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Glenn Ford: Roles
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From Rear Admiral Spruance in Midway to Julio Desnoyers in Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, Glenn Ford was a strong dramatic presence. And yet, how could anyone overlook his more light-hearted roles in the comedy-drama Pocketful of Miracles (with Bette Davis), comedy-drama The Courtship of Eddie's Father (with Shirley Jones), the straight out comedy Imitation General (with Red Buttons), and a personal comedy favorite - Don't Go Near the Water?
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In 1958, Mr. Ford was voted the number one male box office attraction. He remained popular long after the studio system that created him had collapsed. In 1971, he starred in a weekly television series Cade's County which ended after a single season. Mr. Ford went on to star in another series, The Family Holvak (1975), and to host a syndicated documentary weekly, When Havoc Struck (1978). He ... headlined such miniseries as Once an Eagle (1976) and Evening in Byzantium (1979), and delivered a particularly strong performance as an Irish-American patriarch in the telefilm The Gift (1981). He continued appearing in choice theatrical-feature supporting roles into the early 1990s; one of the best of these was Clark Kent's foster father in Superman: The Movie (1978).
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Ford began his career in 1939, playing in minor comedies and Westerns. He burst to stardom opposite Rita Hayworth in "Gilda" in 1946. Playing the seductress' gambler lover, he found one of his signature roles. The same year, Ford ... co-starred with another femme fatale, Bette Davis, in "A Stolen Life." She played twin sisters vying for Ford's attention.
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Ford found early fame in horse opera features. The roles suited him well as an accomplished horseman and polo player. Some of his most notable Westerns were “3:10 to Yuma,” “Cowboy,” “The Rounders,” with Henry Fonda; “Texas,” with William Holden; “The Fastest Gun Alive,” with Jeanne Crain and Broderick Crawford; “Cimarron”, with Anne Baxter; and “The Sheepman,” with Shirley MacLaine. – but his acting talents ... ran to comedy and romance.
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In 1978, Ford had a supporting role in Superman, as Clark Kent's adopted father, Jonathan Kent, a role that introduced Ford to a new generation of film audiences. Ford's final scene in the film begins with a direct reference to Blackboard Jungle - the earlier film's theme song "Rock Around the Clock" is heard on a car radio.
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During the '60s, Ford starred in Capra's "Pocketful of Miracles," opposite Hope Lange and Davis, and Vincente Minnelli's "The Courtship of Eddie's Father." The '70s saw him take roles in several military films such as "Is Paris Burning" and "Midway." But mostly during that era he worked in TV, appearing in such miniseries as "Once an Eagle," "Evening in Byzantium" and "Beggarman, Thief."
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