Francis Ford
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.
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- Born:
- Aug 14, 1881 In Portland, Maine, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 194
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Bessie's Ride
- Latest Project:
- Movie The Sun Shines Bright 1953-05-02
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | Bessie's Ride | John Burton | 2025 |
| Movie | The Sun Shines Bright | Feeney | 1953-05-02 |
| Movie | Toughest Man in Arizona | 1952-10-10 | |
| Movie | The Quiet Man | Dan Tobin | 1952-07-21 |
| Series | The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | Unknown | 1951-04-15 |
| Movie | Wagon Master | Mr. Peachtree | 1950-04-22 |
| Movie | Frontier Investigator | Ed Garnett | 1949-05-01 |
| Movie | She Wore a Yellow Ribbon | Connelly - Fort Stark Suttlers Barman (uncredited) | 1949-10-22 |
| Movie | San Antone Ambush | Major Farnsworth | 1949-10-06 |
| Movie | The Timber Trail | Ralph Baker | 1948-06-14 |
| Movie | Fort Apache | Fen - Stage Guard (uncredited) | 1948-06-14 |
| Movie | Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin' | Race Checker / Fisherman (uncredited) | 1948-06-01 |
| Movie | Eyes of Texas | Thad Cameron | 1948-06-15 |
| Movie | The Far Frontier | Alf Sharper | 1948-12-29 |
| Movie | 3 Godfathers | Drunk (uncredited) | 1948-12-31 |
| Movie | The Plunderers | Barnaby | 1948-10-30 |
| Movie | California | Jessie (uncredited) | 1947-02-21 |
| Movie | Gunfighters | Cook (uncredited) | 1947-07-15 |
| Movie | Driftwood | Abner Green | 1947-09-15 |
| Movie | Unconquered | Frontiersman on Fort Pitt Roof (uncredited) | 1947-10-10 |
| Movie | High Tide | Pop Garrow | 1947-09-13 |
| Movie | Bandits of Dark Canyon | Horse Trader | 1947-12-15 |
| Movie | Sister Kenny | Patrick O'Shea (uncredited) | 1946-10-10 |
| Movie | Accomplice | King Connors | 1946-09-29 |
| Movie | My Darling Clementine | Dad - Old Soldier (uncredited) | 1946-10-17 |
| Movie | Wake Up and Dream | Old Man at Counter | 1946-12-02 |
| Movie | Mom and Dad | Dr. Rubin | 1945-01-03 |
| Movie | Hangover Square | Ogilby - Fulham Antique Dealer (uncredited) | 1945-02-07 |
| Movie | Murder, He Says | Lee - Old Townsman (uncredited) | 1945-06-23 |
| Movie | Incendiary Blonde | Ranch Owner (uncredited) | 1945-07-25 |
| Movie | Wildfire | Ezra Mills | 1945-07-18 |
| Movie | The White Gorilla | Mr. Stacey | 1945-07-12 |
| Movie | Home in Indiana | Ed - Seated Opposite J.T. in Bar (uncredited) | 1944-06-15 |
| Movie | The Princess and the Pirate | Drunken Pirate (uncredited) | 1944-11-17 |
| Movie | The Climax | Backstage Attendant (Uncredited) | 1944-10-20 |
| Movie | The Ox-Bow Incident | Alva 'Dad' Hardwicke (uncredited) | 1943-03-11 |
| Movie | The Desperadoes | Hank | 1943-05-25 |
| Movie | The Man Who Wouldn't Die | Caretaker | 1942-04-27 |
| Movie | The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe | Tavern Keeper | 1942-08-28 |
| Movie | Outlaws of Pine Ridge | Bartender | 1942-10-27 |
| Movie | King of the Mounties | Zeke Collins (Ch. 4) | 1942-10-17 |
