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Full Name
  
Francis Feeney

Years active
  
1909–1953

Role
  
Film actor

Other names
  
J. Francis O'Fearna

Name
  
Francis Ford

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Born
  
August 14, 1881 (
1881-08-14
)
Portland, Maine, U.S.

Occupation
  
ActorFilm directorWriter

Died
  
September 5, 1953, Los Angeles, California, United States

Siblings
  
John Ford, Patrick Feeney, Bridget Feeney, Delia Feeney

Spouse
  
Mary Armstrong (m. 1935–1953), Elsie Van Name (m. 1900)

Children
  
Philip Ford, Francis Joseph Ford Jr.

Movies
  
The Quiet Man, The Informer, Wagon Master, Drums Along the Mohawk, The Ox‑Bow Incident

Similar People
  
John Ford, Grace Cunard, Victor McLaglen, Arthur Shields, Thomas H Ince

Francis Ford (born Francis Feeney, August 14, 1881 – September 5, 1953) was a prolific film actor, writer, and director. He was the mentor and elder brother of film director John Ford. He also appeared in many of John Ford's movies, including Young Mr. Lincoln (1939) and The Quiet Man (1952).

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Biography

Francis Ford was born in Portland, Maine. He was the son of John A. Feeney, who was born in the village of Spiddal, County Galway, Ireland, on June 15, 1854. By 1878, John had moved to Portland, Maine and opened a saloon, at 42 Center Street, that used a false front to pose as grocery store. John opened four others in following years.

After service in the United States Army in the Spanish–American War, Francis left home. He drifted into the film business in New York City, working for David Horsley, Al Christie, and the Star Film Company's San Antonio operation under Gaston Melies. He adopted the name Ford from the automobile. From San Antonio Francis began his Hollywood career working for Thomas H. Ince at Ince's Bison studio, directing and appearing in westerns.

Francis Ford's younger brother, John M. Feeney, was a successful fullback and defensive tackle on a Portland High state championship football team, nicknamed "Bull". In 1914 Bull followed Francis to Hollywood, changed his name to John Ford and would eventually surpass his elder brother's considerable reputation.

Francis Ford's son, Philip Ford, was also a film actor/director.

Work

Ford may have acted in over 400 films, with many of his early credits poorly documented and likely lost.

Ambitious and prolific, in Ford's early work he cast himself as George Armstrong Custer, Sherlock Holmes (with his younger brother as Dr. Watson), and Abraham Lincoln, a role which he specialized in. By 1912 Ford was directing alongside Thomas Ince. It rapidly became clear that Ince was routinely taking credit for Ford's work, so Ford moved to Universal in early 1913. His 1913 Lucille Love, Girl of Mystery was Universal's first serial, and the first of a string of very popular serials starring Ford's collaborator and lover Grace Cunard. The 1915 serial The Broken Coin was expanded from 15 to 22 episodes by popular demand, probably the height of Ford's career.

In 1917 Ford founded a short-lived independent company, Fordart Films, which released the 1918 Berlin via America with Phil Kelly, and briefly opened his own studio at Sunset Boulevard and Gower Street. At the same time Ford mentored his younger brother, collaborating frequently as writers, directors, and actors in each other's projects; but as early as 1917, it was clear that John's star was on the rise. Frank's directorial style remained suitable for serials, but failed to evolve. Ford's final known directoral credit is for the 1928 The Call of the Heart, a 50-minute vehicle for "Dynamite the Devil Dog".

The Ford brothers were, at the best of times, critical of each other, and sometimes sharply antagonistic. Ford wrote an unpublished memoir in 1934 called "Up and Down the Ladder" which is "filled with bitter and sometimes heartrending complaints about how old-timers who had helped create the industry had been shunted aside by younger men."

From the late 1920s, and for the next two decades, Ford sustained a career as a grizzled character actor and bit player. He is often uncredited, as in his appearance in James Whale's 1931 Frankenstein. Among his most memorable roles was that of the demented old man in The Ox-Bow Incident (1943).

