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Wallace Ford

Feb 11, 1898 - Jun 11, 1966 (68 years old) in Bolton, Lancashire, England, UK

Wallace Ford (12 February 1898 – 11 June 1966) was an English-born naturalized American stage and screen actor. Usually playing wise-cracking characters, he combined a tough but friendly-faced demeanor with a small but powerful, stocky physique.

Born Samuel Jones Grundy in Bolton, Lancashire, England, he spent his childhood in a Dr. Barnardo's home. At an early age he was adopted by a farmer from Manitoba, Canada, where he was ill treated. About age eleven, Ford ran away and did odd jobs, later becoming an usher in a theatre.

Following his discharge from the Army after WWI, he became a vaudeville actor in a stock company before performing on Broadway.

He started on a film career when Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer gave him a part in the film Possessed (1931) and went on to appear in over 200 films, including 13 directed by John Ford.

Wallace Ford is buried in an unmarked grave in Culver City, California's Holy Cross Cemetery.

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Known For

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Studio One
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Father Knows Best
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The Andy Griffith Show
Roger Hanover
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Climax!
Bunco Kelly
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Studio 57
Boats
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Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
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The Wonderful World of Disney
Emory Packer
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The Ford Television Theatre
Talker
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This Is Your Life
Self
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The Barbara Stanwyck Show
Harry

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