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Wallace Ford

Personal Information

Known ForActing
GenderMale
Born / DiedFeb 11, 1898 (Died at 68)
Zodiac Sign♒Aquarius
Place of BirthBolton, Lancashire, England, UK
Career Span1929 – 1966
Known Credits143 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 1.3

Wallace Ford

Also known as:Samuel Jones GrundyWally FordSamuel Grundy Jones
Total Works

143

122 movies • 21 shows

Avg Rating

6.5 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Freaks
7.8
Freaks
1932•movie
as Phroso
Shadow of a Doubt
7.5
Shadow of a Doubt
1943•movie
as Fred Saunders
Spellbound
7.4
Spellbound
1945•movie
as Stranger in Hotel Lobby
Harvey
7.7
Harvey
1950•movie
as The Taxi Driver

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 143 titles featuring Wallace Ford

Freaks
7.8
Freaks
1932•movie

as Phroso

Shadow of a Doubt
7.5
Shadow of a Doubt
1943•movie

as Fred Saunders

Spellbound
7.4
Spellbound
1945•movie

as Stranger in Hotel Lobby

Harvey
7.7
Harvey
1950•movie

as The Taxi Driver

The Man from Laramie
7.1

as Charley O'Leary

The Set-Up
7.4
The Set-Up
1949•movie

as Gus

Warlock
6.8
Warlock
1959•movie

as Judge Holloway

The Andy Griffith Show
7.6
1 eps

as Roger Hanover

Dead Reckoning
6.9
Dead Reckoning
1946•movie

as McGee

The Informer
6.8
The Informer
1935•movie

as Frankie McPhillip

A Patch of Blue
7.6
A Patch of Blue
1965•movie

as Ole Pa

The Mummy's Hand
5.7
The Mummy's Hand
1940•movie

as Babe Jenson

T-Men
6.8
T-Men
1947•movie

as The Schemer

The Breaking Point
7.0
The Breaking Point
1950•movie

as F.R. Duncan

The Mummy's Tomb
5.5
The Mummy's Tomb
1942•movie

as Babe Hanson

The Furies
7.1
The Furies
1950•movie

as Scotty Hyslip

The Lost Patrol
6.6
The Lost Patrol
1934•movie

as Morelli

All Through the Night
6.7

as Spats Hunter

He Ran All the Way
7.2
He Ran All the Way
1951•movie

as Fred Dobbs

The Whole Town's Talking
6.9

as Healy

The Last Hurrah
7.2
The Last Hurrah
1958•movie

as Charlie Hennessey

Wichita
6.4
Wichita
1955•movie

as Arthur Whiteside

Black Angel
6.1
Black Angel
1946•movie

as Joe

The Rainmaker
6.9
The Rainmaker
1956•movie

as Sheriff Howard Thomas

The Ape Man
4.4
The Ape Man
1943•movie

as Jeff Carter

Possessed
7.0
Possessed
1931•movie

as Al Manning

Blood on the Sun
5.9
Blood on the Sun
1945•movie

as Ollie Miller

Destry
6.1
Destry
1954•movie

as Doc Curtis

A Lawless Street
5.6
A Lawless Street
1955•movie

as Dr. Amos Wynn

The Wonderful World of Disney
7.9
2 eps

as Emory Packer

Magic Town
6.7
Magic Town
1947•movie

as Lou Dicketts

Crack-Up
5.8
Crack-Up
1946•movie

as Lt. Cochrane

Blues in the Night
6.2
Blues in the Night
1941•movie

as Brad Ames (as Wally Ford)

