Known For
Acting
Born
Mar 31, 1905
Died
Jul 30, 1983
Place of Birth
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Credits
153 titles
George Ford
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Sol Madrid
Board Member
Cimarron Strip
Townsman (uncredited)
Winchester '73
Townsman (uncredited)
The Invaders
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Mission: Impossible
Guard (uncredited)
The Green Hornet
Party Guest (uncredited)
Torn Curtain
Party Guest (uncredited)
The Glass Bottom Boat
Party Guest (uncredited)
Batman
Police Officer (uncredited)
The Cincinnati Kid
Poker Game Spectator (uncredited)
The Wild Wild West
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Honey West
Photographer (uncredited)
Green Acres
Townsman (uncredited)
The Great Race
Man in Hallway at Sentinel (uncredited)
Cat Ballou
Brothel Customer (uncredited)
Youngblood Hawke
Party Guest (uncredited)
Fate Is the Hunter
Loadmaster (uncredited)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
Party Guest (uncredited)
Law of the Lawless
Townsman (uncredited)
Man's Favorite Sport?
Fisherman (uncredited)
The Man from Galveston
Attorney Mullaney (uncredited)
Under the Yum Yum Tree
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Burke's Law
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Arrest and Trial
Juror (uncredited)
The Lieutenant
Observer at Rally (uncredited)
The Thrill of It All
Party Guest (uncredited)
Critic's Choice
Audience Member (uncredited)
Son of Flubber
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
The Lucy Show
Photographer (uncredited)
The Beverly Hillbillies
Party Guest (uncredited)
The Virginian
Party Guest (uncredited)
Sam Benedict
Board Member (uncredited)
Two Weeks in Another Town
Guest at Anniversary Banquet (uncredited)
Advise & Consent
Senator (uncredited)
Lover Come Back
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
The Dick Van Dyke Show
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
King of the Roaring 20's – The Story of Arnold Rothstein
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Go Naked in the World
Party Guest (uncredited)
Cimarron
Townsman (uncredited)
North to Alaska
Miner (uncredited)
Thriller
Club Patron (uncredited)
Elmer Gantry
Reporter (uncredited)
Who Was That Lady?
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Seven Thieves
Casino Patron (uncredited)
The Hypnotic Eye
Audience Member (uncredited)
Mr. Lucky
Casino Patron (uncredited)
The Untouchables
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Pillow Talk
Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Dennis the Menace
Auction Guest (uncredited)
The Twilight Zone
Casino Patron (uncredited)