Francis Ford

Acting · 0.9 popularity

Age

144

Movies

261

Born: August 12, 1881 – September 5, 1953
From: Portland, Maine, USA

Biography

From Wikipedia Francis Ford (born Francis Feeney, August 14, 1881 – September 5, 1953) was a prolific film actor, writer, and director. He was the mentor and elder brother of film director John Ford. He also appeared in many of John Ford's movies, including Young Mr. Lincoln and The Quiet Man. Francis Ford was born in Portland, Maine. He was the son of John A. Feeney, who was born in the village of Spiddal, County Galway, Ireland in 1854. By 1878, John had moved to Portland, Maine and opened a saloon, at 42 Center Street, that used a false front to pose as grocery store. John opened four others in following years. After service in the infantry in the Spanish-American War, Francis left home. He drifted into the film business in New York City, working for David Horsley, Al Christie, and the Star Film Company's San Antonio operation under Gaston Méliès. He adopted the name Ford from the automobile. From San Antonio Francis began his Hollywood career working for Thomas H. Ince at Ince's Bison studio, directing and appearing in westerns. Francis Ford's younger brother, John M. Feeney, was a successful fullback and defensive tackle on a Portland High state championship football team, nicknamed "Bull". In 1914 Bull followed Francis to Hollywood, changed his name to John Ford and would eventually surpass his elder brother's considerable reputation. Francis Ford's son, Philip Ford, was also a film actor/director.

Works

261 films

Frankenstein

19317.5

Stagecoach

19397.6

3 Godfathers

19486.8

The Quiet Man

19527.3

The Grapes of Wrath

19407.8

Fort Apache

19487.0

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

19496.9

Unconquered

19476.5

My Darling Clementine

19467.5

They Died with Their Boots On

19416.7

A Star Is Born

19377.2

Possessed

19317.0

Wagon Master

19506.7

Western Union

19416.0

The Ox-Bow Incident

19437.7

Young Mr. Lincoln

19397.2

In Old Chicago

19386.7

Speed Cop

19267.0

The Sun Shines Bright

19536.5

Drums Along the Mohawk

19396.5

The Princess and the Pirate

19446.9

Gunfighters

19475.7

The Climax

19445.5

Ridin' Thunder

19257.0

The Prisoner of Shark Island

19366.9

The Mummy's Tomb

19425.5

Driftwood

19476.8

The Desperadoes

19435.9

Tobacco Road

19416.8

Hangover Square

19457.0

King of the Mounties

19428.0

The Front Page

19316.5

Incendiary Blonde

19455.1

The Informer

19356.8

California

19476.8

Sister Kenny

19466.9

Checkers

193710.0

Abraham Lincoln

19305.5

Charlie Chan's Greatest Case

19338.0

Thundering Hoofs

19228.0

Roman Scandals

19335.9

Judge Priest

19346.4

Geronimo

19395.3

South of Pago Pago

19405.5

Action

19216.3

The Mounted Stranger

19309.0

Steamboat Round the Bend

19357.5

Slave Ship

19375.1

The Girl of the Golden West

19385.3

Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery

19146.0

The White Gorilla

19454.5

Officer '444'

19268.0

The Bandit's Wager

19165.1

A Free Soul

19316.1

Toughest Man in Arizona

19527.0

The Last Train from Madrid

19374.8

Air Mail

19325.5

Little Miss Nobody

19367.5

The Plough and the Stars

19365.7

Eyes of Texas

19487.0

College Queen

19469.0

The Texans

19386.6

The World Moves On

19345.9

Goin' to Town

19355.6

Sons of the Saddle

19309.0

Lucky Cisco Kid

19406.0

Murder, He Says

19456.8

Mannequin

19386.0

The Plunderers

19486.1

Uncle Tom's Cabin

19276.8

San Antone Ambush

19497.0

Gentle Julia

19367.0

The Unexpected

191610.0

Mister Antonio

19296.0

The Impatient Maiden

19329.0

The Vault of Mystery

1917

Taming the West

192510.0

The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe

19426.1

Doctor Bull

19336.7

This Is the Life

19356.5

Gordon of Ghost City

19336.5

Charlie Chan at the Circus

19366.4

Berlin Via America

19189.0

Three Faces West

19405.7

The Black Watch

19295.9

Life in the Raw

193310.0

Mom and Dad

19455.0

Home in Indiana

19445.9

Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'