| Movie | The Mummy's Tomb | Townsman (uncredited) | 1942-10-23 |
| Movie | Romance of the Rio Grande | Stagecoach Driver | 1941-01-17 |
| Movie | Tobacco Road | 1941-02-20 | |
| Movie | Western Union | Eastbound Stagecoach Driver | 1941-02-21 |
| Movie | They Died with Their Boots On | Veteran (uncredited) | 1941-11-20 |
| Movie | Riders of the Purple Sage | Inebriated Courtroom Spectator | 1941-10-09 |
| Movie | The Grapes of Wrath | (uncredited) (unconfirmed) | 1940-03-15 |
| Movie | Viva Cisco Kid | Proprietor | 1940-04-12 |
| Movie | South of Pago Pago | Foster | 1940-07-19 |
| Movie | Lucky Cisco Kid | Court Clerk | 1940-06-28 |
| Movie | Diamond Frontier | Derek Bluje | 1940-09-30 |
| Movie | Three Faces West | Farmer Bill, with Higgins | 1940-07-03 |
| Movie | Stagecoach | Billy Pickett (uncredited) | 1939-03-03 |
| Movie | Young Mr. Lincoln | Sam Boone (uncredited) | 1939-06-09 |
| Movie | Bad Lands | Charlie Garth | 1939-08-28 |
| Movie | Geronimo | Scout | 1939-11-26 |
| Movie | Drums Along the Mohawk | Joe Boleo | 1939-11-10 |
| Movie | Mannequin | Tim O'Rourke (Uncredited) | 1938-01-21 |
| Movie | The Girl of the Golden West | Miner | 1938-03-18 |
| Movie | In Old Chicago | Driver | 1938-04-15 |
| Movie | The Texans | Uncle Dud | 1938-08-12 |
| Movie | Kentucky Moonshine | Grandpa Hatfield | 1938-05-20 |
| Movie | A Star Is Born | William Gregory (uncredited) | 1937-04-27 |
| Movie | Slave Ship | Scraps | 1937-06-16 |
| Movie | Checkers | Daniel Snodgrass | 1937-12-08 |
| Movie | The Prisoner of Shark Island | Corporal O'Toole | 1936-02-28 |
| Movie | Paddy O'Day | Immigration Officer Tom McGuire | 1936-01-17 |
| Movie | Charlie Chan at the Circus | John Gaines | 1936-03-27 |
| Movie | Charlie Chan's Secret | Captain of salvage ship | 1936-01-10 |
| Movie | Educating Father | Sheriff Hart | 1936-05-23 |
| Movie | The Plough and the Stars | Old Man (uncredited) | 1936-12-26 |
| Movie | Sins of Man | Town Drunk | 1936-06-19 |
| Movie | Little Miss Nobody | Detective | 1936-06-05 |
| Movie | Goin' to Town | Sheriff | 1935-04-25 |
| Movie | The Informer | 'Judge' Flynn | 1935-05-09 |
| Movie | The Arizonian | Mayor Ed Comstock | 1935-06-27 |
| Movie | Paris in Spring | Drunken Peasant | 1935-05-27 |
| Movie | This Is the Life | Sticky Jones | 1935-10-07 |
| Movie | Steamboat Round the Bend | Efe | 1935-09-06 |
| Movie | Pirate Treasure | Dick's Friend at the Airfield | 1934-01-29 |
| Movie | Sleepers East | Well-Wisher at Train Station (uncredited) | 1934-01-01 |
| Movie | Murder in Trinidad | Davenant | 1934-05-16 |
| Movie | The World Moves On | Legionaire in Trench | 1934-06-27 |
| Movie | Judge Priest | Juror No. 12 | 1934-09-15 |
| Movie | Charlie Chan's Courage | Hewitt | 1934-07-06 |
| Movie | Pilgrimage | Mayor Elmer Briggs | 1933-07-12 |
| Movie | Life in the Raw | Sheriff Myles | 1933-07-07 |
| Movie | The Man from Monterey | Don Pablo Gonzales | 1933-07-15 |
| Movie | Gordon of Ghost City | Jim Carmody | 1933-08-13 |
| Movie | Doctor Bull | Mr. Herring | 1933-09-22 |
| Movie | Smoky | Horse Buyer | 1933-12-08 |
| Movie | Charlie Chan's Greatest Case | Captain Hallett | 1933-09-14 |
