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.
262 acting credits · 57 directing credits
Acting · 262
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
Stagecoach
1939
Frankenstein
1931
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
The Quiet Man
1952
Fort Apache
1948
My Darling Clementine
1946
3 Godfathers
1948
The Desperadoes
1943
Unconquered
1947
Western Union
1941
A Star Is Born
1937
The Ox-Bow Incident
1943
Tobacco Road
1941
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
Wagon Master
1950
Drums Along the Mohawk
1939
Slave Ship
1937
The Plunderers
1948
California
1947
Young Mr. Lincoln
1939
The Informer
1935
The Climax
1944
Abraham Lincoln
1930
Hangover Square
1945
The Prisoner of Shark Island
1936
The Mummy's Tomb
1942
Sister Kenny
1946
A Free Soul
1931
The Princess and the Pirate
1944
Toughest Man in Arizona
1952
Possessed
1931
Mannequin
1938
Paddy O'Day
1936
Paris in Spring
1935
Gunfighters
1947
Driftwood
1947
The Last Train from Madrid
1937
In Old Chicago
1938
Roman Scandals
1933
The Front Page
1931
The Sun Shines Bright
1953
Mom and Dad
1945
The Black Watch
1929
Home in Indiana
1944
Three Faces West
1940
Judge Priest
1934
Gordon of Ghost City
1933
Charlie Chan at the Circus
1936
Steamboat Round the Bend
1935
Uncle Tom's Cabin
1927
Action
1921
Riders of the Purple Sage
1941
Geronimo
1939
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
1948
The Rider of Death Valley
1932
South of Pago Pago
1940
The Plough and the Stars
1936
The World Moves On
1934
Murder, He Says
1945
Pilgrimage
1933
Air Mail
1932
Sleepers East
1934
Diamond Frontier
1940
The Timber Trail
1948
The Arizonian
1935
The Impatient Maiden
1932
The Heart of Maryland
1927
Eyes of Texas
1948
The Texans
1938
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
1942
The Girl of the Golden West
1938
The Man Who Wouldn't Die
1942
Doctor Bull
1933
Tangled Fortunes
1932
Little Miss Nobody
1936
Gentle Julia
1936
Viva Cisco Kid
1940
Sins of Man
1936
Outlaws of Pine Ridge
1942
The Far Frontier
1948
Wildfire
1945
Charlie Chan's Secret
1936
Smoky
1933
Lucky Cisco Kid
1940
The Village Blacksmith
1922
This Is the Life
1935
Upstream
1927
Wake Up and Dream
1946
Ridin' Thunder
1925
Bad Lands
1939
The Trail of '98
1928
The Fighting Heart
1925
Mister Antonio
1929
Kentucky Moonshine
1938
Scandal for Sale
1932
High Tide
1947
Goin' to Town
1935
The Broken Coin
1915
The Wreck of the Hesperus
1927
The Purple Mask
1916
Billy and His Pal
1911
Accomplice
1946
San Antone Ambush
1949
Frontier Investigator
1949
John Ermine of the Yellowstone
1917
Charlie Chan's Courage
1934
Taming the West
1925
The Red Rider
1925
The Stampede
1921
Life in the Raw
1933
Thundering Hoofs
1922
The White Gorilla
1945
Destry Rides Again
1932
Three Jumps Ahead
1923
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case
1933
Pirate Treasure
1934
Incendiary Blonde
1945
King of the Mounties
1942
The Living Bible
1952
Bandits of Dark Canyon
1947
Checkers
1937
The Silent Mystery
1918
In the Fall of '64
1914
Murder in Trinidad
1934
The Cry of Erin
1916
Who Was the Other Man?
