Francis Ford

Francis Ford

Acting

Born August 12, 1881 · Portland, Maine, USA

57 films as director · Active 1912–2025

From Wikipedia Francis Ford (born Francis Feeney, August 14, 1881 – September 5, 1953) was a prolific film actor, writer, and director. He was the mentor and elder brother of film director John Ford.…

Known for

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

1951

Frankenstein

Frankenstein

1931

Unconquered

Unconquered

1947

3 Godfathers

3 Godfathers

1948

Stagecoach

Stagecoach

1939

My Darling Clementine

My Darling Clementine

1946

The Quiet Man

The Quiet Man

1952

Possessed

Possessed

1931

Directed(57)

Wonder Dogs! Canine Stars of the Silent Era (1898-1928)

2025Wonder Dogs! Canine Stars of the Silent Era (1898-1928)

The Call of the Heart

1928The Call of the Heart★ 8.0

Wolf's Trail

1927Wolf's Trail★ 10.0

Officer '444'

1926Officer '444'★ 8.0

Dog Scents

1926Dog Scents★ 7.0

The Silent Trailer

1926The Silent Trailer★ 8.0

1926The Winking Idol★ 9.0

Perils of the Wild

1925Perils of the Wild★ 10.0

The Power God

1925The Power God★ 10.0

Cupid's Rustler

1924Cupid's Rustler★ 9.0

Lash of the Whip

1924Lash of the Whip★ 6.0

1924The Lash of Pinto Pete★ 7.0

Thundering Hoofs

1922Thundering Hoofs★ 8.0

Gold Grabbers

1922Gold Grabbers★ 8.0

The Stampede

1921The Stampede★ 7.5

Cyclone Bliss

1921Cyclone Bliss

1921The Great Reward★ 10.0

1921I Am the Woman★ 7.0

The Mystery Of 13

1919The Mystery Of 13★ 6.0

Berlin Via America

1918Berlin Via America★ 9.0

The Craving

1918The Craving★ 5.0

The Silent Mystery

1918The Silent Mystery

The Avenging Trail

1917The Avenging Trail

The Vault of Mystery

1917The Vault of Mystery

1917The Trail of Hate★ 5.5

The Leap

Who Was the Other Man?

1917Who Was the Other Man?

John Ermine of the Yellowstone

1917John Ermine of the Yellowstone

The Demon of the Sky

1917The Demon of the Sky

1917The Ablaze in Mid-Air

The Adventures of Peg o' the Ring

1916The Adventures of Peg o' the Ring

The Bandit's Wager

1916The Bandit's Wager★ 5.1

The Purple Mask

1916The Purple Mask

1916His Majesty Dick Turpin★ 9.0

1916Born of the People★ 10.0

1916The Cry of Erin★ 8.0

1916The Madcap Queen of Crona★ 8.0

1916The Unexpected★ 10.0

1916The Princely Bandit★ 10.0

1916Brennon o' the Moor★ 8.0

1916Mister Vampire★ 8.0

1916Behind the Mask★ 7.0

The Broken Coin

1915The Broken Coin★ 6.0

The Heart of Lincoln

1915The Heart of Lincoln★ 7.0

The Campbells Are Coming

1915The Campbells Are Coming★ 5.0

Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery

1914Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery★ 6.0

1914In the Fall of '64★ 8.0

1914Washington at Valley Forge

A Study in Scarlet

1914A Study in Scarlet★ 7.5

The Phantom Violin

1914The Phantom Violin

The Black Masks

1913The Black Masks★ 5.8

1913When Lincoln Paid★ 9.0

1913The Battle of Bull Run★ 9.0

The Ball Player and the Bandit

1912The Ball Player and the Bandit★ 5.0

The Invaders

1912The Invaders★ 5.5

Custer's Last Fight

1912Custer's Last Fight★ 6.0

1912The Post Telegrapher★ 6.0

Acting(262)

1953The Sun Shines BrightFeeney

1952Toughest Man in Arizona

1952The Quiet ManDan Tobin

Francis Ford — Watchpile | Watchpile

1952The Living BibleSamaritan Leper

1951Rim of the WheelMr. Dickerson

1951The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

1950Wagon MasterMr. Peachtree

1949She Wore a Yellow RibbonConnelly - Fort Stark Suttlers Barman (uncredited)

