Directing • AGE 79
John Ford (February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973) was an American film director. He was famous for both his westerns such as Stagecoach (1939), The Searchers (1956), and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance ...


Filmmakers for the Prosecution
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2023

John Ford: The Man Who Invented America
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2019

Five Came Back
Self (archive footage)
2017

Spanish Western
Self (archive footage)
2015

John Ford & Monument Valley
Self (archive footage)
2013

1939: Hollywood's Greatest Year
Self (archive footage)
2009

The Size of Legends, The Soul of Myth
Self (archive footage)
2009

Monument Valley: John Ford Country
Self (voice) (archive footage)
2006

Serenity at Sea: John Ford and the Araner
Himself (archive footage)
2006

Shooting War
himself
2000

Backstory: 'How Green Was My Valley'
Self (archive footage)
2000

John Wayne-A Life on Film
Self (archive footage)
2000

National Geographic Explorer: The Battle For Midway
Himself - Filmmaker (archive footage) (unaccredited)
1999

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Self (archive footage)
1995

Omnibus: John Ford, Part One
Self (archive footage)
1992

Unforgiven
Thanks
1992

Fonda on Fonda
Self (archive footage)
1992

John Ford's America
Himself (Archive Footage)
1989

Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend
Himself/Interviewer
1976

The American Film Institute Salute to ...
Self
1973

The American West of John Ford
Self
1971

Directed by John Ford
Self (uncredited)
1971

Vietnam! Vietnam!
Executive Producer
1971

7 Women
Director
1965

Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of Ireland
self
1965

Cheyenne Autumn
Director
1964

Donovan's Reef
Director
1963

How the West Was Won
Director
1962

Flashing Spikes
Director
1962

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Director
1962

Alcoa Premiere
Director
1961

Two Rode Together
Director
1961

The Colter Craven Story
Director
1960

The Alamo
Second Unit Director
1960

Sergeant Rutledge
Director
1960

The Horse Soldiers
Ned (uncredited)
1959

The Last Hurrah
Director
1958

The Western: A Lost TV Special
Self
1958

Gideon's Day
Director
1958

Wagon Train
Director
1957

The Rising of the Moon
Director
1957

The Wings of Eagles
Director
1957

The Growler Story
Director
1957

The Searchers
Director
1956

Screen Director's Playhouse
Self - Introduction
1955

Mister Roberts
Director
1955

The Red, White and Blue Line
Director
1955

The Long Gray Line
Director
1955

Mogambo
Director
1953

The Sun Shines Bright
Producer
1953

What Price Glory
Director
1952

The Quiet Man
Writer
1952

This Is Korea!
Director
1951

Rio Grande
Director
1950

Wagon Master
Director
1950

When Willie Comes Marching Home
Director
1950

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Director
1949

Mighty Joe Young
Executive Producer
1949

3 Godfathers
Producer
1948

Fort Apache
Director
1948

The Fugitive
Director
1947

My Darling Clementine
Director
1946

It's Your America
Director
1946

They Were Expendable
Director
1945

Nazi Concentration Camps
Producer
1945

In Memoriam Manuel Quezon
Director
1944

At the Front in North Africa with the U.S. Army
Director
1943

Show-Business at War
Self
1943

December 7th
Director
1943

Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines
J.P. Baldwin
1943

The Battle of Midway
Producer
1942

Sex Hygiene
Director
1942

Torpedo Squadron
Director
1942

Women in Defense
Producer
1941

How Green Was My Valley
Director
1941

Tobacco Road
Director
1941

The Long Voyage Home
Director
1940

The Grapes of Wrath
Director
1940

Drums Along the Mohawk
Director
1939

Young Mr. Lincoln
Director
1939

Stagecoach
Producer
1939

Submarine Patrol
Director
1938

Four Men and a Prayer
Director
1938

The Hurricane
Director
1937

Wee Willie Winkie
Director
1937

The Plough and the Stars
Director
1936

Mary of Scotland
Director
1936

The Last Outlaw
Story
1936

The Prisoner of Shark Island
Director
1936

Steamboat Round the Bend
Director
1935

The Informer
Director
1935

The Whole Town's Talking
Director
1935

Judge Priest
Director
1934

The World Moves On
Director
1934

The Lost Patrol
Director
1934

Doctor Bull
Director
1933

Pilgrimage
Director
1933

Flesh
Director
1932

Air Mail
Director
1932

Arrowsmith
Director
1931

The Brat
Director
1931

Seas Beneath
Director
1931

Up the River
Director
1930

Born Reckless
Director
1930

Men Without Women
Director
1930

Big Time
John Ford (uncredited)
1929

Salute
Director
1929

The Black Watch
Director
1929

Strong Boy
Director
1929

Riley the Cop
Director
1928

Napoleon's Barber
Director
1928

Hangman's House
Producer
1928

Four Sons
Director
1928

Mother Machree
Director
1927

Upstream
Director
1927

The Blue Eagle
Director
1926

3 Bad Men
Director
1926

The Shamrock Handicap
Director
1926

The Fighting Heart
Director
1925

Thank You
Director
1925

The Iron Horse
Producer
1925

Kentucky Pride
Director
1925

Lightnin'
Director
1925

Hearts of Oak
Director
1924

Hoodman Blind
Director
1923

North of Hudson Bay
Director
1923

Cameo Kirby
Director
1923

Three Jumps Ahead
Writer
1923

The Face on the Barroom Floor
Director
1923

The Village Blacksmith
Director
1922

Silver Wings
Director
1922

Little Miss Smiles
Director
1922

Jackie
Director
1921

Sure Fire
Director
1921

Action
Director
1921

Desperate Trails
Director
1921

The Wallop
Director
1921

The Freeze-Out
Director
1921

The Big Punch
Writer
1921

Just Pals
Director
1920

Hitchin' Posts
Director
1920

The Girl in Number 29
Director
1920

The Prince of Avenue A
Director
1920

Marked Men
Director
1919

A Gun Fightin' Gentleman
Director
1919

Rider of the Law
Director
1919

The Ace of the Saddle
Director
1919

The Outcasts of Poker Flat
Director
1919

The Last Outlaw
Director
1919

Riders of Vengeance
Screenplay
1919

The Gun Packer
Story
1919

By Indian Post
Director
1919

Gun Law
Director
1919

Bare Fists
Director
1919

The Rustlers
Director
1919

A Fight For Love
Director
1919

The Fighting Brothers
Director
1919

Roped
Director
1919

Three Mounted Men
Director
1918

The Craving
Writer
1918

A Woman's Fool
Director
1918

Hell Bent
Story
1918

The Scarlet Drop
Story
1918

Thieves' Gold
Director
1918

Wild Women
Director
1918

The Phantom Riders
Director
1918

Bucking Broadway
Director
1917

A Marked Man
Director
1917

The Secret Man
Director
1917

Straight Shooting
Director
1917

Cheyenne's Pal
Director
1917

The Soul Herder
Director
1917

The Scrapper
Buck, the scrapper
1917

The Tornado
Jack Dayton (as Jack Ford)
1917

The Purple Mask
(unconfirmed)
1916

The Bandit's Wager
1916

The Broken Coin
Sacchio's Accomplice (as Jack Ford)
1915

The Birth of a Nation
Klansman (uncredited)
1915

A Study in Scarlet
John H. Watson, M.D.
1914

Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery
1914