Filmography

Actor
1953
The Marshal's Daughter as
Gramps (uncredited)
1953
It Happens Every Thursday as
Elderly Man (uncredited)
1953
The Sun Shines Bright as
Feeney - Old Backwoodsman
1952
The Living Bible (TV Series) as
Samaritan Leper
- Jesus and the Lepers - Samaritan Leper
1952
The Lawless Breed as
Charlie - Saloon Janitor (uncredited)
1952
Toughest Man in Arizona as
Hanchette
1952
The Quiet Man as
Dan Tobin
1952
Gruen Guild Theater (TV Series)
- A Boy Wears a Gun (1952)
1951
Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (TV Series) as
Rimrock Robby / Old Zeke
- Savvy, the Smart Little Dog (1952) - Rimrock Robby
- Indian Pony Express (1951) - Old Zeke
1950
Fireside Theatre (TV Series)
- Hurry, Hurry (1952)
- The Tunnel (1951)
- Close Shave (1951)
- The Parasol (1950)
1951
Rim of the Wheel (Short) as
Mr. Dickerson
1950
The Gene Autry Show (TV Series) as
Jed - Rancher / Whopper Darrow
- The Devil's Brand (1950) - Jed - Rancher
- The Posse (1950) - Whopper Darrow
1950
Father Makes Good as
Fisherman
1950
Wagon Master as
Mr. Peachtree
1950
The Lone Ranger (TV Series) as
Sam Dingle
- Gold Fever (1950) - Sam Dingle
1949
San Antone Ambush as
Major Farnsworth
1949
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon as
Connelly - Fort Stark Suttlers Barman (uncredited)
1949
Frontier Investigator as
Ed Garnett
1948
The Far Frontier as
Alf Sharper
1948
3 Godfathers as
Drunk (uncredited)
1948
The Plunderers as
Barnaby
1948
Eyes of Texas as
Thad Cameron
1948
Feudin', Fussin' and A-Fightin' as
Race Checker / Fisherman (uncredited)
1948
The Timber Trail as
Ralph Baker
1948
Fort Apache as
Fen - Stage Guard (uncredited)
1947
Bandits of Dark Canyon as
Horse Trader
1947
Unconquered as
Frontiersman on Fort Pitt Roof (uncredited)
1947
Driftwood as
Abner Green
1947
High Tide as
Pop Garrow
1947
Gunfighters as
Cook (uncredited)
1947
California as
Jessie (uncredited)
1946
Wake Up and Dream as
Old Man at Counter (uncredited)
1946
My Darling Clementine as
Dad - Old Soldier (uncredited)
1946
Accomplice as
King Connors
1946
Sister Kenny as
Patrick O'Shea (uncredited)
1946
A Tale of Two Cafes (Short) as
Colonel (uncredited)
1946
College Queen (Short) as
Pop, The Janitor
1946
The Wife of Monte Cristo (uncredited)
1946
Renegades as
Eph (uncredited)
1945
San Antonio as
Old Cowboy Greeting Coach (uncredited)
1945
Love, Honor and Goodbye as
Old Sea Dog (uncredited)
1945
State Fair as
R.C. Martin (uncredited)
1945
Incendiary Blonde as
Ranch Owner (uncredited)
1945
Wildfire as
Ezra Mills (as Frances Ford)
1945
The White Gorilla as
Mr. Stacey
1945
Murder, He Says as
Lee - Old Townsman (uncredited)
1945
Hangover Square as
Ogilby (uncredited)
1945
Mom and Dad as
Dr. Rubin
1944
The Big Bonanza as
Daley (uncredited)
1944
Bowery Champs as
Newspaper Sports Writer (uncredited)
1944
The Princess and the Pirate as
Drunken Pirate (uncredited)
1944
The Climax as
Backstage Attendant (uncredited)
1944
The Big Noise as
Train Station Attendant (uncredited)
1944
Wilson as
Hughes Campaign Orator (uncredited)
1944
Home in Indiana as
Ed - Seated Opposite J.T. in Bar (uncredited)
1943
Jitterbugs as
Skeptical Old-Timer (uncredited)
1943
The Desperadoes as
Hank (uncredited)
1943
Girls in Chains as
Jury Foreman (uncredited)
1943
The Ox-Bow Incident as
Alva 'Dad' Hardwicke (uncredited)
1942
Outlaws of Pine Ridge as
Bartender
1942
King of the Mounties as
Zeke Collins (Ch. 4)
1942
The Loves of Edgar Allan Poe as
Tavern Keeper
1942
The Man Who Wouldn't Die as
Caretaker
1942
The Vanishing Virginian as
Campaign Committee Member (uncredited)
1941
They Died with Their Boots On as
Veteran (uncredited)
1941
Riders of the Purple Sage as
Inebriated Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
1941
Last of the Duanes as
Luke Stevens
1941
Tobacco Road as
Vagabond on Road (uncredited)
1941
Western Union as
Eastbound Stagecoach Driver (uncredited)
1940
Romance of the Rio Grande as
Stagecoach Driver (uncredited)
1940
Diamond Frontier as
Derek Bluje
1940
South of Pago Pago as
Foster
1940
Three Faces West as
Farmer Bill - with Higgins (uncredited)
1940
Lucky Cisco Kid as
Court Clerk
1940
Viva Cisco Kid as
Proprietor
1940
The Man from Dakota as
Horseman on Bridge (uncredited)
1940
The Grapes of Wrath as
Migrant (uncredited)
1939
Geronimo as
Army Scout (uncredited)
1939
Drums Along the Mohawk as
Joe Boleo
1939
Bad Lands as
Charlie Garth
1939
Colorado Sunset as
The Drunk (uncredited)
1939
Young Mr. Lincoln as
Sam Boone (uncredited)
1939