1949San Antone AmbushMajor Farnsworth

1949Frontier InvestigatorEd Garnett

19483 GodfathersDrunk (uncredited)

1948The Far FrontierAlf Sharper

1948The PlunderersBarnaby

1948Eyes of TexasThad Cameron

1948The Timber TrailRalph Baker

1948Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'Race Checker / Fisherman (uncredited)

1948Fort ApacheFen - Stage Guard (uncredited)

1947Bandits of Dark CanyonHorse Trader

1947UnconqueredFrontiersman on Fort Pitt Roof (uncredited)

1947DriftwoodAbner Green

1947High TidePop Garrow

1947GunfightersCook (uncredited)

1947CaliforniaJessie (uncredited)

1946Wake Up and DreamOld Man at Counter

1946My Darling ClementineDad - Old Soldier (uncredited)

1946Sister KennyPatrick O'Shea (uncredited)

1946AccompliceKing Connors

1946College QueenPop, The Janitor

1945Incendiary BlondeRanch Owner (uncredited)

1945WildfireEzra Mills

1945The White GorillaMr. Stacey

1945Murder, He SaysLee - Old Townsman (uncredited)

1945Hangover SquareOgilby - Fulham Antique Dealer (uncredited)

1945Mom and DadDr. Rubin

1944The Princess and the PirateDrunken Pirate (uncredited)

1944The ClimaxBackstage Attendant (Uncredited)

1944Home in IndianaEd - Seated Opposite J.T. in Bar (uncredited)

1943The DesperadoesHank

1943The Ox-Bow IncidentAlva 'Dad' Hardwicke (uncredited)

1942Outlaws of Pine RidgeBartender

1942The Mummy's TombTownsman (uncredited)

1942King of the MountiesZeke Collins (Ch. 4)

1942The Loves of Edgar Allan PoeTavern Keeper

1942The Man Who Wouldn't DieCaretaker

1941They Died with Their Boots OnVeteran (uncredited)

1941Riders of the Purple SageInebriated Courtroom Spectator

1941Last of the DuanesLuke Stevens

1941Western UnionEastbound Stagecoach Driver

1941Tobacco Road

1941Romance of the Rio GrandeStagecoach Driver

1940Diamond FrontierDerek Bluje

1940South of Pago PagoFoster

1940Three Faces WestFarmer Bill, with Higgins

1940Lucky Cisco KidCourt Clerk

1940Viva Cisco KidProprietor

1940The Grapes of WrathMigrant (uncredited)

1939GeronimoScout

1939Drums Along the MohawkJoe Boleo

1939Bad LandsCharlie Garth

1939Young Mr. LincolnSam Boone (uncredited)

1939StagecoachSgt. Billy Pickett (uncredited)

1938The TexansUncle Dud

1938Kentucky MoonshineGrandpa Hatfield

1938In Old ChicagoDriver

1938The Girl of the Golden WestMiner

1938MannequinTim O'Rourke (Uncredited)

1937CheckersDaniel Snodgrass

1937The Last Train from MadridPedro Elias (uncredited)

1937Slave ShipScraps

1937A Star Is BornWilliam Gregory (uncredited)

1936The Plough and the StarsOld Man (uncredited)

1936Sins of ManTown Drunk

1936Little Miss NobodyDetective

1936Educating FatherSheriff Hart

1936Gentle JuliaTubbs, Fish Peddler

1936Charlie Chan at the CircusJohn Gaines

1936The Prisoner of Shark IslandCorporal O'Toole

1936Paddy O'DayImmigration Officer Tom McGuire

1936Charlie Chan's SecretCaptain of salvage ship

1935This Is the LifeSticky Jones

1935Steamboat Round the BendEfe

1935Paris in SpringDrunken Peasant

1935The ArizonianMayor Ed Comstock

1935The Informer'Judge' Flynn

1935Goin' to TownSheriff

1934Judge PriestJuror No. 12

1934Charlie Chan's CourageHewitt

1934The World Moves OnLegionaire in Trench

1934Murder in TrinidadDavenant

1934Pirate TreasureDick's Friend at the Airfield

1934Sleepers EastWell-Wisher at Train Station (uncredited)

