Francis Ford
Acting
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
Acting262
movieThe Quiet Man
1952
Dan Tobin
movieThe Living Bible
1952
Samaritan Leper
Rim of the Wheel
1951
Mr. Dickerson
movieWagon Master
1950
Mr. Peachtree
movieShe Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949
Connelly - Fort Stark Suttlers Barman (uncredited)
movieSan Antone Ambush
1949
Major Farnsworth
movieFrontier Investigator
1949
Ed Garnett
movie3 Godfathers
1948
Drunk (uncredited)
movieThe Far Frontier
1948
Alf Sharper
movieThe Plunderers
1948
Barnaby
movieEyes of Texas
1948
Thad Cameron
movieThe Timber Trail
1948
Ralph Baker
movieFeudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
1948
Race Checker / Fisherman (uncredited)
movieFort Apache
1948
Fen - Stage Guard (uncredited)
movieBandits of Dark Canyon
1947
Horse Trader
movieUnconquered
1947
Frontiersman on Fort Pitt Roof (uncredited)
movieDriftwood
1947
Abner Green
movieHigh Tide
1947
Pop Garrow
movieGunfighters
1947
Cook (uncredited)
movieCalifornia
1947
Jessie (uncredited)
movieWake Up and Dream
1946
Old Man at Counter
movieMy Darling Clementine
1946
Dad - Old Soldier (uncredited)
movieSister Kenny
1946
Patrick O'Shea (uncredited)
movieAccomplice
1946
King Connors
movieCollege Queen
1946
Pop, The Janitor
movieIncendiary Blonde
1945
Ranch Owner (uncredited)
movieWildfire
1945
Ezra Mills
movieThe White Gorilla
1945
Mr. Stacey
movieMurder, He Says
1945
Lee - Old Townsman (uncredited)
movieHangover Square
1945
Ogilby - Fulham Antique Dealer (uncredited)
movieMom and Dad
1945
Dr. Rubin
movieThe Princess and the Pirate
1944
Drunken Pirate (uncredited)
movieThe Climax
1944
Backstage Attendant (Uncredited)
movieHome in Indiana
1944
Ed - Seated Opposite J.T. in Bar (uncredited)
movieThe Ox-Bow Incident
1943
Alva 'Dad' Hardwicke (uncredited)
movieOutlaws of Pine Ridge
1942
Bartender
movieThe Mummy's Tomb
1942
Townsman (uncredited)
movieKing of the Mounties
1942
Zeke Collins (Ch. 4)
movieThe Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
1942
Tavern Keeper
movieThe Man Who Wouldn't Die
1942
Caretaker
movieThey Died with Their Boots On
1941
Veteran (uncredited)
movieRiders of the Purple Sage
1941
Inebriated Courtroom Spectator
movieLast of the Duanes
1941
Luke Stevens
movieWestern Union
1941
Eastbound Stagecoach Driver
movieRomance of the Rio Grande
1941
Stagecoach Driver
movieDiamond Frontier
1940
Derek Bluje
movieThree Faces West
1940
Farmer Bill, with Higgins
movieLucky Cisco Kid
1940
Court Clerk
movieViva Cisco Kid
1940
Proprietor
movieThe Grapes of Wrath
1940
Migrant (uncredited)
movieGeronimo
1939
Scout
movieDrums Along the Mohawk
1939
Joe Boleo
movieBad Lands
1939
Charlie Garth
movieYoung Mr. Lincoln
1939
Sam Boone (uncredited)
movieStagecoach
1939
Sgt. Billy Pickett (uncredited)
movieThe Texans
1938
Uncle Dud
movieKentucky Moonshine
1938
Grandpa Hatfield
movieIn Old Chicago
1938
Driver
movieMannequin
1938
Tim O'Rourke (Uncredited)
movieCheckers
1937
Daniel Snodgrass
movieThe Last Train from Madrid
1937
Pedro Elias (uncredited)
movieSlave Ship
1937
Scraps
movieA Star Is Born
1937
William Gregory (uncredited)
movieThe Plough and the Stars
1936
Old Man (uncredited)
movieSins of Man
1936
Town Drunk
movieLittle Miss Nobody
1936
Detective
movieEducating Father
1936
Sheriff Hart
movieGentle Julia
1936
Tubbs, Fish Peddler
movieCharlie Chan at the Circus
1936
John Gaines
movieThe Prisoner of Shark Island
1936
Corporal O'Toole
moviePaddy O'Day
1936
Immigration Officer Tom McGuire
movieCharlie Chan's Secret
1936
Captain of salvage ship
movieThis Is the Life
1935
Sticky Jones
