1942
|
Scattergood Survives a Murder |
Wally Collins
|
5.875
/ 10
|
|
1942
|
Inside the Law |
Billy
|
6.667
/ 10
|
|
1941
|
Blues in the Night |
Brad Ames (as Wally Ford)
|
6.172
/ 10
|
|
1941
|
A Man Betrayed |
Casey ('Globe' newspaper reporter)
|
5.5
/ 10
|
|
1941
|
Roar of the Press |
Wally Williams
|
6.333
/ 10
|
|
1941
|
Murder by Invitation |
Bob White
|
5.958
/ 10
|
|
1940
|
The Mummy's Hand |
Babe Jenson
|
5.7
/ 10
|
|
1940
|
Two Girls on Broadway |
Jed Marlowe
|
7
/ 10
|
|
1940
|
Love, Honor and Oh-Baby! |
Joe Redmond
|
9
/ 10
|
|
1940
|
Scatterbrain |
Sam Maxwell
|
7.5
/ 10
|
|
1940
|
Give Us Wings |
Mr. York
|
7.333
/ 10
|
|
1940
|
Isle Of Destiny |
Millard Barnes
|
5.7
/ 10
|
|
1939
|
Back Door to Heaven |
Frankie Rogers
|
4.75
/ 10
|
|
1938
|
Swing It, Sailor! |
Pete Kelly
|
7.5
/ 10
|
|
1938
|
The Marines Come Thru |
Pvt. 'Singapore' Stebbins
|
6
/ 10
|
|
1938
|
Stardust |
Peter Jackson
|
5.25
/ 10
|
|
1937
|
O.H.M.S. |
Jimmy Tracy
|
4.667
/ 10
|
|
1937
|
Jericho |
Mike Clancy
|
6.167
/ 10
|
|
1937
|
Exiled to Shanghai |
Ted Young
|
5.5
/ 10
|
|
1936
|
Two in the Dark |
Harry Hilyer
|
6.1
/ 10
|
|
1936
|
Absolute Quiet |
Jack
|
5.6
/ 10
|
|
1936
|
A Son Comes Home |
Steve
|
4
/ 10
|
|
1936
|
The Rogues' Tavern |
Jimmy Kelly
|
6.375
/ 10
|
|
1935
|
The Whole Town's Talking |
Healy
|
6.875
/ 10
|
|
1935
|
She Couldn't Take It |
"Fingers" Boston
|
5.3
/ 10
|
|
1935
|
The Mysterious Mr. Wong |
Jason H. 'Jay' Barton
|
4.346
/ 10
|
|
1935
|
The Informer |
Frankie McPhillip
|
6.832
/ 10
|
|
1935
|
Men of the Hour |
Andy Blane
|
8
/ 10
|
|
1935
|
Another Face |
Joe Haynes, Press Agent
|
4.8
/ 10
|
|
1935
|
In Spite of Danger |
Bob Crane
|
5.5
/ 10
|
|
1935
|
Swellhead |
Terry McCall
|
10
/ 10
|
|
1935
|
Mary Burns, Fugitive |
Harper
|
9
/ 10
|
|
1935
|
The Nut Farm |
Willie Barton
|
9
/ 10
|
|
1935
|
One Frightened Night |
Joe Luvalle
|
5.588
/ 10
|
|
1935
|
Get That Man |
Jack Kirkland / John Prescott
|
4.333
/ 10
|
|
1934
|
The Lost Patrol |
Morelli
|
6.53
/ 10
|
|
1934
|
The Hollywood Gad-About |
Self (uncredited)
|
6
/ 10
|
|
1934
|
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head |
'Curly'
|
6
/ 10
|
|
1934
|
Men in White |
Shorty
|
6.321
/ 10
|
|
1934
|
A Woman's Man |
Joe Flynn - Prizefighter
|
6.5
/ 10
|
|
1934
|
I Hate Women |
Scoop McGuire
|
8
/ 10
|
|
1934
|
Money Means Nothing |
Kenneth 'Kenny' McKay
|
5.75
/ 10
|
|
1933
|
East of Fifth Avenue |
Vic Howard
|
6.25
/ 10
|
|
1933
|
My Woman |
Chick Rollins
|
4.222
/ 10
|
|
1933
|
The Big Cage |
Russ Penny
|
8
/ 10
|
|
1933
|
Three Cornered Moon |
Kenneth Rimplegar
|
6
/ 10
|
|
1933
|
Employees' Entrance |
Martin West
|
6.13
/ 10
|
|
1933
|
Headline Shooter |
Mike
|
6.333
/ 10
|
|
1933
|
Goodbye Again |
Arthur Westlake
|
4.9
/ 10
|
|
1933
|
Night of Terror |
Tom Hartley
|
5.2
/ 10
|
|
1932
|
Freaks |
Phroso
|
7.769
/ 10
|
|
1932
|
The Beast of the City |
Detective Ed Fitzpatrick
|
5.926
/ 10
|
|
1932
|
The Wet Parade |
Jerry Tyler
|
6.2
/ 10
|
|
1932
|
Hypnotized |
Bill Bogard
|
7
/ 10
|
|
1932
|
Skyscraper Souls |
Slim
|
5.5
/ 10
|
|
1932
|
Are You Listening? |
Larry Barnes
|
5.6
/ 10
|
|
1932
|
Central Park |
Rick
|
5.8
/ 10
|
|
1931
|
Possessed |
Al Manning
|
7
/ 10
|
|
1931
|
X Marks the Spot |
Ted Lloyd
|
6.5
/ 10
|
|
1929
|
Married in Hollywood |
Mitzi's Fan (uncredited)
|
7
/ 10
|
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