John Ford
Directing
Born 1894-02-01 · Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA · Died 1973-08-31
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.
Acting
Filmmakers for the Prosecution
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
John Ford: The Man Who Invented America
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Five Came Back
Self (archive footage)
Spanish Western
Self (archive footage)
John Ford & Monument Valley
Self (archive footage)
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Self (archive footage)
The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth
Self (archive footage)
Monument Valley: John Ford Country
Self (voice) (archive footage)
Serenity at Sea: John Ford and the Araner
Himself (archive footage)
Shooting War
himself
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
Self (archive footage)
John Wayne-A Life on Film
Self (archive footage)
National Geographic Explorer: The Battle For Midway
Himself - Filmmaker (archive footage) (unaccredited)
Omnibus: John Ford, Part One
Self (archive footage)
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
Self
Fonda on Fonda
Self (archive footage)
John Ford's America
Himself (Archive Footage)
Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend
Himself/Interviewer
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
The American West of John Ford
Self
Directed by John Ford
Self (uncredited)
My Name Is John Ford, I Make Westerns
Self
Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of Ireland
self
The Horse Soldiers
Ned (uncredited)
The Western: A Lost TV Special
Self
Screen Director's Playhouse
Self - Introduction
Ton Diagonismon Dia Thn Anadixin Tis Star Ellas
Himself (Grand Ball Attendee)
The Screen Director
Self (staged 'archive' footage) (uncredited)
Show-Business at War
Self
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
J.P. Baldwin
Crew
Battleground
Director
Unforgiven
Thanks
Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend
Director
Vietnam! Vietnam!
Executive Producer
7 Women
Director
7 Women
Producer
Cheyenne Autumn
Director
Cheyenne Autumn
Producer
Donovan's Reef
Director
Donovan's Reef
Producer
How the West Was Won
Director
Flashing Spikes
Director
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Director
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Producer
Alcoa Premiere
Director
Two Rode Together
Director
Two Rode Together
Producer
The Colter Craven Story
Director
The Alamo
Second Unit Director
Sergeant Rutledge
Director