John Ford

Director

Born: February 1, 1894
Died: August 31, 1973 (age 79)
From: Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA

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…

Filmography (178)

Filmmakers for the Prosecution (2023)
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
John Ford: The Man Who Invented America (2019)
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Five Came Back (2017)
Self (archive footage)
Spanish Western (2015)
Self (archive footage)
John Ford & Monument Valley (2013)
Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year (2009)
Self (archive footage)
The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth (2009)
Self (archive footage)
Monument Valley: John Ford Country (2006)
Self (voice) (archive footage)
Serenity at Sea: John Ford and the Araner (2006)
Himself (archive footage)
Shooting War (2000)
himself
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley' (2000)
Self (archive footage)
John Wayne-A Life on Film (2000)
Self (archive footage)
National Geographic Explorer: The Battle For Midway (1999)
Himself - Filmmaker (archive footage) (unaccredited)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies (1995)
Self (archive footage)
Omnibus: John Ford, Part One (1992)
Self (archive footage)
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
John Wayne's 'The Alamo' (1992)
Self
Fonda on Fonda (1992)
Self (archive footage)
John Ford's America (1989)
Himself (Archive Footage)
Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend (1976)
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The American West of John Ford (1971)
Self
Directed by John Ford (1971)
Self (uncredited)
My Name Is John Ford, I Make Westerns
My Name Is John Ford, I Make Westerns (1970)
Self
7 Women (1965)
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Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of Ireland (1965)
self
Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
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Donovan's Reef (1963)
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How the West Was Won (1962)
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Flashing Spikes (1962)
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The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
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Two Rode Together (1961)
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