John Ford
Directing
1894-02-01 · Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA
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.
Filmography
Filmmakers for the Prosecution
2023 · Movie
John Ford: The Man Who Invented America
2019 · Movie
Five Came Back
2017 · Series
Five Came Back
2017 · Movie
Spanish Western
2015 · Movie
John Ford & Monument Valley
2013 · Movie
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009 · Movie
The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth
2009 · Movie
Serenity at Sea: John Ford and the Araner
2006 · Movie
Monument Valley: John Ford Country
2006 · Movie
Battleground
2004 · Series
Shooting War
2000 · Movie
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
2000 · Movie
John Wayne-A Life on Film
2000 · Movie
National Geographic Explorer: The Battle For Midway
1999 · Movie
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995 · Movie
Omnibus: John Ford, Part One
1992 · Movie
Unforgiven
1992 · Movie
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
1992 · Movie
Fonda on Fonda
1992 · Movie
John Ford's America
1989 · Movie
Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend
1976 · Movie
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973 · Series
The American West of John Ford
1971 · Movie
Directed by John Ford
1971 · Movie
Vietnam! Vietnam!
1971 · Movie
My Name Is John Ford, I Make Westerns
1970 · Movie
7 Women
1965 · Movie
Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of Ireland
1965 · Movie
Cheyenne Autumn
1964 · Movie
Donovan's Reef
1963 · Movie
How the West Was Won
1962 · Movie
Flashing Spikes
1962 · Movie
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962 · Movie
Alcoa Premiere
1961 · Series
Two Rode Together
1961 · Movie
The Colter Craven Story
1960 · Movie
The Alamo
1960 · Movie
Sergeant Rutledge
1960 · Movie
The Horse Soldiers
1959 · Movie
Korea
1959 · Movie
The Last Hurrah
1958 · Movie
The Western: A Lost TV Special
1958 · Movie
Gideon's Day
1958 · Movie
John Ford at the NFT
1957 · Movie
Wagon Train
1957 · Series
The Rising of the Moon
1957 · Movie
The Wings of Eagles
1957 · Movie
The Growler Story
1957 · Movie
The Searchers
1956 · Movie
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955 · Series
The Jane Wyman Show
1955 · Series
Mister Roberts
1955 · Movie
The Red, White and Blue Line
1955 · Movie
The Long Gray Line
1955 · Movie
Mogambo
1953 · Movie
The Sun Shines Bright
1953 · Movie
Ton Diagonismon Dia Thn Anadixin Tis Star Ellas
1952 · Movie
What Price Glory
1952 · Movie
The Quiet Man
1952 · Movie
This Is Korea!
1951 · Movie
The Screen Director
1951 · Movie
Rio Grande
1950 · Movie
Wagon Master
1950 · Movie
When Willie Comes Marching Home
1950 · Movie
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949 · Movie
Mighty Joe Young
1949 · Movie
3 Godfathers
1948 · Movie
Fort Apache
1948 · Movie
The Fugitive
1947 · Movie
My Darling Clementine
1946 · Movie
It's Your America
1946 · Movie
They Were Expendable
1945 · Movie
Nazi Concentration Camps
1945 · Movie
In Memoriam Manuel Quezon
1944 · Movie
At the Front in North Africa with the U.S. Army
1943 · Movie
We Sail at Midnight
1943 · Movie
Show-Business at War
1943 · Movie
December 7th
1943 · Movie
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
1943 · Movie
