Wallace Ford
Date of birth: 1898-02-11
Place of birth: Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Samuel Jones Grundy, Wally Ford, Samuel Grundy Jones
Biography
Wallace Ford (12 February 1898 – 11 June 1966) was an English-born naturalized American stage and screen actor. Usually playing wise-cracking characters, he combined a tough but friendly-faced demeanor with a small but powerful, stocky physique. Born Samuel Jones Grundy in Bolton, Lancashire, England, he spent his childhood in a Dr. Barnardo's home. At an early age he was adopted by a farmer from Manitoba, Canada, where he was ill treated. About age eleven, Ford ran away and did odd jobs, later becoming an usher in a theatre. Following his discharge from the Army after WWI, he became a vaudeville actor in a stock company before performing on Broadway. He started on a film career when Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer gave him a part in the film Possessed (1931) and went on to appear in over 200 films, including 13 directed by John Ford. Wallace Ford is buried in an unmarked grave in Culver City, California's Holy Cross Cemetery. From Wikipedia.
Movie Credits
Spellbound
1945-11-08
When Dr. Anthony Edwardes arrives at a Vermont mental hospital to replace the outgoing hospital dire
Black Angel
1946-08-02
A falsely convicted man's wife, Catherine, and an alcoholic composer and pianist, Martin, team up in
Dead Reckoning
1946-12-31
War heroes Rip Murdock and Johnny Drake are sent to Washington, D.C, to receive top honors for thei
The Beast of the City
1932-02-13
Police Chief Jim Fitzpatrick is after gangster Sam Belmonte. He uses his police detective brother Ed
Shadow of a Doubt
1943-01-12
In sleepy Santa Rosa, restless young Charlie’s world brightens when her sophisticated Uncle Charlie
The Mummy's Hand
1940-09-20
A couple of young, out-of-work archaeologists in Egypt discover evidence of the burial place of the
A Man Betrayed
1941-03-07
A bucolic lawyer takes on big-city corruption, setting out to prove that an above-suspicion politici
He Ran All the Way
1951-06-20
A crook on the run hides out in an innocent girl's apartment.
Blues in the Night
1941-11-15
A struggling band find themselves attached to a fugitive and drawn into a series of old feuds and lo
A Patch of Blue
1965-12-10
A blind, uneducated white girl is befriended by a black man, who becomes determined to help her esca
Crack-Up
1946-09-06
Art curator George Steele experiences a train wreck...which never happened. Is he cracking up, or th
T-Men
1947-12-15
Two U.S. Treasury ("T-men") agents go undercover in Detroit, and then Los Angeles, in an attempt to
The Furies
1950-07-22
A New Mexico cattle man and his strong-willed daughter clash over land and love.
The Mummy's Tomb
1942-10-23
A high priest of Karnak travels to America with the living mummy Kharis (Lon Chaney Jr.) to kill all
One Frightened Night
1935-05-01
Eccentric tycoon Jasper Whyte hosts a dinner at his mansion and announces that he will divide his mo
All Through the Night
1942-01-10
Broadway gamblers stumble across a plan by Nazi saboteurs to blow up an American battleship.
A Lawless Street
1955-11-15
A Marshal must face unpleasant facts about his past when he attempts to run a criminal gang out of t
Johnny Concho
1956-07-01
In Johnny Concho, Frank Sinatra plays a man who goes from the town bully to town coward!
Coroner Creek
1948-07-01
A man is bent on taking revenge on those responsible for his fiancée's death.
Warlock
1959-05-15
A band of murderous cowboys has imposed a reign of terror on the town of Warlock. With the sheriff h
The Ape Man
1943-03-05
A scientist is turned into an ape man.
Employees' Entrance
1933-02-11
Kurt Anderson is the tyrannical manager of a New York department store in financial straits. He thin
The Informer
1935-05-09
Gypo Nolan is a former Irish Republican Army man who drowns his sorrows in the bottle. He's desperat
3 Ring Circus
1954-12-22
Jerry and Pete are two friends with no money and are looking for a job. They finally find employment
Back Door to Heaven
1939-04-19
The life of a young kid, who starts stealing small things to fit in with the "cool crowd".
