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