movieParis in Spring
1935
Drunken Peasant
movieThe Arizonian
1935
Mayor Ed Comstock
movieThe Informer
1935
'Judge' Flynn
movieGoin' to Town
1935
Sheriff
movieJudge Priest
1934
Juror No. 12
movieThe World Moves On
1934
Legionaire in Trench
movieMurder in Trinidad
1934
Davenant
moviePirate Treasure
1934
Dick's Friend at the Airfield
movieSleepers East
1934
Well-Wisher at Train Station (uncredited)
movieSmoky
1933
Horse Buyer
movieRoman Scandals
1933
Roman Citizen (uncredited)
movieDoctor Bull
1933
Mr. Herring
movieCharlie Chan's Greatest Case
1933
Captain Hallett
movieGordon of Ghost City
1933
Jim Carmody
movieThe Man from Monterey
1933
Don Pablo Gonzales
moviePilgrimage
1933
Mayor Elmer Briggs
movieLife in the Raw
1933
Sheriff Myles
movieClancy of the Mounted
1933
Inspector Cabot
movieThe Lost Special
1932
Botter Hood
movieAir Mail
1932
Passenger Who'll Die on a Train (uncredited)
movieHeroes of the West
1932
Cavalry Captain
movieDestry Rides Again
1932
Judd Ogden
movieScandal for Sale
1932
Belmont Hotel Desk Clerk
movieTangled Fortunes
1932
Matt Higgins
movieThe Impatient Maiden
1932
Insane Asylum Warden (uncredited)
movieBattling with Buffalo Bill
1931
Jim Rodney
movieFrankenstein
1931
Hans (uncredited)
moviePossessed
1931
Drunken Husband (uncredited)
movieA Free Soul
1931
Skid Row Drunk (uncredited)
movieThe Front Page
1931
Carl - Detective (uncredited)
movieSeas Beneath
1931
Eric - Captain of Trawler (uncredited)
movieAbraham Lincoln
1930
Sheridan's Aide (uncredited)
movieThe Indians Are Coming
1930
George Woods / Tom Woods
movieSons of the Saddle
1930
'Red' Slade
movieSong of the Caballero
1930
Don Pedro Madero
movieKathleen Mavourneen
1930
James, the butler
movieThe Jade Box
1930
Martin Morgan
movieThe Mounted Stranger
1930
'Spider' Coy
movieMister Antonio
1929
Bit Role (uncredited)
movieThe Black Watch
1929
MacGregor (uncredited)
movieThe Lariat Kid
1929
Cal Gregg
movieThe Chinatown Mystery
1928
The Sphinx
movieThe Four-Footed Ranger
1928
Brom Hockley
movieThe Trail of '98
1928
Gold Commissioner's Assistant (uncredited)
movieThe Branded Sombrero
1928
Link Jarvis
One Glorious Scrap
1927
Ralph Curtis
movieUncle Tom's Cabin
1927
Captain (uncredited)
movieThe Wreck of the Hesperus
1927
John Hazzard
movieThe Heart of Maryland
1927
Jefferson Davis
movieThe Devil's Saddle
1927
Pete Hepburn
movieMen of Daring
1927
Black Roger
movieUpstream
1927
Juggler
Speed Cop
1926
The Silk Thief
movieThe Silent Trailer
1926
Mrs. Coleman's Physician
movieOfficer '444'
1926
Fire Chief
movieThe Fighting Heart
1925
Town Fool
movieThe Red Rider
1925
Brown Bear
movieRidin' Thunder
1925
Frank Douglas
movieTaming the West
1925
Frosty Miller
A Roaring Adventure
1925
Colonel Burns
movieThe Sign of the Cactus
1925
Panhandle George
movieSoft Shoes
1925
Quig Mundy
movieThe Measure of a Man
1924
'Pale' Peter
movieLash of the Whip
1924
'Hurricane' Smith
Mine to Keep
1923
Jack Deering
movieHaunted Valley
1923
Sharkey
movieThree Jumps Ahead
1923
Ben McLean
movieThe Boss of Camp 4
1922
Dude McCormick
movieThe Village Blacksmith
1922
Asa Martin
movieThundering Hoofs
1922
Daddy Bill / 'Colonel' Bill
movieThe Lady from Longacre
1921
Count de Freitas
movieThe Stampede
1921
Robert Wagner
movieAction
1921
Soda Water Manning
The Great Reward
1921
The American Adventurer
movieScreen Snapshots Series 1, Number 16
1920
The Director / Self
movieThe Mystery Of 13
1919
Phil Kelly / Jim Kelly
movieThe Silent Mystery
1918
Phil Kelly
movieThe Craving
1918
Carroll Wayles
movieBerlin Via America
1918
Phil Kelly
movieJohn Ermine of the Yellowstone
1917
John Ermine
movieWho Was the Other Man?
