Francis Ford

Francis Ford

actor, director, writer

Francis Ford was born on Aug 14, 1881 in USA. Francis Ford's big-screen debut came with When Lincoln Paid directed by Francis Ford in 1913, strarring Abraham Lincoln. Francis Ford is known for The Quiet Man directed by John Ford, John Wayne stars as Sean Thornton and Maureen O'Hara as Mary Kate Danaher. The upcoming new movie Francis Ford plays is The Marshal's Daughter which will be released on Jun 26, 1953.

Elder brother of the director John Ford and himself a screen director (and John's erstwhile mentor) until the advent of sound. He had also acted in his own films and those of other directors, but turned to acting exclusively circa 1929. As actor, he would provide convincing portrayals of men of authority - men sometimes ruthless if not downright unsavory. (See him as the Republican judge in his brother John's Le mouchard (1935).) But he also had an ample feel for light comedy. (See him in John's L'homme tranquille (1952), as the village elder who - almost in the manner of slapstick - rouses himself from his very deathbed to witness the film's donnybrook dénouement.)

  • Birthday

    Aug 14, 1881
  • Place of Birth

    Portland, Maine, USA

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