The Breaking Point
1950-10-06
A fisherman with money problems hires out his boat to transport criminals.
The Mysterious Mr. Wong
1935-01-25
Mr. Wong is a "harmless" Chinatown shopkeeper by day and relentless blood-thirsty pursuer of the Twe
The Set-Up
1949-03-29
Expecting the usual loss, a boxing manager takes bribes from a betting gangster without telling his
The Lost Patrol
1934-02-16
A World War I British Army patrol is crossing the Mesopotamian desert when their commanding officer,
The Man from Laramie
1955-08-19
Will Lockhart arrives in Coronado, an isolated town in New Mexico, in search of someone who sells ri
The Rogues' Tavern
1936-06-04
A mad killer is on the loose in a hotel on a dark, gloomy night.
The Whole Town's Talking
1935-02-22
Ordinary man-in-the-street Arthur Ferguson Jones leads a very straightforward life. He's never late
Secret Command
1944-07-30
Sam Gallagher returns home to Los Angeles as an undercover spy for the Navy, getting a job at the sh
Shed No Tears
1948-06-09
A man listens to his wife and fakes his own death so that she can get her hands on his insurance pol
Possessed
1931-11-21
Marion is a factory worker who hopes to trade the assembly line for a beautiful penthouse apartment.
Three Cornered Moon
1933-08-04
Elizabeth Rimplegar inhabits a household populated by virtual lunatics. Her mother, Nellie, mishandl
The Last Hurrah
1958-12-31
In a changing world where television has become the main source of information, Adam Caulfield, a yo
Thunder Over Arizona
1956-08-04
Ervin Plummer-played by the estimable George Macready, who like his good friend Vincent Price was a
Destry
1954-12-01
Western remake of "Destry Rides Again", starring Audie Murphy, Mari Blanchard, Thomas Mitchell, Lori
The Cross of Lorraine
1943-11-12
French soldiers surrender to lying Nazis and are herded into a barbaric prison of war camp. From the
Flesh and Fury
1952-06-26
Deaf boxer Paul Callan captures the interest of gold-digging blonde Sonya Bartow and retired fight m
The Green Years
1946-07-04
An orphaned young boy is guided by his great-grandfather and strives to go to university to become a
Men in White
1934-04-06
A dedicated young doctor places his patients above everyone else in his life. Unfortunately, his soc
Mary Burns, Fugitive
1935-11-15
A young woman who owns a coffee shop falls for a handsome young customer, unaware that he is a gangs
She Couldn't Say No
1954-02-15
An heiress decides to pass out anonymous gifts in a small town.
The Man from Texas
1948-03-06
James Craig is torn between his criminal career as the masked bandit named the "El Paso Kid," and th
Warpath
1951-11-22
John Vickers has spent eight years hunting for the three men who murdered the woman he loved. He fin
Wichita
1955-07-03
Former buffalo hunter and entrepreneur Wyatt Earp arrives in the lawless cattle town of Wichita Kans
The First Texan
1956-06-29
After arriving in Texas to escape a scandal back east, lawyer Sam Houston just wants to hang out his
The Wet Parade
1932-03-26
The evils of alcohol before and during prohibition become evident as we see its effects on the rich
Swellhead
1935-05-04
Baseball player Terry McCall is a very good baseball player, who doesn't mind bragging about his ski
X Marks the Spot
1931-12-13
The story begins in 1923 where after an accident, a newspaper reporter needs to raise $5,000 to pay
Scattergood Survives a Murder
1942-10-01
Rural sage Scattergood Baines (Guy Kibbee) shows big-city newsman how to solve a mystery.
Exiled to Shanghai
1937-12-20
A fired cameraman by way of a girl's mistaken identity wins back his job through pioneering work in
Night of Terror
1933-04-23
The heirs to a family fortune are required to attend a seance at the spooky old family mansion. Howe
Are You Listening?
