Francis Ford
Born
August 12, 1881
Died
September 5, 1953 (72 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Portland, Maine, USA
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. He also appeared in many of John Ford's movies, including Young Mr. Lincoln and The Quiet Man.
Francis Ford was born in Portland, Maine. He was the son of John A. Feeney, who was born in the village of Spiddal, County Galway, Ireland in 1854. By 1878, John had moved to Portland, Maine and opened a saloon, at 42 Center Street, that used a false front to pose as grocery store. John opened four others in following years.
After service in the infantry in the Spanish-American War, Francis left home. He drifted into the film business in New York City, working for David Horsley, Al Christie, and the Star Film Company's San Antonio operation under Gaston Méliès. He adopted the name Ford from the automobile.
From San Antonio Francis began his Hollywood career working for Thomas H. Ince at Ince's Bison studio, directing and appearing in westerns.
Francis Ford's younger brother, John M. Feeney, was a successful fullback and defensive tackle on a Portland High state championship football team, nicknamed "Bull". In 1914 Bull followed Francis to Hollywood, changed his name to John Ford and would eventually surpass his elder brother's considerable reputation.
Francis Ford's son, Philip Ford, was also a film actor/director.
The Sun Shines Bright
Feeney
1953
Toughest Man in Arizona
1952
The Quiet Man
Dan Tobin
1952
The Living Bible
Samaritan Leper
1952
Rim of the Wheel
Mr. Dickerson
1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
(2 episodes)
1951
Wagon Master
Mr. Peachtree
1950
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Connelly - Fort Stark Suttlers Barman (uncredited)
1949
San Antone Ambush
Major Farnsworth
1949
Frontier Investigator
Ed Garnett
1949
3 Godfathers
Drunk (uncredited)
1948
The Far Frontier
Alf Sharper
1948
The Plunderers
Barnaby
1948
Eyes of Texas
Thad Cameron
1948
The Timber Trail
Ralph Baker
1948
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
Race Checker / Fisherman (uncredited)
1948
Fort Apache
Fen - Stage Guard (uncredited)
1948
Bandits of Dark Canyon
Horse Trader
1947
Unconquered
Frontiersman on Fort Pitt Roof (uncredited)
1947
Driftwood
Abner Green
1947
High Tide
Pop Garrow
1947
Gunfighters
Cook (uncredited)
1947
California
Jessie (uncredited)
1947
Wake Up and Dream
Old Man at Counter
1946
My Darling Clementine
Dad - Old Soldier (uncredited)
1946
Sister Kenny
Patrick O'Shea (uncredited)
1946
Accomplice
King Connors
1946
College Queen
Pop, The Janitor
1946
Incendiary Blonde
Ranch Owner (uncredited)
1945
Wildfire
Ezra Mills
1945
The White Gorilla
Mr. Stacey
1945
Murder, He Says
Lee - Old Townsman (uncredited)
1945
Hangover Square
Ogilby - Fulham Antique Dealer (uncredited)
1945
Mom and Dad
Dr. Rubin
1945
The Princess and the Pirate
Drunken Pirate (uncredited)
1944
The Climax
Backstage Attendant (Uncredited)
1944
Home in Indiana
Ed - Seated Opposite J.T. in Bar (uncredited)
1944
The Desperadoes
Hank
1943
The Ox-Bow Incident
Alva 'Dad' Hardwicke (uncredited)
1943
Outlaws of Pine Ridge
Bartender
1942
The Mummy's Tomb
Townsman (uncredited)
1942
King of the Mounties
Zeke Collins (Ch. 4)
1942
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
Tavern Keeper
1942
The Man Who Wouldn't Die
Caretaker
1942
They Died with Their Boots On
Veteran (uncredited)
1941
Riders of the Purple Sage
Inebriated Courtroom Spectator
1941
Last of the Duanes
Luke Stevens
1941
Western Union
Eastbound Stagecoach Driver
1941
Tobacco Road
1941
Romance of the Rio Grande
Stagecoach Driver
1941
Diamond Frontier
Derek Bluje
1940
South of Pago Pago
Foster
1940
Three Faces West
Farmer Bill, with Higgins
1940
Lucky Cisco Kid
Court Clerk
1940
Viva Cisco Kid
Proprietor
1940
The Grapes of Wrath
Migrant (uncredited)
1940
Geronimo
Scout
1939
Drums Along the Mohawk
Joe Boleo
1939
Bad Lands
Charlie Garth
1939
Young Mr. Lincoln
Sam Boone (uncredited)
1939
