From Wikipedia Francis Ford (born Francis Feeney, August 14, 1881 – September 5, 1953) was a prolific film actor, writer, and director. He was the mentor and elder brother of film director John Ford. He also appeared in many of John Ford's movies, including Young Mr. Lincoln and The Quiet Man. Francis Ford was born in Portland, Maine. He was the son of John A. Feeney, who was born in the village of Spiddal, County Galway, Ireland in 1854. By 1878, John had moved to Portland, Maine and opened a saloon, at 42 Center Street, that used a false front to pose as grocery store. John opened four others in following years. After service in the infantry in the Spanish-American War, Francis left home. He drifted into the film business in New York City, working for David Horsley, Al Christie, and the Star Film Company's San Antonio operation under Gaston Méliès. He adopted the name Ford from the automobile. From San Antonio Francis began his Hollywood career working for Thomas H. Ince at Ince's Bison studio, directing and appearing in westerns. Francis Ford's younger brother, John M. Feeney, was a successful fullback and defensive tackle on a Portland High state championship football team, nicknamed "Bull". In 1914 Bull followed Francis to Hollywood, changed his name to John Ford and would eventually surpass his elder brother's considerable reputation. Francis Ford's son, Philip Ford, was also a film actor/director.
Sgt. Billy Pickett (uncredited)
Stagecoach
(uncredited) (unconfirmed)
The Grapes of Wrath
Dan Tobin
The Quiet Man
Pop, The Janitor
College Queen
Drunken Pirate (uncredited)
The Princess and the Pirate
Juror No. 12
Judge Priest
William Gregory (uncredited)
A Star Is Born
Martin Morgan
The Jade Box
Tim O'Rourke (Uncredited)
Mannequin
The Vampire Man
Mister Vampire
John Gaines
Charlie Chan at the Circus
Captain of salvage ship
Charlie Chan's Secret
Prince Frederick aka Dick Turpin
His Majesty Dick Turpin
Shemus O'Brien
The Cry of Erin
Prince Frederick
The Madcap Queen of Crona
The Mexican Foreman
The Unexpected
George Woods / Tom Woods
The Indians Are Coming
Willy Brennon
Brennon o' the Moor
Prince Frederick
The Princely Bandit
Asa Martin
The Village Blacksmith
Frosty Miller
Taming the West
Frank Douglas
Ridin' Thunder
Mr. Peachtree
Wagon Master
Miner
The Girl of the Golden West
Pop Garrow
High Tide
Townsman (uncredited)
The Mummy's Tomb
Black Roger
Men of Daring
Toughest Man in Arizona
King Connors
Accomplice
Mrs. Coleman's Physician
The Silent Trailer
Self
Life in Hollywood No. 1
Dude McCormick
The Boss of Camp 4
Link Jarvis
The Branded Sombrero
Brown Bear
The Red Rider
Hartley
A Western Girl
Don Pablo Gonzales
The Man from Monterey
Joe Boleo
Drums Along the Mohawk
A Baseball Fan
The Ball Player and the Bandit
Peg-leg
The Cruise of the Hellion
Hugo Loubeque
The Purple Domino
Evans, a Trapper
The Outcast
Mr. Stacey
The White Gorilla
Insane Asylum Warden (uncredited)
The Impatient Maiden
Corporal O'Toole
The Prisoner of Shark Island
Captain (uncredited)
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Jack Deering
Mine to Keep
Caretaker
The Man Who Wouldn't Die
Abner Green
Driftwood
Feeney
The Sun Shines Bright
Mr. Dickerson
Rim of the Wheel
Jim - the Cowpuncher
Billy and His Pal
Uncle Dud
The Texans
The Sphinx
The Chinatown Mystery
Alf Sharper
The Far Frontier
Colonel James Bryson
The Invaders
Passenger Who'll Die on a Train (uncredited)
