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Wallace Ford
AKA: Samuel Jones Grundy · Wally Ford · Samuel Grundy Jones
Acting
Born: 1898
Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK
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Biography
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.
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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.
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Known For
The Andy Griffith Show
Roger Hanover
1960 · US
The Deputy
Marshal Herk Lamson
1959 · US
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
Role
1958 · US
Trackdown
Eli Zach
1957 · US
The 20th Century Fox Hour
Monty Smith
1955 · US
The Wonderful World of Disney
Emory Packer
1954 · US
Father Knows Best
Role
1954 · US
Studio 57
Boats
1954 · US
Full Credits
| Show / Title | Year | Credit / Role |
|---|---|---|
| The Andy Griffith Show | 1960 | Roger Hanover |
| The Deputy | 1959 | Marshal Herk Lamson |
| Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse | 1958 | Contributor |
| Trackdown | 1957 | Eli Zach |
| The 20th Century Fox Hour | 1955 | Monty Smith |
| The Wonderful World of Disney | 1954 | Emory Packer |
| Father Knows Best | 1954 | Contributor |
| Studio 57 | 1954 | Boats |
| The Whistler | 1954 | Contributor |
| Inner Sanctum | 1954 | Contributor |
| The Ford Television Theatre | 1952 | Talker |
| This Is Your Life | 1952 | Self |
| Studio One | 1948 | Contributor |