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Known for: Acting
Born: 1916-05-01 · Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Died: 2006-08-30

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Glenn Ford

Acting · follow into films and chains

Biography

Glenn Ford (May 1, 1916 – August 30, 2006) was a Canadian-born American actor from Hollywood's Golden Era, with a career that spanned seven decades. Despite his versatility, Ford was best known for playing ordinary men in unusual circumstances, and appeared in films such as Gilda (1946), The Big Heat (1953), and Superman (1978).

Notable films

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Highlights from credits and KinoChain journeys.

Superman

Appears in a KinoChain journey

3:10 to Yuma

As Ben Wade

Once an Eagle

As George Caldwell

Gilda

As Johnny Farrell

The Big Heat

As Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion

The Visitor

As Det. Jake Durham

Virus

As President Richardson

The Fastest Gun Alive

As George Temple / George Kelby, Jr.

Chains

KinoChain journeys

Public chains that pass through their films — or name them as a bridge.

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Pure-Hearted Heroes

Sixty years after Batman '66 taught us that heroism can be bright, sincere, and utterly without irony, this chain celebrates films whose protagonists believe, s...

7 films

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Acted

William Holden: The Golden Boy

1989 · Self

Virus

1980 · President Richardson

The Visitor

1979 · Det. Jake Durham

Superman

1978 · Pa Kent

Once an Eagle

1976 · George Caldwell

3:10 to Yuma

1957 · Ben Wade

The Fastest Gun Alive

1956 · George Temple / George Kelby, Jr.

The Big Heat

1953 · Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion

The Redhead and the Cowboy

1951 · Gil Kyle

Gilda

1946 · Johnny Farrell

Guadalcanal Diary

1943 · Marine Extra (uncredited)