Air Mail
Legionaire in Trench
The World Moves On
'Spider' Coy
The Mounted Stranger
Matt Higgins
Tangled Fortunes
Cal Gregg
The Lariat Kid
Scraps
Slave Ship
General George A. Custer
Custer's Last Fight
Bob
In the Tall Grass Country
Proprietor
Viva Cisco Kid
James, the butler
Kathleen Mavourneen
Dick's Friend at the Airfield
Pirate Treasure
MacGregor (uncredited)
The Black Watch
Judd Ogden
Destry Rides Again
Foster
South of Pago Pago
Grandpa Hatfield
Kentucky Moonshine
Charlie Garth
Bad Lands
Old Man at Counter
Wake Up and Dream
Detective
Little Miss Nobody
Fen - Stage Guard (uncredited)
Fort Apache
Phil Kelly/The Sphinx
The Purple Mask
Dr. Lund, Junior
The Adventures of Peg o' the Ring
Phil Kelly
Berlin Via America
Capt. Ford - the Southern Officer
In the Fall of '64
Count Frederick
The Broken Coin
Abraham Lincoln
The Heart of Lincoln
Mister Antonio
The Vault of Mystery
Pete Hepburn
The Devil's Saddle
Hugo Loubeque
Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery
Don Pedro Madero
Song of the Caballero
'Red' Slade
Sons of the Saddle
Phil Kelly
The Silent Mystery
The Spy
Washington at Valley Forge
Tobacco Road
Gabe
The Rider of Death Valley
John Hazzard
The Wreck of the Hesperus
Belmont Hotel Desk Clerk
Scandal for Sale
Ezra Mills
Wildfire
Jim Rodney
Battling with Buffalo Bill
Carroll Wayles
The Craving
Botter Hood
The Lost Special
Nan's Brother / The Bandit
The Bandit's Wager
The Indian chief
The Heart of an Indian
Sheriff Myles
Life in the Raw
Drunken Peasant
Paris in Spring
Luke Stevens
Last of the Duanes
Juggler
Upstream
Samaritan Leper
The Living Bible
Immigration Officer Tom McGuire
Paddy O'Day
Ed - Seated Opposite J.T. in Bar (uncredited)
Home in Indiana
Lee - Old Townsman (uncredited)
Murder, He Says
Sam Boone (uncredited)
Young Mr. Lincoln
Sticky Jones
This Is the Life
Cavalry Captain
Heroes of the West
Jim Carmody
Gordon of Ghost City
Abraham Lincoln
On Secret Service
Hans (uncredited)
Frankenstein
Phil Kelly / Jim Kelly
The Mystery Of 13
Court Clerk
Lucky Cisco Kid
Gold Commissioner's Assistant (uncredited)
The Trail of '98
Hank
The Desperadoes
Patrick O'Shea (uncredited)
Sister Kenny
Major Farnsworth
San Antone Ambush
Cyclone Pete
Cyclone Pete's Matrimony
Branding a Thief
Mr. Newlywed
The Newly Born
The Seal of the Church
Mr. Braggs
Speed Versus Death
A Rough Night on the Bridge
Captain Keen
The Paleface Princess
Baptiste
The Padre's Secret
Lt. Robert Bright
Love's C.Q.D.
A Texas Joke
The Cowboy
White Doe's Lovers
Tony Valero
The Ruling Passion
Joe Lane
The Little Preacher
Will Brown
The Golden Secret
Jack Flynn
A Postal Substitute
Ta-Wa-Wa
Return of Ta-Wa-Wa
Honest Jim
The Romance of Circle Ranch
Young Minister
Won in the Fifth
The Husband
Baseball, That's All
In the Mission Shadows
Salt on the Bird's Tail
A Plucky American Girl
Billy's Sister
The Father
Out for Mischief
Uncle Jim
Her Husband, a Moonshiner
A Mountain Wife
The Corporal
His Sergeant's Stripes
The Cowboy Hero
Cowboys and Bachelor Girls
Denton
Pals
John
A Western Welcome
Jeff
The Owner of L.L. Ranch
John
Only a Sister
Dad - Old Soldier (uncredited)
My Darling Clementine
The County Doctor
In the Hot Lands
Texas Ed
The Snake in the Grass
Sir Percy Granville
Sir Percy and the Punchers
Red Rube
The Warrant for Red Rube
Bill Rank
Her Faithful Heart
Jim Saunders
Jack Mason's Last Deal
Jim Edwards
An Unwilling Cowboy
Jack Robbins