Coroner Creek
6.2
Coroner Creek
1948•movie

as Andy West

Employees' Entrance
6.2

as Martin West

Father Knows Best
6.6
2 eps
Father Knows Best
1954•series
The Beast of the City
5.9

as Detective Ed Fitzpatrick

The Mysterious Mr. Wong
4.3

as Jason H. 'Jay' Barton

The Cross of Lorraine
6.5

as Pierre

Night of Terror
5.2
Night of Terror
1933•movie

as Tom Hartley

3 Ring Circus
5.6
3 Ring Circus
1954•movie

as Sam Morley

She Couldn't Say No
5.7

as Joe Wheelen

Shed No Tears
5.1
Shed No Tears
1948•movie

as Sam Grover

One Frightened Night
5.6

as Joe Luvalle

The Matchmaker
7.0
The Matchmaker
1958•movie

as Malachi Stack

The Green Years
6.4
The Green Years
1946•movie

as Jamie Nigg

The Maverick Queen
5.8
The Maverick Queen
1956•movie

as Jamie

Warpath
6.0
Warpath
1951•movie

as Pvt. 'Irish' Potts

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
6.1

as Detective Ed Fitzpatrick (archive footage)

A Man Betrayed
5.5
A Man Betrayed
1941•movie

as Casey ('Globe' newspaper reporter)

Men in White
6.3
Men in White
1934•movie

as Shorty

Skyscraper Souls
5.5
Skyscraper Souls
1932•movie

as Slim

Studio One
5.4
1 eps
Studio One
1948•series
This Is Your Life
6.5
1 eps
This Is Your Life
1952•series

as Self

Murder by Invitation
6.0

as Bob White

Belle Starr's Daughter
5.1

as Lafe Bailey

Climax!
3.8
1 eps
Climax!
1954•series

as Bunco Kelly

Flesh and Fury
6.5
Flesh and Fury
1952•movie

as Jack 'Pop' Richardson

The First Texan
6.7
The First Texan
1956•movie

as Henry Delaney

Two in the Dark
6.1
Two in the Dark
1936•movie

as Harry Hilyer

Absolute Quiet
5.6
Absolute Quiet
1936•movie

as Jack

Goodbye Again
4.9
Goodbye Again
1933•movie

as Arthur Westlake

The 20th Century Fox Hour
6.0
1 eps

as Monty Smith

Three Cornered Moon
6.0

as Kenneth Rimplegar

The Boy from Oklahoma
5.7

as Walter "Wally" Higgins

My Woman
4.2
My Woman
1933•movie

as Chick Rollins

The Spoilers
5.1
The Spoilers
1955•movie

as Flapjack Simms

The Rogues' Tavern
6.4
The Rogues' Tavern
1936•movie

as Jimmy Kelly

Central Park
5.8
Central Park
1932•movie

as Rick

Trackdown
6.9
1 eps
Trackdown
1957•series

as Eli Zach

Secret Command
6.6
Secret Command
1944•movie

as Miller

Isle Of Destiny
5.7
Isle Of Destiny
1940•movie

as Millard Barnes

Lucy Gallant
7.0
Lucy Gallant
1955•movie

as Gus Basserman

Twilight for the Gods
4.7

as Old Brown

The Wet Parade
6.2
The Wet Parade
1932•movie

as Jerry Tyler

Headline Shooter
6.3
Headline Shooter
1933•movie

as Mike

Machine Gun Mama
4.5
Machine Gun Mama
1944•movie

as John O'Reilly

Get That Man
4.3
Get That Man
1935•movie

as Jack Kirkland / John Prescott

Jericho
6.2
Jericho
1937•movie

as Mike Clancy

Two Girls on Broadway
7.0

as Jed Marlowe

Roar of the Press
6.3
Roar of the Press
1941•movie

as Wally Williams

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
6.3
1 eps
The Deputy
6.5
39 eps
The Deputy
1959•series

as Herk Lamson

Exiled to Shanghai
5.5
Exiled to Shanghai
1937•movie

as Ted Young

Are You Listening?
5.6
Are You Listening?
1932•movie

as Larry Barnes

Stagecoach To Fury
5.4
Stagecoach To Fury
1956•movie

as Judge Lester Farrell

Dakota Lil
5.4
Dakota Lil
1950•movie

as Carter

Another Face
4.8
Another Face
1935•movie

as Joe Haynes, Press Agent

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.2
1 eps
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
6.4
1 eps

