John Ford
Known For
Directing
Born
1894-02-01 in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA
Died
1973-08-31
Biography
John Ford (February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973) was an American film director. He was famous for both his westerns such as Stagecoach (1939), The Searchers (1956), and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), and adaptations of such classic 20th-century American novels as The Grapes of Wrath (1940). His four Academy Awards for Best Director (1935, 1940, 1941, 1952) is a record, and one of those films, How Green Was My Valley (1941), also won Best Picture. In a career that spanned more than 50 years, Ford directed more than 140 films (although nearly all of his silent films are now lost) and he is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers of his generation. Ford's films and personality were held in high regard by his colleagues, with Ingmar Bergman and Orson Welles among those who have named him as one of the greatest directors of all time. In particular, Ford was a pioneer of location shooting and the long shot which frames his characters against a vast, harsh and rugged natural terrain.
Most Known For
Screen Director's Playhouse
as Self - Introduction
Filmmakers for the Prosecution
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
The Horse Soldiers
as Ned (uncredited)
The Birth of a Nation
as Klansman (uncredited)
Five Came Back
as Self (archive footage)
Big Time
as John Ford (uncredited)
Shooting War
as himself
Directed by John Ford
as Self (uncredited)
Spanish Western
as Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self (archive footage)
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
as Self
The Screen Director
as Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
Show-Business at War
as Self
John Wayne-A Life on Film
as Self (archive footage)
National Geographic Explorer: The Battle For Midway
as Himself - Filmmaker (archive footage) (unaccredited)
The Western: A Lost TV Special
as Self
The American West of John Ford
as Self
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
as J.P. Baldwin
John Ford: The Man Who Invented America
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)