Francis Ford
From Wikipedia Francis Ford (born Francis Feeney, August 14, 1881 – September 5, 1953) was a prolific film actor, writer, and director. He was the mentor and elder brother of film director John Ford. He also appeared in many of John Ford's movies, including Young Mr. Lincoln and The Quiet Man. Francis Ford was born in Portland, Maine. He was the son of John A. Feeney, who was born in the village of Spiddal, County Galway, Ireland in 1854. By 1878, John had moved to Portland, Maine and opened a saloon, at 42 Center Street, that used a false front to pose as grocery store. John opened four others in following years. After service in the infantry in the Spanish-American War, Francis left home. He drifted into the film business in New York City, working for David Horsley, Al Christie, and the Star Film Company's San Antonio operation under Gaston Méliès. He adopted the name Ford from the automobile. From San Antonio Francis began his Hollywood career working for Thomas H. Ince at Ince's Bison studio, directing and appearing in westerns. Francis Ford's younger brother, John M. Feeney, was a successful fullback and defensive tackle on a Portland High state championship football team, nicknamed "Bull". In 1914 Bull followed Francis to Hollywood, changed his name to John Ford and would eventually surpass his elder brother's considerable reputation. Francis Ford's son, Philip Ford, was also a film actor/director.
Stagecoach
(Billy Pickett (uncredited))
The Grapes of Wrath
((uncredited) (unconfirmed))
The Quiet Man
(Dan Tobin)
College Queen
(Pop, The Janitor)
The Princess and the Pirate
(Drunken Pirate (uncredited))
Judge Priest
(Juror No. 12)
A Star Is Born
(William Gregory (uncredited))
The Jade Box
(Martin Morgan)
Mannequin
(Tim O'Rourke (Uncredited))
Mister Vampire
(The Vampire Man)
Charlie Chan at the Circus
(John Gaines)
Charlie Chan's Secret
(Captain of salvage ship)
The Madcap Queen of Crona
(Prince Frederick)
The Unexpected
(The Mexican Foreman)
His Majesty Dick Turpin
(Prince Frederick aka Dick Turpin)
The Cry of Erin
(Shemus O'Brien)
The Indians Are Coming
(George Woods / Tom Woods)
The Princely Bandit
(Prince Frederick)
Brennon o' the Moor
(Willy Brennon)
The Village Blacksmith
(Asa Martin)
Taming the West
(Frosty Miller)
Ridin' Thunder
(Frank Douglas)
Wagon Master
(Mr. Peachtree)
The Girl of the Golden West
(Miner)
High Tide
(Pop Garrow)
The Mummy's Tomb
(Townsman (uncredited))
Men of Daring
(Black Roger)
Toughest Man in Arizona
Accomplice
(King Connors)
The Silent Trailer
(Mrs. Coleman's Physician)
Life in Hollywood No. 1
(Self)
The Boss of Camp 4
(Dude McCormick)
The Branded Sombrero
(Link Jarvis)
The Red Rider
(Brown Bear)
A Western Girl
(Hartley)
The Man from Monterey
(Don Pablo Gonzales)
Drums Along the Mohawk
(Joe Boleo)
The Ball Player and the Bandit
(A Baseball Fan)
The Cruise of the Hellion
(Peg-leg)
The Outcast
(Evans, a Trapper)
The Purple Domino
(Hugo Loubeque)
The White Gorilla
(Mr. Stacey)
The Impatient Maiden
(Insane Asylum Warden (uncredited))
The Prisoner of Shark Island
(Corporal O'Toole)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
(Captain (uncredited))
Mine to Keep
(Jack Deering)
The Man Who Wouldn't Die
(Caretaker)
Driftwood
(Abner Green)
The Sun Shines Bright
(Feeney)
Rim of the Wheel
(Mr. Dickerson)
Billy and His Pal
(Jim - the Cowpuncher)
The Texans
(Uncle Dud)
The Chinatown Mystery
(The Sphinx)
The Far Frontier
(Alf Sharper)
The Invaders
(Colonel James Bryson)
Air Mail
(Passenger Who'll Die on a Train (uncredited))
The World Moves On
(Legionaire in Trench)
The Mounted Stranger
('Spider' Coy)
Tangled Fortunes
(Matt Higgins)
The Lariat Kid
(Cal Gregg)
Slave Ship
(Scraps)
Custer's Last Fight
(General George A. Custer)
In the Tall Grass Country
(Bob)
Viva Cisco Kid
(Proprietor)
Kathleen Mavourneen
(James, the butler)
Pirate Treasure
(Dick's Friend at the Airfield)
The Black Watch
(MacGregor (uncredited))
Destry Rides Again
(Judd Ogden)
South of Pago Pago
(Foster)
Kentucky Moonshine
(Grandpa Hatfield)
Bad Lands
(Charlie Garth)