Stagecoach
Sgt. Billy Pickett (uncredited)
1939
The Texans
Uncle Dud
1938
Kentucky Moonshine
Grandpa Hatfield
1938
In Old Chicago
Driver
1938
The Girl of the Golden West
Miner
1938
Mannequin
Tim O'Rourke (Uncredited)
1938
Checkers
Daniel Snodgrass
1937
The Last Train from Madrid
Pedro Elias (uncredited)
1937
Slave Ship
Scraps
1937
A Star Is Born
William Gregory (uncredited)
1937
The Plough and the Stars
Old Man (uncredited)
1936
Sins of Man
Town Drunk
1936
Little Miss Nobody
Detective
1936
Educating Father
Sheriff Hart
1936
Gentle Julia
Tubbs, Fish Peddler
1936
Charlie Chan at the Circus
John Gaines
1936
The Prisoner of Shark Island
Corporal O'Toole
1936
Paddy O'Day
Immigration Officer Tom McGuire
1936
Charlie Chan's Secret
Captain of salvage ship
1936
This Is the Life
Sticky Jones
1935
Steamboat Round the Bend
Efe
1935
Paris in Spring
Drunken Peasant
1935
The Arizonian
Mayor Ed Comstock
1935
The Informer
'Judge' Flynn
1935
Goin' to Town
Sheriff
1935
Judge Priest
Juror No. 12
1934
Charlie Chan's Courage
Hewitt
1934
The World Moves On
Legionaire in Trench
1934
Murder in Trinidad
Davenant
1934
Pirate Treasure
Dick's Friend at the Airfield
1934
Sleepers East
Well-Wisher at Train Station (uncredited)
1934
Smoky
Horse Buyer
1933
Doctor Bull
Mr. Herring
1933
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case
Captain Hallett
1933
Gordon of Ghost City
Jim Carmody
1933
The Man from Monterey
Don Pablo Gonzales
1933
Pilgrimage
Mayor Elmer Briggs
1933
Life in the Raw
Sheriff Myles
1933
Clancy of the Mounted
Inspector Cabot
1933
The Lost Special
Botter Hood
1932
Air Mail
Passenger Who'll Die on a Train (uncredited)
1932
Heroes of the West
Cavalry Captain
1932
The Rider of Death Valley
Gabe
1932
Destry Rides Again
Judd Ogden
1932
Scandal for Sale
Belmont Hotel Desk Clerk
1932
Tangled Fortunes
Matt Higgins
1932
The Impatient Maiden
Insane Asylum Warden (uncredited)
1932
Battling with Buffalo Bill
Jim Rodney
1931
Frankenstein
Hans (uncredited)
1931
Possessed
Drunken Husband (uncredited)
1931
A Free Soul
Skid Row Drunk (uncredited)
1931
Abraham Lincoln
Sheridan's Aide (uncredited)
1930
The Indians Are Coming
George Woods / Tom Woods
1930
Sons of the Saddle
'Red' Slade
1930
Song of the Caballero
Don Pedro Madero
1930
Kathleen Mavourneen
James, the butler
1930
The Jade Box
Martin Morgan
1930
The Mounted Stranger
'Spider' Coy
1930
Mister Antonio
1929
The Black Watch
MacGregor (uncredited)
1929
The Lariat Kid
Cal Gregg
1929
The Chinatown Mystery
The Sphinx
1928
Sisters of Eve
Pritchard
1928
The Four-Footed Ranger
Brom Hockley
1928
The Trail of '98
Gold Commissioner's Assistant (uncredited)
1928
The Branded Sombrero
Link Jarvis
1928
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Captain (uncredited)
1927
The Wreck of the Hesperus
John Hazzard
1927
The Cruise of the Hellion
Peg-leg
1927
Life in Hollywood No. 1
Self
1927
The Heart of Maryland
Jefferson Davis
1927
The Devil's Saddle
Pete Hepburn
1927
Men of Daring
Black Roger
1927
Upstream
Juggler
1927
The Silent Trailer
Mrs. Coleman's Physician
1926
Officer '444'
Fire Chief
1926
The Fighting Heart
Town Fool
1925
The Red Rider
Brown Bear
1925
Ridin' Thunder
Frank Douglas
1925
Taming the West
Frosty Miller
1925
A Roaring Adventure
Colonel Burns
1925
Soft Shoes
Quig Mundy
1925
The Measure of a Man
'Pale' Peter
1924
Hearts of Oak
1924
Lash of the Whip
'Hurricane' Smith
1924
Mine to Keep
Jack Deering
1923
Three Jumps Ahead
Ben McLean
1923
The Boss of Camp 4
Dude McCormick
1922
The Village Blacksmith
Asa Martin
1922
Thundering Hoofs
Daddy Bill / 'Colonel' Bill
1922
The Lady from Longacre
Count de Freitas
1921
The Stampede
Robert Wagner
1921
Action
Soda Water Manning
1921
The Great Reward
The American Adventurer
1921
Screen Snapshots Series 1, Number 16
The Director / Self
1920
The Mystery Of 13
Phil Kelly / Jim Kelly
1919
The Silent Mystery
Phil Kelly
1918
The Craving
Carroll Wayles
1918
Berlin Via America
Phil Kelly
1918
John Ermine of the Yellowstone
John Ermine
1917
Who Was the Other Man?
