Personal Info
Samuel Jones Grundy
Wally Ford
Samuel Grundy Jones
Wallace Ford
Acting
Biography
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 vaude…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
as Detective Ed Fitzpatrick (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
A Patch of Blue
as Ole Pa
Bristle Face
as Emory Packer
Tess of the Storm Country
as Fred Thorson
Warlock
as Judge Holloway
The Last Hurrah
as Charlie Hennessey
The Matchmaker
as Malachi Stack
Twilight for the Gods
as Old Brown
Snowshoes: A Comedy of People and Horses
as Rebel
TV Shows
The Great Adventure
as Uncle Billy Smith · 1 ep.
Vacation Playhouse
as Lester Tinney · 1 ep.
The Andy Griffith Show
as Roger Hanover · 1 ep.
The Barbara Stanwyck Show
as Harry · 1 ep.
Peter Loves Mary
1 ep.
The Deputy
as Marshal Herk Lamson · 40 ep.
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1 ep.
Trackdown
as Eli Zach · 1 ep.
The 20th Century Fox Hour
as Monty Smith · 1 ep.
Screen Director's Playhouse
as Ed Rawlings · 1 ep.
