George Ford

Tall distinguished looking George Ford started out as a contract player in the early 1930s but like most contract players, it didn't work out. Never discouraged, Ford moved on to roles as dancers, socialites, and chorus boys. Ford would occasionally have dialog but he was constantly used for his good looking appearance and his unique ability to ballroom dance. During the 1950s, Ford developed a reputation for being one of the best dancers in Hollywood. Musicals weren't his specialty though, it was the nice ballrooms and the socialite parties. He continue to work these throughout his career. He also managed to appear in a lot of various war films playing soldiers and high ranking military officers. With the popularity of television westerns increase, Ford found himself frequently appearing at square dances and as a dancer to show the leading ladies off. Eventually he became a regular townsman for a few years on Gunsmoke appearing in the bar scenes and playing bank tellers and town dignitaries. By 1968, Ford's work started to decrease and he decided to retire to Colorado where he could take up skiing and where he and his wife regularly competed in ballroom dancing contest. Like many extras, Ford's talents were not known to the general film public but he leaves behind a legacy of making the other dancers he danced with look better than they were and a large amount of film work that can be appreciated by future generation.

Cast

Cimarron

(Townsman (uncredited))

Singin' in the Rain

(Security Guard (uncredited))

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man

(Reporter (uncredited))

Beauty for the Asking

(Wedding Guest (uncredited))

Vicki

(Nightclub Patron (uncredited))

The Cincinnati Kid

(Poker Game Spectator (uncredited))

The Stooge

(Party Guest (uncredited))

My Man Godfrey

(Party Guest (uncredited))

The Eddy Duchin Story

(Nightclub Patron (uncredited))

Cat Ballou

(Brothel Customer (uncredited))

Law of the Lawless

(Townsman (uncredited))

The Man from Galveston

(Attorney Mullaney (uncredited))

The Silver Chalice

(Guard (uncredited))

Brave Warrior

(Soldier (uncredited))

Holiday for Lovers

(Man at Airport (uncredited))

The Letter

(Party Guest (uncredited))

The Garment Jungle

(Union Member (uncredited))

The Hypnotic Eye

(Audience Member (uncredited))

The FBI Story

(Plane Passenger (uncredited))

Top Hat

(Club Patron (uncredited))

Who Was That Lady?

(Restaurant Patron (uncredited))

Lover Come Back

(Nightclub Patron (uncredited))

Johnny Stool Pigeon

(Joe - The Bartender (uncredited))

The Werewolf

(Townsman (uncredited))

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

(Courtroom Officer (uncredited))

The Bad and the Beautiful

(Club Patron (uncredited))

College Holiday

(Dancer)

Three for the Show

(Male Harem Dancer (uncredited))

Heartbeat

(Ball Guest (uncredited))

Under the Yum-Yum Tree

(Restaurant Patron (uncredited))

Roadblock

(Plane Passenger (uncredited))

Raintree County

(Club Patron (uncredited))

Death in Small Doses

(Diner Patron (uncredited))

King of the Royal Mounted

(Paralytic #3)

Eve Knew Her Apples

(Rewrite Man (scenes deleted))

Love Affair

(Ship Passenger (uncredited))

Dragonwyck

(Man (uncredited))

The Last Hurrah

(Man (uncredited))

Born to Kill

(Wedding Guest (uncredited))

Pillow Talk

(Nightclub Patron (uncredited))

Monsieur Verdoux

(Night Club Patron (uncredited))

The Wet Parade

(Nightclub Patron (uncredited))

Pawnee

(Wagon Train Member (uncredited))

Designing Woman

(Ringside Photographer (uncredited))

The Buccaneer

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Hollywood Party

(Party Guest (uncredited))

White Christmas

(Nightclub Patron (uncredited))

The Gay Bride

(Troupe Member (uncredited))

Carefree

(Country Club Guest (uncredited))

Give Me Your Heart

(Club Patron (uncredited))

Wee Willie Winkie

(Soldier (uncredited))

North to Alaska

(Miner (uncredited))

Artists and Models

(Spectator on Sidewalk (uncredited))

The Notorious Lone Wolf

(Club Marquis Patron (uncredited))

It's Always Fair Weather

(Nightclub Patron (uncredited))

The Crowd Roars

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Angel Face

(Bailiff (uncredited))

Cult of the Cobra

The Square Jungle

Advise & Consent

(Senator (uncredited))

City for Conquest

(Dance Contestant (uncredited))

The Damned Don't Cry

(Club Patron (uncredited))

You Were Never Lovelier

(Wedding Guest (uncredited))

A Lady Takes a Chance

(Wealthy Young Man)

Seven Thieves

(Casino Patron)

Slightly French

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Around the World

(Soldier)

Bombardier

(Co-Pilot)

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

(Townsman (uncredited))

Born to Be Bad

(Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited))

The Opposite Sex

(Patron at 21 (uncredited))

Imitation of Life

(Show Spectator (uncredited))

The Killer That Stalked New York

(Federal Agent (uncredited))

King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein

(Restaurant Patron (uncredited))

Hollywood Canteen

(Soldier (uncredited))

Who Done It?

(Station Employee (uncredited))

Some Like It Hot

(Police Officer (uncredited))

Man's Favorite Sport?

