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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'…
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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.
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John Ford's Filmography
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Filmmakers for the Prosecution
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
John Ford: The Man Who Invented America
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Five Came Back
as Self (archive footage)
Spanish Western
as Self (archive footage)
John Ford & Monument Valley
as Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
as Self (archive footage)
The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth
as Self (archive footage)
Serenity at Sea: John Ford and the Araner
as Himself (archive footage)
Monument Valley: John Ford Country
as Self (voice) (archive footage)
Shooting War
as himself
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
as Self (archive footage)
John Wayne-A Life on Film
as Self (archive footage)
National Geographic Explorer: The Battle For Midway
as Himself - Filmmaker (archive footage) (unaccredited)
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
as Self (archive footage)
Omnibus: John Ford, Part One
as Self (archive footage)
No Poster
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
as Self
Fonda on Fonda
as Self (archive footage)
John Ford's America
as Himself (Archive Footage)
Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend
as Himself/Interviewer
The American West of John Ford
as Self
Directed by John Ford
as Self (uncredited)
No Poster
My Name Is John Ford, I Make Westerns
as Self
Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of Ireland
as self
The Horse Soldiers
as Ned (uncredited)
The Western: A Lost TV Special
as Self
No Poster
John Ford at the NFT
No Poster
Ton Diagonismon Dia Thn Anadixin Tis Star Ellas
as Himself (Grand Ball Attendee)
The Screen Director
as Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
Show-Business at War
as Self
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
as J.P. Baldwin
Big Time
as John Ford (uncredited)
The Scrapper
as Buck, the scrapper
No Poster
The Trail of Hate
as Lt. Jack Brewer
The Tornado
as Jack Dayton (as Jack Ford)
The Purple Mask
as (unconfirmed)
The Bandit's Wager
as Nan's Brother
The Broken Coin
as Sacchio's Accomplice (as Jack Ford)
The Birth of a Nation
as Klansman (uncredited)
A Study in Scarlet
as John H. Watson, M.D.
