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Francis Ford
Born · August 12, 1881
Died · September 5, 1953 (72 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Portland, Maine, USA
Bio
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
6.5
1953
Toughest Man in Arizona
0.0
1952
The Quiet Man
Dan Tobin
7.3
1952
The Living Bible
Samaritan Leper
6.0
1952
Rim of the Wheel
Mr. Dickerson
0.0
1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
(2 episodes)
4.5
1951
Wagon Master
Mr. Peachtree
6.7
1950
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Connelly - Fort Stark Suttlers Barman (uncredited)
6.9
1949
San Antone Ambush
Major Farnsworth
4.0
1949
Frontier Investigator
Ed Garnett
0.0
1949
3 Godfathers
Drunk (uncredited)
6.7
1948
The Far Frontier
Alf Sharper
6.0
1948
The Plunderers
Barnaby
5.6
1948
Eyes of Texas
Thad Cameron
6.0
1948
The Timber Trail
Ralph Baker
0.0
1948
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
Race Checker / Fisherman (uncredited)
6.5
1948
Fort Apache
Fen - Stage Guard (uncredited)
7.0
1948
Bandits of Dark Canyon
Horse Trader
0.0
1947
Unconquered
Frontiersman on Fort Pitt Roof (uncredited)
6.2
1947
Driftwood
Abner Green
6.1
1947
High Tide
Pop Garrow
5.8
1947
Gunfighters
Cook (uncredited)
5.5
1947
California
Jessie (uncredited)
6.5
1947
Wake Up and Dream
Old Man at Counter
6.5
1946
My Darling Clementine
Dad - Old Soldier (uncredited)
7.4
1946
Sister Kenny
Patrick O'Shea (uncredited)
6.5
1946
Accomplice
King Connors
5.3
1946
College Queen
Pop, The Janitor
0.0
1946
Incendiary Blonde
Ranch Owner (uncredited)
5.1
1945
Wildfire
Ezra Mills
0.0
1945
The White Gorilla
Mr. Stacey
4.1
1945
Murder, He Says
Lee - Old Townsman (uncredited)
6.6
1945
Hangover Square
Ogilby - Fulham Antique Dealer (uncredited)
6.8
1945
Mom and Dad
Dr. Rubin
5.3
1945
The Princess and the Pirate
Drunken Pirate (uncredited)
6.9
1944
The Climax
Backstage Attendant (Uncredited)
5.4
1944
Home in Indiana
Ed - Seated Opposite J.T. in Bar (uncredited)
5.6
1944
The Desperadoes
Hank
5.7
1943
The Ox-Bow Incident
Alva 'Dad' Hardwicke (uncredited)
7.7
1943
Outlaws of Pine Ridge
Bartender
0.0
1942
The Mummy's Tomb
Townsman (uncredited)
5.7
1942
King of the Mounties
Zeke Collins (Ch. 4)
0.0
1942
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
Tavern Keeper
5.7
1942
The Man Who Wouldn't Die
Caretaker
6.4
1942
They Died with Their Boots On
Veteran (uncredited)
6.6
1941
Riders of the Purple Sage
Inebriated Courtroom Spectator
0.0
1941
Last of the Duanes
Luke Stevens
6.0
1941
Western Union
Eastbound Stagecoach Driver
6.0
1941
Tobacco Road
6.6
1941
Romance of the Rio Grande
Stagecoach Driver
4.0
1941
Diamond Frontier
Derek Bluje
0.0
1940
South of Pago Pago
Foster
4.8
1940
Three Faces West
Farmer Bill, with Higgins
5.4
1940
Lucky Cisco Kid
