George Ford
Acting
🎂 1905-03-31
Tall distinguished looking George Ford started out as a contract player in the early 1930s but like most contract players, it didn't work out. Never discouraged, Ford moved on to roles as dancers, socialites, and chorus boys. Ford would occasionally have dialog but he was constantly used for his good looking appearance and his unique ability to ballroom dance. During the 1950s, Ford developed a reputation for being one of the best dancers in Hollywood. Musicals weren't his specialty though, it was the nice ballrooms and the socialite parties. He continue to work these throughout his career. He also managed to appear in a lot of various war films playing soldiers and high ranking military officers. With the popularity of television westerns increase, Ford found himself frequently appearing at square dances and as a dancer to show the leading ladies off. Eventually he became a regular townsman for a few years on Gunsmoke appearing in the bar scenes and playing bank tellers and town dignitaries. By 1968, Ford's work started to decrease and he decided to retire to Colorado where he could take up skiing and where he and his wife regularly competed in ballroom dancing contest. Like many extras, Ford's talents were not known to the general film public but he leaves behind a legacy of making the other dancers he danced with look better than they were and a large amount of film work that can be appreciated by future generation.
Cast credits(113)
Party Guest (uncredited)
1957
Wagon Train Member (uncredited)
1957
Police Officer (uncredited)
1966
Casino Patron
1959
Croupier
1959
Townsman (uncredited)
1955
Clarendon Townsman (uncredited)
1955
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
1959
Gangster Shooting in Lobby (uncredited)
1959
Jake Gurrah (uncredited)
1959
Doc (uncredited)
1959
Race Spectator (uncredited)
1959
Townsman (uncredited)
1957
Townsman (uncredited)
1965
Club Patron (uncredited)
1960
Auction Guest (uncredited)
1959
Clerk (uncredited)
1950
Police Officer (uncredited)
1959
Plane Passenger (uncredited)
1959
Security Guard (uncredited)
1952
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
1947
Guard (uncredited)
1954
Townsman (uncredited)
1956
Soldier (uncredited)
1937
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
1963
Restaurant Diner (uncredited)
1957
Brothel Customer (uncredited)
1965
Charity Raffle Guest (uncredited)
1959
Townsman (uncredited)
1960
Courtroom Officer (uncredited)
1953
Miner (uncredited)
1960
Poker Game Spectator (uncredited)
1965
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1955
Party Guest (uncredited)
1964
Attorney Mullaney (uncredited)
1963
Dance Contestant (uncredited)
1940
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1959
1955
Club Patron (uncredited)
1952
Show Spectator (uncredited)
1959
Male Harem Dancer (uncredited)
1955
Board Member
1968
Ringside Photographer (uncredited)
1957
Reporter (uncredited)
1951
Co-Pilot
1943
Loadmaster (uncredited)
1964
Townsman (uncredited)
1943
Chorus Boy (uncredited)
1951
1955
Townsman (uncredited)
1964
Soldier (uncredited)
1944
Man (uncredited)
1958
Club Patron (uncredited)
1950
Spectator on Sidewalk (uncredited)
1955
Townsman (uncredited)
1967
Party Guest (uncredited)
1958
Soldier (uncredited)
1952
Union Member (uncredited)
1957
Party Guest (uncredited)
1934
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1961
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1954
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1956
Theatre Patron (uncredited)
1954
Station Employee (uncredited)
1942
Courtroom Spectator
1956
Officer
1957
Casino Patron
1960
Lodge Guest (uncredited)
1951
Plane Passenger (uncredited)
1951
Ship Passenger (uncredited)
1939
Senator (uncredited)
1962
Auctioneer's Assistant (uncredited)
1953
1957
Club Marquis Patron (uncredited)
1946
Man (uncredited)
1946
Patron at 21 (uncredited)
1956
Waiter (uncredited)
1951
Wealthy Young Man
1943
Nightclub Patron (Uncredited)
1942
Paralytic #3
1940
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
1947
Country Club Guest (uncredited)
1938
Party Guest (uncredited)
1949
Club Patron (uncredited)
1942
Ball Guest (uncredited)
1946
Club Patron (uncredited)
1935
Wagon Train Member (uncredited)
1957
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1953
Club Patron (uncredited)
1957
Party Guest (uncredited)
1940
Man at Airport (uncredited)
1959
Bailiff (uncredited)
1953
Joe - The Bartender (uncredited)
1949
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1963
Dancer
1936
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
1961
Party Guest (uncredited)
1957
Party Guest (uncredited)
1951
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
1960
Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited)
1950
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
1942
Party Guest (uncredited)
1938
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
1932
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
1939
Audience Member (uncredited)
1960
Soldier
1943
Federal Agent (uncredited)
1950
Fisherman (uncredited)
1964
Troupe Member (uncredited)
1934
Party Guest (uncredited)
1935
Party Guest (uncredited)
1961
Rewrite Man (scenes deleted)
1945
Club Patron (uncredited)
1936