Glenn Ford

Glenn Ford

Glenn Ford (May 1, 1916 – August 30, 2006) was a Canadian-born American actor from Hollywood's Golden Era, with a career that spanned seven decades. Despite his versatility, Ford was best known for playing ordinary men in unusual circumstances, and appeared in films such as Glinda (1946), The Big Heat (1953), and Superman (1978).

Known For

Superman

as Pa Kent

3:10 to Yuma

as Ben Wade

Gilda

as Johnny Farrell

Cast Credits

Final Verdict

as Rev. Rogers

Raw Nerve

as Captain Gavin

Border Shootout

as Sheriff Danaher

Casablanca Express

as Major Gen. Williams

My Town

as Lucas Wheeler

Happy Birthday to Me

as Dr. David Faraday

Superman II

as Jonathan Kent (archive footage) (uncredited)

Virus

as President Richardson

The Gift

as Billy Devlin

Day of the Assassin

as Christakis

Beggarman, Thief

as David Donnelly

The Visitor

as Det. Jake Durham

Superman

as Pa Kent

Evening in Byzantium

as Jesse Craig

Police Story: No Margin for Error

as Deputy Chief Walter Hayes

The 3,000 Mile Chase

as Paul Dvorak / Leonard Staveck

Midway

as Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance

Long Way Home

as Rev. Tom Holvak

Punch and Jody

as Peter 'Punch' Travers

The Greatest Gift

as Rev. Holvak

The Disappearance of Flight 412

as Colonel Pete Moore

Santee

as Santee

Jarrett

as Sam Jarrett

Sam Cade

as Sam Cade

The Brotherhood of the Bell

as Prof. Andrew 'Andy' Patterson

Heaven with a Gun

as Jim Killan

Smith!

as Smith

The Dean Martin Christmas Show

as Self (uncredited)

Day of the Evil Gun

as Lorn Warfield

Crew Credits

Pocketful of Miracles

Associate Producer