(Fisherman (uncredited))

The Falcon Takes Over

(Nightclub Patron (Uncredited))

Fate Is the Hunter

(Loadmaster (uncredited))

Sol Madrid

(Board Member)

The Enemy Below

(Officer (uncredited))

Go Naked in the World

(Party Guest (uncredited))

The Rack

(Courtroom Spectator)

Son of Flubber

(Courtroom Spectator (uncredited))

Mississippi

(Party Guest (uncredited))

His Kind of Woman

(Lodge Guest (uncredited))

Broadway

(Club Patron (uncredited))

The Buster Keaton Story

(Restaurant Diner (uncredited))

Show Boat

(Chorus Boy (uncredited))

Youngblood Hawke

(Party Guest (uncredited))

The Band Wagon

(Auctioneer's Assistant (uncredited))

The Country Girl

(Theatre Patron (uncredited))

Winchester '73

(Townsman (uncredited))

Callaway Went Thataway

(Waiter (uncredited))

It Started with a Kiss

(Charity Raffle Guest (uncredited))

Thunder Over the Plains

(Guard (uncredited))

The Thrill of It All

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Critic's Choice

(Audience Member (uncredited))

Torn Curtain

(Party Guest (uncredited))

The Glass Bottom Boat

(Party Guest (uncredited))

The Great Race

(Man in Hallway at Sentinel (uncredited))

The Helen Morgan Story

(Night Club Patron (uncredited))

Two Weeks in Another Town

(Guest at Anniversary Banquet (uncredited))

Elmer Gantry

(Reporter (uncredited))

Warlock

(Townsman (uncredited))

Ransom!

(Guard (uncredited))

Lucky Me

(Party Guest (uncredited))

The Turning Point

(Policeman (uncredited))

On Moonlight Bay

(Train Passenger (uncredited))

My Forbidden Past

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Black Angel

(Nightclub Patron (uncredited))

All Through the Night

(Club Patron (uncredited))

Hellzapoppin'

(Party Guest (uncredited))

The Twilight Zone

(Casino Patron (uncredited))

The Twilight Zone

(Croupier (uncredited))

Thriller

(Club Patron (uncredited))

The Untouchables

(Restaurant Patron (uncredited))

Green Acres

(Townsman (uncredited))

Gunsmoke

(Townsman (uncredited))

The Jack Benny Program

(Clerk (uncredited))

Dennis the Menace

(Auction Guest (uncredited))

The Untouchables

(Gangster Shooting in Lobby (uncredited))

The Untouchables

(Jake Gurrah (uncredited))

Batman

(Police Officer (uncredited))

Gunsmoke

(Clarendon Townsman (uncredited))

The Untouchables

(Doc (uncredited))

Zorro

(Townsman (uncredited))

Wagon Train

(Wagon Train Member (uncredited))

Have Gun, Will Travel

(Party Guest (uncredited))

The Untouchables

(Race Spectator (uncredited))

Batman

(Club Member (uncredited))

Batman

(Art Gallery Patron (uncredited))

Batman

(Supporter at Rally (uncredited))

The Lieutenant

(Observer at Rally (uncredited))

Cimarron Strip

(Townsman (uncredited))

The Invaders

(Restaurant Patron (uncredited))

Mission: Impossible

(Guard (uncredited))

Mission: Impossible

(Agent (uncredited))

The Green Hornet

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Batman

(Observer at Window (uncredited))

Batman

(Anniversary Tribute Attendee (uncredited))

Batman

(Citizen (uncredited))

The Wild Wild West

(Restaurant Patron (uncredited))

The Wild Wild West

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Honey West

(Photographer (uncredited))

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

(Party Guest (uncredited))

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

(Casino Patron (uncredited))

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

(Pedestrian (uncredited))

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

(Club Member (uncredited))

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

(Thrush Agent (uncredited))

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

(Fashion Show Spectator (uncredited))

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

(Scientist (uncredited))

Burke's Law

(Restaurant Patron (uncredited))

Arrest and Trial

(Juror (uncredited))

Arrest and Trial

(Judge (uncredited))

Arrest and Trial

(Courtroom Spectator (uncredited))

Arrest and Trial

(Party Guest (uncredited))

The Virginian

(Party Guest (uncredited))

The Lucy Show

(Photographer (uncredited))

The Beverly Hillbillies

(Party Guest (uncredited))

The Beverly Hillbillies

(Contest Guest (uncredited))

Sam Benedict

(Board Member (uncredited))

Sam Benedict

(Juror (uncredited))

The Dick Van Dyke Show

(Restaurant Patron (uncredited))

Bonanza

(Duel Spectator (uncredited))

Bonanza

(Townsman (uncredited))

Bonanza

(Delegate (uncredited))

Rawhide

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Rawhide

(Railroad Guard (uncredited))

The Untouchables

(Photographer (uncredited))

The Twilight Zone

(Bar Patron (uncredited))

Dennis the Menace

(Man at Airport (uncredited))

Mr. Lucky

(Casino Patron (uncredited))

Bat Masterson

(Townsman (uncredited))

The Donna Reed Show

(Restaurant Patron (uncredited))

Perry Mason

(Party Guest (uncredited))

Perry Mason

(Club Patron (uncredited))

Have Gun, Will Travel

(Member of Princess's Court (uncredited))

Have Gun, Will Travel

(Poker Player (uncredited))

Wagon Train

(Restaurant Patron (uncredited))

Wagon Train

(Sandra's Dance Partner (uncredited))

Alcoa Theatre

(Reporter (uncredited))

Gunsmoke

(Diner Patron (uncredited))

Cheyenne

(Senator (uncredited))

The 20th Century Fox Hour

(Reporter (uncredited))

Father Knows Best

(Courtroom Spectator (uncredited))

Father Knows Best

(Audience Member (uncredited))

The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet

(Club Patron (uncredited))