Wallace Ford

Wallace Ford

🎂 11th February 1898 (127 yrs) 📍 Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK

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 becoming an usher in a theatre.

Following his discharge from the Army after WWI, he became a vaudeville actor in a stock company before performing on Broadway.

He started on a film career when Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer gave him a part in the film Possessed (1931) and went on to appear in over 200 films, including 13 directed by John Ford.

Wallace Ford is buried in an unmarked grave in Culver City, California's Holy Cross Cemetery.

From Wikipedia.

Wallace Ford

🎬 Movies Featuring Wallace Ford

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008)

as Detective Ed Fitzpatrick (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987)

as Self (archive footage)
A Patch of Blue

A Patch of Blue (1965)

as Ole Pa
Bristle Face

Bristle Face (1964)

as Emory Packer
Tess of the Storm Country

Tess of the Storm Country (1960)

as Fred Thorson
Warlock

Warlock (1959)

as Judge Holloway
The Last Hurrah

The Last Hurrah (1958)

as Charlie Hennessey
Twilight for the Gods

Twilight for the Gods (1958)

as Old Brown
The Matchmaker

The Matchmaker (1958)

as Malachi Stack
Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses

Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses (1957)

as Rebel
Stagecoach To Fury

Stagecoach To Fury (1956)

as Judge Lester Farrell
The Rainmaker

The Rainmaker (1956)

as Sheriff Howard Thomas
Thunder Over Arizona

Thunder Over Arizona (1956)

as Stiles
Johnny Concho

Johnny Concho (1956)

as Albert Dark
The First Texan

The First Texan (1956)

as Henry Delaney
The Maverick Queen

The Maverick Queen (1956)

as Jamie
The Spoilers

The Spoilers (1955)

as Flapjack Simms
A Lawless Street

A Lawless Street (1955)

as Dr. Amos Wynn
Lucy Gallant

Lucy Gallant (1955)

as Gus Basserman
The Man from Laramie

The Man from Laramie (1955)

as Charley O'Leary
Wichita

Wichita (1955)

as Arthur Whiteside
3 Ring Circus

3 Ring Circus (1954)

as Sam Morley
Destry

Destry (1954)

as Doc Curtis
The Boy from Oklahoma

The Boy from Oklahoma (1954)

as Walter "Wally" Higgins
She Couldn't Say No

She Couldn't Say No (1954)

as Joe Wheelen
The Nebraskan

The Nebraskan (1953)

as 'Mac' McBride
The Great Jesse James Raid

The Great Jesse James Raid (1953)

as Elias Hobbs
Flesh and Fury

Flesh and Fury (1952)

as Jack 'Pop' Richardson
Rodeo

Rodeo (1952)

as Barbecue Jones
Warpath

Warpath (1951)

as Pvt. 'Irish' Potts
Painting The Clouds With Sunshine

Painting The Clouds With Sunshine (1951)

as Sam Parks
He Ran All the Way

He Ran All the Way (1951)

as Fred Dobbs
Harvey

Harvey (1950)

as The Taxi Driver
The Breaking Point

The Breaking Point (1950)

as F.R. Duncan
The Furies

The Furies (1950)

as Scotty Hyslip
Dakota Lil

Dakota Lil (1950)

as Carter
Red Stallion In The Rockies

Red Stallion In The Rockies (1949)

as 'Talky' Carson
The Set-Up

The Set-Up (1949)

as Gus
Belle Starr's Daughter

Belle Starr's Daughter (1948)

as Lafe Bailey
Embraceable You

Embraceable You (1948)

as Police Lt. Ferria
Coroner Creek

Coroner Creek (1948)

as Andy West
Shed No Tears

Shed No Tears (1948)

as Sam Grover
The Man from Texas

The Man from Texas (1948)

as Jed
T-Men

T-Men (1947)

as The Schemer
Magic Town

Magic Town (1947)

as Lou Dicketts
Dead Reckoning

Dead Reckoning (1946)

as McGee
Crack-Up

Crack-Up (1946)

as Lt. Cochrane
Black Angel

Black Angel (1946)

as Joe
Rendezvous with Annie

Rendezvous with Annie (1946)

as Al Morgan
The Green Years

The Green Years (1946)

as Jamie Nigg
Lover Come Back

Lover Come Back (1946)

as Tubbs
A Guy Could Change

A Guy Could Change (1946)

as Bill Conley
Spellbound

Spellbound (1945)

as Hotel masher
On Stage Everybody

On Stage Everybody (1945)

as Emmett Rogers
The Great John L.