Court Clerk
5.6
1940
Viva Cisco Kid
Proprietor
5.5
1940
The Grapes of Wrath
(uncredited) (unconfirmed)
7.8
1940
Geronimo
Scout
5.0
1939
Drums Along the Mohawk
Joe Boleo
6.5
1939
Bad Lands
Charlie Garth
3.7
1939
Young Mr. Lincoln
Sam Boone (uncredited)
7.2
1939
Stagecoach
Sgt. Billy Pickett (uncredited)
7.6
1939
The Texans
Uncle Dud
5.6
1938
Kentucky Moonshine
Grandpa Hatfield
5.3
1938
In Old Chicago
Driver
6.4
1938
The Girl of the Golden West
Miner
4.6
1938
Mannequin
Tim O'Rourke (Uncredited)
6.0
1938
Checkers
Daniel Snodgrass
0.0
1937
Slave Ship
Scraps
4.8
1937
A Star Is Born
William Gregory (uncredited)
7.1
1937
The Plough and the Stars
Old Man (uncredited)
5.6
1936
Sins of Man
Town Drunk
0.0
1936
Little Miss Nobody
Detective
6.0
1936
Educating Father
Sheriff Hart
0.0
1936
Gentle Julia
Tubbs, Fish Peddler
0.0
1936
Charlie Chan at the Circus
John Gaines
6.2
1936
The Prisoner of Shark Island
Corporal O'Toole
6.8
1936
Paddy O'Day
Immigration Officer Tom McGuire
7.0
1936
Charlie Chan's Secret
Captain of salvage ship
6.8
1936
This Is the Life
Sticky Jones
6.0
1935
Steamboat Round the Bend
Efe
7.6
1935
The Arizonian
Mayor Ed Comstock
0.0
1935
Paris in Spring
Drunken Peasant
5.0
1935
The Informer
'Judge' Flynn
6.7
1935
Goin' to Town
Sheriff
5.2
1935
Judge Priest
Juror No. 12
6.5
1934
Charlie Chan's Courage
Hewitt
8.0
1934
The World Moves On
Legionaire in Trench
5.7
1934
Murder in Trinidad
Davenant
0.0
1934
Pirate Treasure
Dick's Friend at the Airfield
4.0
1934
Sleepers East
Well-Wisher at Train Station (uncredited)
0.0
1934
Smoky
Horse Buyer
0.0
1933
Doctor Bull
Mr. Herring
6.5
1933
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case
Captain Hallett
6.0
1933
Gordon of Ghost City
Jim Carmody
4.0
1933
The Man from Monterey
Don Pablo Gonzales
4.4
1933
Pilgrimage
Mayor Elmer Briggs
6.7
1933
Life in the Raw
Sheriff Myles
0.0
1933
Clancy of the Mounted
Inspector Cabot
0.0
1933
The Lost Special
Botter Hood
4.5
1932
Air Mail
Passenger Who'll Die on a Train (uncredited)
5.5
1932
Heroes of the West
Cavalry Captain
5.5
1932
The Rider of Death Valley
Gabe
7.0
1932
Destry Rides Again
Judd Ogden
3.5
1932
Scandal for Sale
Belmont Hotel Desk Clerk
7.0
1932
Tangled Fortunes
Matt Higgins
0.0
1932
The Impatient Maiden
Insane Asylum Warden (uncredited)
0.0
1932
Battling with Buffalo Bill
Jim Rodney
5.0
1931
Frankenstein
Hans (uncredited)
7.5
1931
Possessed
Drunken Husband (uncredited)
7.1
1931
A Free Soul
Skid Row Drunk (uncredited)
6.1
1931
Abraham Lincoln
Sheridan's Aide (uncredited)
5.4
1930
The Indians Are Coming
George Woods / Tom Woods
4.5
1930
Sons of the Saddle
'Red' Slade
0.0
1930
Song of the Caballero
Don Pedro Madero
0.0
1930
Kathleen Mavourneen
James, the butler
10.0
1930
The Jade Box
Martin Morgan
5.0
1930
The Mounted Stranger
'Spider' Coy
0.0
1930