German Industrial Manpower
1943 · Movie
The Battle of Midway
1942 · Movie
Sex Hygiene
1942 · Movie
Torpedo Squadron
1942 · Movie
Women in Defense
1941 · Movie
How Green Was My Valley
1941 · Movie
Tobacco Road
1941 · Movie
The Long Voyage Home
1940 · Movie
The Grapes of Wrath
1940 · Movie
Drums Along the Mohawk
1939 · Movie
Young Mr. Lincoln
1939 · Movie
Stagecoach
1939 · Movie
Submarine Patrol
1938 · Movie
Four Men and a Prayer
1938 · Movie
The Hurricane
1937 · Movie
Wee Willie Winkie
1937 · Movie
The Plough and the Stars
1936 · Movie
Mary of Scotland
1936 · Movie
The Last Outlaw
1936 · Movie
The Prisoner of Shark Island
1936 · Movie
Steamboat Round the Bend
1935 · Movie
The Informer
1935 · Movie
The Whole Town's Talking
1935 · Movie
Judge Priest
1934 · Movie
The World Moves On
1934 · Movie
The Lost Patrol
1934 · Movie
Doctor Bull
1933 · Movie
Pilgrimage
1933 · Movie
Flesh
1932 · Movie
Air Mail
1932 · Movie
Arrowsmith
1931 · Movie
The Brat
1931 · Movie
Seas Beneath
1931 · Movie
Up the River
1930 · Movie
Born Reckless
1930 · Movie
Men Without Women
1930 · Movie
Big Time
1929 · Movie
Salute
1929 · Movie
The Black Watch
1929 · Movie
Strong Boy
1929 · Movie
Riley the Cop
1928 · Movie
Napoleon's Barber
1928 · Movie
Hangman's House
1928 · Movie
Four Sons
1928 · Movie
Mother Machree
1927 · Movie
Upstream
1927 · Movie
The Blue Eagle
1926 · Movie
3 Bad Men
1926 · Movie
The Shamrock Handicap
1926 · Movie
The Fighting Heart
1925 · Movie
Thank You
1925 · Movie
The Iron Horse
1925 · Movie
Kentucky Pride
1925 · Movie
Lightnin'
1925 · Movie
Hearts of Oak
1924 · Movie
Hoodman Blind
1923 · Movie
North of Hudson Bay
1923 · Movie
Cameo Kirby
1923 · Movie
Three Jumps Ahead
1923 · Movie
The Face on the Barroom Floor
1923 · Movie
The Village Blacksmith
1922 · Movie
Silver Wings
1922 · Movie
Little Miss Smiles
1922 · Movie
Jackie
1921 · Movie
Sure Fire
1921 · Movie
Action
1921 · Movie
Desperate Trails
1921 · Movie
The Wallop
1921 · Movie
The Freeze-Out
1921 · Movie
The Big Punch
1921 · Movie
Just Pals
1920 · Movie
Hitchin' Posts
1920 · Movie
The Girl in Number 29
1920 · Movie
The Prince of Avenue A
1920 · Movie
Marked Men
1919 · Movie
A Gun Fightin' Gentleman
1919 · Movie
Rider of the Law
1919 · Movie
The Ace of the Saddle
1919 · Movie
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
1919 · Movie
The Last Outlaw
1919 · Movie
Riders of Vengeance
1919 · Movie
The Gun Packer
1919 · Movie
By Indian Post
1919 · Movie
Gun Law
1919 · Movie
Bare Fists
1919 · Movie
The Rustlers
1919 · Movie
A Fight For Love
1919 · Movie
The Fighting Brothers
1919 · Movie
Roped
1919 · Movie
Three Mounted Men
1918 · Movie
The Craving
1918 · Movie
A Woman's Fool
1918 · Movie
Hell Bent
1918 · Movie
The Scarlet Drop
1918 · Movie
Thieves' Gold
1918 · Movie
Wild Women
1918 · Movie
The Phantom Riders
1918 · Movie
Bucking Broadway
1917 · Movie
A Marked Man
1917 · Movie
The Secret Man
1917 · Movie
Straight Shooting
1917 · Movie
Cheyenne's Pal
1917 · Movie
The Soul Herder
1917 · Movie
The Scrapper
1917 · Movie
The Trail of Hate
1917 · Movie
The Tornado
1917 · Movie
The Purple Mask
1916 · Movie
The Bandit's Wager
1916 · Movie
The Broken Coin
1915 · Movie
The Birth of a Nation
1915 · Movie
A Study in Scarlet
1914 · Movie
Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery
1914 · Movie