1932-03-21
WBLA is on the air, presenting the live music, the sudsy dramas and the sell-sell-sell of commercial
Money Means Nothing
1934-06-14
At Joe's Roadside, a popular but rundown New York roadhouse where the wealthy and not-so-wealthy han
Embraceable You
1948-08-21
Eddie, a small-time hoodlum is forced to care for Marie, the woman he accidentally hit with his car
Headline Shooter
1933-07-28
A newsreel photographer neglects his love life to get the perfect shot.
The Nut Farm
1935-03-24
Bob and Helen decide to move to California and make a fresh start. Bob wants to buy a nut farm, but
O.H.M.S.
1937-01-01
American racketeer Jimmie Dean travels to England, where he assumes the identity of a Canadian whom
Two in the Dark
1936-01-10
When Mr. X (Walter Able) wakes up in the city park with amnesia, bloody and apparently connected to
Stagecoach To Fury
1956-12-13
A group of stagecoach passengers are held hostage by bandits waiting for a shipment of gold they pla
Machine Gun Mama
1944-08-18
Two Americans stranded in Mexico with an elephant try to sell their animal to a traveling carnival.
Absolute Quiet
1936-04-24
Escaped convicts Jack and Judy stumble upon an airstrip on the Western ranch of arrogant business ty
Central Park
1932-12-10
Two destitute New Yorkers meet cute in Central Park and then separate and independently get tangled
The Boy from Oklahoma
1954-02-27
A town despot makes a guileless patsy the sheriff, lives to regret it.
The Nebraskan
1953-12-02
War looms on the horizon when an Army officer's American Indian aide is accused of murdering a triba
Inside the Law
1942-05-08
A gang of crooks wrestles with the temptation to rob the bank that they now manage.
Get That Man
1935-07-10
Life gets complicated for a taxi driver when it's discovered that he's the spitting image of the mur
Murder by Invitation
1941-06-30
The relatives of a rich old woman unsuccessfully try to have her declared insane, so they can divide
The Great Jesse James Raid
1953-07-17
The famed outlaw is talked into saddling up for one more bank robbery.
Goodbye Again
1933-09-09
Flirtatious mix-ups abound when a celebrated novelist tangles with an old flame and her suspicious h
Lover Come Back
1946-06-21
A wife decides to take revenge when she learns her husband has been unfaithful.
A Woman's Man
1934-02-06
A temperamental movie star storms off the set of her latest picture in order to carry on a fling wit
Isle Of Destiny
1940-03-08
A pretty socialite / pilot runs into gun smugglers when she lands her plane on a Pacific island.
Swing It, Sailor!
1938-02-04
Comical exploits of two Navy pals, at sea and on shore.
Dakota Lil
1950-02-17
Female outlaw helps lawmen trap railroad bandits.
I Hate Women
1934-05-10
A reporter is frustrated with women after a string of failed relationships. But then he finds himsel
Another Face
1935-12-20
The surgeon who did the job was dead. Only the nurse knew what this gangster looked like in his new
She Couldn't Take It
1935-10-08
The wealthy Van Dyke family are constantly in the media for outrageous behavior, much to the frustra
East of Fifth Avenue
1933-11-28
A kindly, elderly couple who run a New York City boarding house form the steady center around which
Give Us Wings
1940-12-20
Dead End Kids epic. The boys want desperately to fly, and get mixed up with crooked crop dusters, wh
Magic Town
1947-10-07
Rip Smith's opinion-poll business is a failure...until he discovers that the small town of Grandview
The Rainmaker
1956-12-13
Lizzie Curry is on the verge of becoming a hopeless old maid. Her wit and intelligence and skills as
Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!
1940-06-07
In despair after breaking up with his girlfriend, a man hires a thug he has never seen to kill him.
Rodeo
1952-03-09
Nancy Cartwright is determined to collect an $1,800 feed bill owed to her father Harry Cartwright by
Scatterbrain
1940-07-20
A Hollywood studio goofs and signs the wrong girl--a hillbilly from the Ozarks--to a movie contract.
My Woman
1933-10-04
A devoted wife helps her husband achieve success as a radio comic, but stardom comes at a price.
