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Wallace Ford (1898–1966)

A stocky, friendly-faced character actor, Ford was born Samuel Jones in England and his childhood rivaled the brutality that Charles Dickens ever dreamed up. He lived for a while in an orphanage after being separated from his parents. While still young, he was sent to a Toronto branch of the orphanage. There, he began a cycle that involved living ... See full bio »
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Known For

Freaks
Freaks Phroso
(1932)
Harvey
Harvey E.J. Lofgren - Taxi Driver
(1950)
Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt Fred Saunders
(1943)
Spellbound
Spellbound Stranger in Hotel Lobby
(1945)
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 1964 The Andy Griffith Show (TV Series)
Roger Hanover
- Aunt Bee's Romance (1964) ... Roger Hanover
 1963-1964 Vacation Playhouse (TV Series)
Lester Tinney / Uncle Jonas
- Hey, Teacher (1964) ... Lester Tinney
- Three Wishes (1963) ... Uncle Jonas
 1964 Lassie (TV Series)
Old Andrew
- Lassie Counts Sheep (1964) ... Old Andrew
 1964 Disneyland (TV Series)
Emory Packer
- Bristle Face: Part 2 (1964) ... Emory Packer
- Bristle Face: Part 1 (1964) ... Emory Packer
 1964 The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (TV Series)
Buffalo Pete
- The Day of the Tin Trumpet (1964) ... Buffalo Pete
 1964 The Great Adventure (TV Series)
Uncle Billy Smith
- The Colonel from Connecticut (1964) ... Uncle Billy Smith
 1963 Alcoa Premiere (TV Series)
Mike Fallon
- The Glass Palace (1963) ... Mike Fallon
 1962 Wide Country (TV Series)
Dad Perry
- Journey Down a Dusty Road (1962) ... Dad Perry
 1961 The Dick Powell Show (TV Series)
Judge
- Killer in the House (1961) ... Judge
 1961 The Barbara Stanwyck Show (TV Series)
Harry the Bartender
- Frightened Doll (1961) ... Harry the Bartender
 1961 Peter Loves Mary (TV Series)
Uncle Charlie
- Wilma's Uncle Charlie (1961) ... Uncle Charlie
 1960 Tess of the Storm Country
Fred Thorson
 1960 Klondike (TV Series)
Temperance Pete
- Keys to Trouble (1960) ... Temperance Pete
 1959-1960 The Deputy (TV Series)
Marshal Herk Lamson / Herk Lamson / MarshalHerk Lamson
- Ma Mack (1960) ... Marshal Herk Lamson
- Dark Reward (1960) ... Marshal Herk Lamson
- Lady with a Mission (1960) ... Marshal Herk Lamson
- The Two Faces of Bob Claxton (1960) ... Marshal Herk Lamson
- Queen Bea (1960) ... Marshal Herk Lamson
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 1960 Tales of Wells Fargo (TV Series)
Murphy
- Dead Man's Street (1960) ... Murphy
 1959 Warlock
Judge Holloway
 1959 Whirlybirds (TV Series)
Captain Morton
- Guilty of Old Age (1959) ... Captain Morton
 1958 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV Series)
Ringo
- Silent Thunder (1958) ... Ringo
 1958 The Last Hurrah
Charles J. Hennessey
 1958 Trackdown (TV Series)
Eli Zach
- A Stone for Benny French (1958) ... Eli Zach
 1958 Twilight for the Gods
Old Brown
 1957-1958 Studio 57 (TV Series)
Sheriff George Thomas
- Getaway Car (1958) ... Sheriff George Thomas
