Francis Ford
Francis Ford (born August 14, 1881 in Portland , Maine , † September 5, 1953 in Los Angeles , California; actually Frank Thomas Feeney ) was an American film actor, screenwriter and director. He was the older brother of director John Ford .
Life
Francis Ford has acted in over 400 films, mostly in the western genre. In the early silent film era, he was one of the most renowned western actors. He played the main character of General Custer as early as 1912 in the film Custer's Last Fight by director Thomas Harper Ince (he later also had a minor role in the 1941 Custer saga His last command from Raoul Walsh ). After director Ince had primarily worked as a producer, Francis Ford also took on directing duties for the western films released by Ince in the 1910s.
Francis Ford brought his younger brother John Ford into the film business and gave him his first engagements. In the later sound films of his younger brother John, he was often seen in supporting roles. One of Francis Ford's best-known sound film roles was his portrayal of a confused old man who fell victim to a lynch mob in the historically significant, but not very successful Western Ritt zum Ox-Bow by William A. Wellman in 1943 .
Filmography (selection)
- 1912: Custer's Last Fight
- 1920: A Man from Nowhere
- 1923: Bandit Revenge ( Three Jumps Ahead )
- 1927: The Devil in the saddle ( The Devil's Saddle )
- 1928: The Golden Hell ( The Trail of '98 )
- 1929: The Lariat Kid ( The Lariat Kid )
- 1930: The Indians come ( The Indians Are Coming )
- 1931: Frankenstein
- 1932: Tom accounts ( Destry Rides Again )
- 1934: Judge Priest
- 1934: The Lost Patrol (The Lost Patrol)
- 1935: The Traitor ( The Informer )
- 1935: Paddy O'Day
- 1936: The Plainsman ( The Plainsman )
- 1938: Mannequin
- 1939: Drums Along the Mohawk ( Drums Along the Mohawk )
- 1941: Raid of the Ogalalla ( Western Union )
- 1941: Tobacco Road ( Tobacco Road )
- 1941: His last command ( They Died with Their Boots On )
- 1943: Ride to the Ox-Bow ( The Ox-Bow Incident )
- 1943: The miracle pill ( Jitterbugs )
- 1944: Home in Indiana (Home in Indiana)
- 1944: Wilson
- 1944: Laurel and Hardy - The Big Noise
- 1945: Incendiary Blonde
- 1945: Love Fair ( State Fair )
- 1946: Law of the Prairie ( My Darling Clementine )
- 1948: To the Last Man ( Fort Apache )
- 1949: The Devil's Captain ( She Wore a Yellow Ribbon )
- 1950: West St. Louis ( Wagon Master )
- 1952: The winner ( The Quiet Man )
- 1952: The Lion of Arizona ( Toughest Man in Arizona )
- 1953: For Whom the sun is shining ( The Sun Shines Bright )
literature
- Michael Hanisch: Western. The evolution of a film genre . Henschelverlag / Art and Society, Berlin 1984
Web links
- Francis Ford in theInternet Movie Database(English)
- Francis Ford in the database of Find a Grave (English)
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SURNAME | Ford, Francis |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Feeney, Frank Thomas (real name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film actor, screenwriter and director |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 14, 1881 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Portland , Maine , United States |
DATE OF DEATH | 5th September 1953 |
Place of death | Los Angeles , California , United States |