Biography
Wallace Ford
Acting
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…
Career works
145
Movies
123
Series
22
Career average
6.5/10
Birth date
02/11/1898
Place of birth
Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK
Date of death
06/11/1966
Filmography highlights
Movies
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
2008 · 6.1
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987 · 6.5
A Patch of Blue
1965 · 7.6
Bristle Face
1964 · 8.0
Tess of the Storm Country
1960 · 10.0
Warlock
1959 · 6.8
The Last Hurrah
1958 · 7.2
Twilight for the Gods
1958 · 4.7
The Matchmaker
1958 · 7.0
Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses
1957
The Rainmaker
1956 · 6.8
Stagecoach To Fury
1956 · 5.4
Thunder Over Arizona
1956 · 6.3
Johnny Concho
1956 · 4.5
The First Texan
1956 · 6.7
Series
The Great Adventure
1963 · 10.0
The Andy Griffith Show
1960 · 7.6
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960 · 6.4
The Deputy
1959 · 6.5
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958 · 6.3
Trackdown
1957 · 6.9
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955 · 6.0
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955 · 7.0
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · 7.9
Climax!
1954 · 3.8
Father Knows Best
1954 · 6.7
Studio 57
1954 · 8.0
The Whistler
1954
Inner Sanctum
1954 · 8.0
The Motorola Television Hour
1953 · 10.0