Stagecoach as
Sgt. Billy Pickett (uncredited)
1938
The Texans as
Uncle Dud
1938
Kentucky Moonshine as
Grandpa Hatfield
1938
The Girl of the Golden West as
Miner (uncredited)
1938
Change of Heart as
Dog Pound Man (uncredited)
1938
In Old Chicago as
Driver
1937
Mannequin as
Tim O'Rourke (uncredited)
1937
Checkers as
Daniel Snodgrass
1937
Slave Ship as
Scraps
1937
The Last Train from Madrid as
Pedro Elias (uncredited)
1937
The Road Back as
Street Cleaner (uncredited)
1937
A Star Is Born as
William Gregory (uncredited)
1936
The Plough and the Stars as
Old Man (uncredited)
1936
The Plainsman as
Anderson - Old Veteran (uncredited)
1936
Sins of Man as
Town Drunk
1936
Little Miss Nobody as
Detective (uncredited)
1936
Educating Father as
Sheriff Hart
1936
Gentle Julia as
Tubbs, Fish Peddler
1936
Charlie Chan at the Circus as
John Gaines
1936
The Prisoner of Shark Island as
Cpl. O'Toole
1936
Paddy O'Day as
Tom McGuire - Immigration Officer
1935
Charlie Chan's Secret as
Captain of Salvage Ship (uncredited)
1935
This Is the Life as
'Sticky' Jones
1935
Steamboat Round the Bend as
Efe
1935
The Arizonian as
Mayor Ed Comstock
1935
Paris in Spring as
Drunken Peasant (uncredited)
1935
The Informer as
'Judge' Flynn
1935
Goin' to Town as
Sheriff (uncredited)
1935
The Whole Town's Talking as
Newspaper Reporter at Dock (uncredited)
1935
The County Chairman as
Cattle Rancher (uncredited)
1934
Bachelor of Arts as
Pawnbroker (uncredited)
1934
Judge Priest as
Juror No. 12
1934
Charlie Chan's Courage as
Hewitt
1934
The World Moves On as
Legionaire in Trench (uncredited)
1934
Murder in Trinidad as
Davenant
1934
Cheaters
1934
Sleepers East as
Well-Wisher at Train Station (uncredited)
1934
The Lost Patrol as
Arab (uncredited)
1934
Pirate Treasure as
Aero Club Member
1933
Smoky as
Horse Buyer (uncredited)
1933
Roman Scandals as
Roman Citizen (uncredited)
1933
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case as
Captain Hallett
1933
Doctor Bull as
Mr. Herring (uncredited)
1933
Gordon of Ghost City as
The Mystery Man
1933
The Man from Monterey as
Don Pablo Gonzales
1933
Pilgrimage as
Mayor Elmer Briggs
1933
Life in the Raw as
Sheriff Myles
1933
The Thundering Herd as
Frank (uncredited)
1933
Clancy of the Mounted as
Inspector Cabot
1932
The Lost Special as
Botter Hood
1932
Air Mail as
Passenger Who'll Die on a Train (uncredited)
1932
Heroes of the West as
Cavalry Captain Donovan
1932
The Rider of Death Valley as
Gabe
1932
Destry Rides Again as
Judd Ogden
1932
Scandal for Sale as
Belmont Hotel Desk Clerk (uncredited)
1932
Scarface as
Prison Guard (alternate ending) (uncredited)
1932
Tangled Fortunes as
Matt Higgins
1932
The Impatient Maiden as
Insane Asylum Warden (uncredited)
1932
Discarded Lovers as
Medical Examiner (uncredited)
1931
Battling with Buffalo Bill as
Jim Rodney
1931
Possessed as
Drunken Husband (uncredited)
1931
Frankenstein as
Hans (uncredited)
1931
The Spirit of Notre Dame as
Alumnus from Cleveland (uncredited)
1931
The Last Ride as
Brady
1931
A Free Soul as
Skid Row Drunk (uncredited)
1931
Let's Play (Short)
1931
The Front Page as
Carl - a Detective (uncredited)
1931
The Seas Beneath as
Eric - Captain of Trawler (uncredited)
1931
Resurrection as
Drunken Soldier on Train (uncredited)
1930
The Indians Are Coming as
George Woods / Tom Woods
1930
Abraham Lincoln as
Sheridan's Aide (uncredited)
1930
Sons of the Saddle as
'Red' Slade
1930
Song of the Caballero as
Don Pedro Madero
1930
Kathleen Mavourneen as
James, the butler
1930
Captain of the Guard as
Hussars Officer (uncredited)
1930
The Jade Box as
Martin Morgan
1930
The Mounted Stranger as
'Spider' Coy
1929
The Talkies (Short)
1929
Mister Antonio as
Bit Role (uncredited)
1929
The Drake Case as
Juror (uncredited)
1929
The Lariat Kid as
Cal Gregg
1929
The Black Watch as
Maj. MacGregor (uncredited)
1929
The Charlatan as
Detective (uncredited)
1928
Sisters of Eve as
Pritchard
1928
The Chinatown Mystery as
The Sphinx
1928
The Four-Footed Ranger as
Brom Hockley
1928
The Trail of '98 as
Gold Commissioner's Assistant (uncredited)
1928
The Branded Sombrero as
Link Jarvis
1927
One Glorious Scrap as
Ralph Curtis
1927
Uncle Tom's Cabin as
Captain (uncredited)
1927
The Wreck of the Hesperus as
John Hazzard
1927
The Cruise of the Hellion as
Peg-leg
1927
The Heart of Maryland as
Jefferson Davis
1927
The Devil's Saddle as
Pete Hepburn
1927
Men of Daring as
Black Roger
1927
Upstream as
Juggler
1926
Speed Cop as
The Silk Thief
1926
The Silent Trailer (Short) as
