John Ford
Directing
Born February 1, 1894 · Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA
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.
Directed (145)
Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend
1976
7 Women
1965
Cheyenne Autumn
1964
Donovan's Reef
1963
How the West Was Won
1962
Flashing Spikes
1962
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
1962
Two Rode Together
1961
The Colter Craven Story
1960
Sergeant Rutledge
1960
The Horse Soldiers
1959
Korea
1959
The Last Hurrah
1958
Gideon's Day
1958
The Rising of the Moon
1957
The Wings of Eagles
1957
The Growler Story
1957
The Searchers
1956
Mister Roberts
1955
The Red, White and Blue Line
1955
The Long Gray Line
1955
Mogambo
1953
The Sun Shines Bright
1953
What Price Glory
1952
The Quiet Man
1952
This Is Korea!
1951
Rio Grande
1950
Wagon Master
1950
When Willie Comes Marching Home
1950
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
1949
3 Godfathers
1948
Fort Apache
1948
The Fugitive
1947
My Darling Clementine
1946
It's Your America
1946
They Were Expendable
1945
In Memoriam Manuel Quezon
1944
At the Front in North Africa with the U.S. Army
1943
We Sail at Midnight
1943
December 7th
1943
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
1943
German Industrial Manpower
1943
The Battle of Midway
1942
Sex Hygiene
1942
Torpedo Squadron
1942
Women in Defense
1941
How Green Was My Valley
1941
Tobacco Road
1941
The Long Voyage Home
1940
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
Drums Along the Mohawk
1939
Young Mr. Lincoln
1939
Stagecoach
1939
Submarine Patrol
1938
Four Men and a Prayer
1938
The Hurricane
1937
Wee Willie Winkie
1937
The Plough and the Stars
1936
Mary of Scotland
1936
The Prisoner of Shark Island
1936
Steamboat Round the Bend
1935
The Informer
1935
The Whole Town's Talking
1935
Judge Priest
1934
The World Moves On
1934
The Lost Patrol
1934
Doctor Bull
1933
Pilgrimage
1933
Flesh
1932
Air Mail
1932
Arrowsmith
1931
The Brat
1931
Seas Beneath
1931
Up the River
1930
Born Reckless
1930
Men without Women
1930
Salute
1929
The Black Watch
1929
Strong Boy
1929
Riley the Cop
1928
Napoleon's Barber
1928
Hangman's House
1928
Four Sons
1928
Mother Machree
1927
Upstream
1927
The Blue Eagle
1926
3 Bad Men
1926
The Shamrock Handicap
1926
The Fighting Heart
1925
Thank You
1925
The Iron Horse
1925
Kentucky Pride
1925
Lightnin'
1925
Hearts of Oak
1924
Hoodman Blind
1923
North of Hudson Bay
1923
Cameo Kirby
1923
Three Jumps Ahead
1923
The Face on the Barroom Floor
1923
The Village Blacksmith
1922
Silver Wings
1922
Little Miss Smiles
1922
Jackie
1921
Sure Fire
1921
Action
1921
Desperate Trails
1921
The Wallop
1921
The Freeze-Out
1921
The Big Punch
1921
Just Pals
1920
Hitchin' Posts
1920
The Girl in Number 29
1920
The Prince of Avenue A
1920
Marked Men
1919
A Gun Fightin' Gentleman
1919
Rider of the Law
1919
The Ace of the Saddle
1919
The Outcasts of Poker Flat
1919
The Last Outlaw
1919
Riders of Vengeance
1919
The Gun Packer
1919
By Indian Post
1919
Gun Law
1919
Bare Fists
1919
The Rustlers
1919
A Fight For Love
1919
The Fighting Brothers
1919
Roped
1919
Three Mounted Men
1918
The Craving
1918
A Woman's Fool
1918
Hell Bent
1918
The Scarlet Drop
1918
Thieves' Gold
1918
Wild Women
1918
The Phantom Riders
1918
Bucking Broadway
1917
A Marked Man
1917
The Secret Man
1917
Straight Shooting
1917
Cheyenne's Pal
1917
The Soul Herder
1917
The Scrapper
1917
The Trail of Hate
1917
The Tornado
1917
Acting (37)
Filmmakers for the Prosecution
2023
John Ford: The Man Who Invented America
2019
Five Came Back
2017
Spanish Western
2015
John Ford & Monument Valley
2013
1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
2009
The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth
2009
Monument Valley: John Ford Country
2006
Serenity at Sea: John Ford and the Araner
2006
Shooting War
2000
Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
2000
John Wayne-A Life on Film
2000
National Geographic Explorer: The Battle For Midway
1999
Omnibus: John Ford, Part One
1992
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
1992
Fonda on Fonda
1992
John Ford's America
1989
The American West of John Ford
1971
Directed by John Ford
1971
My Name Is John Ford, I Make Westerns
1970
Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of Ireland
1965
The Horse Soldiers
1959
The Western: A Lost TV Special
1958
Ton Diagonismon Dia Thn Anadixin Tis Star Ellas
1952
The Screen Director
1951
Show-Business at War
1943
Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
1943
Big Time
1929