The Reformation of Jack Robins
Bill
Mary's Stratagem
Jim Dempsey
The Spring Round-Up
Reverend Simpson
The Redemption of Rawhide
Navarre
The Immortal Alamo
Jim Ford
In Time for Press
Her Spoiled Boy
Black Bill
The Kiss of Mary Jane
John Walsh
In the Right of Way
John Burton
Bessie's Ride
Town Drunk
Sins of Man
Alva 'Dad' Hardwicke (uncredited)
The Ox-Bow Incident
Frontiersman on Fort Pitt Roof (uncredited)
Unconquered
Race Checker / Fisherman (uncredited)
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'
Colonel Garvin
The Lieutenant's Last Fight
Stagecoach Driver
Romance of the Rio Grande
Horse Buyer
Smoky
Derek Bluje
Diamond Frontier
Bob Evans - the Post Telegrapher
The Post Telegrapher
Cook (uncredited)
Gunfighters
Mayor Ed Comstock
The Arizonian
Captain Hallett
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case
Farmer Bill, with Higgins
Three Faces West
Thad Cameron
Eyes of Texas
Connelly - Fort Stark Suttlers Barman (uncredited)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon
Scout
Geronimo
Soda Water Manning
Action
Tavern Keeper
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe
Driver
In Old Chicago
Mr. Herring
Doctor Bull
Bartender
Outlaws of Pine Ridge
Zeke Collins (Ch. 4)
King of the Mounties
Efe
Steamboat Round the Bend
Drunk (uncredited)
3 Godfathers
Horse Trader
Bandits of Dark Canyon
Town Fool
The Fighting Heart
Hearts of Oak
Ralph Baker
The Timber Trail
Barnaby
The Plunderers
Inebriated Courtroom Spectator
Riders of the Purple Sage
Eastbound Stagecoach Driver
Western Union
Ed Garnett
Frontier Investigator
Ranch Owner (uncredited)
Incendiary Blonde
Veteran (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
Davenant
Murder in Trinidad
Well-Wisher at Train Station (uncredited)
Sleepers East
Fred Francis - a Crook
Unmasked
Drunken Husband (uncredited)
Possessed
'Judge' Flynn
The Informer
Robert Wagner
The Stampede
Skid Row Drunk (uncredited)
A Free Soul
Fire Chief
Officer '444'
Ben McLean
Three Jumps Ahead
The Leap
Quig Mundy
Soft Shoes
Brom Hockley
The Four-Footed Ranger
Jefferson Davis
The Heart of Maryland
'Hurricane' Smith
Lash of the Whip
Pritchard
Sisters of Eve
Blake
Blazing the Trail
Sheriff Hart
Educating Father
Sheridan's Aide (uncredited)
Abraham Lincoln
Ogilby - Fulham Antique Dealer (uncredited)
Hangover Square
When the Tables Turned
Dr. Rubin
Mom and Dad
Prince Frederick aka Dick Turpin
Behind the Mask
James Walbert / Ludwig Schumann
Who Was the Other Man?
When Lincoln Paid
The Phantom Violin
John Ermine
John Ermine of the Yellowstone
Daddy Bill / 'Colonel' Bill
Thundering Hoofs
Backstage Attendant (Uncredited)
The Climax
The Campbells Are Coming
Sherlock Holmes
A Study in Scarlet
Sheriff
Goin' to Town
Old Man (uncredited)
The Plough and the Stars
The Deserter
The Deserter
Hewitt
Charlie Chan's Courage
Drake, a Treacherous Prospector
War on the Plains
Mayor Elmer Briggs
Pilgrimage
Tubbs, Fish Peddler
Gentle Julia
Daniel Snodgrass
Checkers
Jessie (uncredited)
California
Le Génie des cloches ou le Fils du sonneur
Inspector Cabot
Clancy of the Mounted
Count de Freitas
The Lady from Longacre
The American Adventurer
The Great Reward
Colonel Burns
A Roaring Adventure
'Pale' Peter
The Measure of a Man
The Crimson Scars
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
248
Gender
Male
Birthday
1881-08-12
Place of Birth
Portland, Maine, USA
Also Known As
J. Francis O'Fearna