Wallace Ford
Known For
Acting
Born
1898-02-11 in Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK
Died
1966-06-11
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.
Most Known For
The Andy Griffith Show
as Roger Hanover
Studio One
Climax!
as Bunco Kelly
Climax!
as Sheriff
Climax!
as Dr. Karl Wexdig
Climax!
as Samuel Cramer
Trackdown
as Eli Zach
Father Knows Best
Studio 57
as Boats
The Deputy
as Herk Lamson
The Deputy
as Marshal Herk Lamson
This Is Your Life
as Self
The Ford Television Theatre
as Talker
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
as Harry
Screen Director's Playhouse
as Ed Rawlings
The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Monty Smith
The Great Adventure
as Uncle Billy Smith
Destry
as Doc Curtis