Mrs. Coleman's Physician (uncredited)
1926
Officer '444' as
Fire Chief
1925
The Four from Nowhere
1925
The Fighting Heart as
Town Fool
1925
The Red Rider as
Brown Bear
1925
Ridin' Thunder as
Frank Douglas
1925
The Power God as
Government Secret Service Man (Chapter 15) (uncredited)
1925
Scar Hanan as
Jury foreman
1925
Taming the West as
Frosty Miller
1925
A Roaring Adventure as
Colonel Burns / Bennett Hardy
1925
The Sign of the Cactus as
Panhandle George
1925
Soft Shoes as
Quig Mundy
1924
The Diamond Bandit as
Friar Aloysius
1924
The Measure of a Man as
'Pale' Peter
1924
Hearts of Oak
1924
In the Days of the Covered Wagon
1924
Lash of the Whip as
'Hurricane' Smith
1924
Western Yesterdays as
Twitchie
1924
A Rodeo Mixup as
Her Uncle
1924
Western Feuds as
J.P. Hartley
1923
Mine to Keep as
Jack Deering
1923
The Haunted Valley as
Sharkey
1923
Three Jumps Ahead as
Ben McLean
1923
The Fighting Skipper
1922
The Boss of Camp Four as
Dude McCormick
1922
The Village Blacksmith as
Asa Martin
1922
Storm Girl as
Dr. Blake
1922
The Heart of Lincoln
1922
Bells of San Juan as
Undetermined Role (uncredited)
1922
They're Off as
Col. Blake
1922
Thundering Hoofs as
Daddy Bill / 'Colonel' Bill
1922
Another Man's Boots as
The Stranger
1922
So This Is Arizona as
Ned Kendall
1921
Flower of the Range (Short)
1921
The Stampede as
Robert Wagner
1921
The Lady from Longacre as
Count de Freitas
1921
Action as
Soda Water Manning
1921
Eat and Be Happy (Short)
1921
The Great Reward as
The American Adventurer
1921
I Am the Woman as
'Sloe Gin' Charlie
1921
When Eve Fell (Short)
1920
A Man from Nowhere as
The Town Drunkard
1920
The Woman of Mystery
1919
Crimson Shoals as
Jack Quinn, the son / Frederick Fielding, the father / Thomas Fielding, the grandfather
1919
The Mystery of 13 as
Phil Kelly / Jim Kelly
1918
The Isle of Intrigue
1918
The Silent Mystery as
Phil Kelly
1918
The Craving as
Carroll Wayles
1918
Berlin Via America as
Phil Kelly
1917
The Mystery Ship
1917
John Ermine of Yellowstone as
John Ermine
1917
Who Was the Other Man? as
James Walbert / Ludwig Schumann
1917
In Treason's Grasp
1917
Unmasked (Short) as
Fred Francis - a Crook
1917
The Puzzle Woman (Short) as
Phil Kelly aka Cliff Jordan
1917
True to Their Colors (Short)
1917
The Terrors of War (Short) as
The Gallant Northern Officer
1917
The Rebel's Net (Short)
1917
The Little Rebel's Sacrifice (Short)
1916
The Yellow Streak (Short) as
Phil Kelley
1916
The Purple Mask as
Phil Kelly / The Sphinx
1916
Mister Vampire (Short) as
The Vampire Man
1916
The Heroine of San Juan (Short) as
The American Lieutenant
1916
The Bandit's Wager (Short) as
The Bandit / Nan's Brother's Friend
1916
Poisoned Lips (Short) as
Mr. Gyblin
1916
The Princely Bandit (Short) as
Prince Frederick
1916
Brennon o' the Moor (Short) as
Willy Brennon
1916
The Adventures of Peg o' the Ring as
Dr. Lund, Junior
1916
Chicken-Hearted Jim (Short) as
Jimmie Endicott aka Chicken-Hearted Jim
1916
The Unexpected (Short) as
The Mexican Foreman
1916
The Sham Reality (Short) as
James Brooks
1916
Behind the Mask (Short) as
Prince Frederick aka Dick Turpin
1916
Her Sister's Sin (Short) as
Dr. Brock's Brother
1916
Lady Raffles Returns (Short) as
Detective Phil Kelly
1916
The Madcap Queen of Crona (Short) as
Prince Frederick
1916
The Cry of Erin (Short) as
Shemus O'Brien
1916
The Dumb Bandit (Short) as
The Sheepherder / The Dumb Bandit
1916
His Majesty Dick Turpin (Short) as
Prince Frederick aka Dick Turpin
1916
The Phantom Island (Short) as
John Harding
1915
The Campbells Are Coming (Short) as
Nana Sahib
1915
The Broken Coin as
Count Frederick
1915
One Kind of Friend (Short) as
Bill Westcott - Civil Engineer
1915
Nabbed (Short) as
The Chief of Police
1915
The Doorway of Destruction (Short) as
Col. Patrick Feeney
1915
And They Called Him Hero (Short) as
Jim
1915
The Hidden City (Short) as
Lieutenant Johns
1915
The Curse of the Desert (Short) as
Jim
1915
Three Bad Men and a Girl (Short) as
Joe
1915
The Heart of Lincoln as
Abraham Lincoln
1915
The Girl of the Secret Service (Short) as
Francis Gordon
1915
The Madcap Queen of Gredshoffen (Short) as
Dana - the American Tourist
1915
Old Peg Leg's Will (Short) as
Peg Leg
1915
Smuggler's Island (Short) as
Francis McGarry
1915
The Mystery of the Throne Room (Short) as
Hugo - the International Spy
1914
A Study in Scarlet (Short) as
Sherlock Holmes
1914
The Call of the Waves (Short) as
Frank
1914
The Ghost of Smiling Jim (Short) as
Smiling Jim
1914
The District Attorney's Brother (Short) as
