Wallace Ford
Wallace Ford (12 February 1898 – 11 June 1966) was an English-born naturalized American stage and screen actor. Usually playing wise-cracking characters, he combined a tough but friendly-faced demeanor with a small but powerful, stocky physique. Born Samuel Jones Grundy in Bolton, Lancashire, England, he spent his childhood in a Dr. Barnardo's home. At an early age he was adopted by a farmer from Manitoba, Canada, where he was ill treated. About age eleven, Ford ran away and did odd jobs, later becoming an usher in a theatre. Following his discharge from the Army after WWI, he became a vaudeville actor in a stock company before performing on Broadway. He started on a film career when Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer gave him a part in the film Possessed (1931) and went on to appear in over 200 films, including 13 directed by John Ford. Wallace Ford is buried in an unmarked grave in Culver City, California's Holy Cross Cemetery. From Wikipedia.
Filmography
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
as Detective Ed Fitzpatrick (archive footage)
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
as Detective Ed Fitzpatrick (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
A Patch of Blue
as Ole Pa
A Patch of Blue
as Ole Pa
Bristle Face
as Emory Packer
Bristle Face
as Emory Packer
Tess of the Storm Country
as Fred Thorson
Tess of the Storm Country
as Fred Thorson
Warlock
as Judge Holloway
Warlock
as Judge Holloway
The Last Hurrah
as Charlie Hennessey
The Last Hurrah
as Charlie Hennessey
Twilight for the Gods
as Old Brown
Twilight for the Gods
as Old Brown
The Matchmaker
as Malachi Stack
The Matchmaker
as Malachi Stack
Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses
as Rebel
Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses
as Rebel
Stagecoach To Fury
as Judge Lester Farrell
Stagecoach To Fury
as Judge Lester Farrell
The Rainmaker
as Sheriff Howard Thomas
The Rainmaker
as Sheriff Howard Thomas
Thunder Over Arizona
as Stiles
Thunder Over Arizona
as Stiles
Johnny Concho
as Albert Dark
Johnny Concho
as Albert Dark
The First Texan
as Henry Delaney
The First Texan
as Henry Delaney
The Maverick Queen
as Jamie
The Maverick Queen
as Jamie
The Spoilers
as Flapjack Simms
The Spoilers
as Flapjack Simms
A Lawless Street
as Dr. Amos Wynn
A Lawless Street
as Dr. Amos Wynn
Lucy Gallant
as Gus Basserman
Lucy Gallant
as Gus Basserman
The Man from Laramie
as Charley O'Leary
The Man from Laramie
as Charley O'Leary
Wichita
as Arthur Whiteside
Wichita
as Arthur Whiteside
3 Ring Circus
as Sam Morley
3 Ring Circus
as Sam Morley
Destry
as Doc Curtis
Destry
as Doc Curtis
The Boy from Oklahoma
as Walter "Wally" Higgins
The Boy from Oklahoma
as Walter "Wally" Higgins
She Couldn't Say No
as Joe Wheelen
She Couldn't Say No
as Joe Wheelen
The Nebraskan
as 'Mac' McBride
The Nebraskan
as 'Mac' McBride
The Great Jesse James Raid
as Elias Hobbs
The Great Jesse James Raid
as Elias Hobbs
Flesh and Fury
as Jack 'Pop' Richardson
Flesh and Fury
as Jack 'Pop' Richardson
Rodeo
as Barbecue Jones
Rodeo
as Barbecue Jones
Warpath
as Pvt. 'Irish' Potts
Warpath
as Pvt. 'Irish' Potts
Painting the Clouds with Sunshine
as Sam Parks
Painting the Clouds with Sunshine
as Sam Parks
He Ran All the Way
as Fred Dobbs
He Ran All the Way
as Fred Dobbs
Harvey
as The Taxi Driver
Harvey
as The Taxi Driver
The Breaking Point
as F.R. Duncan
The Breaking Point
as F.R. Duncan
The Furies
as Scotty Hyslip
The Furies
as Scotty Hyslip
Dakota Lil
as Carter
Dakota Lil
as Carter
Red Stallion In The Rockies
as 'Talky' Carson
Red Stallion In The Rockies
as 'Talky' Carson
The Set-Up
as Gus
The Set-Up
as Gus
Belle Starr's Daughter
as Lafe Bailey
Belle Starr's Daughter
as Lafe Bailey
Embraceable You
as Police Lt. Ferria
Embraceable You
as Police Lt. Ferria
Coroner Creek
as Andy West
Coroner Creek
as Andy West
T-Men
as The Schemer
T-Men
as The Schemer
Magic Town
as Lou Dicketts
Magic Town
as Lou Dicketts
Crack-Up
as Lt. Cochrane
Crack-Up
as Lt. Cochrane
Black Angel
as Joe
Black Angel
as Joe
Rendezvous with Annie
as Al Morgan
Rendezvous with Annie
as Al Morgan
Lover Come Back
as Tubbs
Lover Come Back
as Tubbs
A Guy Could Change
as Bill Conley
A Guy Could Change
as Bill Conley
Spellbound
as Hotel masher
Spellbound
as Hotel masher
On Stage Everybody
as Emmett Rogers
On Stage Everybody
as Emmett Rogers
The Great John L.