| Movie | Scandal for Sale | Belmont Hotel Desk Clerk | 1932-04-01 |
| Movie | The Impatient Maiden | Insane Asylum Warden (uncredited) | 1932-03-01 |
| Movie | Tangled Fortunes | Matt Higgins | 1932-03-22 |
| Movie | Destry Rides Again | Judd Ogden | 1932-04-17 |
| Movie | The Lost Special | Botter Hood | 1932-11-25 |
| Movie | The Rider of Death Valley | Gabe | 1932-04-23 |
| Movie | Air Mail | Passenger Who'll Die on a Train (uncredited) | 1932-11-03 |
| Movie | Heroes of the West | Cavalry Captain | 1932-06-19 |
| Movie | A Free Soul | Skid Row Drunk (uncredited) | 1931-06-02 |
| Movie | Frankenstein | Hans (uncredited) | 1931-11-21 |
| Movie | Possessed | Drunken Husband (uncredited) | 1931-11-21 |
| Movie | Battling with Buffalo Bill | Jim Rodney | 1931-11-22 |
| Movie | Kathleen Mavourneen | James, the butler | 1930-06-19 |
| Movie | Song of the Caballero | Don Pedro Madero | 1930-06-29 |
| Movie | Abraham Lincoln | Sheridan's Aide (uncredited) | 1930-11-08 |
| Movie | The Indians Are Coming | George Woods / Tom Woods | 1930-10-09 |
| Movie | Sons of the Saddle | 'Red' Slade | 1930-08-03 |
| Movie | The Lariat Kid | Cal Gregg | 1929-05-12 |
| Movie | The Black Watch | MacGregor (uncredited) | 1929-05-22 |
| Movie | Mister Antonio | 1929-10-15 | |
| Movie | The Branded Sombrero | Link Jarvis | 1928-01-08 |
| Movie | Sisters of Eve | Pritchard | 1928-09-01 |
| Movie | The Trail of '98 | Gold Commissioner's Assistant (uncredited) | 1928-03-20 |
| Movie | The Chinatown Mystery | The Sphinx | 1928-09-01 |
| Movie | Upstream | Juggler | 1927-01-30 |
| Movie | The Devil's Saddle | Pete Hepburn | 1927-07-10 |
| Movie | Men of Daring | Black Roger | 1927-06-04 |
| Movie | The Wreck of the Hesperus | John Hazzard | 1927-10-31 |
| Movie | The Cruise of the Hellion | Peg-leg | 1927-09-10 |
| Movie | Uncle Tom's Cabin | Captain (uncredited) | 1927-11-04 |
| Movie | The Heart of Maryland | Jefferson Davis | 1927-07-13 |
| Movie | The Silent Trailer | Mrs. Coleman's Physician | 1926-09-30 |
| Movie | Officer '444' | Fire Chief | 1926-05-14 |
| Movie | Soft Shoes | Quig Mundy | 1925-01-01 |
| Movie | Taming the West | Frosty Miller | 1925-03-01 |
| Movie | The Fighting Heart | Town Fool | 1925-10-18 |
| Movie | The Red Rider | Brown Bear | 1925-08-02 |
| Movie | Ridin' Thunder | Frank Douglas | 1925-06-14 |
| Movie | The Four-Footed Ranger | Brom Hockley | 1925-03-25 |
| Movie | Lash of the Whip | 'Hurricane' Smith | 1924-05-01 |
| Movie | Hearts of Oak | 1924-10-05 | |
| Movie | Mine to Keep | Jack Deering | 1923-08-20 |
| Movie | Three Jumps Ahead | Ben McLean | 1923-03-25 |
| Movie | Thundering Hoofs | Daddy Bill / 'Colonel' Bill | 1922-09-30 |
| Movie | The Boss of Camp 4 | Dude McCormick | 1922-11-26 |
| Movie | The Village Blacksmith | Asa Martin | 1922-11-01 |
| Movie | Action | Soda Water Manning | 1921-09-12 |
| Movie | The Stampede | Robert Wagner | 1921-10-01 |
| Movie | The Mystery Of 13 | Phil Kelly / Jim Kelly | 1919-08-01 |
| Movie | Berlin Via America | Phil Kelly | 1918-05-01 |
| Movie | The Craving | Carroll Wayles | 1918-09-21 |