Frank - the District Attorney
1914
The Mysterious Rose (Short) as
Detective Phil Kelly
1914
The Phantom Violin (Short) as
Ellis Zahring
1914
The Mysterious Hand (Short) as
Detective Phil Kelly
1914
Be Neutral (Short)
1914
The Return of the Twins' Double (Short) as
Detective Phil Kelly
1914
The Man of Her Choice (Short)
1914
The Tangle (Short) as
Tom
1914
How Green Saved His Wife (Short) as
Mr. Green
1914
How Green Saved His Mother-in-Law (Short)
1914
Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery as
Hugo Loubeque
1914
The Mystery of the White Car (Short) as
Detective Phil Kelly
1914
Washington at Valley Forge (Short) as
The Spy
1914
The Mysterious Leopard Lady (Short) as
Detective Kelly
1914
The Twins' Double (Short) as
Detective Phil Kelly
1914
A Bride of Mystery (Short) as
The Detective
1914
In the Fall of '64 (Short) as
Capt. Ford - the Southern Officer
1914
The Mad Hermit (Short) as
Gray - the Mad Hermit
1914
An Unsigned Agreement (Short) as
Harry
1914
A Wartime Reformation (Short) as
Dave Hart
1913
From Rail Splitter to President (Short) as
Abraham Lincoln
1913
The Belle of Yorktown (Short)(unconfirmed)
1913
The White Vaquero (Short) as
The White Vaquero
1913
Wynona's Vengeance (Short) as
Col. Feeney
1913
The Madonna of the Slums (Short) as
Paul - the Artist
1913
From Dawn Till Dark (Short) as
The Trapper
1913
The Black Masks (Short) as
Fred Francis
1913
The She Wolf (Short) as
Fred - the Husband
1913
Captain Billie's Mate (Short) as
Captain Billie's Mate
1913
The Struggle (Short)(unconfirmed)
1913
A Cow-Town Reformation (Short)
1913
An Orphan of War (Short) as
John Waldron
1913
The Battle of Manila (Short) as
Captain Alverez
1913
The Capture of Aguinaldo (Short)(unconfirmed)
1913
An Indian's Gratitude (Short) as
Lt. Randall
1913
The Battle of San Juan Hill (Short) as
Simmons - Soldier of Fortune
1913
The Honor of the Regiment (Short) as
Frank
1913
The Stars and Stripes Forever (Short) as
Sepulveda
1913
The Toll of War (Short) as
Abraham Lincoln
1913
Will o' the Wisp (Short) as
Jim Dorne
1913
War (Short)
1913
The Darling of the Regiment (Short)
1913
Taps (Short)
1913
With Lee in Virginia (Short) as
Abraham Lincoln
1913
The Half Breed Parson (Short)
1913
Texas Kelly at Bay (Short)
1913
The Iconoclast (Short) as
Mike Flanagan
1913
A Frontier Wife (Short) as
Ford - the Gamekeeper
1913
The Pride of the South (Short) as
Col. William Mosby C.S.A.
1913
The Battle of Bull Run (Short) as
Abraham Lincoln
1913
The Sins of the Father (Short)
1913
The Lost Dispatch (Short)(unconfirmed)
1913
The Barrier (Short)(unconfirmed)
1913
His Brother (Short)
1913
The Telltale Hatband (Short) as
Jim
1913
The Coward's Atonement (Short)
1913
The Counterfeiter (Short)
1913
The Favorite Son (Short)
1913
When Life Fades (Short)
1913
When Lincoln Paid (Short) as
Abraham Lincoln
1913
A Bluegrass Romance (Short)
1913
In the Ranks (Short) as
Sgt. Allen
1913
The Great Sacrifice (Short) as
Abraham Lincoln
1913
The Burning Brand (Short)
1912
The Law of the West (Short) as
Bob Welch
1912
Blood Will Tell (Short)
1912
A Double Reward (Short) as
Jack Williams
1912
His Squaw (Short)
1912
The Invaders (Short) as
Colonel James Bryson
1912
Linked by Fate (Short) as
John - First Mate of the Ship
1912
The Ball Player and the Bandit (Short) as
A Baseball Fan
1912
The Army Surgeon (Short) as
Rowan - the Half Breed
1912
The Civilian (Short)(unconfirmed)
1912
The Altar of Death (Short)(unconfirmed)
1912
Mary of the Mines (Short) as
Hale
1912
When Lee Surrenders (Short)(unconfirmed)
1912
The Man They Scorned (Short)(unconfirmed)
1912
On Secret Service (Short) as
Abraham Lincoln
1912
How Shorty Kept His Word (Short) as
Lawyer Jim Burns
1912
An Indian Legend (Short)
1912
Custer's Last Fight (Short) as
General George A. Custer
1912
On the Firing Line (Short)
1912
Sundered Ties (Short)
1912
The Frontier Child (Short) as
John Adams, a Trapper
1912
The Fugitive (Short)
1912
An Old Tune (Short)
1912
The Bandit's Gratitude (Short) as
The Bandit
1912
The Reckoning (Short)
1912
The Garrison Triangle (Short) as
Jim (unconfirmed)
1912
The Reformed Outlaw (Short)
1912
His Partner's Share (Short) as
Tom Harding
1912
The Gambler and the Girl (Short)
1912
The Desert (Short)
1912
The Last Resource (Short)
1912
His Double Life (Short) as
Joseph King
1912
Snowball and His Pal (Short) as
The Scout
1912
The Sheriff's Mysterious Aide (Short)
1912
Reconciled (Short)
1912
His Nemesis (Short)
1912
The Sheriff of Stoney Butte (Short)