Mister Antonio
5.0
1929
The Black Watch
MacGregor (uncredited)
6.0
1929
The Lariat Kid
Cal Gregg
0.0
1929
The Chinatown Mystery
The Sphinx
0.0
1928
Sisters of Eve
Pritchard
0.0
1928
The Four-Footed Ranger
Brom Hockley
0.0
1928
The Trail of '98
Gold Commissioner's Assistant (uncredited)
6.2
1928
The Branded Sombrero
Link Jarvis
5.0
1928
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Captain (uncredited)
6.9
1927
The Wreck of the Hesperus
John Hazzard
0.0
1927
The Cruise of the Hellion
Peg-leg
0.0
1927
Life in Hollywood No. 1
Self
0.0
1927
The Heart of Maryland
Jefferson Davis
0.0
1927
The Devil's Saddle
Pete Hepburn
0.0
1927
Men of Daring
Black Roger
0.0
1927
Upstream
Juggler
5.8
1927
The Silent Trailer
Mrs. Coleman's Physician
0.0
1926
Officer '444'
Fire Chief
7.0
1926
The Fighting Heart
Town Fool
5.0
1925
The Red Rider
Brown Bear
0.0
1925
Ridin' Thunder
Frank Douglas
0.0
1925
Taming the West
Frosty Miller
0.0
1925
A Roaring Adventure
Colonel Burns
0.0
1925
Soft Shoes
Quig Mundy
7.0
1925
The Measure of a Man
'Pale' Peter
0.0
1924
Hearts of Oak
4.0
1924
Lash of the Whip
'Hurricane' Smith
5.0
1924
Mine to Keep
Jack Deering
0.0
1923
Three Jumps Ahead
Ben McLean
5.0
1923
The Boss of Camp 4
Dude McCormick
0.0
1922
The Village Blacksmith
Asa Martin
5.3
1922
Thundering Hoofs
Daddy Bill / 'Colonel' Bill
0.0
1922
The Lady from Longacre
Count de Freitas
0.0
1921
The Stampede
Robert Wagner
5.0
1921
Action
Soda Water Manning
4.0
1921
The Great Reward
The American Adventurer
0.0
1921
Screen Snapshots Series 1, Number 16
The Director / Self
0.0
1920
The Mystery Of 13
Phil Kelly / Jim Kelly
5.0
1919
The Silent Mystery
Phil Kelly
0.0
1918
The Craving
Carroll Wayles
5.0
1918
Berlin Via America
Phil Kelly
0.0
1918
John Ermine of the Yellowstone
John Ermine
0.0
1917
Who Was the Other Man?
James Walbert / Ludwig Schumann
0.0
1917
The Vault of Mystery
0.0
1917
The Purple Domino
Hugo Loubeque
0.0
1917
The Leap
0.0
1917
The Purple Mask
Phil Kelly/The Sphinx
0.0
1916
Mister Vampire
The Vampire Man
0.0
1916
The Bandit's Wager
Nan's Brother / The Bandit
5.0
1916
The Princely Bandit
Prince Frederick
0.0
1916
Brennon o' the Moor
Willy Brennon
0.0
1916
The Unexpected
The Mexican Foreman
0.0
1916
Behind the Mask
Prince Frederick aka Dick Turpin
0.0
1916
The Madcap Queen of Crona
Prince Frederick
0.0
1916
The Cry of Erin
Shemus O'Brien
0.0
1916
His Majesty Dick Turpin
Prince Frederick aka Dick Turpin
0.0
1916
The Adventures of Peg o' the Ring
Dr. Lund, Junior
0.0
1916
The Campbells Are Coming
5.0
1915
The Broken Coin
Count Frederick
6.0
1915
The Heart of Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
0.0
1915
A Study in Scarlet
Sherlock Holmes
6.0
1914
The Phantom Violin
0.0
1914
Washington at Valley Forge
The Spy
0.0
1914
In the Fall of '64
Capt. Ford - the Southern Officer