| Movie | The Leap | 1917-01-01 | |
| Movie | Unmasked | Fred Francis - a Crook | 1917-01-01 |
| Movie | The Vault of Mystery | 1917-01-02 | |
| Movie | John Ermine of the Yellowstone | John Ermine | 1917-11-05 |
| Movie | Who Was the Other Man? | James Walbert / Ludwig Schumann | 1917-09-03 |
| Movie | The Cry of Erin | Shemus O'Brien | 1916-03-17 |
| Movie | The Adventures of Peg o' the Ring | Dr. Lund, Junior | 1916-01-02 |
| Movie | The Madcap Queen of Crona | Prince Frederick | 1916-03-21 |
| Movie | His Majesty Dick Turpin | Prince Frederick aka Dick Turpin | 1916-02-12 |
| Movie | Behind the Mask | Prince Frederick aka Dick Turpin | 1916-04-08 |
| Movie | The Purple Mask | Phil Kelly/The Sphinx | 1916-12-25 |
| Movie | Mister Vampire | The Vampire Man | 1916-12-24 |
| Movie | The Bandit's Wager | Nan's Brother / The Bandit | 1916-11-05 |
| Movie | Brennon o' the Moor | Willy Brennon | 1916-08-27 |
| Movie | The Broken Coin | Count Frederick | 1915-06-21 |
| Movie | The Heart of Lincoln | Abraham Lincoln | 1915-02-09 |
| Movie | Washington at Valley Forge | The Spy | 1914-03-30 |
| Movie | The Phantom Violin | 1914-10-01 | |
| Movie | Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery | Hugo Loubeque | 1914-01-02 |
| Movie | When Lincoln Paid | 1913-01-31 | |
| Movie | The Post Telegrapher | Bob Evans - the Post Telegrapher | 1912-04-30 |
| Movie | The Deserter | The Deserter | 1912-03-15 |
| Movie | War on the Plains | Drake, a Treacherous Prospector | 1912-02-23 |
| Movie | The Heart of an Indian | The Indian chief | 1912-03-01 |
| Movie | Blazing the Trail | Blake | 1912-04-14 |
| Movie | The Ball Player and the Bandit | A Baseball Fan | 1912-11-27 |
| Movie | The Lieutenant's Last Fight | Colonel Garvin | 1912-05-31 |
| Movie | On Secret Service | Abraham Lincoln | 1912-11-01 |
| Movie | The Invaders | Colonel James Bryson | 1912-11-29 |
| Movie | Custer's Last Fight | General George A. Custer | 1912-10-03 |
| Movie | The Outcast | Evans, a Trapper | 1912-06-08 |
| Movie | The Snake in the Grass | Texas Ed | 1911-03-09 |
| Movie | Jack Mason's Last Deal | Jim Saunders | 1911-04-13 |
| Movie | In the Hot Lands | The County Doctor | 1911-03-02 |
| Movie | The Spring Round-Up | Jim Dempsey | 1911-05-11 |
| Movie | Billy and His Pal | Jim - the Cowpuncher | 1911-02-15 |
| Movie | An Unwilling Cowboy | Jim Edwards | 1911-04-20 |
| Movie | A Western Girl | Hartley | 1911-12-07 |
| Movie | The Immortal Alamo | Navarre | 1911-05-25 |
| Movie | The Kiss of Mary Jane | Black Bill | 1911-06-22 |
| Movie | In the Right of Way | John Walsh | 1911-07-13 |
| Movie | When the Tables Turned | 1911-06-15 | |
| Movie | Her Spoiled Boy | 1911-06-08 | |
| Movie | The Padre's Secret | Baptiste | 1910-06-02 |
| Movie | Cyclone Pete's Matrimony | Cyclone Pete | 1910-04-07 |
| Movie | Love's C.Q.D. | Lt. Robert Bright | 1910-06-09 |
| Movie | Return of Ta-Wa-Wa | Ta-Wa-Wa | 1910-08-11 |
| Movie | The Romance of Circle Ranch | Honest Jim | 1910-08-24 |
| Movie | A Postal Substitute | Jack Flynn | 1910-07-21 |
| Movie | The Ruling Passion | Tony Valero | 1910-06-30 |