Wallace Ford

Acting·Feb 11, 1898·Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK

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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.

Film	Credit
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood2008 · Detective Ed Fitzpatrick (archive footage)	Detective Ed Fitzpatrick (archive footage)
A Patch of Blue1965 · Ole Pa	Ole Pa
Bristle Face1964 · Emory Packer	Emory Packer
Tess of the Storm Country1960 · Fred Thorson	Fred Thorson
Warlock1959 · Judge Holloway	Judge Holloway
The Last Hurrah1958 · Charlie Hennessey	Charlie Hennessey
Twilight for the Gods1958 · Old Brown	Old Brown
The Matchmaker1958 · Malachi Stack	Malachi Stack
Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses1957 · Rebel	Rebel
Stagecoach To Fury1956 · Judge Lester Farrell	Judge Lester Farrell
The Rainmaker1956 · Sheriff Howard Thomas	Sheriff Howard Thomas
Thunder Over Arizona1956 · Stiles	Stiles
Johnny Concho1956 · Albert Dark	Albert Dark
The First Texan1956 · Henry Delaney	Henry Delaney
The Maverick Queen1956 · Jamie	Jamie
The Spoilers1955 · Flapjack Simms	Flapjack Simms
A Lawless Street1955 · Dr. Amos Wynn	Dr. Amos Wynn
Lucy Gallant1955 · Gus Basserman	Gus Basserman
The Man from Laramie1955 · Charley O'Leary	Charley O'Leary
Wichita1955 · Arthur Whiteside	Arthur Whiteside
3 Ring Circus1954 · Sam Morley	Sam Morley
Destry1954 · Doc Curtis	Doc Curtis
The Boy from Oklahoma1954 · Walter "Wally" Higgins	Walter "Wally" Higgins
She Couldn't Say No1954 · Joe Wheelen	Joe Wheelen
The Nebraskan1953 · 'Mac' McBride	'Mac' McBride
The Great Jesse James Raid1953 · Elias Hobbs	Elias Hobbs
Flesh and Fury1952 · Jack 'Pop' Richardson	Jack 'Pop' Richardson
Rodeo1952 · Barbecue Jones	Barbecue Jones
Warpath1951 · Pvt. 'Irish' Potts	Pvt. 'Irish' Potts
Painting the Clouds with Sunshine1951 · Sam Parks	Sam Parks
He Ran All the Way1951 · Fred Dobbs	Fred Dobbs
Harvey1950 · The Taxi Driver	The Taxi Driver
The Breaking Point1950 · F.R. Duncan	F.R. Duncan
The Furies1950 · Scotty Hyslip	Scotty Hyslip
Dakota Lil1950 · Carter	Carter
Red Stallion In The Rockies1949 · 'Talky' Carson	'Talky' Carson
The Set-Up1949 · Gus	Gus
Belle Starr's Daughter1948 · Lafe Bailey	Lafe Bailey
Embraceable You1948 · Police Lt. Ferria	Police Lt. Ferria
Coroner Creek1948 · Andy West	Andy West
Shed No Tears1948 · Sam Grover	Sam Grover
The Man from Texas1948 · Jed	Jed
T-Men1947 · The Schemer	The Schemer
Magic Town1947 · Lou Dicketts	Lou Dicketts
Dead Reckoning1946 · McGee	McGee
Crack-Up1946 · Lt. Cochrane	Lt. Cochrane
Black Angel1946 · Joe	Joe
Rendezvous with Annie1946 · Al Morgan	Al Morgan
The Green Years1946 · Jamie Nigg	Jamie Nigg
Lover Come Back1946 · Tubbs	Tubbs
A Guy Could Change1946 · Bill Conley	Bill Conley
Spellbound1945 · Hotel masher	Hotel masher
On Stage Everybody1945 · Emmett Rogers	Emmett Rogers
The Great John L.1945 · McManus	McManus
Blood on the Sun1945 · Ollie Miller	Ollie Miller
Machine Gun Mama1944 · John O'Reilly	John O'Reilly
Secret Command1944 · Miller	Miller
The Cross of Lorraine1943 · Pierre	Pierre
The Ape Man1943 · Jeff Carter	Jeff Carter
Shadow of a Doubt1943 · Fred Saunders	Fred Saunders
