Interesting facts about Glenn Ford -
A Canadian-American actor who often portrayed ordinary men in unusual circumstances. Most prominent during Hollywood's Golden Age. One of the biggest box-office draws of the 1940s, 50s, and 60s, a career that spanned more than half a century.
Here are some interesting facts about Glenn Ford…
Glenn played in various genres of movies, some of his most important roles were in the film noirs 1946s Gilda and 1953s The Big Heat, and the high school angst film 1955s Blackboard Jungle. Somehow, it was comedies and westerns that he received awards, including three Golden Globe Nominations for Best Actor in a Comedy movie, winning for 1961s Pocketful of Miracles. He also played a role as Clark Kent's adoptive father, Jonathan Kent, in Superman (1978).
Five of Ford’s films have been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" important Gilda (1946), The Big Heat (1953), Blackboard Jungle (1955), 3:10 to Yuma (1957) and Superman (1978).
Glenn Ford made 27 westerns during his career. Here are some of those I considered the best.
COWBOY (1958)
3:10 TO YUMA (1957)
THE ROUNDERS (1965)
JUBAL (1956)
FASTEST GUN ALIVE (1956)
THE SHEEPMAN (1958)
THE MAN FROM COLORADO (1948)
THE VIOLENT MEN (1955)
THE SACKETTS (1979)
THE MAN FROM THE ALAMO (1953)
And one little known and hard to find film THE SECRET OF CONVICT LAKE (1951)

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