Wake Up and Dream
(Old Man at Counter)
Little Miss Nobody
(Detective)
Fort Apache
(Fen - Stage Guard (uncredited))
The Purple Mask
(Phil Kelly/The Sphinx)
The Adventures of Peg o' the Ring
(Dr. Lund, Junior)
Berlin Via America
(Phil Kelly)
In the Fall of '64
(Capt. Ford - the Southern Officer)
The Broken Coin
(Count Frederick)
The Heart of Lincoln
(Abraham Lincoln)
Mister Antonio
The Vault of Mystery
The Devil's Saddle
(Pete Hepburn)
Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery
(Hugo Loubeque)
Sons of the Saddle
('Red' Slade)
Song of the Caballero
(Don Pedro Madero)
The Silent Mystery
(Phil Kelly)
Washington at Valley Forge
(The Spy)
Tobacco Road
The Rider of Death Valley
(Gabe)
The Wreck of the Hesperus
(John Hazzard)
Scandal for Sale
(Belmont Hotel Desk Clerk)
Wildfire
(Ezra Mills)
Battling with Buffalo Bill
(Jim Rodney)
The Craving
(Carroll Wayles)
The Lost Special
(Botter Hood)
The Bandit's Wager
(Nan's Brother / The Bandit)
The Heart of an Indian
(The Indian chief)
Life in the Raw
(Sheriff Myles)
Paris in Spring
(Drunken Peasant)
Last of the Duanes
(Luke Stevens)
Upstream
(Juggler)
The Living Bible
(Samaritan Leper)
Paddy O'Day
(Immigration Officer Tom McGuire)
Home in Indiana
(Ed - Seated Opposite J.T. in Bar (uncredited))
Murder, He Says
(Lee - Old Townsman (uncredited))
Young Mr. Lincoln
(Sam Boone (uncredited))
This Is the Life
(Sticky Jones)
Heroes of the West
(Cavalry Captain)
Gordon of Ghost City
(Jim Carmody)
On Secret Service
(Abraham Lincoln)
Frankenstein
(Hans (uncredited))
The Mystery Of 13
(Phil Kelly / Jim Kelly)
Lucky Cisco Kid
(Court Clerk)
The Trail of '98
(Gold Commissioner's Assistant (uncredited))
The Desperadoes
(Hank)
Sister Kenny
(Patrick O'Shea (uncredited))
San Antone Ambush
(Major Farnsworth)
Branding a Thief
The Newly Born
(Mr. Newlywed)
The Padre's Secret
(Baptiste)
The Seal of the Church
Speed Versus Death
(Mr. Braggs)
Love's C.Q.D.
(Lt. Robert Bright)
Cyclone Pete's Matrimony
(Cyclone Pete)
A Rough Night on the Bridge
The Paleface Princess
(Captain Keen)
A Texas Joke
White Doe's Lovers
(The Cowboy)
Salt on the Bird's Tail
Uncle Jim
Out for Mischief
(The Father)
The Romance of Circle Ranch
(Honest Jim)
Won in the Fifth
(Young Minister)
Return of Ta-Wa-Wa
(Ta-Wa-Wa)
The Golden Secret
(Will Brown)
Billy's Sister
A Plucky American Girl
The Ruling Passion
(Tony Valero)
In the Mission Shadows
The Little Preacher
(Joe Lane)
A Postal Substitute
(Jack Flynn)
A Mountain Wife
A Western Welcome
(John)
The Owner of L.L. Ranch
(Jeff)
His Sergeant's Stripes
(The Corporal)
Baseball, That's All
(The Husband)
Pals
(Denton)
Cowboys and Bachelor Girls
(The Cowboy Hero)
In the Hot Lands
(The County Doctor)
Her Faithful Heart
(Bill Rank)
Only a Sister
(John)
The Warrant for Red Rube
(Red Rube)
The Snake in the Grass
(Texas Ed)
An Unwilling Cowboy
(Jim Edwards)
Her Spoiled Boy
In Time for Press
(Jim Ford)
The Spring Round-Up
(Jim Dempsey)
Sir Percy and the Punchers
(Sir Percy Granville)
My Darling Clementine
(Dad - Old Soldier (uncredited))
The Immortal Alamo
(Navarre)
The Reformation of Jack Robins
(Jack Robbins)
Jack Mason's Last Deal
(Jim Saunders)
Mary's Stratagem
(Bill)
The Kiss of Mary Jane
(Black Bill)
In the Right of Way
(John Walsh)
Bessie's Ride
(John Burton)
The Redemption of Rawhide
(Reverend Simpson)
Sins of Man
(Town Drunk)
The Ox-Bow Incident
(Alva 'Dad' Hardwicke (uncredited))
Unconquered
(Frontiersman on Fort Pitt Roof (uncredited))
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
(Race Checker / Fisherman (uncredited))
The Lieutenant's Last Fight
(Colonel Garvin)
Romance of the Rio Grande
(Stagecoach Driver)
Smoky
(Horse Buyer)
Diamond Frontier
(Derek Bluje)
The Post Telegrapher
(Bob Evans - the Post Telegrapher)
Gunfighters
(Cook (uncredited))
The Arizonian
(Mayor Ed Comstock)
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case
(Captain Hallett)
Three Faces West
(Farmer Bill, with Higgins)
Eyes of Texas
(Thad Cameron)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
(Connelly - Fort Stark Suttlers Barman (uncredited))
Geronimo