1933SmokyHorse Buyer

1933Roman ScandalsRoman Citizen (uncredited)

1933Doctor BullMr. Herring

1933Charlie Chan's Greatest CaseCaptain Hallett

1933Gordon of Ghost CityJim Carmody

1933The Man from MontereyDon Pablo Gonzales

1933PilgrimageMayor Elmer Briggs

1933Life in the RawSheriff Myles

1933Clancy of the MountedInspector Cabot

1932The Lost SpecialBotter Hood

1932Air MailPassenger Who'll Die on a Train (uncredited)

1932Heroes of the WestCavalry Captain

1932The Rider of Death ValleyGabe

1932Destry Rides AgainJudd Ogden

1932Scandal for SaleBelmont Hotel Desk Clerk

1932Tangled FortunesMatt Higgins

1932The Impatient MaidenInsane Asylum Warden (uncredited)

1931Battling with Buffalo BillJim Rodney

1931FrankensteinHans (uncredited)

1931PossessedDrunken Husband (uncredited)

1931A Free SoulSkid Row Drunk (uncredited)

1931The Front PageCarl - Detective (uncredited)

1931Seas BeneathEric - Captain of Trawler (uncredited)

1930Abraham LincolnSheridan's Aide (uncredited)

1930The Indians Are ComingGeorge Woods / Tom Woods

1930Sons of the Saddle'Red' Slade

1930Song of the CaballeroDon Pedro Madero

1930Kathleen MavourneenJames, the butler

1930The Jade BoxMartin Morgan

1930The Mounted Stranger'Spider' Coy

1929Mister AntonioBit Role (uncredited)

1929The Black WatchMacGregor (uncredited)

1929The Lariat KidCal Gregg

1928The Chinatown MysteryThe Sphinx

1928Sisters of EvePritchard

1928The Four-Footed RangerBrom Hockley

1928The Trail of '98Gold Commissioner's Assistant (uncredited)

1928The Branded SombreroLink Jarvis

1927One Glorious ScrapRalph Curtis

1927Uncle Tom's CabinCaptain (uncredited)

