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John Ford

John Ford

Director 49 / Actor 10 / Writer 3 · 1917 – 2019 · 🎬 62

John Martin Feeney, better known as John Ford, was an American film director and producer. He is regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers during the Golden Age of Hollywood, and was one of the first American directors to be recognized as an auteur. In a career of more than 50 years, he directed over 130 films between 1917 and 1970, and received a record four Academy Awards for Best Director for The Informer (1935), The Grapes of Wrath (1940), How Green Was My Valley (1941), and The Quiet Man (1952).

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John Ford: The Man Who Invented America

John Ford: The Man Who Invented America

actor

2019

Five Came Back

Five Came Back

actor

2017

Last Call

Last Call

actor

2002

Jett Jackson: The Movie

Jett Jackson: The Movie

actor

2001

Shooting War

Shooting War

actor

2000

Fonda on Fonda

Fonda on Fonda

actor

1992

Directed by John Ford

Directed by John Ford

actor

1971

7 Women

7 Women

director

1965

Cheyenne Autumn

Cheyenne Autumn

director

1964

Donovan's Reef

Donovan's Reef

director

1963

How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won

director

1962

Flashing Spikes

Flashing Spikes

director

1962

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

director

1962

Two Rode Together

Two Rode Together

director

1961

The Horse Soldiers

The Horse Soldiers

director

1959

The Last Hurrah

The Last Hurrah

director

1958

Gideon's Day

Gideon's Day

director

1958

The Wings of Eagles

The Wings of Eagles

director

1957

The Searchers

The Searchers

director

1956

Mister Roberts

Mister Roberts

director

1955

The Long Gray Line

The Long Gray Line

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1955

Mogambo

Mogambo

director

1953

The Sun Shines Bright

The Sun Shines Bright

director

1953

The Quiet Man

The Quiet Man

writer

1952

The Quiet Man

The Quiet Man

director

1952

The Tales of Hoffmann

The Tales of Hoffmann

actor

1951

Rio Grande

Rio Grande

director

1950

Wagon Master

Wagon Master

director

1950

Wagon Master

Wagon Master

writer

1950

When Willie Comes Marching Home

When Willie Comes Marching Home

director

1950

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon

director

1949

3 Godfathers

3 Godfathers

director

1948

Fort Apache

Fort Apache

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1948

The Fugitive

The Fugitive

director

1947

My Darling Clementine

My Darling Clementine

director

1946

They Were Expendable

They Were Expendable

director

1945

Show-Business at War

Show-Business at War

actor

1943

December 7th

December 7th

director

1943

Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines

Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines

director

1943

Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines

Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines

actor

1943

The Battle of Midway

The Battle of Midway

director

1942

The Battle of Midway

The Battle of Midway

writer

1942

How Green Was My Valley

How Green Was My Valley

director

1941

The Long Voyage Home

The Long Voyage Home

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1940

The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath

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1940

Drums Along the Mohawk

Drums Along the Mohawk

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1939

Young Mr. Lincoln

Young Mr. Lincoln

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1939

Stagecoach

Stagecoach

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1939

Four Men and a Prayer

Four Men and a Prayer

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1938

The Hurricane

The Hurricane

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1937

Wee Willie Winkie

Wee Willie Winkie

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1937

The Informer

The Informer

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1935

Judge Priest

Judge Priest

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1934

Pilgrimage

Pilgrimage

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1933

Arrowsmith

Arrowsmith

director

1931

Up the River

Up the River

director

1930

Salute

Salute

director

1929

Four Sons

Four Sons

director

1928

3 Bad Men

3 Bad Men

director

1926

The Iron Horse

The Iron Horse

director

1925

Bucking Broadway

Bucking Broadway

director

1917

Straight Shooting

Straight Shooting

director

1917

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