John Ford
Directing
John Ford (February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973) was an American film director. He was famous for both his westerns such as Stagecoach (1939), The Searchers (1956), and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), and adaptations of such classic 20th-century American novels as The Grapes of Wrath (1940). His four Academy Awards for Best Director (1935, 1940, 1941, 1952) is a record, and one of those films, How Green Was My Valley (1941), also won Best Picture.
In a career that spanned more than 50 years, Ford directed more than 140 films (although nearly all of his silent films are now lost) and he is widely regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers of his generation. Ford's films and personality were held in high regard by his colleagues, with Ingmar Bergman and Orson Welles among those who have named him as one of the greatest directors of all time.
In particular, Ford was a pioneer of location shooting and the long shot which frames his characters against a vast, harsh and rugged natural terrain.
Media of
John Ford
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Filmography of
John Ford
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
... 2023
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
... 2019
Self (archive footage)
... 2017
Self (archive footage)
... 2015
Self (archive footage)
... 2013
Self (archive footage)
... 2009
Self (archive footage)
... 2009
Self (voice) (archive footage)
... 2006
Himself (archive footage)
... 2006
himself
... 2000
Self (archive footage)
... 2000
Self (archive footage)
... 2000
Himself - Filmmaker (archive footage) (unaccredited)
... 1999
Self (archive footage)
... 1992
... 1992
Self (archive footage)
... 1992
Himself (Archive Footage)
... 1989
... 1971
Self (uncredited)
... 1971
... 1970
Ned (uncredited)
... 1959
... 1958
Himself (Grand Ball Attendee)
... 1952
Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
... 1951
Self
... 1943
J.P. Baldwin
... 1943
John Ford (uncredited)
... 1929
Buck, the scrapper
... 1917
Lt. Jack Brewer
... 1917
Jack Dayton (as Jack Ford)
... 1917
(unconfirmed)
... 1916
... 1916
Sacchio's Accomplice (as Jack Ford)
... 1915
Klansman (uncredited)
... 1915
John H. Watson, M.D.
... 1914
... 1914