The Mummy's Tomb1942 · Babe Hanson	Babe Hanson
Scattergood Survives a Murder1942 · Wally Collins	Wally Collins
Inside the Law1942 · Billy	Billy
All Through the Night1942 · Spats Hunter	Spats Hunter
Blues in the Night1941 · Brad Ames (as Wally Ford)	Brad Ames (as Wally Ford)
Murder by Invitation1941 · Bob White	Bob White
Roar of the Press1941 · Wally Williams	Wally Williams
A Man Betrayed1941 · Casey ('Globe' newspaper reporter)	Casey ('Globe' newspaper reporter)
Give Us Wings1940 · Mr. York	Mr. York
The Mummy's Hand1940 · Babe Jenson	Babe Jenson
Scatterbrain1940 · Sam Maxwell	Sam Maxwell
Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!1940 · Joe Redmond	Joe Redmond
Two Girls on Broadway1940 · Jed Marlowe	Jed Marlowe
Isle Of Destiny1940 · Millard Barnes	Millard Barnes
Back Door to Heaven1939 · Frankie Rogers	Frankie Rogers
TThe Marines Come Thru1938 · Pvt. 'Singapore' Stebbins	Pvt. 'Singapore' Stebbins
Stardust1938 · Peter Jackson	Peter Jackson
Swing It, Sailor!1938 · Pete Kelly	Pete Kelly
Exiled to Shanghai1937 · Ted Young	Ted Young
Jericho1937 · Mike Clancy	Mike Clancy
O.H.M.S.1937 · Jimmy Tracy	Jimmy Tracy
A Son Comes Home1936 · Steve	Steve
The Rogues' Tavern1936 · Jimmy Kelly	Jimmy Kelly
Absolute Quiet1936 · Jack	Jack
Two in the Dark1936 · Harry Hilyer	Harry Hilyer
Another Face1935 · Joe Haynes, Press Agent	Joe Haynes, Press Agent
Mary Burns, Fugitive1935 · Harper	Harper
She Couldn't Take It1935 · "Fingers" Boston	"Fingers" Boston
Get That Man1935 · Jack Kirkland / John Prescott	Jack Kirkland / John Prescott
The Informer1935 · Frankie McPhillip	Frankie McPhillip
Men of the Hour1935 · Andy Blane	Andy Blane
Swellhead1935 · Terry McCall	Terry McCall
One Frightened Night1935 · Joe Luvalle	Joe Luvalle
The Nut Farm1935 · Willie Barton	Willie Barton
In Spite of Danger1935 · Bob Crane	Bob Crane
The Whole Town's Talking1935 · Healy	Healy
The Mysterious Mr. Wong1935 · Jason H. 'Jay' Barton	Jason H. 'Jay' Barton
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head1934 · 'Curly'	'Curly'
Money Means Nothing1934 · Kenneth 'Kenny' McKay	Kenneth 'Kenny' McKay
I Hate Women1934 · Scoop McGuire	Scoop McGuire
Men in White1934 · Shorty	Shorty
The Lost Patrol1934 · Morelli	Morelli
A Woman's Man1934 · Joe Flynn - Prizefighter	Joe Flynn - Prizefighter
East of Fifth Avenue1933 · Vic Howard	Vic Howard
My Woman1933 · Chick Rollins	Chick Rollins
Goodbye Again1933 · Arthur Westlake	Arthur Westlake
Three Cornered Moon1933 · Kenneth Rimplegar	Kenneth Rimplegar
Headline Shooter1933 · Mike	Mike
The Big Cage1933 · Russ Penny	Russ Penny
Night of Terror1933 · Tom Hartley	Tom Hartley
Employees' Entrance1933 · Martin West	Martin West
Hypnotized1932 · Bill Bogard	Bill Bogard
Central Park1932 · Rick	Rick
Skyscraper Souls1932 · Slim	Slim
The Wet Parade1932 · Jerry Tyler	Jerry Tyler
Are You Listening?1932 · Larry Barnes	Larry Barnes
The Beast of the City1932 · Detective Ed Fitzpatrick	Detective Ed Fitzpatrick
Freaks1932 · Phroso	Phroso
X Marks the Spot1931 · Ted Lloyd	Ted Lloyd
Possessed1931 · Al Manning	Al Manning
Married in Hollywood1929 · Mitzi's Fan (uncredited)	Mitzi's Fan (uncredited)