Wallace Ford
Known for
Wallace Ford reached veteran standing the slow way, as a British actor known to audiences from a long list of titles rather than from one. If the filmography has a home genre, it is drama. The filmography runs to some 128 credits between film and television. Phroso in 'Freaks' is the role that outgrew the rest. Elsewhere on the filmography sits 'Shadow of a Doubt'.
Wallace Ford
116 Movies
12 Series
Wallace Ford reached veteran standing the slow way, as a British actor known to audiences from a long list of titles rather than from one. If the filmography has a home genre, it is drama. The filmography runs to some 128 credits between film and television. Phroso in 'Freaks' is the role that outgrew the rest. Elsewhere on the filmography sits 'Shadow of a Doubt'.
Movies
Plays Fred Saunders
Shadow of a Doubt
1943
Plays Phroso
Freaks
1932
Plays Stranger in Hotel Lobby
Spellbound
1945
Plays Ole Pa
A Patch of Blue
1965
Plays The Taxi Driver
Harvey
1950
Plays Fred Dobbs
He Ran All the Way
1951
Plays Babe Hanson
The Mummy's Tomb
1942
Plays Doc Curtis
Destry
1954
Plays Lou Dicketts
Magic Town
1947
Plays Gus
The Set-Up
1949
Plays Charley O'Leary
The Man from Laramie
1955
Plays Scotty Hyslip
The Furies
1950
Plays McGee
Dead Reckoning
1946
Plays Frankie McPhillip
The Informer
1935
Plays The Schemer
T-Men
1947
Plays Arthur Whiteside
Wichita
1955
Plays Spats Hunter
All Through the Night
1942
Plays Al Manning
Possessed
1931
Plays Ollie Miller
Blood on the Sun
1945
Plays Joe
Black Angel
1946
Plays Chick Rollins
My Woman
1933
Plays Healy
The Whole Town's Talking
1935
Plays Sheriff Howard Thomas
The Rainmaker
1956
Plays Jamie Nigg
The Green Years
1946
Plays Sam Morley
3 Ring Circus
1954
Plays Morelli
The Lost Patrol
1934
Plays Babe Jenson
The Mummy's Hand
1940
Plays Shorty
Men in White
1934
Plays Dr. Amos Wynn
A Lawless Street
1955
Plays Charlie Hennessey
The Last Hurrah
1958
Plays Old Brown
Twilight for the Gods
1958
Plays Jerry Tyler
The Wet Parade
1932
Plays Flapjack Simms
The Spoilers
1955
Plays Sam Grover
Shed No Tears
1948
Plays Jamie
The Maverick Queen
1956
Plays Joe Wheelen
She Couldn't Say No
1954
Plays Jack 'Pop' Richardson
Flesh and Fury
1952
Plays Pvt. 'Irish' Potts
Warpath
1951
Plays Walter "Wally" Higgins
The Boy from Oklahoma
1954
Plays Rick
Central Park
1932
Plays "Fingers" Boston
She Couldn't Take It
1935
Plays Detective Ed Fitzpatrick
The Beast of the City
1932
Plays Mr. York
Give Us Wings
1940
Plays Elias Hobbs
The Great Jesse James Raid
1953
Plays Malachi Stack
The Matchmaker
1958
Plays Andy West
Coroner Creek
1948
Plays Jed Marlowe
Two Girls on Broadway
1940
Plays Peter Jackson
Stardust
1938
Plays Lafe Bailey
Belle Starr's Daughter
1948
Plays Wally Collins
Scattergood Survives a Murder
1942
TV Shows
Plays Herk Lamson
The Deputy
1959
Plays Bunco Kelly
Climax!
1954
Plays Innkeeper
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
Plays Emory Packer
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
Plays Uncle Billy Smith
The Great Adventure
1963
Plays Ed Rawlings
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955
Plays Roger Hanover
The Andy Griffith Show
1960
Plays Harry
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
1960
Plays Monty Smith
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955
Plays Talker
The Ford Television Theatre
1952
Plays Boats
Studio 57
1954
Plays Eli Zach
Trackdown
1957
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A Patch of Blue
Full Filmography
A Patch of Blue
Ole Pa
1965
Film
The Great Adventure
Uncle Billy Smith · 1 episode
1963–
TV
Tess of the Storm Country
Fred Thorson
1960
Film
The Andy Griffith Show
Roger Hanover · 1 episode
1960–
TV
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Harry · 1 episode
1960–
TV
The Deputy
Herk Lamson · 79 episodes
1959–
TV
The Last Hurrah
Charlie Hennessey
1958
Film
Twilight for the Gods
Old Brown
1958
Film
The Matchmaker
Malachi Stack
1958
Film
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is Wallace Ford still alive?
Wallace Ford passed away on June 11, 1966 at age 68.
What are the most famous roles of Wallace Ford?
Wallace Ford is best known for roles in Freaks, Shadow of a Doubt, Spellbound.
How many movies has Wallace Ford been in?
Over a 37-year career (since 1929), Wallace Ford has appeared in 116 movies and 11 TV shows.
What was Wallace Ford's first movie?
The career of Wallace Ford began with Married in Hollywood (1929).
What is Wallace Ford's most recent movie or series?
Wallace Ford's most recent release is A Patch of Blue, which premiered on December 10, 1965.
What TV shows has Wallace Ford appeared in?
On television, Wallace Ford has appeared in The Andy Griffith Show, The Wonderful World of Disney, Father Knows Best, Studio One.
Wallace Ford
1898-02-11 · Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK
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 becoming an usher in a theatre.
Following his discharge from the Army after WWI, he became a vaudeville actor in a stock company before performing on Broadway.
He started on a film career when Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer gave him a part in the film Possessed (1931) and went on to appear in over 200 films, including 13 directed by John Ford.
Wallace Ford is buried in an unmarked grave in Culver City, California's Holy Cross Cemetery.
From Wikipedia.