Wallace Ford
Acting
Born: 1898-02-11 · Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK
Died: 1966-06-11
Biography
Wallace Ford (12 February 1898 – 11 June 1966) was an English-born naturalized American stage and screen actor. Usually playing wise-cracking characters, he combined a tough but friendly-faced demeanor with a small but powerful, stocky physique. Born Samuel Jones Grundy in Bolton, Lancashire, England, he spent his childhood in a Dr. Barnardo's home. At an early age he was adopted by a farmer from Manitoba, Canada, where he was ill treated. About age eleven, Ford ran away and did odd jobs, later
🎬 Movies (30)
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
2008
Detective Ed Fitzpatrick (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
Self (archive footage)
A Patch of Blue
1965
Ole Pa
Bristle Face
1964
Emory Packer
Tess of the Storm Country
1960
Fred Thorson
Warlock
1959
Judge Holloway
The Last Hurrah
1958
Charlie Hennessey
Twilight for the Gods
1958
Old Brown
The Matchmaker
1958
Malachi Stack
Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses
1957
Rebel
Johnny Concho
1956
Albert Dark
Thunder Over Arizona
1956
Stiles
The First Texan
1956
Henry Delaney
Stagecoach To Fury
1956
Judge Lester Farrell
The Rainmaker
1956
Sheriff Howard Thomas
The Maverick Queen
1956
Jamie
A Lawless Street
1955
Dr. Amos Wynn
The Man from Laramie
1955
Charley O'Leary
Wichita
1955
Arthur Whiteside
Lucy Gallant
1955
Gus Basserman
The Spoilers
1955
Flapjack Simms
3 Ring Circus
1954
Sam Morley
Destry
1954
Doc Curtis
She Couldn't Say No
1954
Joe Wheelen
The Boy from Oklahoma
1954
Walter "Wally" Higgins
The Nebraskan
1953
'Mac' McBride
The Great Jesse James Raid
1953
Elias Hobbs
Flesh and Fury
1952
Jack 'Pop' Richardson
Rodeo
1952
Barbecue Jones
He Ran All the Way
1951
Fred Dobbs
📺 TV Shows (22)
The Great Adventure
1963
Uncle Billy Smith
Vacation Playhouse
1963
Lester Tinney
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
Roger Hanover
Peter Loves Mary
1960
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
Harry
The Deputy
1959
Marshal Herk Lamson
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958
Trackdown
1957
Eli Zach
Kings Row
1955
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Monty Smith
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
Ed Rawlings
Father Knows Best
1954
Climax!
1954
Samuel Cramer
The Whistler
1954
Inner Sanctum
1954
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Emory Packer
Studio 57
1954
Boats
The Motorola Television Hour
1953
This Is Your Life
1952
Self
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
Talker
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Innkeeper
Studio One
1948