Quick Facts
Born:
1898-02-11
Birthplace:
Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK
Credits:
150 Total Roles
Wallace Ford
Acting
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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.
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.
Known For
Freaks
Phroso
Shadow of a Doubt
Fred Saunders
Spellbound
Hotel masher
Harvey
The Taxi Driver
The Man from Laramie
Charley O'Leary
The Set-Up
Gus
Warlock
Judge Holloway
The Andy Griffith Show
Roger Hanover
Full Filmography
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood MOVIE | Detective Ed Fitzpatrick (archive footage) |
| 1987 | James Stewart: A Wonderful Life MOVIE | Self (archive footage) |
| 1965 | A Patch of Blue MOVIE | Ole Pa |
| 1964 | Bristle Face MOVIE | Emory Packer |
| 1963 | The Great Adventure TV | Uncle Billy Smith |
| 1963 | Vacation Playhouse TV | Lester Tinney |
| 1960 | Tess of the Storm Country MOVIE | Fred Thorson |
| 1960 | Peter Loves Mary TV | Self |
| 1960 | The Andy Griffith Show TV | Roger Hanover |
| 1960 | The Barbara Stanwyck Show TV | Harry |