1927The Wreck of the HesperusJohn Hazzard

1927The Cruise of the HellionPeg-leg

1927Life in Hollywood No. 1Self

1927The Heart of MarylandJefferson Davis

1927The Devil's SaddlePete Hepburn

1927Men of DaringBlack Roger

1927UpstreamJuggler

1926Speed CopThe Silk Thief

1926The Silent TrailerMrs. Coleman's Physician

1926Officer '444'Fire Chief

1925The Fighting HeartTown Fool

1925The Red RiderBrown Bear

1925Ridin' ThunderFrank Douglas

1925Taming the WestFrosty Miller

1925A Roaring AdventureColonel Burns

1925The Sign of the CactusPanhandle George

1925Soft ShoesQuig Mundy

1924The Measure of a Man'Pale' Peter

1924Hearts of Oak

1924Lash of the Whip'Hurricane' Smith

1923Mine to KeepJack Deering

1923Haunted ValleySharkey

1923Three Jumps AheadBen McLean

1922The Boss of Camp 4Dude McCormick

1922The Village BlacksmithAsa Martin

1922Thundering HoofsDaddy Bill / 'Colonel' Bill

1921The Lady from LongacreCount de Freitas

1921The StampedeRobert Wagner

1921ActionSoda Water Manning

1921The Great RewardThe American Adventurer

1921I Am the Woman

1920Screen Snapshots Series 1, Number 16The Director / Self

1919The Mystery Of 13Phil Kelly / Jim Kelly

1918The Silent MysteryPhil Kelly

1918The CravingCarroll Wayles

1918Berlin Via AmericaPhil Kelly

1917John Ermine of the YellowstoneJohn Ermine

1917Who Was the Other Man?James Walbert / Ludwig Schumann

1917The Vault of Mystery

1917The Demon of the SkyPhil Kelly/The Sphinx

1917The Purple DominoHugo Loubeque

1917The Ablaze in Mid-AirPhil Kelly/The Sphinx

1916The Purple MaskPhil Kelly/The Sphinx

1916Mister VampireThe Vampire Man

1916The Bandit's WagerNan's Brother / The Bandit

1916The Princely BanditPrince Frederick

1916Brennon o' the MoorWilly Brennon

1916The UnexpectedThe Mexican Foreman

1916Behind the MaskPrince Frederick aka Dick Turpin

1916The Madcap Queen of CronaPrince Frederick

1916The Cry of ErinShemus O'Brien

1916His Majesty Dick TurpinPrince Frederick aka Dick Turpin

1916The Adventures of Peg o' the RingDr. Lund, Junior

1915The Campbells Are Coming

1915The Broken CoinCount Frederick

1915The Heart of LincolnAbraham Lincoln

1914A Study in ScarletSherlock Holmes

1914The Phantom Violin

1914Lucille Love: The Girl of MysteryHugo Loubeque

1914Washington at Valley ForgeThe Spy

1914In the Fall of '64Capt. Ford - the Southern Officer

1913The Black MasksFred Francis - a Crook

1913The Battle of Bull RunAbraham Lincoln

1913When Lincoln Paid

1912The InvadersColonel James Bryson

1912The Ball Player and the BanditA Baseball Fan

1912On Secret ServiceAbraham Lincoln

1912Custer's Last FightGeneral George A. Custer

1912The OutcastEvans, a Trapper

1912The Lieutenant's Last FightColonel Garvin

1912The Post TelegrapherBob Evans - the Post Telegrapher

1912Blazing the TrailBlake

1912The DeserterThe Deserter

1912The Heart of an IndianThe Indian chief

1912War on the PlainsDrake, a Treacherous Prospector

1911A Western GirlHartley

1911Bessie's RideJohn Burton

1911In the Right of WayJohn Walsh

1911The Kiss of Mary JaneBlack Bill

1911When the Tables TurnedCowboy

1911Her Spoiled Boy

1911In Time for PressJim Ford

1911The Immortal AlamoNavarre

1911The Redemption of RawhideReverend Simpson

1911The Spring Round-UpJim Dempsey

1911Mary's StratagemBill

1911The Reformation of Jack RobinsJack Robbins

1911An Unwilling CowboyJim Edwards

1911Jack Mason's Last DealJim Saunders

1911Her Faithful HeartBill Rank

1911The Warrant for Red RubeRed Rube

1911Sir Percy and the PunchersSir Percy Granville

1911The Snake in the GrassTexas Ed

1911In the Hot LandsThe County Doctor

1911Billy and His PalJim - the Cowpuncher

1911Only a SisterJohn

1911The Owner of L.L. RanchJeff

1911The Crimson Scars

1910In the Tall Grass CountryBob

1910A Western WelcomeJohn

1910Cowboys and Bachelor GirlsThe Cowboy Hero

1910His Sergeant's StripesThe Corporal

1910A Mountain WifeHer Husband, a Moonshiner

1910Out for MischiefThe Father

1910Billy's SisterBilly

1910A Plucky American Girl

1910Salt on the Bird's Tail

1910In the Mission Shadows

1910Baseball, That's AllThe Husband

1910Won in the FifthYoung Minister

1910The Romance of Circle RanchHonest Jim

1910Return of Ta-Wa-WaTa-Wa-Wa

1910A Postal SubstituteJack Flynn

1910The Golden SecretWill Brown

1910The Little PreacherJoe Lane

1910The Ruling PassionTony Valero

1910White Doe's LoversThe Cowboy

1910A Texas Joke

1910Love's C.Q.D.Lt. Robert Bright

1910The Padre's SecretBaptiste

1910The Paleface PrincessCaptain Keen

1910A Rough Night on the Bridge

1910Speed Versus DeathMr. Braggs

1910The Seal of the Church

1910The Newly BornMr. Newlywed

1910Branding a Thief

1910Cyclone Pete's MatrimonyCyclone Pete

1908The Fortune Favors the Brave