1912
On the Warpath (Short) as
Cavalry Officer
1912
A Soldier's Honor (Short) as
Frank - The Cowardly Officer
1912
Ghosts at Circle X Camp (Short)
1912
The Outcast (Short) as
Evans, a Trapper
1912
Making Good (Short)
1912
The Lieutenant's Last Fight (Short) as
Colonel Garvin
1912
Finding the Last Chance Mine (Short)
1912
The Post Telegrapher (Short) as
Bob Evans - the Post Telegrapher
1912
The Ghost of Sulphur Mountain (Short) as
Joe
1912
Blazing the Trail (Short) as
Blake
1912
Wanted: A Wife (Short) as
Tom - the Lonesome Cowboy
1912
The Crisis (Short)
1912
Troubles of the XL Outfit (Short) as
Tidewater Pete
1912
The Deserter (Short) as
The Deserter
1912
The Battle of the Red Men (Short)
1912
Seven Bars of Gold (Short) as
Manuel
1912
The Heart of an Indian (Short) as
Mountain Rock - the Indian Chief
1912
Oil (Short) as
Oil Man
1912
War on the Plains (Short) as
Drake - A Treacherous Prospector
1912
The Deputy's Sweetheart (Short)
1912
The Wild West Circus (Short)
1912
Smiling Bob (Short) as
Smiling Bob
1912
Broncho Bill's Love Affair (Short)
1912
A Tenderfoot's Revenge (Short) as
The Tenderfoot
1912
The Protection of the Cross (Short)
1912
The Empty Water Keg (Short) as
The Prospector
1912
Love and Jealousy (Short)
1912
The Ranch Girl's Love (Short)
1912
The Sub-Chief's Choice (Short)
1912
Melita's Ruse (Short)(unconfirmed)
1912
The Run on the Bank (Short) as
Jim
1912
The Honor of the Tribe (Short)
1912
The Laugh on Dad (Short)
1912
The Gambler's Heart (Short)
1912
The Indian Maid's Elopement (Short)
1912
A Woman's Gratitude (Short) as
Pedro - the Half Breed
1912
Chinese Smugglers (Short)
1911
Getting His Man (Short) as
The Sheriff
1911
The Ranchman's Debt of Honor (Short) as
Frank Hawley
1911
Falsely Accused (Short)
1911
An Indian Martyr (Short)
1911
The Mission Father (Short) as
Don Hernando
1911
Cowgirls' Pranks (Short)
1911
The Foreman's Courage (Short)
1911
The Better Man (Short) as
The Losing Suitor
1911
Bar Z's New Cook (Short)
1911
A Western Girl (Short) as
Hartley
1911
The Oil Country Romance (Short) as
The Foreman
1911
Mexican as It Is Spoken (Short)
1911
Right or Wrong (Short) as
Dick Dresler
1911
The Mission Waif (Short) as
The Mission Father
1911
The Call of the Wilderness (Short)
1911
A Spanish Love Song (Short) as
Don Jose
1911
The Local Bully (Short) as
Roaring Bill - The Local Bully
1911
Red Cloud's Secret (Short) as
Philip Armstrong - a Young Clergyman
1911
Bessie's Ride (Short) as
John Burton
1911
In the Right of Way (Short) as
John Walsh
1911
The Strike at the Gringo (Short)
1911
The Great Heart of the West (Short) as
Jack
1911
The Kiss of Mary Jane (Short) as
Black Bill (unconfirmed)
1911
When the Tables Turned (Short) as
Cowboy
1911
Her Spoiled Boy (Short)(unconfirmed)
1911
In Time for Press (Short) as
Jim Ford
1911
The Immortal Alamo (Short) as
Navarre
1911
The Redemption of Rawhide (Short) as
Reverend Simpson
1911
The Spring Round-Up (Short) as
Jim Dempsey - a Gambler
1911
Mary's Stratagem (Short) as
Bill
1911
The Reformation of Jack Robbins (Short) as
Jack Robbins - a Gentleman Bandit
1911
An Unwilling Cowboy (Short) as
Jim Edwards
1911
Jack Mason's Last Deal (Short) as
Jim Saunders - a Sneak
1911
Her Faithful Heart (Short) as
Bill Rank - the Foreman
1911
The Warrant for Red Rube (Short) as
Red Rube
1911
Sir Percy and the Punchers (Short) as
Sir Percy Granville
1911
The Snake in the Grass (Short) as
Texas Ed - a Desperado
1911
In the Hot Lands (Short) as
The Country Doctor
1911
Only a Sister (Short) as
John (unconfirmed)
1911
Billy and His Pal (Short) as
Jim - the Cowpuncher
1911
The Owner of L.L. Ranch (Short) as
Jeff
1910
In the Tall Grass Country (Short) as
Bob
1910
A Western Welcome (Short) as
John
1910
Old Norris' Gal (Short) as
Frank Gray - a Young Lawyer (unconfirmed)
1910
What Great Bear Learned (Short)
1910
Pals (Short) as
Denton - the Young Easterner
1910
The Cowboys and the Bachelor Girls (Short) as
The Cowboy Hero
1910
His Sergeant's Stripes (Short) as
The Corporal
1910
A Mountain Wife (Short)
1910
Under the Stars and Bars (Short) as
A Young Officer of the Confederate Army
1910
Uncle Jim (Short)
1910
Out for Mischief (Short) as
The Father
1910
Billy's Sister (Short)
1910
A Plucky American Girl (Short)
1910
Salt on the Bird's Tail (Short)
1910
In the Mission Shadows (Short)
1910
Baseball, That's All (Short) as
The Husband
1910
Won in the Fifth (Short) as
Young Minister / Pugilist
1910
The Romance of Circle Ranch (Short) as
Honest Jim
1910
