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George Ford
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.
Movie | Cast | Year |
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Cimarron | Townsman (uncredited) | 1960 |
Singin' in the Rain | Security Guard (uncredited) | 1952 |
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello Meet the Invisible Man | Reporter (uncredited) | 1951 |
Beauty for the Asking | Wedding Guest (uncredited) | 1939 |
Vicki | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) | 1953 |
The Cincinnati Kid | Poker Game Spectator (uncredited) | 1965 |
The Stooge | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1951 |
My Man Godfrey | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1957 |
The Eddy Duchin Story | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) | 1956 |
Cat Ballou | Brothel Customer (uncredited) | 1965 |
Law of the Lawless | Townsman (uncredited) | 1964 |
The Man from Galveston | Attorney Mullaney (uncredited) | 1963 |
The Silver Chalice | Guard (uncredited) | 1954 |
Brave Warrior | Soldier (uncredited) | 1952 |
Holiday for Lovers | Man at Airport (uncredited) | 1959 |
The Letter | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1940 |
The Garment Jungle | Union Member (uncredited) | 1957 |
The Hypnotic Eye | Audience Member (uncredited) | 1960 |
The FBI Story | Plane Passenger (uncredited) | 1959 |
Top Hat | Club Patron (uncredited) | 1935 |
Who Was That Lady? | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) | 1960 |
Lover Come Back | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) | 1961 |
Johnny Stool Pigeon | Joe - The Bartender (uncredited) | 1949 |
The Werewolf | Townsman (uncredited) | 1956 |
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes | Courtroom Officer (uncredited) | 1953 |
The Bad and the Beautiful | Club Patron (uncredited) | 1952 |
College Holiday | Dancer | 1936 |
Three for the Show | Male Harem Dancer (uncredited) | 1955 |
Heartbeat | Ball Guest (uncredited) | 1946 |
Under the Yum-Yum Tree | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) | 1963 |
Roadblock | Plane Passenger (uncredited) | 1951 |
Raintree County | Club Patron (uncredited) | 1957 |
Death in Small Doses | 1957 | |
King of the Royal Mounted | Paralytic #3 | 1940 |
Eve Knew Her Apples | Rewrite Man (scenes deleted) | 1945 |
Love Affair | Ship Passenger | 1939 |
Dragonwyck | Man (uncredited) | 1946 |
The Last Hurrah | Man (uncredited) | 1958 |
Born to Kill | Wedding Guest (uncredited) | 1947 |
Pillow Talk | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) | 1959 |
Monsieur Verdoux | Night Club Patron (uncredited) | 1947 |
North to Alaska | Miner (uncredited) | 1960 |
The Buccaneer | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1958 |
Pawnee | Wagon Train Member (uncredited) | 1957 |
Designing Woman | Ringside Photographer (uncredited) | 1957 |
Artists and Models | Spectator on Sidewalk (uncredited) | 1955 |
White Christmas | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) | 1954 |
The Wet Parade | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) | 1932 |
Hollywood Party | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1934 |
The Gay Bride | Troupe Member (uncredited) | 1934 |
Give Me Your Heart | Club Patron (uncredited) | 1936 |
Wee Willie Winkie | Soldier (uncredited) | 1937 |
Carefree | Country Club Guest (uncredited) | 1938 |
The Notorious Lone Wolf | Club Marquis Patron (uncredited) | 1946 |
It's Always Fair Weather | Nightclub Patron (uncredited) | 1955 |
The Crowd Roars | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1938 |
Angel Face | Bailiff (uncredited) | 1953 |
Cult of the Cobra | 1955 | |
The Square Jungle | 1955 | |
Advise & Consent | Senator (uncredited) | 1962 |
City for Conquest | Dance Contestant (uncredited) | 1940 |
The Damned Don't Cry | Club Patron (uncredited) | 1950 |
You Were Never Lovelier | Wedding Guest (uncredited) | 1942 |
A Lady Takes a Chance | Wealthy Young Man | 1943 |
Seven Thieves | Casino Patron | 1960 |
Slightly French | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1949 |
Around the World | Soldier | 1943 |
Bombardier | Co-Pilot | 1943 |
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man | Townsman (uncredited) | 1943 |
Born to Be Bad | Charity Ball Guest (Uncredited) | 1950 |
The Opposite Sex | Patron at 21 (uncredited) | 1956 |
Imitation of Life | Show Spectator (uncredited) | 1959 |
The Killer That Stalked New York | Federal Agent (uncredited) | 1950 |
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) | 1961 |
Hollywood Canteen | Soldier (uncredited) | 1944 |
Who Done It? | Station Employee (uncredited) | 1942 |
Some Like It Hot | Police Officer (uncredited) | 1959 |
Man's Favorite Sport? | Fisherman (uncredited) | 1964 |
The Falcon Takes Over | Nightclub Patron (Uncredited) | 1942 |
Fate Is the Hunter | Loadmaster (uncredited) | 1964 |
Sol Madrid | Board Member | 1968 |
The Enemy Below | Officer | 1957 |
Go Naked in the World | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1961 |
The Rack | Courtroom Spectator | 1956 |
Son of Flubber | Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) | 1963 |
Mississippi | Party Guest (uncredited) | 1935 |
His Kind of Woman | Lodge Guest (uncredited) | 1951 |
Broadway | Club Patron (uncredited) | 1942 |
Series | Cast | Year |
The Twilight Zone | Casino Patron | 1959 |
The Twilight Zone | Croupier | 1959 |
Thriller | Club Patron (uncredited) | 1960 |
The Untouchables | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) | 1959 |
Green Acres | Townsman (uncredited) | 1965 |
Gunsmoke | Townsman (uncredited) | 1955 |
The Jack Benny Program | Clerk (uncredited) | 1950 |
Dennis the Menace | Auction Guest (uncredited) | 1959 |
The Untouchables | Gangster Shooting in Lobby (uncredited) | 1959 |
The Untouchables | Jake Gurrah (uncredited) | 1959 |
Batman | Police Officer (uncredited) | 1966 |
Gunsmoke | Clarendon Townsman (uncredited) | 1955 |
The Untouchables | Doc (uncredited) | 1959 |