Deceased

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Life & Death

Died aged 72

Also known asJ. Francis O'Fearna, Francis Feeney, Frank Thomas FeeneyGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn12/08/1881Born inPortland, Maine, USADied05/09/1953 (aged 72)Died inLos AngelesCausecancerWikidataQ1361838 ↗Buried atHoly Cross CemeteryTMDb#30496 ↗

Francis Ford was an American film actor, writer and director. He was the mentor and elder brother of film director John Ford. As an actor, director and producer, he was one of the first filmmakers in Hollywood.

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Filmography148 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
1953	The Sun Shines BrightMovie	Feeney	72
1952	The Quiet ManMovie	Dan Tobin	71
1952	The Living BibleMovie	Samaritan Leper	71
1951	The Adventures of Wild Bill HickokSeries	—	70
1951	Rim of the WheelMovie	Mr. Dickerson	70
1950	Wagon MasterMovie	Mr. Peachtree	69
1949	She Wore a Yellow RibbonMovie	Connelly - Fort Stark Suttlers Barman (uncredited)	68
1949	San Antone AmbushMovie	Major Farnsworth	68
1948	3 GodfathersMovie	Drunk (uncredited)	67
1948	Fort ApacheMovie	Fen - Stage Guard (uncredited)	67
1948	Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin'Movie	Race Checker / Fisherman (uncredited)	67
1948	The PlunderersMovie	Barnaby	67
1948	The Timber TrailMovie	Ralph Baker	67
1948	The Far FrontierMovie	Alf Sharper	67
1947	High TideMovie	Pop Garrow	66
1947	UnconqueredMovie	Frontiersman on Fort Pitt Roof (uncredited)	66
1947	CaliforniaMovie	Jessie (uncredited)	66
1947	GunfightersMovie	Cook (uncredited)	66
1947	Bandits of Dark CanyonMovie	Horse Trader	66
1946	Sister KennyMovie	Patrick O'Shea (uncredited)	65
1946	My Darling ClementineMovie	Dad - Old Soldier (uncredited)	65
1946	College QueenMovie	Pop, The Janitor	65
1946	Wake Up and DreamMovie	Old Man at Counter	65
1945	Murder, He SaysMovie	Lee - Old Townsman (uncredited)	64
1945	Mom and DadMovie	Dr. Rubin	64
1945	The White GorillaMovie	Mr. Stacey	64
1944	The ClimaxMovie	Backstage Attendant (Uncredited)	63
1944	The Princess and the PirateMovie	Drunken Pirate (uncredited)	63
1944	Home in IndianaMovie	Ed - Seated Opposite J.T. in Bar (uncredited)	63
1943	The Ox-Bow IncidentMovie	Alva 'Dad' Hardwicke (uncredited)	62
1942	The Man Who Wouldn't DieMovie	Caretaker	61
1942	The Loves of Edgar Allan PoeMovie	Tavern Keeper	61
1941	Western UnionMovie	Eastbound Stagecoach Driver	60
1941	They Died with Their Boots OnMovie	Veteran (uncredited)	60
1941	Romance of the Rio GrandeMovie	Stagecoach Driver	60
1941	Riders of the Purple SageMovie	Inebriated Courtroom Spectator	60
1940	The Grapes of WrathMovie	Migrant (uncredited)	59
1940	Diamond FrontierMovie	Derek Bluje	59
1939	StagecoachMovie	Sgt. Billy Pickett (uncredited)	58
1939	GeronimoMovie	Scout	58
1939	Young Mr. LincolnMovie	Sam Boone (uncredited)	58
1939	Drums Along the MohawkMovie	Joe Boleo	58
1938	MannequinMovie	Tim O'Rourke (Uncredited)	57
1938	The Girl of the Golden WestMovie	Miner	57
1938	In Old ChicagoMovie	Driver	57
1938	The TexansMovie	Uncle Dud	57
1937	The Last Train from MadridMovie	Pedro Elias (uncredited)	56
1937	Slave ShipMovie	Scraps	56
1936	Little Miss NobodyMovie	Detective	55
1936	The Prisoner of Shark IslandMovie	Corporal O'Toole	55
1936	Sins of ManMovie	Town Drunk	55
1936	Paddy O'DayMovie	Immigration Officer Tom McGuire	55
1936	Educating FatherMovie	Sheriff Hart	55
1936	Charlie Chan at the CircusMovie	John Gaines	55
1936	The Plough and the StarsMovie	Old Man (uncredited)	55
1935	Goin' to TownMovie	Sheriff	54
1935	The InformerMovie	'Judge' Flynn	54
1935	Steamboat Round the BendMovie	Efe	54
1934	Murder in TrinidadMovie	Davenant	53
1934	The World Moves OnMovie	Legionaire in Trench	53
1934	Judge PriestMovie	Juror No. 12	53
1934	Pirate TreasureMovie	Dick's Friend at the Airfield	53
1933	Roman ScandalsMovie	Roman Citizen (uncredited)	52
1933	PilgrimageMovie	Mayor Elmer Briggs	52
1933	Charlie Chan's Greatest CaseMovie	Captain Hallett	52