Return of Ta-Wa-Wa (Short) as
Ta-Wa-Wa
1910
A Postal Substitute (Short) as
Jack Flynn
1910
The Golden Secret (Short) as
Will Brown
1910
The Little Preacher (Short) as
Joe Lane
1910
The Ruling Passion (Short) as
Tony Valero
1910
White Doe's Lovers (Short) as
The Cowboy
1910
A Texas Joke (Short)
1910
Love's C. Q. D. (Short) as
Lt. Robert Bright
1910
The Padre's Secret (Short) as
Baptiste
1910
The Paleface Princess (Short) as
Captain Keen
1910
A Rough Night on the Bridge (Short)
1910
Speed Versus Death (Short) as
Mr. Braggs
1910
The Seal of the Church (Short)
1910
The Newly Born (Short) as
Mr. Newlywed (unconfirmed)
1910
Branding a Thief (Short)
1910
Cyclone Pete's Matrimony (Short) as
Cyclone Pete
1910
Pardners (Short)
1909
Fortune Favors the Brave (Short)
1909
For Sale: a Baby (Short)
1909
Cinderella Up-to-Date (Short)
1909
For the Cause of Suffrage (Short)
1909
The Stolen Wireless (Short)
Director
1928
The Phantom Pinto
1928
The Call of the Heart
1927
Wolf's Trail
1927
Wolves of the Air
1926
Her Own Story
1926
False Friends
1926
Melodies
1926
Dog Scents (Short)
1926
The Silent Trailer (Short)
1926
The Ghetto Shamrock
1926
Officer '444'
1926
The Winking Idol
1925
The Four from Nowhere
1925
Perils of the Wild
1925
The Power God (episodes 5-15)
1924
The Lash of Pinto Pete
1924
The Diamond Bandit
1924
The Cowboy Prince
1924
Midnight Shadows
1924
Cupid's Rustler
1924
Range Blood
1924
Lash of the Whip
1924
Western Yesterdays
1924
A Rodeo Mixup
1924
Western Feuds
1923
The Fighting Skipper
1922
Cross Roads (unconfirmed)
1922
Gold Grabbers
1922
Storm Girl
1922
The Heart of Lincoln
1922
They're Off
1922
Thundering Hoofs
1922
Angel Citizens
1922
Trail's End
1922
So This Is Arizona
1921
Flower of the Range (Short)
1921
The Stampede
1921
The Great Reward
1921
I Am the Woman
1921
Cyclone Bliss
1920
A Man from Nowhere
1920
Thunderbolt Jack
1920
The Woman of Mystery
1919
Crimson Shoals
1919
The Mystery of 13
1918
The Isle of Intrigue
1918
The Silent Mystery
1918
The Craving
1918
Berlin Via America
1917
The Avenging Trail
1917
The Mystery Ship
1917
John Ermine of Yellowstone
1917
Who Was the Other Man?
1917
In Treason's Grasp
1917
Unmasked (Short)
1917
The Puzzle Woman (Short)
1917
True to Their Colors (Short)
1917
The Terrors of War (Short)
1917
The Rebel's Net (Short)
1917
The Little Rebel's Sacrifice (Short)
1916
The Yellow Streak (Short)
1916
Good Morning, Judge (Short)
1916
The Purple Mask
1916
Mister Vampire (Short)
1916
The Heroine of San Juan (Short)
1916
The Bandit's Wager (Short)
1916
Poisoned Lips (Short)
1916
The Princely Bandit (Short)
1916
Brennon o' the Moor (Short)
1916
The Adventures of Peg o' the Ring
1916
Chicken-Hearted Jim (Short)
1916
The Unexpected (Short)
1916
The Sham Reality (Short)
1916
Behind the Mask (Short)
1916
Her Sister's Sin (Short)
1916
Lady Raffles Returns (Short)
1916
The Madcap Queen of Crona (Short)
1916
The Cry of Erin (Short)
1916
Orders Is Orders (Short)
1916
Born of the People (Short)
1916
The Dumb Bandit (Short)
1916
His Majesty Dick Turpin (Short)
1916
The Phantom Island (Short)
1915
The Campbells Are Coming (Short)
1915
The Broken Coin
1915
One Kind of Friend (Short)
1915
Nabbed (Short)
1915
The Doorway of Destruction (Short)
1915
And They Called Him Hero (Short)
1915
The Hidden City (Short)
1915
The Curse of the Desert (Short)
1915
Three Bad Men and a Girl (Short)
1915
The Heart of Lincoln
1915
The Girl of the Secret Service (Short)
1915
The Madcap Queen of Gredshoffen (Short)
1915
Old Peg Leg's Will (Short)
1915
Smuggler's Island (Short)
1915
The Mystery of the Throne Room (Short)
1914
A Study in Scarlet (Short)
1914
The Call of the Waves (Short)
1914
The Ghost of Smiling Jim (Short)
1914
The District Attorney's Brother (Short)
1914
The Mysterious Rose (Short)
1914
The Phantom Violin (Short)
1914
The Mysterious Hand (Short)
1914
Be Neutral (Short)
1914
The Return of the Twins' Double (Short)
1914
The Man of Her Choice (Short)
1914
The Tangle (Short)
1914
Shorty Turns Judge (Short)
1914
Shorty's Strategy (Short)
1914
Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery
1914
The Mystery of the White Car (Short)
1914
Washington at Valley Forge (Short)
1914
The Mysterious Leopard Lady (Short)
1914
The Adventures of Shorty (Short)
1914
The Twins' Double (Short)
1914
Sheridan's Pride (Short)
1914
A Bride of Mystery (Short)
1914
In the Fall of '64 (Short)
1914
The Mad Hermit (Short)
1914
An Unsigned Agreement (Short)
1914
A Wartime Reformation (Short)
1913