The Great John L. (1945)

as McManus
Blood on the Sun

Blood on the Sun (1945)

as Ollie Miller
Machine Gun Mama

Machine Gun Mama (1944)

as John O'Reilly
Secret Command

Secret Command (1944)

as Miller
The Cross of Lorraine

The Cross of Lorraine (1943)

as Pierre
The Ape Man

The Ape Man (1943)

as Jeff Carter
Shadow of a Doubt

Shadow of a Doubt (1943)

as Fred Saunders
The Mummy's Tomb

The Mummy's Tomb (1942)

as Babe Hanson
Scattergood Survives a Murder

Scattergood Survives a Murder (1942)

as Wally Collins
Inside the Law

Inside the Law (1942)

as Billy
All Through the Night

All Through the Night (1942)

as Spats Hunter
Blues in the Night

Blues in the Night (1941)

as Brad Ames (as Wally Ford)
Murder by Invitation

Murder by Invitation (1941)

as Bob White
Roar of the Press

Roar of the Press (1941)

as Wally Williams
A Man Betrayed

A Man Betrayed (1941)

as Casey ('Globe' newspaper reporter)
Give Us Wings

Give Us Wings (1940)

as Mr. York
The Mummy's Hand

The Mummy's Hand (1940)

as Babe Jenson
Scatterbrain

Scatterbrain (1940)

as Sam Maxwell
Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!

Love, Honor and Oh-Baby! (1940)

as Joe Redmond
Two Girls on Broadway

Two Girls on Broadway (1940)

as Jed Marlowe
Isle Of Destiny

Isle Of Destiny (1940)

as Millard Barnes
Back Door to Heaven

Back Door to Heaven (1939)

as Frankie Rogers
No Image

The Marines Come Thru (1938)

as Pvt. 'Singapore' Stebbins
Stardust

Stardust (1938)

as Peter Jackson
Swing It, Sailor!

Swing It, Sailor! (1938)

as Pete Kelly
Exiled to Shanghai

Exiled to Shanghai (1937)

as Ted Young
Jericho

Jericho (1937)

as Mike Clancy
O.H.M.S.

O.H.M.S. (1937)

as Jimmy Tracy
A Son Comes Home

A Son Comes Home (1936)

as Steve
The Rogues' Tavern

The Rogues' Tavern (1936)

as Jimmy Kelly
Absolute Quiet

Absolute Quiet (1936)

as Jack
Two in the Dark

Two in the Dark (1936)

as Harry Hilyer
Another Face

Another Face (1935)

as Joe Haynes, Press Agent
Mary Burns, Fugitive

Mary Burns, Fugitive (1935)

as Harper
She Couldn't Take It

She Couldn't Take It (1935)

as "Fingers" Boston
Get That Man

Get That Man (1935)

as Jack Kirkland / John Prescott
The Informer

The Informer (1935)

as Frankie McPhillip
Men of the Hour

Men of the Hour (1935)

as Andy Blane
Swellhead

Swellhead (1935)

as Terry McCall
One Frightened Night

One Frightened Night (1935)

as Joe Luvalle
The Nut Farm

The Nut Farm (1935)

as Willie Barton
In Spite of Danger

In Spite of Danger (1935)

as Bob Crane
The Whole Town's Talking

The Whole Town's Talking (1935)

as Healy
The Mysterious Mr. Wong

The Mysterious Mr. Wong (1935)

as Jason H. 'Jay' Barton
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head

The Man Who Reclaimed His Head (1934)

as 'Curly'
The Hollywood Gad-About

The Hollywood Gad-About (1934)

as Self (uncredited)
Money Means Nothing

Money Means Nothing (1934)

as Kenneth 'Kenny' McKay
I Hate Women

I Hate Women (1934)

as Scoop McGuire
Men in White

Men in White (1934)

as Shorty
The Lost Patrol

The Lost Patrol (1934)

as Morelli
A Woman's Man

A Woman's Man (1934)

as Joe Flynn - Prizefighter
East of Fifth Avenue

East of Fifth Avenue (1933)

as Vic Howard
My Woman

My Woman (1933)

as Chick Rollins
Goodbye Again

Goodbye Again (1933)

as Arthur Westlake
Three Cornered Moon

Three Cornered Moon (1933)

as Kenneth Rimplegar
Headline Shooter

Headline Shooter (1933)

as Mike
The Big Cage

The Big Cage (1933)

as Russ Penny
Night of Terror

Night of Terror (1933)

as Tom Hartley
Employees' Entrance

Employees' Entrance (1933)

as Martin West
Hypnotized

Hypnotized (1932)

as Bill Bogard
Central Park

Central Park (1932)

as Rick
Skyscraper Souls

Skyscraper Souls (1932)

as Slim
The Wet Parade

The Wet Parade (1932)

as Jerry Tyler
Are You Listening?

Are You Listening? (1932)

as Larry Barnes
The Beast of the City

The Beast of the City (1932)

as Detective Ed Fitzpatrick
Freaks

Freaks (1932)

as Phroso
X Marks the Spot

X Marks the Spot (1931)

as Ted Lloyd
Possessed

Possessed (1931)

as Al Manning
Married in Hollywood

Married in Hollywood (1929)

as Mitzi's Fan (uncredited)