James Walbert / Ludwig Schumann
1917
The Vault of Mystery
1917
The Purple Domino
Hugo Loubeque
1917
The Leap
1917
The Purple Mask
Phil Kelly/The Sphinx
1916
Mister Vampire
The Vampire Man
1916
The Bandit's Wager
Nan's Brother / The Bandit
1916
The Princely Bandit
Prince Frederick
1916
Brennon o' the Moor
Willy Brennon
1916
The Unexpected
The Mexican Foreman
1916
Behind the Mask
Prince Frederick aka Dick Turpin
1916
The Madcap Queen of Crona
Prince Frederick
1916
The Cry of Erin
Shemus O'Brien
1916
His Majesty Dick Turpin
Prince Frederick aka Dick Turpin
1916
The Adventures of Peg o' the Ring
Dr. Lund, Junior
1916
The Campbells Are Coming
1915
The Broken Coin
Count Frederick
1915
The Heart of Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
1915
A Study in Scarlet
Sherlock Holmes
1914
The Phantom Violin
1914
Washington at Valley Forge
The Spy
1914
In the Fall of '64
Capt. Ford - the Southern Officer
1914
Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery
Hugo Loubeque
1914
The Black Masks
Fred Francis - a Crook
1913
When Lincoln Paid
1913
The Invaders
Colonel James Bryson
1912
The Ball Player and the Bandit
A Baseball Fan
1912
On Secret Service
Abraham Lincoln
1912
Custer's Last Fight
General George A. Custer
1912
The Outcast
Evans, a Trapper
1912
The Lieutenant's Last Fight
Colonel Garvin
1912
The Post Telegrapher
Bob Evans - the Post Telegrapher
1912
Blazing the Trail
Blake
1912
The Deserter
The Deserter
1912
The Heart of an Indian
The Indian chief
1912
War on the Plains
Drake, a Treacherous Prospector
1912
A Western Girl
Hartley
1911
Bessie's Ride
John Burton
1911
In the Right of Way
John Walsh
1911
The Kiss of Mary Jane
Black Bill
1911
When the Tables Turned
Cowboy
1911
Her Spoiled Boy
1911
In Time for Press
Jim Ford
1911
The Immortal Alamo
Navarre
1911
The Redemption of Rawhide
Reverend Simpson
1911
The Spring Round-Up
Jim Dempsey
1911
Mary's Stratagem
Bill
1911
The Reformation of Jack Robins
Jack Robbins
1911
An Unwilling Cowboy
Jim Edwards
1911
Jack Mason's Last Deal
Jim Saunders
1911
Her Faithful Heart
Bill Rank
1911
The Warrant for Red Rube
Red Rube
1911
Sir Percy and the Punchers
Sir Percy Granville
1911
The Snake in the Grass
Texas Ed
1911
In the Hot Lands
The County Doctor
1911
Billy and His Pal
Jim - the Cowpuncher
1911
Only a Sister
John
1911
The Owner of L.L. Ranch
Jeff
1911
The Crimson Scars
1911
In the Tall Grass Country
Bob
1910
A Western Welcome
John
1910
Pals
Denton
1910
Cowboys and Bachelor Girls
The Cowboy Hero
1910
His Sergeant's Stripes
The Corporal
1910
A Mountain Wife
Her Husband, a Moonshiner
1910
Uncle Jim
1910
Out for Mischief
The Father
1910
Billy's Sister
Billy
1910
A Plucky American Girl
1910
Salt on the Bird's Tail
1910
In the Mission Shadows
1910
Baseball, That's All
The Husband
1910
Won in the Fifth
Young Minister
1910
The Romance of Circle Ranch
Honest Jim
1910
Return of Ta-Wa-Wa
Ta-Wa-Wa
1910
A Postal Substitute
Jack Flynn
1910
The Golden Secret
Will Brown
1910
The Little Preacher
Joe Lane
1910
The Ruling Passion
Tony Valero
1910
White Doe's Lovers
The Cowboy
1910
A Texas Joke
1910
Love's C.Q.D.
Lt. Robert Bright
1910
The Padre's Secret
Baptiste
1910
The Paleface Princess
Captain Keen
1910
A Rough Night on the Bridge
1910
Speed Versus Death
Mr. Braggs
1910
The Seal of the Church
1910
The Newly Born
Mr. Newlywed
1910
Branding a Thief
1910
Cyclone Pete's Matrimony
Cyclone Pete
1910
The Fortune Favors the Brave
1908