Wallace Ford

Wallace Ford

Acting

Birthday

1898/02/11

Day of death

1966/06/11 (68 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK

Also know as

Samuel Jones Grundy, Wally Ford, Samuel Grundy Jones

Biography

Wallace Ford (12 February 1898 – 11 June 1966) was an English-born naturalized American stage and screen actor. Usually playing wise-cracking characters, he combined a tough but friendly-faced demeanor with a small but powerful, stocky physique. Born Samuel Jones Grundy in Bolton, Lancashire, England, he spent his childhood in a Dr. Barnardo's home. At an early age he was adopted by a farmer from Manitoba, Canada, where he was ill treated. About age eleven, Ford ran away and did odd jobs, later...Read more

Acting
Spellbound
7.4

(1945) Spellbound

as Hotel masher

Black Angel
6.0

(1946) Black Angel

as Joe

Dead Reckoning
6.7

(1946) Dead Reckoning

as McGee

The Beast of the City
5.9

(1932) The Beast of the City

as Det. Ed Fitzpatrick

Shadow of a Doubt
7.5

(1943) Shadow of a Doubt

as Fred Saunders

The Mummy's Hand
5.7

(1940) The Mummy's Hand

as Babe Jenson

A Man Betrayed
5.4

(1941) A Man Betrayed

as Casey ('Globe' newspaper reporter)

He Ran All the Way
7.2

(1951) He Ran All the Way

as Fred Dobbs

Blues in the Night
6.2

(1941) Blues in the Night

as Brad Ames (as Wally Ford)

