Portrait of Francis Ford

Acting

Francis Ford

Career

Active from 1910 to 2025, with a break from 1954 to 2024, busiest in 1910 with 24 main titles.

Leading roles
93
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for The Quiet Man
The Quiet Man
GoodWatch score83/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 51 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.5 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.0 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.1 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Francis Ford Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    0.7, average 5.4
  • Pop Culture
    0.8, average 2.2
  • Coming of Age
    2.0, average 3.0
  • Uncanny
    1.5, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Early Cinema 11
  • Historical Setting 9
  • Historical Drama 7
  • Western 5
  • Simple Narrative 5
  • Silent Film Era 5
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Melodrama 5
  • Political Intrigue 4
  • Frontier Justice 4
  • Physical Comedy 3
  • Classic Film 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

264
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2020s

1 title
Wonder Dogs! Canine Stars of the Silent Era (1898-1928)
Wonder Dogs! Canine Stars of the Silent Era (1898-1928) (2025)

Director

1950s

6 titles Β· average score 74
The Sun Shines Bright
The Sun Shines Bright (1953)
GoodWatch score 67

as Feeney

The Quiet Man
The Quiet Man (1952)
GoodWatch score 83

as Dan Tobin

The Living Bible
The Living Bible (1952)

as Samaritan Leper

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951)
GoodWatch score 64

TV show

Rim of the Wheel
Rim of the Wheel (1951)

as Mr. Dickerson

Wagon Master
Wagon Master (1950)
GoodWatch score 84

as Mr. Peachtree

1940s

48 titles Β· average score 65
3 Godfathers
3 Godfathers (1948)
GoodWatch score 78

as Drunk (uncredited)

The Far Frontier
The Far Frontier (1948)

as Alf Sharper

Fort Apache
Fort Apache (1948)
GoodWatch score 88

as Fen - Stage Guard (uncredited)

High Tide
High Tide (1947)
GoodWatch score 51

as Pop Garrow

Unconquered
Unconquered (1947)
GoodWatch score 76

as Frontiersman on Fort Pitt Roof (uncredited)

College Queen
College Queen (1946)

as Pop, The Janitor

My Darling Clementine
My Darling Clementine (1946)
GoodWatch score 89

as Dad - Old Soldier (uncredited)

The White Gorilla
The White Gorilla (1945)
GoodWatch score 28

as Mr. Stacey

Wildfire
Wildfire (1945)

as Ezra Mills

Outlaws of Pine Ridge
Outlaws of Pine Ridge (1942)

as Bartender

South of Pago Pago
South of Pago Pago (1940)

as Foster

The Grapes of Wrath
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
GoodWatch score 90

as Migrant (uncredited)

1930s

66 titles Β· average score 65
Stagecoach
Stagecoach (1939)
GoodWatch score 87

as Sgt. Billy Pickett (uncredited)

The Prisoner of Shark Island
The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)
GoodWatch score 79

as Corporal O'Toole

Charlie Chan at the Circus
Charlie Chan at the Circus (1936)
GoodWatch score 61

as John Gaines

Paddy O'Day
Paddy O'Day (1936)
GoodWatch score 62

as Immigration Officer Tom McGuire

Steamboat Round the Bend
Steamboat Round the Bend (1935)
GoodWatch score 71

as Efe

This Is the Life
This Is the Life (1935)

as Sticky Jones

The Man from Monterey
The Man from Monterey (1933)
GoodWatch score 40

as Don Pablo Gonzales

Life in the Raw
Life in the Raw (1933)

as Sheriff Myles

Frankenstein
Frankenstein (1931)
GoodWatch score 85

as Hans (uncredited)

Song of the Caballero
Song of the Caballero (1930)

as Don Pedro Madero

Sons of the Saddle
Sons of the Saddle (1930)

as 'Red' Slade

The Mounted Stranger
The Mounted Stranger (1930)

as 'Spider' Coy

1920s

50 titles Β· average score 58
The Call of the Heart
The Call of the Heart (1928)

Director

The Chinatown Mystery
The Chinatown Mystery (1928)

as The Sphinx

The Wreck of the Hesperus
The Wreck of the Hesperus (1927)

as John Hazzard

Officer '444'
Officer '444' (1926)

as Fire Chief

The Silent Trailer
The Silent Trailer (1926)

as Mrs. Coleman's Physician

Dog Scents
Dog Scents (1926)

Director

Speed Cop
Speed Cop (1926)

as The Silk Thief

Perils of the Wild
Perils of the Wild (1925)

Director

The Power God
The Power God (1925)

Director

Lash of the Whip
Lash of the Whip (1924)

as 'Hurricane' Smith

Action
Action (1921)

as Soda Water Manning

The Stampede
The Stampede (1921)

as Robert Wagner

1910s

93 titles Β· average score 56
The Craving
The Craving (1918)

as Carroll Wayles

The Vault of Mystery
The Vault of Mystery (1917)

Director

The Tornado
The Tornado (1917)

Story

The Bandit's Wager
The Bandit's Wager (1916)
GoodWatch score 56

as The Bandit / Nan's Brother's Friend

The Adventures of Peg o' the Ring
The Adventures of Peg o' the Ring (1916)

as Dr. Lund, Junior

The Cry of Erin
The Cry of Erin (1916)

as Shemus O'Brien

Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery
Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery (1914)

as Hugo Loubeque

When Lincoln Paid
When Lincoln Paid (1913)

Director

The Battle of Bull Run
The Battle of Bull Run (1913)

as Abraham Lincoln

The Heart of an Indian
The Heart of an Indian (1912)

as The Indian chief

Custer's Last Fight
Custer's Last Fight (1912)

as General George A. Custer

The Invaders
The Invaders (1912)
GoodWatch score 55

as Colonel James Bryson