Glenn Ford in 1998
Liked him best in "Torpedo Run" and as Dave the Dude in "Pocket Full of Miracles"
I miss the star system of the old days...Stars of Ford's era seemed bigger than life - not "this weeks" hottie.
He made many good movies, I liked the Rounders with he and Fonda for a comedy.
Great actor. They just don't make 'em like they used to.
3:10 to Yuma (1957)
He has always had that "something extra" air about him. One of my favorite actors, who IIRC, served in the Navy during WWII.This could be why he never looked like he was acting in his movies. We wish you well Glenn.
Sounds like he has the same taste as me.
Glenn Ford had class, not like today's Hollywood airheads.
'Gilda' was a wonderful film, and I love many of his westerns, but my favorite Glenn Ford films is 'Blackboard Jungle.'
"Gilda" is such a cool movie. Isn't this film the one in which Rita wears that famous skin-tight silver gown?
Give me the the old days with Glenn Ford instead of the new days with baby-faced pipsqueaks like Tom Cruise. Ugh!
Leni
He was greatest in " Fastest Gun Alive"
But the made for TV "Brotherhood of the Bell" is a great secret society, and very scary movie.
BWT, can't mention 'Blackboard Jungle' without mentioning how it made Bill Haley and the Comets' 'Rock Around The Clock' the first rock anthem. It's still one of the rock songs ever.
One from the last of the greatest generation from Hollywood.
MORE on Glenn Ford....
He became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1939, and served in two wars. In 1941, months before Pearl Harbor was attacked, Ford joined the Coast Guard Auxiliary, where he was on duty some evenings and occasional weekends. Already a movie star, he asked for "regular duty", to be treated as one of the guys, not a celebrity. He later put his acting career on hold to fight in World War II, serving in the U.S. Marines from 1943-45 and seeing action in the Pacific. When he was discharged he signed up with the U.S. Naval Reserves, where he served for decades, rising to the rank of captain.
He visited U.S. troops in Korea and Vietnam on well-publicized morale-building trips during those wars. And in a 1993 interview Ford confided that he had also been sent on five secret missions into Vietnam during that war. Asked for details, all he would say was, "They asked me to go, and I went." Asked if he was a war hero, Ford replied, "There's no heroes. Or everyone who serves is a hero. If you want the truth, there aren't enough medals to go around."
I didn't realize he was still alive.
Imitation General. He played a Master Sergeant who was a division commander's aid/batman who ran a battle after the general died to stop a German breakthrough. Red Buttons co-starred.
Happy birthday to Mr. Ford.