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Glenn Ford

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Glenn Ford

May 1, 1916 – Aug 30, 2006137 titles 117 movies · 20 TV
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Biography

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 Gilda (1946), The Big Heat (1953), and Superman (1978).

Also known as

Gwyllyn Samuel Newton Ford · Gwyllyn Ford · Гленн Форд · گلن فورد

Born

May 1, 1916 – Aug 30, 2006

Quebec City, Quebec, Canada

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Roles across career

Titles counted once; a person can act and direct on the same film (roles merged).

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Writing

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Most critically rated

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Most commercially successful

Highest TMDB vote count (attention / reach proxy; not box office)

Career timeline

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1939 2 title(s)

1940 5 title(s)

1941 3 title(s)

1942 2 title(s)

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1944 1 title(s)

1946 3 title(s)

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1977 1 title(s)

1978 3 title(s)

1979 8 title(s)

1980 2 title(s)

1981 2 title(s)

1982 1 title(s)

1986 1 title(s)

1989 3 title(s)

1990 1 title(s)

1991 2 title(s)

2001 1 title(s)