as McManus
The Great John L.
as McManus
Blood on the Sun
as Ollie Miller
Blood on the Sun
as Ollie Miller
Machine Gun Mama
as John O'Reilly
Machine Gun Mama
as John O'Reilly
Secret Command
as Miller
Secret Command
as Miller
The Cross of Lorraine
as Pierre
The Cross of Lorraine
as Pierre
The Ape Man
as Jeff Carter
The Ape Man
as Jeff Carter
The Mummy's Tomb
as Babe Hanson
The Mummy's Tomb
as Babe Hanson
Scattergood Survives a Murder
as Wally Collins
Scattergood Survives a Murder
as Wally Collins
All Through the Night
as Spats Hunter
All Through the Night
as Spats Hunter
Blues in the Night
as Brad Ames (as Wally Ford)
Blues in the Night
as Brad Ames (as Wally Ford)
Roar of the Press
as Wally Williams
Roar of the Press
as Wally Williams
Give Us Wings
as Mr. York
Give Us Wings
as Mr. York
The Mummy's Hand
as Babe Jenson
The Mummy's Hand
as Babe Jenson
Scatterbrain
as Sam Maxwell
Scatterbrain
as Sam Maxwell
Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!
as Joe Redmond
Love, Honor and Oh-Baby!
as Joe Redmond
Two Girls on Broadway
as Jed Marlowe
Two Girls on Broadway
as Jed Marlowe
Isle Of Destiny
as Millard Barnes
Isle Of Destiny
as Millard Barnes
Back Door to Heaven
as Frankie Rogers
Back Door to Heaven
as Frankie Rogers
Exiled to Shanghai
as Ted Young
Exiled to Shanghai
as Ted Young
A Son Comes Home
as Steve
A Son Comes Home
as Steve
The Rogues' Tavern
as Jimmy Kelly
The Rogues' Tavern
as Jimmy Kelly
Absolute Quiet
as Jack
Absolute Quiet
as Jack
Two in the Dark
as Harry Hilyer
Two in the Dark
as Harry Hilyer
She Couldn't Take It
as "Fingers" Boston
She Couldn't Take It
as "Fingers" Boston
The Informer
as Frankie McPhillip
The Informer
as Frankie McPhillip
In Spite of Danger
as Bob Crane
In Spite of Danger
as Bob Crane
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
as 'Curly'
The Man Who Reclaimed His Head
as 'Curly'
The Hollywood Gad-About
as Self (uncredited)
The Hollywood Gad-About
as Self (uncredited)
Goodbye Again
as Arthur Westlake
Goodbye Again
as Arthur Westlake
Three Cornered Moon
as Kenneth Rimplegar
Three Cornered Moon
as Kenneth Rimplegar
Headline Shooter
as Mike
Headline Shooter
as Mike
Employees' Entrance
as Martin West
Employees' Entrance
as Martin West
Central Park
as Rick
Central Park
as Rick
Skyscraper Souls
as Slim
Skyscraper Souls
as Slim
The Wet Parade
as Jerry Tyler
The Wet Parade
as Jerry Tyler
Are You Listening?
as Larry Barnes
Are You Listening?
as Larry Barnes
The Beast of the City
as Detective Ed Fitzpatrick
The Beast of the City
as Detective Ed Fitzpatrick