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Wallace Ford

Wallace Ford

Acting·1898–1966·122 films

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.

Filmography

Freaks
Freaks (1932)Phroso
Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)Fred Saunders
Spellbound
Spellbound (1945)Hotel masher
Harvey
Harvey (1950)The Taxi Driver
The Man from Laramie
The Man from Laramie (1955)Charley O'Leary
The Set-Up
The Set-Up (1949)Gus
Warlock
Warlock (1959)Judge Holloway
Dead Reckoning
Dead Reckoning (1946)McGee
The Informer
The Informer (1935)Frankie McPhillip
A Patch of Blue
A Patch of Blue (1965)Ole Pa
The Mummy's Hand
The Mummy's Hand (1940)Babe Jenson
T-Men
T-Men (1947)The Schemer
The Breaking Point
The Breaking Point (1950)F.R. Duncan
The Mummy's Tomb
The Mummy's Tomb (1942)Babe Hanson
The Furies
The Furies (1950)Scotty Hyslip
The Lost Patrol
The Lost Patrol (1934)Morelli
All Through the Night
All Through the Night (1942)Spats Hunter
The Last Hurrah
The Last Hurrah (1958)Charlie Hennessey
He Ran All the Way
He Ran All the Way (1951)Fred Dobbs
The Whole Town's Talking
The Whole Town's Talking (1935)Healy
Black Angel
Black Angel (1946)Joe
Wichita
Wichita (1955)Arthur Whiteside
The Rainmaker
The Rainmaker (1956)Sheriff Howard Thomas
The Ape Man
The Ape Man (1943)Jeff Carter
Possessed
Possessed (1931)Al Manning
Blood on the Sun
Blood on the Sun (1945)Ollie Miller
Destry
Destry (1954)Doc Curtis
A Lawless Street
A Lawless Street (1955)Dr. Amos Wynn
Crack-Up
Crack-Up (1946)Lt. Cochrane
Magic Town
Magic Town (1947)Lou Dicketts
Blues in the Night
Blues in the Night (1941)Brad Ames (as Wally Ford)
Coroner Creek
Coroner Creek (1948)Andy West
The Beast of the City
The Beast of the City (1932)Detective Ed Fitzpatrick
Employees' Entrance
Employees' Entrance (1933)Martin West
The Mysterious Mr. Wong
The Mysterious Mr. Wong (1935)Jason H. 'Jay' Barton
The Cross of Lorraine
The Cross of Lorraine (1943)Pierre
Night of Terror
Night of Terror (1933)Tom Hartley
3 Ring Circus
3 Ring Circus (1954)Sam Morley
Shed No Tears
Shed No Tears (1948)Sam Grover
She Couldn't Say No
She Couldn't Say No (1954)Joe Wheelen
The Green Years
The Green Years (1946)Jamie Nigg
One Frightened Night
One Frightened Night (1935)Joe Luvalle
Warpath
Warpath (1951)Pvt. 'Irish' Potts
The Matchmaker
The Matchmaker (1958)Malachi Stack
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008)Detective Ed Fitzpatrick (archive footage)
Men in White
Men in White (1934)Shorty
The Maverick Queen
The Maverick Queen (1956)Jamie
Skyscraper Souls
Skyscraper Souls (1932)Slim
A Man Betrayed
A Man Betrayed (1941)Casey ('Globe' newspaper reporter)
Belle Starr's Daughter
Belle Starr's Daughter (1948)Lafe Bailey
Murder by Invitation
Murder by Invitation (1941)Bob White
The First Texan
The First Texan (1956)Henry Delaney
Goodbye Again
Goodbye Again (1933)Arthur Westlake
Two in the Dark
Two in the Dark (1936)Harry Hilyer
Absolute Quiet
Absolute Quiet (1936)Jack
The Boy from Oklahoma
The Boy from Oklahoma (1954)Walter "Wally" Higgins
My Woman
My Woman (1933)Chick Rollins
Flesh and Fury
Flesh and Fury (1952)Jack 'Pop' Richardson
The Spoilers
The Spoilers (1955)Flapjack Simms
Three Cornered Moon
Three Cornered Moon (1933)Kenneth Rimplegar
Central Park
Central Park (1932)Rick
Lucy Gallant
Lucy Gallant (1955)Gus Basserman
Isle Of Destiny
