George Ford
Acting
- Born:
- 1905-03-31
- Died:
- 1983-07-30
- Place of birth:
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Sol Madrid
Cimarron Strip
Winchester '73
The Invaders
Mission: Impossible
The Green Hornet
Torn Curtain
The Glass Bottom Boat
Batman
The Cincinnati Kid
The Wild Wild West
Honey West
Green Acres
The Great Race
Cat Ballou
Youngblood Hawke
Fate Is the Hunter
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Law of the Lawless
Man's Favorite Sport?
The Man from Galveston
Under the Yum Yum Tree
Burke's Law
Arrest and Trial
The Lieutenant
The Thrill of It All
Critic's Choice
Son of Flubber
The Lucy Show
The Beverly Hillbillies
The Virginian
Sam Benedict
Two Weeks in Another Town
Advise & Consent
Lover Come Back
The Dick Van Dyke Show
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein
Go Naked in the World
Cimarron
North to Alaska
Thriller
Elmer Gantry
Who Was That Lady?
Seven Thieves
The Hypnotic Eye
Mr. Lucky
The Untouchables
Pillow Talk
Dennis the Menace
The Twilight Zone
The FBI Story
Bonanza
It Started with a Kiss
Holiday for Lovers
Warlock
Imitation of Life
Some Like It Hot
Rawhide
The Last Hurrah
The Buccaneer
Bat Masterson
The Donna Reed Show
The Enemy Below
Raintree County
My Man Godfrey
Zorro
The Helen Morgan Story
Alcoa Theatre
Perry Mason
Wagon Train
Death in Small Doses
Have Gun, Will Travel
Pawnee
Designing Woman
The Garment Jungle
The Buster Keaton Story
The Opposite Sex
The Rack
The Werewolf
The Eddy Duchin Story
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
Ransom!
The Square Jungle
Artists and Models
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Cheyenne
Gunsmoke
It's Always Fair Weather
Cult of the Cobra
Three for the Show
The Silver Chalice
The Country Girl
White Christmas
Father Knows Best
Lucky Me
Thunder Over the Plains
Vicki
The Band Wagon
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Angel Face
The Bad and the Beautiful
The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet
The Turning Point
Brave Warrior
Singin' in the Rain
The Stooge
Callaway Went Thataway
Roadblock
His Kind of Woman
On Moonlight Bay
Show Boat
My Forbidden Past
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man
The Jack Benny Program
The Killer That Stalked New York
Born to Be Bad
The Damned Don't Cry
Johnny Stool Pigeon
Slightly French
Monsieur Verdoux
Riff-Raff
Born to Kill
Black Angel
Heartbeat
Dragonwyck
The Notorious Lone Wolf
Eve Knew Her Apples
Hollywood Canteen
Around the World
A Lady Takes a Chance
Bombardier
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
You Were Never Lovelier
Who Done It?
The Falcon Takes Over
Broadway
All Through the Night
Hellzapoppin'
The Letter
City for Conquest
King of the Royal Mounted
Love Affair
Beauty for the Asking
Carefree
The Crowd Roars
Wee Willie Winkie
College Holiday
Give Me Your Heart
Top Hat
Mississippi
The Gay Bride
Hollywood Party
The Wet Parade