1917
The Man from Monterey
1933
Song of the Caballero
1930
Kathleen Mavourneen
1930
The Lost Special
1932
Soft Shoes
1925
The Chinatown Mystery
1928
His Majesty Dick Turpin
1916
Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery
1914
The Demon of the Sky
1917
Clancy of the Mounted
1933
Sons of the Saddle
1930
Romance of the Rio Grande
1941
Officer '444'
1926
The Lady from Longacre
1921
Educating Father
1936
The Newly Born
1910
Bessie's Ride
1911
The Mounted Stranger
1930
Lash of the Whip
1924
Last of the Duanes
1941
The Adventures of Peg o' the Ring
1916
The Devil's Saddle
1927
The Immortal Alamo
1911
Heroes of the West
1932
The Boss of Camp 4
1922
One Glorious Scrap
1927
The Madcap Queen of Crona
1916
Mine to Keep
1923
Mister Vampire
1916
The Indians Are Coming
1930
When the Tables Turned
1911
The Outcast
1912
The Princely Bandit
1916
Brennon o' the Moor
1916
The Romance of Circle Ranch
1910
The Ball Player and the Bandit
1912
An Unwilling Cowboy
1911
The Black Masks
1913
The Branded Sombrero
1928
College Queen
1946
A Rough Night on the Bridge
1910
Return of Ta-Wa-Wa
1910
The Unexpected
1916
Seas Beneath
1931
The Lariat Kid
1929
The Measure of a Man
1924
The Mystery Of 13
1919
Battling with Buffalo Bill
1931
The Four-Footed Ranger
1928
A Study in Scarlet
1914
A Postal Substitute
1910
Hearts of Oak
1924
The Campbells Are Coming
1915
The Jade Box
1930
The Craving
1918
The Spring Round-Up
1911
The Heart of Lincoln
1915
The Great Reward
1921
Custer's Last Fight
1912
The Invaders
1912
The Fortune Favors the Brave
1908
A Western Welcome
1910
The Post Telegrapher
1912
Her Spoiled Boy
1911
Men of Daring
1927
Washington at Valley Forge
1914
The Cruise of the Hellion
1927
Rim of the Wheel
1951
The Silent Trailer
1926
Won in the Fifth
1910
On Secret Service
1912
Cyclone Pete's Matrimony
1910
Behind the Mask
1916
War on the Plains
1912
Baseball, That's All
1910
Sisters of Eve
1928
Life in Hollywood No. 1
1927
Sir Percy and the Punchers
1911
Pals
1910
His Sergeant's Stripes
1910
Speed Versus Death
1910
Branding a Thief
1910
The Bandit's Wager
1916
The Heart of an Indian
1912
In Time for Press
1911
In the Hot Lands
1911
The Deserter
1912
A Roaring Adventure
1925
A Plucky American Girl
1910
The Sign of the Cactus
1925
The Ablaze in Mid-Air
1917
The Padre's Secret
1910
Billy's Sister
1910
White Doe's Lovers
1910
The Phantom Violin
1914
Speed Cop
1926
A Mountain Wife
1910
The Snake in the Grass
1911
The Lieutenant's Last Fight
1912
The Crimson Scars
1911
A Texas Joke
1910
Love's C.Q.D.
1910
Haunted Valley
1923
The Leap
1917
The Kiss of Mary Jane
1911
The Golden Secret
1910
The Purple Domino
1917
Cowboys and Bachelor Girls
1910
The Battle of Bull Run
1913
The Seal of the Church
1910
In the Right of Way
1911
The Vault of Mystery
1917
The Warrant for Red Rube
1911
Her Faithful Heart
1911
The Reformation of Jack Robins
1911
When Lincoln Paid
1913
Berlin Via America
1918
The Owner of L.L. Ranch
1911
Mary's Stratagem
1911
Screen Snapshots Series 1, Number 16
1920
Uncle Jim
1910
Blazing the Trail
1912
A Western Girl
1911
The Redemption of Rawhide
1911
Salt on the Bird's Tail
1910
Out for Mischief
1910
The Little Preacher
1910
I Am the Woman
1921
In the Tall Grass Country
1910
Only a Sister
1911
The Paleface Princess
1910
The Ruling Passion
1910
In the Mission Shadows
1910
Jack Mason's Last Deal
1911
Directing · 57
The Trail of Hate
1917
The Broken Coin
1915
The Purple Mask
1916
John Ermine of the Yellowstone
1917
The Stampede
1921
Thundering Hoofs
1922
Cyclone Bliss
1921
The Avenging Trail
1917
The Silent Mystery
1918
In the Fall of '64
1914
The Cry of Erin
1916
Who Was the Other Man?
1917
His Majesty Dick Turpin
1916
Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery
1914
The Demon of the Sky
1917
Dog Scents
1926
Officer '444'
1926
Wonder Dogs! Canine Stars of the Silent Era (1898-1928)
2025
Lash of the Whip
1924
The Adventures of Peg o' the Ring
1916
Gold Grabbers
1922
Perils of the Wild
1925
The Call of the Heart
1928
The Madcap Queen of Crona
1916
The Power God
1925
Mister Vampire
1916
The Princely Bandit
1916
Brennon o' the Moor
1916
The Ball Player and the Bandit
1912
The Black Masks
1913
The Unexpected
1916
The Mystery Of 13
1919
A Study in Scarlet
1914
The Campbells Are Coming
1915
The Craving
1918
The Heart of Lincoln
1915
The Great Reward
1921
Custer's Last Fight
1912
The Invaders
1912
The Post Telegrapher
1912
Washington at Valley Forge
1914
The Lash of Pinto Pete
1924
The Silent Trailer
1926
Behind the Mask
1916
Cupid's Rustler
1924
The Bandit's Wager
1916
The Ablaze in Mid-Air
1917
The Phantom Violin
1914
Wolf's Trail
1927
The Leap
1917
The Battle of Bull Run
1913
The Vault of Mystery
1917
When Lincoln Paid
1913
Born of the People
1916
Berlin Via America
1918
I Am the Woman
1921
The Winking Idol
1926