19487.3

Paddy O'Day

19367.0

Romance of the Rio Grande

19414.7

Mine to Keep

19239.0

I Am the Woman

19217.0

Riders of the Purple Sage

19417.0

Educating Father

19369.0

Wake Up and Dream

19467.4

Frontier Investigator

19499.0

The Man Who Wouldn't Die

19426.5

Kentucky Moonshine

19385.2

Battling with Buffalo Bill

19315.8

Hearts of Oak

19246.0

Viva Cisco Kid

19406.4

Diamond Frontier

19409.0

Pilgrimage

19337.1

Brennon o' the Moor

19168.0

A Study in Scarlet

19147.5

Sins of Man

19369.0

The Cry of Erin

19168.0

Charlie Chan's Courage

19348.7

The Fighting Heart

19256.0

Wildfire

19454.0

Washington at Valley Forge

1914

Seas Beneath

19315.3

Lash of the Whip

19246.0

Pirate Treasure

19345.5

Destry Rides Again

19325.7

Sisters of Eve

19288.0

When Lincoln Paid

19139.0

The Trail of '98

19286.1

The Invaders

19125.5

The Village Blacksmith

19225.3

Smoky

193310.0

The Man from Monterey

19334.8

Cowboys and Bachelor Girls

1910

Murder in Trinidad

1934

The Timber Trail

194810.0

Uncle Jim

1910

Custer's Last Fight

19126.0

The Leap

1917

Men of Daring

19278.0

Scandal for Sale

19328.5

Heroes of the West

19326.3

Charlie Chan's Secret

19367.0

John Ermine of the Yellowstone

1917

The Arizonian

19358.0

The Sign of the Cactus

19257.0

The Lost Special

19326.0

The Broken Coin

19156.0

Soft Shoes

19257.5

The Jade Box

19306.0

The Far Frontier

19486.5

The Lariat Kid

19299.0

The Silent Mystery

1918

The Lieutenant's Last Fight

19126.7

High Tide

19476.0

Outlaws of Pine Ridge

194210.0

In the Fall of '64

19148.0

The Stampede

19217.5

Sleepers East

19347.0

One Glorious Scrap

19277.0

The Chinatown Mystery

19289.0

Bad Lands

19395.3

The Indians Are Coming

19306.3

The Madcap Queen of Crona

19168.0

His Majesty Dick Turpin

19169.0

On Secret Service

19127.0

Bandits of Dark Canyon

19479.0

Upstream

19276.1

The Heart of Maryland

19277.0

The Black Masks

19135.8

The Battle of Bull Run

19139.0

The Devil's Saddle

19278.0

The Living Bible

19526.0

Behind the Mask

19167.0

Life in Hollywood No. 1

1927

Clancy of the Mounted

19338.0

The Wreck of the Hesperus

192710.0

Paris in Spring

19357.0

Mary's Stratagem

19118.0

The Craving

19185.0

Last of the Duanes

19416.5

The Red Rider

19259.0

The Adventures of Peg o' the Ring

1916

The Demon of the Sky

1917

The Princely Bandit

191610.0

Three Jumps Ahead

19237.5

The Branded Sombrero

19287.0

The Rider of Death Valley

19328.5

War on the Plains

19129.0

Accomplice

19465.8

The Ablaze in Mid-Air

1917

The Heart of an Indian

19125.5

The Deserter

1912

Screen Snapshots Series 1, Number 16

1920

Only a Sister

1911

In the Mission Shadows

1910

The Post Telegrapher

19126.0

Billy's Sister

1910

The Immortal Alamo

1911

A Texas Joke

1910

Tangled Fortunes

193210.0

The Great Reward

192110.0

The Measure of a Man

19247.0

The Phantom Violin

1914

The Cruise of the Hellion

19277.0

Song of the Caballero

193010.0

The Silent Trailer

19268.0

The Boss of Camp 4

192210.0

The Lady from Longacre

19217.0

The Purple Domino

1917

Speed Versus Death

1910

Kathleen Mavourneen

193010.0

A Mountain Wife

1910

Out for Mischief

19108.0

Haunted Valley

19238.0

Baseball, That's All

191010.0

A Rough Night on the Bridge

19103.5

The Padre's Secret

1910

The Purple Mask

1916

Rim of the Wheel

1951

The Seal of the Church

1910

His Sergeant's Stripes

1910

Pals

19107.0

When the Tables Turned

19119.0

The Paleface Princess

1910

The Owner of L.L. Ranch

1911

The Mystery Of 13

19196.0

The Ball Player and the Bandit

19125.0

The Spring Round-Up

1911

The Outcast

19129.0

In the Hot Lands

19117.0

Billy and His Pal

19115.0

The Campbells Are Coming

19155.0

The Four-Footed Ranger

19288.0

In the Tall Grass Country

19109.0

The Snake in the Grass

1911

Won in the Fifth

1910

The Warrant for Red Rube

1911

A Western Girl

191110.0

Blazing the Trail

19127.0

Who Was the Other Man?

1917

The Fortune Favors the Brave

19089.0

Love's C.Q.D.

1910

The Kiss of Mary Jane

19119.0

Sir Percy and the Punchers

1911

Mister Vampire

19168.0

A Roaring Adventure

19259.0

An Unwilling Cowboy

1911

Salt on the Bird's Tail

19109.0

The Heart of Lincoln

19157.0

Return of Ta-Wa-Wa

1910

Branding a Thief

1910

Cyclone Pete's Matrimony

1910

In Time for Press

1911

The Romance of Circle Ranch

1910

A Plucky American Girl

1910

The Reformation of Jack Robins

1911

A Postal Substitute

1910

In the Right of Way

1911

Jack Mason's Last Deal

1911

The Redemption of Rawhide

1911

White Doe's Lovers

1910

Her Spoiled Boy

1911

Her Faithful Heart

1911

Bessie's Ride

19119.0

The Little Preacher

1910

The Crimson Scars

19117.0

The Ruling Passion

1910

A Western Welcome

191010.0

The Newly Born

1910

The Golden Secret

1910