A Patch of Blue
7.6

(1965) A Patch of Blue

as Ole Pa

Crack-Up
5.6

(1946) Crack-Up

as Lt. Cochrane

T-Men
6.8

(1947) T-Men

as The Schemer

The Furies
7.1

(1950) The Furies

as Scotty Hyslip

The Mummy's Tomb
5.7

(1942) The Mummy's Tomb

as Babe Hanson

One Frightened Night
5.5

(1935) One Frightened Night

as Joe Luvalle

All Through the Night
7.0

(1942) All Through the Night

as Spats Hunter

A Lawless Street
5.4

(1955) A Lawless Street

as Dr. Amos Wynn

Johnny Concho
3.7

(1956) Johnny Concho

as Albert Dark

Coroner Creek
6.1

(1948) Coroner Creek

as Andy West

Warlock
6.7

(1959) Warlock

as Judge Holloway

The Ape Man
4.2

(1943) The Ape Man

as Jeff Carter

Employees' Entrance
6.3

(1933) Employees' Entrance

as Martin West

The Informer
6.7

(1935) The Informer

as Frankie McPhillip

3 Ring Circus
5.5

(1954) 3 Ring Circus

as Sam Morley

Back Door to Heaven
5.0

(1939) Back Door to Heaven

as Frankie Rogers

The Breaking Point
7.1

(1950) The Breaking Point

as F.R. Duncan

The Mysterious Mr. Wong
4.2

(1935) The Mysterious Mr. Wong

as Jason H. 'Jay' Barton

The Set-Up
7.3

(1949) The Set-Up

as Gus

The Lost Patrol
6.4

(1934) The Lost Patrol

as Morelli

The Man from Laramie
7.2

(1955) The Man from Laramie

as Charley O'Leary

The Rogues' Tavern
5.8

(1936) The Rogues' Tavern

as Jimmy Kelly

The Whole Town's Talking
6.7

(1935) The Whole Town's Talking

as Healy

Secret Command
6.8

(1944) Secret Command

as Miller

Shed No Tears
5.0

(1948) Shed No Tears

as Sam Grover

Possessed
7.1

(1931) Possessed

as Al Manning

Three-Cornered Moon
5.2

(1933) Three-Cornered Moon

as Kenneth Rimplegar

The Last Hurrah
7.1

(1958) The Last Hurrah

as Charlie Hennessey

Thunder Over Arizona
6.0

(1956) Thunder Over Arizona

as Stiles

Destry
6.1

(1954) Destry

as Doc Curtis

The Cross of Lorraine
6.2

(1943) The Cross of Lorraine

as Pierre

Flesh and Fury
6.1

(1952) Flesh and Fury

as Jack 'Pop' Richardson

The Green Years
6.5

(1946) The Green Years

as Jamie Nigg

Men in White
6.0

(1934) Men in White

as Shorty

Mary Burns, Fugitive
0.0

(1935) Mary Burns, Fugitive

as Harper

She Couldn't Say No
5.6

(1954) She Couldn't Say No

as Joe Wheelen

The Man from Texas
6.0

(1948) The Man from Texas

as Jed

Warpath
5.8

(1951) Warpath

as Pvt. 'Irish' Potts

Wichita
6.3

(1955) Wichita

as Arthur Whiteside

The First Texan
6.1

(1956) The First Texan

as Henry Delaney

The Wet Parade
5.8

(1932) The Wet Parade

as Jerry Tyler

Swellhead
0.0

(1935) Swellhead

as Terry McCall

X Marks the Spot
6.0

(1931) X Marks the Spot

as Ted Lloyd

Scattergood Survives a Murder
4.5

(1942) Scattergood Survives a Murder

as Wally Collins

4.9

(1937) Exiled to Shanghai

as Ted Young

Night of Terror
5.5

(1933) Night of Terror

as Tom Hartley

Are You Listening?
5.0

(1932) Are You Listening?

as Larry Barnes

Money Means Nothing
4.0

(1934) Money Means Nothing

as Kenneth 'Kenny' McKay

Embraceable You
5.5

(1948) Embraceable You

as Police Lt. Ferria

Headline Shooter
5.8

(1933) Headline Shooter

as Mike

The Nut Farm
8.0

(1935) The Nut Farm

as Willie Barton

O.H.M.S.
3.5

(1937) O.H.M.S.

as Jimmy Tracy

Two in the Dark
5.9

(1936) Two in the Dark

as Harry Hilyer

Stagecoach To Fury
5.0

(1956) Stagecoach To Fury

as Judge Lester Farrell

Machine Gun Mama
3.8

(1944) Machine Gun Mama

as John O'Reilly

Absolute Quiet
5.5

(1936) Absolute Quiet

as Jack

Central Park
5.2

(1932) Central Park

as Rick

The Boy from Oklahoma
5.2

(1954) The Boy from Oklahoma

as Walter "Wally" Higgins

The Nebraskan
3.0

(1953) The Nebraskan

as 'Mac' McBride

Inside the Law
5.0

(1942) Inside the Law

as Billy

Get That Man
3.7

(1935) Get That Man

as Jack Kirkland / John Prescott

Murder by Invitation
5.6

(1941) Murder by Invitation

as Bob White

The Great Jesse James Raid
4.7

(1953) The Great Jesse James Raid

as Elias Hobbs

Goodbye Again
5.0

(1933) Goodbye Again

as Arthur Westlake

Lover Come Back
6.2

(1946) Lover Come Back

as Tubbs

A Woman's Man
4.0

(1934) A Woman's Man

as Joe Flynn - Prizefighter

Isle Of Destiny
5.0

(1940) Isle Of Destiny

as Millard Barnes

Swing It, Sailor!
5.0

(1938) Swing It, Sailor!

as Pete Kelly

Dakota Lil
5.0

(1950) Dakota Lil

as Carter

I Hate Women
0.0

(1934) I Hate Women

as Scoop McGuire

Another Face
4.2

(1935) Another Face

as Joe Haynes, Press Agent

She Couldn't Take It
4.5

(1935) She Couldn't Take It

as "Fingers" Boston

East of Fifth Avenue
6.0

(1933) East of Fifth Avenue

as Vic Howard

Give Us Wings
6.0

(1940) Give Us Wings

as Mr. York

Magic Town
6.7

(1947) Magic Town

as Lou Dicketts

The Rainmaker
6.7

(1956) The Rainmaker

as Sheriff Howard Thomas

Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!
0.0

(1940) Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!