Isle Of Destiny (1940)Millard Barnes
Twilight for the Gods
Twilight for the Gods (1958)Old Brown
Secret Command
Secret Command (1944)Miller
The Rogues' Tavern
The Rogues' Tavern (1936)Jimmy Kelly
The Wet Parade
The Wet Parade (1932)Jerry Tyler
Two Girls on Broadway
Two Girls on Broadway (1940)Jed Marlowe
Jericho
Jericho (1937)Mike Clancy
Roar of the Press
Roar of the Press (1941)Wally Williams
Headline Shooter
Headline Shooter (1933)Mike
Machine Gun Mama
Machine Gun Mama (1944)John O'Reilly
Get That Man
Get That Man (1935)Jack Kirkland / John Prescott
Stagecoach To Fury
Stagecoach To Fury (1956)Judge Lester Farrell
Are You Listening?
Are You Listening? (1932)Larry Barnes
Dakota Lil
Dakota Lil (1950)Carter
Another Face
Another Face (1935)Joe Haynes, Press Agent
Exiled to Shanghai
Exiled to Shanghai (1937)Ted Young
Johnny Concho
Johnny Concho (1956)Albert Dark
East of Fifth Avenue
East of Fifth Avenue (1933)Vic Howard
Money Means Nothing
Money Means Nothing (1934)Kenneth 'Kenny' McKay
Lover Come Back
Lover Come Back (1946)Tubbs
Stardust
Stardust (1938)Peter Jackson
X Marks the Spot
X Marks the Spot (1931)Ted Lloyd
Back Door to Heaven
Back Door to Heaven (1939)Frankie Rogers
The Nebraskan
The Nebraskan (1953)'Mac' McBride
The Great Jesse James Raid
The Great Jesse James Raid (1953)Elias Hobbs
Scattergood Survives a Murder
Scattergood Survives a Murder (1942)Wally Collins
The Great John L.
The Great John L. (1945)McManus
Embraceable You
Embraceable You (1948)Police Lt. Ferria
O.H.M.S.
O.H.M.S. (1937)Jimmy Tracy
She Couldn't Take It
She Couldn't Take It (1935)"Fingers" Boston
Thunder Over Arizona
Thunder Over Arizona (1956)Stiles
The Hollywood Gad-About
The Hollywood Gad-About (1934)Self (uncredited)
Inside the Law
Inside the Law (1942)Billy
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head (1934)'Curly'
Painting the Clouds with Sunshine
Painting the Clouds with Sunshine (1951)Sam Parks
Give Us Wings
Give Us Wings (1940)Mr. York
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987)Self (archive footage)
A Woman's Man
A Woman's Man (1934)Joe Flynn - Prizefighter
Rendezvous with Annie
Rendezvous with Annie (1946)Al Morgan
The Nut Farm
The Nut Farm (1935)Willie Barton
The Big Cage
The Big Cage (1933)Russ Penny
Scatterbrain
Scatterbrain (1940)Sam Maxwell
A Son Comes Home
A Son Comes Home (1936)Steve
The Man from Texas
The Man from Texas (1948)Jed
In Spite of Danger
In Spite of Danger (1935)Bob Crane
Swing It, Sailor!
Swing It, Sailor! (1938)Pete Kelly
Mary Burns, Fugitive
Mary Burns, Fugitive (1935)Harper
Rodeo
Rodeo (1952)Barbecue Jones
Bristle Face
Bristle Face (1964)Emory Packer
Tess of the Storm Country
Tess of the Storm Country (1960)Fred Thorson
Men of the Hour
Men of the Hour (1935)Andy Blane
Married in Hollywood
Married in Hollywood (1929)Mitzi's Fan (uncredited)
On Stage Everybody
On Stage Everybody (1945)Emmett Rogers
I Hate Women
I Hate Women (1934)Scoop McGuire
Swellhead
Swellhead (1935)Terry McCall
Hypnotized
Hypnotized (1932)Bill Bogard
Red Stallion In The Rockies
Red Stallion In The Rockies (1949)'Talky' Carson
A Guy Could Change
A Guy Could Change (1946)Bill Conley
Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!
Love, Honor and Oh-Baby! (1940)Joe Redmond
Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses
Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses (1957)Rebel