1933	The Man from MontereyMovie	Don Pablo Gonzales	52
1933	Life in the RawMovie	Sheriff Myles	52
1933	Clancy of the MountedMovie	Inspector Cabot	52
1933	Doctor BullMovie	Mr. Herring	52
1933	SmokyMovie	Horse Buyer	52
1932	Air MailMovie	Passenger Who'll Die on a Train (uncredited)	51
1932	Scandal for SaleMovie	Belmont Hotel Desk Clerk	51
1932	The Lost SpecialMovie	Botter Hood	51
1931	A Free SoulMovie	Skid Row Drunk (uncredited)	50
1931	PossessedMovie	Drunken Husband (uncredited)	50
1931	FrankensteinMovie	Hans (uncredited)	50
1931	Battling with Buffalo BillMovie	Jim Rodney	50
1930	Abraham LincolnMovie	Sheridan's Aide (uncredited)	49
1930	The Mounted StrangerMovie	'Spider' Coy	49
1930	Kathleen MavourneenMovie	James, the butler	49
1930	Sons of the SaddleMovie	'Red' Slade	49
1930	The Jade BoxMovie	Martin Morgan	49
1929	The Black WatchMovie	MacGregor (uncredited)	48
1929	Mister AntonioMovie	Bit Role (uncredited)	48
1929	The Lariat KidMovie	Cal Gregg	48
1928	Sisters of EveMovie	Pritchard	47
1928	The Chinatown MysteryMovie	The Sphinx	47
1927	The Devil's SaddleMovie	Pete Hepburn	46
1927	The Cruise of the HellionMovie	Peg-leg	46
1927	One Glorious ScrapMovie	Ralph Curtis	46
1927	Men of DaringMovie	Black Roger	46
1927	The Wreck of the HesperusMovie	John Hazzard	46
1927	The Heart of MarylandMovie	Jefferson Davis	46
1926	The Silent TrailerMovie	Mrs. Coleman's Physician	45
1926	Officer '444'Movie	Fire Chief	45
1925	Ridin' ThunderMovie	Frank Douglas	44
1925	The Sign of the CactusMovie	Panhandle George	44
1924	Lash of the WhipMovie	'Hurricane' Smith	43
1923	Mine to KeepMovie	Jack Deering	42
1922	The Village BlacksmithMovie	Asa Martin	41
1922	Thundering HoofsMovie	Daddy Bill / 'Colonel' Bill	41
1921	The Great RewardMovie	The American Adventurer	40
1921	The StampedeMovie	Robert Wagner	40
1921	I Am the WomanMovie	—	40
1920	Screen Snapshots Series 1, Number 16Movie	The Director / Self	39
1919	The Mystery Of 13Movie	Phil Kelly / Jim Kelly	38
1918	The Silent MysteryMovie	Phil Kelly	37
1917	Who Was the Other Man?Movie	James Walbert / Ludwig Schumann	36
1917	The Purple DominoMovie	Hugo Loubeque	36
1916	His Majesty Dick TurpinMovie	Prince Frederick aka Dick Turpin	35
1916	Behind the MaskMovie	Prince Frederick aka Dick Turpin	35
1916	The Madcap Queen of CronaMovie	Prince Frederick	35
1916	The Purple MaskMovie	Phil Kelly/The Sphinx	35
1916	The Bandit's WagerMovie	The Bandit / Nan's Brother's Friend	35
1916	Mister VampireMovie	The Vampire Man	35
1916	Brennon o' the MoorMovie	Willy Brennon	35
1916	The Adventures of Peg o' the RingMovie	Dr. Lund, Junior	35
1916	The Princely BanditMovie	Prince Frederick	35
1916	The Cry of ErinMovie	Shemus O'Brien	35
1915	The Campbells Are ComingMovie	—	34
1915	The Heart of LincolnMovie	Abraham Lincoln	34
1914	The Phantom ViolinMovie	—	33
1914	In the Fall of '64Movie	Capt. Ford - the Southern Officer	33
1914	Washington at Valley ForgeMovie	The Spy	33
1914	A Study in ScarletMovie	Sherlock Holmes	33
1913	The Black MasksMovie	Fred Francis - a Crook	32
1913	The Battle of Bull RunMovie	Abraham Lincoln	32
1912	The Ball Player and the BanditMovie	A Baseball Fan	31
1912	The DeserterMovie	The Deserter	31
1911	Billy and His PalMovie	Jim - the Cowpuncher	30
1911	A Western GirlMovie	Hartley	30
1911	Mary's StratagemMovie	Bill	30
1911	The Kiss of Mary JaneMovie	Black Bill	30
1911	In the Hot LandsMovie	The County Doctor	30
1911	Bessie's RideMovie	John Burton	30
1911	Jack Mason's Last DealMovie	Jim Saunders	30
1911	The Spring Round-UpMovie	Jim Dempsey	30
1911	The Snake in the GrassMovie	Texas Ed	30
1911	An Unwilling CowboyMovie	Jim Edwards	30
1910	Branding a ThiefMovie	—	29
1910	In the Tall Grass CountryMovie	Bob	29
1910	PalsMovie	Denton	29
1910	A Postal SubstituteMovie	Jack Flynn	29
1910	The Padre's SecretMovie	Baptiste	29
1910	The Romance of Circle RanchMovie	Honest Jim	29
1910	Love's "C.Q.D."Movie	Lt. Robert Bright	29
1910	The Return of Ta-Wa-WaMovie	Ta-Wa-Wa	29
1910	The Ruling PassionMovie	Tony Valero	29