0.0
1914
Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery
Hugo Loubeque
6.0
1914
The Black Masks
Fred Francis - a Crook
5.7
1913
When Lincoln Paid
0.0
1913
The Invaders
Colonel James Bryson
5.5
1912
The Ball Player and the Bandit
A Baseball Fan
5.0
1912
On Secret Service
Abraham Lincoln
5.0
1912
Custer's Last Fight
General George A. Custer
6.0
1912
The Outcast
Evans, a Trapper
0.0
1912
The Lieutenant's Last Fight
Colonel Garvin
5.5
1912
The Post Telegrapher
Bob Evans - the Post Telegrapher
4.0
1912
Blazing the Trail
Blake
4.0
1912
The Deserter
The Deserter
0.0
1912
The Heart of an Indian
The Indian chief
5.0
1912
War on the Plains
Drake, a Treacherous Prospector
0.0
1912
A Western Girl
Hartley
0.0
1911
Bessie's Ride
John Burton
0.0
1911
In the Right of Way
John Walsh
0.0
1911
The Kiss of Mary Jane
Black Bill
0.0
1911
When the Tables Turned
Cowboy
0.0
1911
Her Spoiled Boy
0.0
1911
In Time for Press
Jim Ford
0.0
1911
The Immortal Alamo
Navarre
0.0
1911
The Redemption of Rawhide
Reverend Simpson
0.0
1911
The Spring Round-Up
Jim Dempsey
0.0
1911
Mary's Stratagem
Bill
0.0
1911
The Reformation of Jack Robins
Jack Robbins
0.0
1911
An Unwilling Cowboy
Jim Edwards
0.0
1911
Jack Mason's Last Deal
Jim Saunders
0.0
1911
Her Faithful Heart
Bill Rank
0.0
1911
The Warrant for Red Rube
Red Rube
0.0
1911
Sir Percy and the Punchers
Sir Percy Granville
0.0
1911
The Snake in the Grass
Texas Ed
0.0
1911
In the Hot Lands
The County Doctor
0.0
1911
Billy and His Pal
Jim - the Cowpuncher
5.0
1911
Only a Sister
John
0.0
1911
The Owner of L.L. Ranch
Jeff
0.0
1911
The Crimson Scars
0.0
1911
In the Tall Grass Country
Bob
0.0
1910
A Western Welcome
John
0.0
1910
Pals
Denton
0.0
1910
Cowboys and Bachelor Girls
The Cowboy Hero
0.0
1910
His Sergeant's Stripes
The Corporal
0.0
1910
A Mountain Wife
Her Husband, a Moonshiner
0.0
1910
Uncle Jim
0.0
1910
Out for Mischief
The Father
0.0
1910
Billy's Sister
0.0
1910
A Plucky American Girl
0.0
1910
Salt on the Bird's Tail
0.0
1910
In the Mission Shadows
0.0
1910
Baseball, That's All
The Husband
0.0
1910
Won in the Fifth
Young Minister
0.0
1910
The Romance of Circle Ranch
Honest Jim
0.0
1910
Return of Ta-Wa-Wa
Ta-Wa-Wa
0.0
1910
A Postal Substitute
Jack Flynn
0.0
1910
The Golden Secret
Will Brown
0.0
1910
The Little Preacher
Joe Lane
0.0
1910
The Ruling Passion
Tony Valero
0.0
1910
White Doe's Lovers
The Cowboy
0.0
1910
A Texas Joke
0.0
1910
Love's C.Q.D.
Lt. Robert Bright
0.0
1910
The Padre's Secret
Baptiste
0.0
1910
The Paleface Princess
Captain Keen
0.0
1910
A Rough Night on the Bridge
3.5
1910
Speed Versus Death
Mr. Braggs
0.0
1910
The Seal of the Church
0.0
1910
The Newly Born
Mr. Newlywed
0.0
1910
Branding a Thief
0.0
1910
Cyclone Pete's Matrimony
Cyclone Pete
0.0
1910
Fortune Favors the Brave
0.0
1909