(Scout)
Action
(Soda Water Manning)
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
(Tavern Keeper)
In Old Chicago
(Driver)
Doctor Bull
(Mr. Herring)
Outlaws of Pine Ridge
(Bartender)
King of the Mounties
(Zeke Collins (Ch. 4))
Steamboat Round the Bend
(Efe)
3 Godfathers
(Drunk (uncredited))
Bandits of Dark Canyon
(Horse Trader)
Hearts of Oak
The Fighting Heart
(Town Fool)
The Timber Trail
(Ralph Baker)
The Plunderers
(Barnaby)
Riders of the Purple Sage
(Inebriated Courtroom Spectator)
Western Union
(Eastbound Stagecoach Driver)
Frontier Investigator
(Ed Garnett)
Incendiary Blonde
(Ranch Owner (uncredited))
They Died with Their Boots On
(Veteran (uncredited))
Murder in Trinidad
(Davenant)
Sleepers East
(Well-Wisher at Train Station (uncredited))
Unmasked
(Fred Francis - a Crook)
Possessed
(Drunken Husband (uncredited))
The Informer
('Judge' Flynn)
The Stampede
(Robert Wagner)
A Free Soul
(Skid Row Drunk (uncredited))
Officer '444'
(Fire Chief)
Three Jumps Ahead
(Ben McLean)
The Leap
Soft Shoes
(Quig Mundy)
The Four-Footed Ranger
(Brom Hockley)
The Heart of Maryland
(Jefferson Davis)
Lash of the Whip
('Hurricane' Smith)
Sisters of Eve
(Pritchard)
Blazing the Trail
(Blake)
Educating Father
(Sheriff Hart)
Abraham Lincoln
(Sheridan's Aide (uncredited))
Hangover Square
(Ogilby - Fulham Antique Dealer (uncredited))
When the Tables Turned
Mom and Dad
(Dr. Rubin)
Behind the Mask
(Prince Frederick aka Dick Turpin)
Who Was the Other Man?
(James Walbert / Ludwig Schumann)
When Lincoln Paid
The Phantom Violin
John Ermine of the Yellowstone
(John Ermine)
Thundering Hoofs
(Daddy Bill / 'Colonel' Bill)
The Climax
(Backstage Attendant (Uncredited))
The Campbells Are Coming
A Study in Scarlet
(Sherlock Holmes)
Goin' to Town
(Sheriff)
The Plough and the Stars
(Old Man (uncredited))
The Deserter
(The Deserter)
Charlie Chan's Courage
(Hewitt)
War on the Plains
(Drake, a Treacherous Prospector)
Pilgrimage
(Mayor Elmer Briggs)
Gentle Julia
(Tubbs, Fish Peddler)
Checkers
(Daniel Snodgrass)
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
The Avenging Trail
(Director)
The Chinatown Mystery
(Writer)
The Ball Player and the Bandit
(Director)
The Invaders
(Director)
Officer '444'
(Director)
Custer's Last Fight
(Director)
The Adventures of Peg o' the Ring
(Director)
Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery
(Director)
The Broken Coin
(Director)
The Vault of Mystery
(Director)
The Heart of Lincoln
(Director)
Berlin Via America
(Director)
In the Fall of '64
(Director)
Washington at Valley Forge
(Director)
Washington at Valley Forge
(Scenario Writer)
The Craving
(Director)
The Craving
(Story)
The Silent Mystery
(Director)
The Bandit's Wager
(Director)
The Purple Mask
(Director)
The Purple Mask
(Writer)
His Majesty Dick Turpin
(Director)
The Cry of Erin
(Scenario Writer)
Born of the People
(Director)
The Cry of Erin
(Director)
The Madcap Queen of Crona
(Director)
The Unexpected
(Director)
Perils of the Wild
(Director)
The Princely Bandit
(Director)
Brennon o' the Moor
(Director)
The Call of the Heart
(Director)
Wolf's Trail
(Director)
Mister Vampire
(Director)
The Mystery Of 13
(Director)
Lash of the Whip
(Writer)
Cupid's Rustler
(Writer)
Cupid's Rustler
(Director)
Dog Scents
(Director)
The Silent Trailer
(Director)
The Silent Trailer
(Scenario Writer)
A Study in Scarlet
(Director)
The Bandit's Wager
(Producer)
The Post Telegrapher
(Director)
Shadows of Broadway
(Writer)
The Trail of Hate
(Director)
The Tornado
(Story)
Unmasked
(Director)
Thundering Hoofs
(Director)
The Stampede
(Director)
When Lincoln Paid
(Director)
The Power God
(Director)
The Leap
(Director)
Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery
(Writer)
Gold Grabbers
(Director)
Cyclone Bliss
(Director)
Lash of the Whip
(Director)
Behind the Mask
(Director)
Who Was the Other Man?
(Director)
The Phantom Violin
(Director)
John Ermine of the Yellowstone
(Director)
The Campbells Are Coming
(Director)
The Demon in the Sky
(Director)
The Demon in the Sky
(Writer)
The Purple Mask, Ep5: "The Ablaze in Mid-Air"
(Director)