The Bride's History (Short)
1913
From Rail Splitter to President (Short)
1913
War of the Cattle Range (Short)
1913
The Belle of Yorktown (Short)
1913
The White Vaquero (Short)
1913
Wynona's Vengeance (Short)
1913
The Madonna of the Slums (Short)
1913
From Dawn Till Dark (Short)
1913
The Black Masks (Short)
1913
The She Wolf (Short)
1913
Captain Billie's Mate (Short)
1913
A Cow-Town Reformation (Short)
1913
An Orphan of War (Short)
1913
The Battle of Manila (Short)
1913
The Capture of Aguinaldo (Short)
1913
The Battle of San Juan Hill (Short)
1913
The Stars and Stripes Forever (Short)
1913
The Toll of War (Short)
1913
Will o' the Wisp (Short)
1913
War (Short)
1913
The Darling of the Regiment (Short)
1913
Taps (Short)
1913
The Half Breed Parson (Short)
1913
Texas Kelly at Bay (Short)
1913
The Light in the Window (Short)
1913
A Frontier Wife (Short)
1913
The Battle of Bull Run (Short)
1913
His Brother (Short)
1913
The Telltale Hatband (Short)
1913
The Coward's Atonement (Short)
1913
Smiling Dan (Short)
1913
The Wheels of Destiny (Short)
1913
The Favorite Son (Short)
1913
When Life Fades (Short)
1913
When Lincoln Paid (Short)
1913
The Little Turncoat (Short)
1913
The Paymaster's Son (Short)
1913
In the Ranks (Short)
1913
The Burning Brand (Short)
1912
The Dead Pay (Short)
1912
For the Cause (Short)
1912
The Invaders (Short) (uncredited)
1912
The Ball Player and the Bandit (Short)
1912
The Army Surgeon (Short)
1912
Mary of the Mines (Short)
1912
How Shorty Kept His Word (Short)
1912
Custer's Last Fight (Short)
1912
On the Firing Line (Short)
1912
His Better Self (Short)
1912
The Hidden Trail (Short)
1912
Sundered Ties (Short)
1912
The Fugitive (Short)
1912
An Old Tune (Short)
1912
The Bandit's Gratitude (Short)
1912
The Colonel's Peril (Short)
1912
Memories of a Pioneer (Short)
1912
The Post Telegrapher (Short)
Writer
1930
Shadows of Broadway (as J. Francis O' Fearna)
1928
The Phantom Pinto (as J. Francis O'Fearna)
1928
The Chinatown Mystery (writer)
1927
Wolves of the Air (story - as J. Francis O'Fearna)
1926
Melodies (as J. Francis O'Fearna)
1926
The Silent Trailer (Short) (scenario - as J. Francis O'Fearna)
1926
Officer '444' (scenario)
1925
The Four from Nowhere
1924
The Diamond Bandit
1924
Midnight Shadows
1924
Cupid's Rustler
1924
Range Blood
1924
Lash of the Whip
1924
Western Yesterdays (adaptation)
1924
A Rodeo Mixup
1922
They're Off
1919
Crimson Shoals (story)
1918
The Craving (screenplay) / (story)
1917
Unmasked (Short)
1917
True to Their Colors (Short)
1917
The Tornado (Short) (scenario) / (story)
1916
The Purple Mask
1916
Poisoned Lips (Short) (scenario)
1916
Chicken-Hearted Jim (Short)
1916
Lady Raffles Returns (Short)
1916
The Cry of Erin (Short) (scenario)
1916
Orders Is Orders (Short) (scenario)
1914
Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery (scenario)
1914
Washington at Valley Forge (Short) (scenario)
1914
The Twins' Double (Short)
1913
The Black Masks (Short) (writer)
Producer
1925
The Four from Nowhere (producer)
1922
The Heart of Lincoln (producer)
1921
The Great Reward (producer)
1918
Berlin Via America (producer)
1917
Unmasked (Short) (producer)
1916
The Bandit's Wager (Short) (producer)
1916
The Unexpected (Short) (producer)
1916
The Sham Reality (Short) (producer)
1915
The Campbells Are Coming (Short) (producer)
1915
And They Called Him Hero (Short) (producer)
1915
The Heart of Lincoln (producer)
1913
The Black Masks (Short) (producer)
Soundtrack
1952
The Quiet Man (performer: "The Wild Colonial Boy" - uncredited)
1945
Incendiary Blonde (performer: "Sweet Genevieve" - uncredited)
Self
1927
Life in Hollywood No. 1 (Short) as
Self
1915
Grand Opening of the World's Only Movie City (Documentary short) as
Self
1914
The Great Universal Mystery (Short documentary) as
Self
Archive Footage
2013
John Ford et Monument Valley (TV Movie documentary)
2007
Cinemassacre's Monster Madness (TV Series documentary) as
Hans
- Frankenstein (2011) - Hans
- Frankenstein (1931) (2007) - Hans
2006
American Masters (TV Series documentary) as
Self
- John Ford/John Wayne: The Filmmaker and the Legend (2006) - Self
1978
AFI Life Achievement Award (TV Series) as
Alva 'Dad' Hardwicke
- AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Henry Fonda (1978) - Alva 'Dad' Hardwicke (uncredited)
1971
The American West of John Ford (TV Movie documentary) as
Actor 'She Wore a Yellow Ribbon' (uncredited)
1942
The Mummy's Tomb as
Townsman (uncredited)

References

Francis Ford (actor) Wikipedia