
Glenn Ford (May 1, 1916 – August 30, 2006) was a Canadian-born American actor from Hollywood's Golden Era, with a career that spanned seven decades. Despite his versatility, Ford was best known for playing ordinary men in unusual circumstances, and appeared in films such as Gilda (1946), The Big Heat (1953), and Superman (1978).

Superman
1978 · as Pa Kent

Midway
1976 · as Rear Admiral Raymond A. Spruance

3:10 to Yuma
1957 · as Ben Wade

Superman II
1980 · as Jonathan Kent (archive footage) (uncredited)

The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
1982 · as Self

Gilda
1946 · as Johnny Farrell

Is Paris Burning?
1966 · as Lt. Gen. Omar N. Bradley

Jubal
1956 · as Jubal Troop

Guadalcanal Diary
1943 · as Marine Extra (uncredited)

The Big Heat
1953 · as Det. Sgt. Dave Bannion

Virus
1980 · as President Richardson

Happy Birthday to Me
1981 · as Dr. David Faraday

The Gazebo
1959 · as Elliott Nash

The Fastest Gun Alive
1956 · as George Temple / George Kelby, Jr.

Pocketful of Miracles
1961 · as Dave 'The Dude' Conway

Trial
1955 · as David Blake

The Violent Men
1955 · as John Parrish

The Desperadoes
1943 · as Cheyenne Rogers