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Wallace Ford

 
Actor: Wallace Ford
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  • Born: Feb 12, 1898 in Farnworth, Bolton, England
  • Died: Jun 11, 1966 in Woodland Hills, California
  • Occupation: Actor
  • Active: '30s-'50s
  • Major Genres: Drama, Comedy
  • Career Highlights: Freaks, The Man from Laramie, The Lost Patrol
  • First Major Screen Credit: The Possessed (1931)

Biography

Once there was a film historian who opined that Wallace Ford was in more movies than any other character actor of his prominence. This is unlikely, but Ford was certainly kept busy in roles of all shapes and sizes during his 35-year movie career. Orphaned in infancy, Ford grew up in various British orphanages and foster homes (his search in the mid-1930s for his natural parents drew worldwide headlines). He first set foot on stage at age 11, playing in vaudeville and music halls before working his way up to Broadway. His inauspicious feature-film debut was in Swellhead (1931), a baseball melodrama which lay on the shelf for nearly five years before its release. He went on to play wisecracking leading roles in such "B"s as Night of Terror (1933), The Nut Farm (1935) and The Mystery of Mr. Wong (1935); the critics paid no heed to these minor efforts, though they always showered Ford with praise for his supporting roles in films like John Ford's The Informer (1935) and Alfred Hitchcock's Shadow of a Doubt (1943). He occasionally took a leave of absence from films to accept a stage role; in 1937, he created the part of George in the original Broadway production of Of Mice and Men (1937). As he grew balder and stockier, he remained in demand for middle-aged character roles, often portraying wistful drunks or philosophical ne'er-do-wells. Wallace Ford ended his film career with his powerful portrayal of Elizabeth Hartman's vacillating father in A Patch of Blue (1965). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Wallace Ford

Wallace Ford in Central Park (1932)
Born Samuel Jones Grundy
February 12, 1898(1898-02-12)
Bolton, Lancashire, England
Died June 11, 1966 (aged 68)
Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other name(s) Wally Ford
Occupation Actor
Years active 1930–1965
Spouse(s) Martha Haworth (m. 1922–1966) «start: (1922)–end+1: (1967)»"Marriage: Martha Haworth to Wallace Ford" Location: (linkback:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wallace_Ford)

Wallace Ford (February 12, 1898 – June 11, 1966) was an English-born American movie and television actor who, with his friendly appearance and stocky build later in life, appeared in a number of movie westerns and B-movies.

Born Samuel Jones Grundy in Bolton, Lancashire, England, he began as a vaudeville actor before performing on Broadway.[1] He appeared in over 200 films including 13 directed by John Ford, who is no relation to him. He also appeared in a 1964 episode of The Andy Griffith Show as Roger Hanover, Aunt Bee's old flame. He is buried with an unmarked grave in Culver City's Holy Cross Cemetery.

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Partial filmography

Television

References

  1. ^ Allmovie biography on Wallace Ford

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