1917
James Walbert / Ludwig Schumann
movieThe Demon of the Sky
1917
Phil Kelly/The Sphinx
movieThe Purple Domino
1917
Hugo Loubeque
The Ablaze in Mid-Air
1917
Phil Kelly/The Sphinx
movieThe Purple Mask
1916
Phil Kelly/The Sphinx
Mister Vampire
1916
The Vampire Man
movieThe Bandit's Wager
1916
Nan's Brother / The Bandit
The Princely Bandit
1916
Prince Frederick
Brennon o' the Moor
1916
Willy Brennon
The Unexpected
1916
The Mexican Foreman
Behind the Mask
1916
Prince Frederick aka Dick Turpin
The Madcap Queen of Crona
1916
Prince Frederick
The Cry of Erin
1916
Shemus O'Brien
His Majesty Dick Turpin
1916
Prince Frederick aka Dick Turpin
movieThe Adventures of Peg o' the Ring
1916
Dr. Lund, Junior
movieThe Broken Coin
1915
Count Frederick
movieThe Heart of Lincoln
1915
Abraham Lincoln
movieA Study in Scarlet
1914
Sherlock Holmes
movieLucille Love: The Girl of Mystery
1914
Hugo Loubeque
In the Fall of '64
1914
Capt. Ford - the Southern Officer
movieThe Black Masks
1913
Fred Francis - a Crook
The Battle of Bull Run
1913
Abraham Lincoln
movieThe Invaders
1912
Colonel James Bryson
movieThe Ball Player and the Bandit
1912
A Baseball Fan
movieOn Secret Service
1912
Abraham Lincoln
movieCuster's Last Fight
1912
General George A. Custer
movieThe Outcast
1912
Evans, a Trapper
movieThe Lieutenant's Last Fight
1912
Colonel Garvin
The Post Telegrapher
1912
Bob Evans - the Post Telegrapher
The Deserter
1912
The Deserter
movieThe Heart of an Indian
1912
The Indian chief
movieWar on the Plains
1912
Drake, a Treacherous Prospector
movieA Western Girl
1911
Hartley
movieBessie's Ride
1911
John Burton
movieIn the Right of Way
1911
John Walsh
movieThe Kiss of Mary Jane
1911
Black Bill
movieIn Time for Press
1911
Jim Ford
movieThe Immortal Alamo
1911
Navarre
movieThe Redemption of Rawhide
1911
Reverend Simpson
movieThe Spring Round-Up
1911
Jim Dempsey
Sir Percy and the Punchers
1911
Sir Percy Granville
In the Hot Lands
1911
The County Doctor
movieBilly and His Pal
1911
Jim - the Cowpuncher
Pals
1910
Denton
A Mountain Wife
1910
Her Husband, a Moonshiner
Won in the Fifth
1910
Young Minister
Love's C.Q.D.
1910
Lt. Robert Bright
The Newly Born
1910
Mr. Newlywed
Directing57
movieThe Call of the Heart
1928
Director
movieWolf's Trail
1927
Director
movieDog Scents
1926
Director
movieThe Silent Trailer
1926
Director
movieOfficer '444'
1926
Director
moviePerils of the Wild
1925
Director
movieThe Power God
1925
Director
movieCupid's Rustler
1924
Director
movieLash of the Whip
1924
Director
movieGold Grabbers
1922
Director
movieThundering Hoofs
1922
Director
movieThe Stampede
1921
Director
movieCyclone Bliss
1921
Director
movieThe Mystery Of 13
1919
Director
movieThe Silent Mystery
1918
Director
movieThe Craving
1918
Director
movieBerlin Via America
1918
Director
movieThe Avenging Trail
1917
Director
movieWho Was the Other Man?
1917
Director
movieThe Leap
1917
Director
movieThe Vault of Mystery
1917
Director
movieThe Demon of the Sky
1917
Director
movieThe Purple Mask
1916
Director
movieThe Bandit's Wager
1916
Director
movieThe Broken Coin
1915
Director
movieThe Heart of Lincoln
1915
Director
movieA Study in Scarlet
1914
Director
movieThe Phantom Violin
1914
Director
movieThe Black Masks
1913
Director
movieThe Invaders
1912
Director
movieCuster's Last Fight
1912
Director
Writing12
movieThe Silent Trailer
1926
Scenario Writer
movieCupid's Rustler
1924
Writer
movieThe Craving
1918
Story
movieThe Tornado
1917
Story
movieThe Purple Mask
1916
Writer
The Cry of Erin
1916
Scenario Writer