as Harry

Screen Director's Playhouse
7.0
1 eps

as Ed Rawlings

Johnny Concho
4.5
Johnny Concho
1956•movie

as Albert Dark

Back Door to Heaven
4.8

as Frankie Rogers

X Marks the Spot
6.5
X Marks the Spot
1931•movie

as Ted Lloyd

Scattergood Survives a Murder
5.9

as Wally Collins

Money Means Nothing
5.8

as Kenneth 'Kenny' McKay

The Nebraskan
3.8
The Nebraskan
1953•movie

as 'Mac' McBride

The Great Jesse James Raid
6.0

as Elias Hobbs

Lover Come Back
7.1
Lover Come Back
1946•movie

as Tubbs

East of Fifth Avenue
6.2

as Vic Howard

The Great John L.
5.3
The Great John L.
1945•movie

as McManus

Stardust
5.2
Stardust
1938•movie

as Peter Jackson

The Ford Television Theatre
7.8
1 eps

as Talker

Thunder Over Arizona
6.3

as Stiles

Embraceable You
6.0
Embraceable You
1948•movie

as Police Lt. Ferria

O.H.M.S.
4.7
O.H.M.S.
1937•movie

as Jimmy Tracy

Inside the Law
6.7
Inside the Law
1942•movie

as Billy

She Couldn't Take It
5.3

as "Fingers" Boston

Give Us Wings
7.3
Give Us Wings
1940•movie

as Mr. York

Painting the Clouds with Sunshine
6.0

as Sam Parks

The Hollywood Gad-About
6.0

as Self (uncredited)

The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
6.0

as 'Curly'

The Man from Texas
8.0
The Man from Texas
1948•movie

as Jed

The Nut Farm
9.0
The Nut Farm
1935•movie

as Willie Barton

A Woman's Man
6.5
A Woman's Man
1934•movie

as Joe Flynn - Prizefighter

Swing It, Sailor!
7.5
Swing It, Sailor!
1938•movie

as Pete Kelly

Scatterbrain
7.5
Scatterbrain
1940•movie

as Sam Maxwell

A Son Comes Home
4.0
A Son Comes Home
1936•movie

as Steve

Rendezvous with Annie
7.0

as Al Morgan

The Big Cage
8.0
The Big Cage
1933•movie

as Russ Penny

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
6.5

as Self (archive footage)

In Spite of Danger
5.5
In Spite of Danger
1935•movie

as Bob Crane

Inner Sanctum
8.0
1 eps
Inner Sanctum
1954•series
8.0
1 eps
Vacation Playhouse
1963•series

as Lester Tinney

Peter Loves Mary
6.5
1 eps
Peter Loves Mary
1960•series
Studio 57
7.5
1 eps
Studio 57
1954•series

as Boats

Mary Burns, Fugitive
9.0

as Harper

Swellhead
10.0
Swellhead
1935•movie

as Terry McCall

I Hate Women
8.0
I Hate Women
1934•movie

as Scoop McGuire

Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!
9.0

as Joe Redmond

Rodeo
7.0
Rodeo
1952•movie

as Barbecue Jones

Hypnotized
7.0
Hypnotized
1932•movie

as Bill Bogard

Red Stallion In The Rockies
9.0

as 'Talky' Carson

Tess of the Storm Country
10.0

as Fred Thorson

A Guy Could Change
7.0
A Guy Could Change
1946•movie

as Bill Conley

Married in Hollywood
7.0

as Mitzi's Fan (uncredited)

On Stage Everybody
8.0
On Stage Everybody
1945•movie

as Emmett Rogers

Bristle Face
8.0
Bristle Face
1964•movie

as Emory Packer

Men of the Hour
8.0
Men of the Hour
1935•movie

as Andy Blane

The Great Adventure
10.0
1 eps
The Great Adventure
1963•series

as Uncle Billy Smith

The Motorola Television Hour
10.0
1 eps
The Whistler
1 eps
The Whistler
1954•series