- Big Joe's Coming Home (1957) ... (as Wally Ford)
 1957-1958 Playhouse 90 (TV Series)
Mule Rogers / Rebel
- The Last Man (1958) ... Mule Rogers
- Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses (1957) ... Rebel
 1957 The Court of Last Resort (TV Series)
William Markham
- The Jim Thompson Case (1957) ... William Markham
 1952-1957 Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series)
Innkeeper
- The Blue Hotel (1957) ... Innkeeper
- Come What May (1952)
 1955-1957 Climax! (TV Series)
Samuel Cramer / Dr. Karl Wexdig / Sheriff / ...
- Stain of Honor (1957) ... Samuel Cramer
- The Fog (1956) ... Dr. Karl Wexdig
- The Prowler (1956) ... Sheriff
- The Champion (1955) ... Bunco Kelly
 1956 Stagecoach to Fury
Judge Lester Farrell
 1956 The Rainmaker
Sheriff Howard Thomas
 1956 The Sheriff of Cochise (TV Series)
Haywire Kelly
- Haywire Kelly's Blues ... Haywire Kelly
 1956 Thunder Over Arizona
Hal Stiles
 1956 Johnny Concho
Albert Dark
 1956 The First Texan
Henry Delaney
 1956 The Maverick Queen
Jamie
 1956 Screen Directors Playhouse (TV Series)
Ed Rawlings
- One Against Many (1956) ... Ed Rawlings
 1955 Jane Wyman Presents The Fireside Theatre (TV Series)
Boats
- Big Joe's Comin' Home (1955) ... Boats
 1955 A Lawless Street
Dr. Amos Wynn
 1955 The Spoilers
Flapjack Simms
 1955 Star Stage (TV Series)
- In Houses I Enter (1955)
 1955 The 20th Century-Fox Hour (TV Series)
Monty Smith
- The Ox-Bow Incident (1955) ... Monty Smith
 1955 Lucy Gallant
Gus Basserman
 1955 Celebrity Playhouse (TV Series)
- Day of the Trial (1955)
 1955 Kings Row (TV Series)
Uncle Ezra
- Two of a Kind (1955) ... Uncle Ezra
 1955 Wichita
Arthur Whiteside
 1955 Damon Runyon Theater (TV Series)
Lt. Harrigan
- Tobias the Terrible (1955) ... Lt. Harrigan
 1955 The Ford Television Theatre (TV Series)
Talker
- Sunday Mourn (1955) ... Talker
 1955 The Man from Laramie
Charley O'Leary
 1955 The Whistler (TV Series)
Walter Mason / Billy Ford
- The Blank Wall (1955) ... Walter Mason / Billy Ford
 1954 Father Knows Best (TV Series)
Nick
- The Christmas Story (1954) ... Nick
 1954 Inner Sanctum (TV Series)
- Dark of the Night (1954)
 1954 Justice (TV Series)
- Run from Honor (1954)
 1953-1954 Armstrong Circle Theatre (TV Series)
- Treasure Trove (1954)
- The Marshal of Misery Gulch (1953)
 1954 Make Room for Daddy (TV Series)
- Night Club (1954)
 1954 The Boy from Oklahoma
Wally Higgins
 1954 She Couldn't Say No
Joe Wheelen
 1954 Studio One (TV Series)
- The Runaway (1954)
 1953 Campbell Playhouse (TV Series)
Sam Jennings
- The Man Who Knew O. Henry (1953) ... Sam Jennings
 1953 The Nebraskan
Mac McBride
 1953 The Motorola Television Hour (TV Series)
- Outlaw's Reckoning (1953)
 1953 Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV Series)
- The Happy Rest (1953)
 1953 The Great Jesse James Raid
Elias Hobbs
 1953 Death Valley Days (TV Series)
Buck Hansen
- Claim Jumpin' Jennie (1953) ... Buck Hansen
 1953 General Electric Theater (TV Series)
- Winners Never Lose (1953) ... (as Wally Ford)
 1953 ABC Album (TV Series)
- Outlaw's Reckoning (1953)
