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