as Joe Redmond

Rodeo
0.0

(1952) Rodeo

as Barbecue Jones

Scatterbrain
0.0

(1940) Scatterbrain

as Sam Maxwell

My Woman
3.4

(1933) My Woman

as Chick Rollins

Skyscraper Souls
5.6

(1932) Skyscraper Souls

as Slim

Hypnotized
0.0

(1932) Hypnotized

as Bill Bogard

Jericho
5.8

(1937) Jericho

as Mike Clancy

Harvey
7.7

(1950) Harvey

as The Taxi Driver

Belle Starr's Daughter
4.4

(1948) Belle Starr's Daughter

as Lafe Bailey

Red Stallion In The Rockies
0.0

(1949) Red Stallion In The Rockies

as 'Talky' Carson

Two Girls on Broadway
6.8

(1940) Two Girls on Broadway

as Jed Marlowe

A Son Comes Home
1.0

(1936) A Son Comes Home

as Steve

Rendezvous with Annie
6.0

(1946) Rendezvous with Annie

as Al Morgan

Tess of the Storm Country
0.0

(1960) Tess of the Storm Country

as Fred Thorson

0.0

(1938) The Marines Come Thru

as Pvt. 'Singapore' Stebbins

The Great John L.
5.0

(1945) The Great John L.

as McManus

The Big Cage
6.0

(1933) The Big Cage

as Russ Penny

Painting The Clouds With Sunshine
4.5

(1951) Painting The Clouds With Sunshine

as Sam Parks

A Guy Could Change
0.0

(1946) A Guy Could Change

as Bill Conley

Lucy Gallant
7.0

(1955) Lucy Gallant

as Gus Basserman

Blood on the Sun
5.9

(1945) Blood on the Sun

as Ollie Miller

The Spoilers
4.8

(1955) The Spoilers

as Flapjack Simms

Roar of the Press
5.6

(1941) Roar of the Press

as Wally Williams

The Maverick Queen
5.3

(1956) The Maverick Queen

as Jamie

Married in Hollywood
0.0

(1929) Married in Hollywood

as Mitzi's Fan (uncredited)

Twilight for the Gods
4.2

(1958) Twilight for the Gods

as Old Brown

The Hollywood Gad-About
5.0

(1934) The Hollywood Gad-About

as Self (uncredited)

The Matchmaker
6.9

(1958) The Matchmaker

as Malachi Stack

On Stage Everybody
0.0

(1945) On Stage Everybody

as Emmett Rogers

Stardust
4.0

(1938) Stardust

as Peter Jackson

Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
6.4

(2008) Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood

as Detective Ed Fitzpatrick (archive footage)

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
6.0

(1988) James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

as Self (archive footage)

Bristle Face
0.0

(1964) Bristle Face

as Emory Packer

Freaks
7.8

(1932) Freaks

as Phroso

In Spite of Danger
1.0

(1935) In Spite of Danger

as Bob Crane

The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
6.0

(1934) The Man Who Reclaimed His Head

as 'Curly'

The Andy Griffith Show
7.6

(1960) The Andy Griffith Show

as Roger Hanover

The Great Adventure
0.0

(1963) The Great Adventure

as Uncle Billy Smith

Trackdown
6.4

(1957) Trackdown

as ---

Studio One
4.7

(1948) Studio One

as ---

Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
5.3

(1958) Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse

as ---

Father Knows Best
6.5

(1954) Father Knows Best

as ---

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.0

(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as ---

This Is Your Life
6.3

(1952) This Is Your Life

as Self

Climax!
3.0

(1954) Climax!

as Bunco Kelly

The Deputy
6.2

(1959) The Deputy

as Herk Lamson

0.0

(1954) The Whistler

as ---

Inner Sanctum
7.0

(1954) Inner Sanctum

as ---

0.0

(1963) Vacation Playhouse

as Lester Tinney

5.0

(1960) Peter Loves Mary

as ---

0.0

(1955) Kings Row

as ---

The Barbara Stanwyck Show
6.2

(1960) The Barbara Stanwyck Show

as Harry

The 20th Century Fox Hour
5.2

(1955) The 20th Century Fox Hour

as Monty Smith

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.0

(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Innkeeper

The Deputy
6.2

(1959) The Deputy

as Marshal Herk Lamson

Climax!
3.0

(1954) Climax!

as Sheriff

Climax!
3.0

(1954) Climax!

as Dr. Karl Wexdig

Climax!
3.0

(1954) Climax!

as Samuel Cramer

Screen Director's Playhouse
6.5

(1955) Screen Director's Playhouse

as Ed Rawlings

The Wonderful World of Disney
7.6

(1954) The Wonderful World of Disney

as Emory Packer

The Ford Television Theatre
7.0

(1952) The Ford Television Theatre

as Talker

Studio 57
0.0

(1954) Studio 57

as Boats