John Ford
- Directing
- February 1, 1894 · Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA
- August 31, 1973
Biography
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.
Known for
Filmography
- Filmmakers for the Prosecution · Self
- John Ford: The Man Who Invented America · Self
- Five Came Back · Self
- Five Came Back · Self
- Spanish Western · Self
- John Ford & Monument Valley · Self
- 1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year · Self
- The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth · Self
- Monument Valley: John Ford Country · Self
- Serenity at Sea: John Ford and the Araner · Self
- Battleground · Director
- Shooting War · Self
- Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley' · Self
- John Wayne-A Life on Film · Self
- National Geographic Explorer: The Battle For Midway · Self
- The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies · Self
- Omnibus: John Ford, Part One · Self
- Unforgiven · Thanks
- John Wayne's 'The Alamo' · Self
- Fonda on Fonda · Self
- John Ford's America · Self
- Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend · Himself/Interviewer, Director
- The American Film Institute Salute to ... · Self
- The American West of John Ford · Self
- Directed by John Ford · Self
- Vietnam! Vietnam! · Executive producer
- My Name Is John Ford, I Make Westerns · Self
- 7 Women · Director, Producer
- Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of Ireland · Self
- Cheyenne Autumn · Director, Producer
- Donovan's Reef · Director, Producer
- How the West Was Won · Director
- Flashing Spikes · Director
- The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance · Director, Producer
- Alcoa Premiere · Director
- Two Rode Together · Director, Producer
- The Colter Craven Story · Director
- The Alamo · Second Unit Director
- Sergeant Rutledge · Director
- The Horse Soldiers · Ned (uncredited), Director
- Korea · Director
- The Last Hurrah · Director, Producer
- The Western: A Lost TV Special · Self
- Gideon's Day · Director
- John Ford at the NFT
- Wagon Train · Director
- The Rising of the Moon · Director
- The Wings of Eagles · Director
- The Growler Story · Director
- The Searchers · Director
- Rookie of the Year · Director
- Screen Director's Playhouse · Self, Director
- The Jane Wyman Show · Director
- Mister Roberts · Director
- The Red, White and Blue Line · Director
- The Long Gray Line · Director
- Mogambo · Director
- The Sun Shines Bright · Producer, Director
- Ton Diagonismon Dia Thn Anadixin Tis Star Ellas · Self
- What Price Glory · Director
- The Quiet Man · Writer, Producer
- This Is Korea! · Director
- The Screen Director · Self
- Rio Grande · Director, Producer
- Wagon Master · Director, Executive producer
- When Willie Comes Marching Home · Director
- She Wore a Yellow Ribbon · Director, Executive producer
- Mighty Joe Young · Executive producer
- 3 Godfathers · Producer, Director
- Fort Apache · Director, Executive producer
- The Fugitive · Director, Producer
- My Darling Clementine · Director
- It's Your America · Director
- They Were Expendable · Director, Producer
- Nazi Concentration Camps · Producer
- In Memoriam Manuel Quezon · Director
- At the Front in North Africa with the U.S. Army · Director
- We Sail at Midnight · Director
- Show-Business at War · Self
- December 7th · Director, Producer