Skyscraper Souls
1932-07-16
After bank president David Dwight makes a vast loan to himself to build a remarkable skyscraper, his
Hypnotized
1932-12-25
A Gypsy violinist searches for her missing fiance, a circus worker who recently won a sweepstakes pr
Jericho
1937-08-23
An unjustly condemned corporal flees to Africa, chased by the captain blamed for his escape.
Harvey
1950-12-04
The story of Elwood P. Dowd who makes friends with a spirit taking the form of a human-sized rabbit
Belle Starr's Daughter
1948-11-13
The daughter of famous outlaw Belle Starr arrives at the town where her mother was murdered to find
Red Stallion In The Rockies
1949-05-02
Horse story with Dynamite, The Red Stallion...
Two Girls on Broadway
1940-04-19
Eddie Kerns sells his song to a Broadway producer and also lands a job dancing in the musical. He se
A Son Comes Home
1936-07-31
A mother experiences the torment of discovering that her own son is a killer.
Rendezvous with Annie
1946-07-22
A homesick American soldier stationed in England during World War II makes an unauthorized trip to
Tess of the Storm Country
1960-12-08
Fourth reworking of the classic Grace Miller White novel, this time updated to the 60s, with young S
The Marines Come Thru
1938-08-04
Marine Lieutenant Steve Landers has perfected a new bomb-release for airplanes which he is testing w
The Great John L.
1945-05-25
Portrait of legendary fighter John L. Sullivan, aka "The Boston Strong Boy", and his meteoric rise
The Big Cage
1933-05-01
A circus on the verge of bankruptcy decides to save itself by staging a animal act with lions and ti
Painting The Clouds With Sunshine
1951-10-10
The story of three gold-digging ladies searching for millionaires. A loose remake of Gold Diggers o
A Guy Could Change
1946-01-27
A playboy is reformed by his daughter and fiancee.
Lucy Gallant
1955-10-20
A spirited dressmaker's small store flourishes into a business empire in the midst of the Texas oil
Blood on the Sun
1945-04-26
Nick Condon, an American journalist in 20s Tokyo, publishes the Japanese master plan for world domin
The Spoilers
1955-12-23
In 1899 Alaska, miners have to protect themselves from a phony legal team trying to steal their gold
Roar of the Press
1941-04-17
While on their honeymoon, a reporter and his new bride stumble upon a ring of fifth columnists.
The Maverick Queen
1956-05-03
Kit Banion, a Virginia-born beauty and product of post-Civil War chaos, has settled in Wyoming and p
Married in Hollywood
1929-09-22
Heir to a Balkan throne, Prince Nicholai falls in love with an American vocalist who is touring with
Twilight for the Gods
1958-08-04
An alcoholic captain sails a two-master through danger with a call girl and others on board.
The Hollywood Gad-About
1934-10-04
A parade highlights the Screen Actors Guild's Film Stars Frolic, hosted by Walter Winchell as Master
The Matchmaker
1958-07-23
Thornton Wilder's tale of a matchmaker who desires the man she's supposed to be pairing with another
On Stage Everybody
1945-07-13
Radio's miracle show is on the screen.
Stardust
1938-03-25
Carla de Hulvea is a rumba dancer who makes news by posing as a South-American heiress. She is doing
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
2008-03-03
A look at the forces that shaped Pre-Code Hollywood and brought about the strict enforcement of the
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987-03-13
Documentary about James Stewart's long career as an actor and positive personal life.
Bristle Face
1964-01-26
In the rolling, wooded hills of Tennessee in the 1920s, a 14-year-old orphan, Jace, comes to town wi
Freaks
1932-01-01
A circus' beautiful trapeze artist agrees to marry the leader of side-show performers, but his defor
In Spite of Danger
1935-03-08
Bill Crane, race-car driver has an accident while racing and finds himself unable to return to the f
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
1934-12-24
A writer discovers he's being used as a pawn by greedy businessmen.
Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses
1957-01-03
Some racetrack Johnnies are talking between races when one wonders if you can hynotize a horse into
Men of the Hour
1935-05-05
Dave Durkin and Andy Blane are a pair of ace newsreel cameramen with Durkin being the assistant who