Acting
Glenn Ford
- Titles
- 116movies20TV shows
- Career
Active from 1939 to 1991, with up to 5 main titles a year.
- Leading roles
- 97top three billing
- Average score
60/100
- Highest rated
The Big Heat88/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 71 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical6.1average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.2average 3.7
- Crime4.6average 3.7
- Tension6.5average 6.0
- Mystery4.6average 4.1
- Politics3.0average 2.6
- Violence4.5average 4.2
- Romance4.2average 3.8
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.1, average 5.4
- Pop Culture0.9, average 2.2
- Absurdist Humor1.0, average 2.0
- Uncanny1.5, average 2.5
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Social Commentary 8
- Character-Driven 8
- Moral Dilemma 8
- Classic Hollywood 7
- Moral Ambiguity 7
- Historical Drama 6
- Classic Western 6
- Moral Conflict 5
- Western 5
- World War II 4
- Intriguing Plot 4
- Psychological Tension 4
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Edgar BuchananActorThe Man from Colorado, Framed, Human Desire, The Sheepman, The Desperadoes, +8 more
George DuningComposerThe Man from Colorado, 3:10 to Yuma, The Flying Missile, Lust for Gold, Cowboy, +3 more- AAl ClarkEditorJubal, 3:10 to Yuma, The Undercover Man, Cowboy, Convicted, +2 more
- BBurnett GuffeyCinematographerFramed, Human Desire, The Violent Men, The Undercover Man, Convicted, +2 more
George MarshallDirectorThe Sheepman, Advance to the Rear, The Gazebo, It Started with a Kiss, Imitation General, +2 more
Evelyn KeyesActorThe Desperadoes, The Mating of Millie, The Lady in Question, Mr. Soft Touch, The Adventures of Martin Eden, +1 more
Taylor LacherActorCade's County, Day of the Assassin, The Marshal of Madrid, Santee, Sam Cade
Rita HayworthActorGilda, The Money Trap, The Loves of Carmen, Affair in Trinidad, The Lady in Question
Henry LevinDirectorThe Man from Colorado, The Flying Missile, The Mating of Millie, Convicted, Mr. Soft Touch- WWilliam E. SnyderCinematographerThe Man from Colorado, The Flying Missile, The Loves of Carmen, The Return of October, The Americano
Julie HarrisActorThe Family Holvak, Long Way Home, The Greatest Gift, The Gift
Basil RuysdaelActorBlackboard Jungle, Jubal, The Violent Men, The Doctor and the Girl
Movies and TV shows
1151990s
2 titles · average score 43
as Captain Gavin
as Rev. Rogers
1980s
7 titles · average score 52
as Sheriff Danaher
as Major Gen. Williams
as Lucas Wheeler
as Dr. David Faraday
as Narrator
as President Richardson
as Jonathan Kent (archive footage) (uncredited)
1970s
24 titles · average score 62
as Det. Jake Durham
TV show · as David Donnelly
TV show · as Tom Sunday
as Pa Kent
TV show · as Jesse Craig
as Paul Dvorak / Leonard Staveck
TV show · as George Caldwell
as Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance
TV show
as Colonel Pete Moore
TV show · as Sheriff Sam Cade
as Prof. Andrew 'Andy' Patterson
1960s
20 titles · average score 57
as Jim Killan
as Tom Wolcott
as Reuben
as Ben Jones
as Joe Baron
as Sam McBane
as Capt. Jared Heath
as Tom Corbett
as John Ripley
as Julio Desnoyers
as Dave 'The Dude' Conway
as Yancey 'Cimarron' Cravat
1950s
35 titles · average score 63
as Jason Sweet
as Ben Wade
as Captain Fisby
as Jubal Troop
as George Temple / George Kelby, Jr.
as Richard Dadier
as John Parrish
as Jeff Warren
as Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion
as John Stroud
as Al Colby
as Martin Ordway
1940s
25 titles · average score 65
as Jacob 'Dutch' Walz
as Frank Warren
as Dr. Michael Corday
as Col. Owen Devereaux
as Don José
as Doug Andrews
as Mike Lambert
as Johnny Farrell
as Bill Emerson
as Cheyenne Rogers
as Mickey Donohue
as Pierre Morestan
1930s
2 titles · average score 48
as Joe Riley
as Barney