 1952 Flesh and Fury
Jack 'Pop' Richardson
 1952 Rodeo
Barbecue Jones
 1951 Warpath
Pvt. 'Irish' Potts
 1951 He Ran All the Way
Mr. Dobbs
 1950 The Breaking Point
F.R. Duncan
 1950 The Furies
Scotty Hyslip
 1950 Dakota Lil
Carter
 1949 Red Stallion in the Rockies
'Talky' Carson
 1949 The Set-Up
Gus
 1948 Coroner Creek
Andy West
 1948 Embraceable You
Police Lt. Ferria
 1948 Man from Texas
Jed (as Wally Ford)
 1947 T-Men
The Schemer (as Wally Ford)
 1947 Magic Town
Lou Dicketts
 1947 Dead Reckoning
McGee
 1946 Crack-Up
Cochrane
 1946 Black Angel
Joe
 1946 Rendezvous with Annie
Al Morgan
 1946 Lover Come Back
Tubbs
 1946 The Green Years
Jamie Nigg
 1946 A Guy Could Change
Bill Conley
 1945 On Stage Everybody
Emmett Rogers
 1945 The Great John L.
McManus
 1945 Blood on the Sun
Ollie Miller
 1944 Machine Gun Mama
John O'Reilly
 1944 Secret Command
Miller
 1943 The Cross of Lorraine
Pierre
 1942 Seven Days' Leave
Sgt. Mead
 1942 Scattergood Survives a Murder
Wally Collins
 1942 All Through the Night
Spats Hunter (as Wally Ford)
 1941 Blues in the Night
Brad Ames (as Wally Ford)
 1941 Murder by Invitation
Bob White
 1941 Roar of the Press
Wally Williams
 1941 A Man Betrayed
Casey
 1940 Give Us Wings
Mr. York
 1940 Scatterbrain
Sam Maxwell
 1940 Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!
Joe Redmond
 1940 Isle of Destiny
Millard 'Milly' Barnes
 1938/II Stardust
Peter Jackson
 1937 Exiled to Shanghai
Ted Young
 1937 O.H.M.S.
Jimmy Tracy
 1936 A Son Comes Home
Steve
 1936 The Rogues' Tavern
Jimmy Kelly
 1936 Absolute Quiet
Jack
 1936 Two in the Dark
Harry Hillyer
 1935 Another Face
Joe Haynes - Press Agent
 1935 Mary Burns, Fugitive
Harper
 1935 She Couldn't Take It
'Fingers' Boston
 1935 Get That Man
Jack Kirkland / John Prescott (II)
 1935 The Informer
Frankie McPhillip
 1935 One Frightened Night
Joe Luvalle (as Wally Ford)
 1934 The Mysterious Mr. Wong
Jason H. 'Jay' Barton
 1934 I Hate Women
Scoop McGuire
 1934 Men in White
Shorty
 1934 The Lost Patrol
Morelli
 1934 A Woman's Man
Joe Flynn - Prizefighter
 1933 East of Fifth Avenue
Vic Howard
 1933 My Woman
Chick Rollins
 1933 Three Cornered Moon
Kenneth Rimplegar
 1933 Headline Shooter
Mike
 1933 Night of Terror
Tom Hartley
 1933 Employees' Entrance
Martin West
 1932 Hypnotized
Bill Bogard
 1932 Skyscraper Souls
Slim
 1932 Are You Listening?
Larry Barnes
 1932 The Wet Parade
Jerry Tyler
 1932 Freaks
Phroso
 1931 X Marks the Spot
Ted Lloyd
 1931 Possessed
Al Manning
 1930 Fore (Short)
 1930 Absent Minded (Short)
 1929 Married in Hollywood
Mitzi's Fan (uncredited)
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Other Works:

Stage: Appeared (as "Abie") in "Abie's Irish Rose" on Broadway. See more »

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Alternate Names:

Wally Ford

Height:

5' 8" (1.73 m)
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Joined the US Army during World War I, serving in a cavalry unit at Ft. Riley, KS. See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius

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