George Ford

Known for ActingBorn 1905-03-31Died 1983-07-30Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Tall distinguished looking George Ford started out as a contract player in the early 1930s but like most contract players, it didn't work out. Never discouraged, Ford moved on to roles as dancers, socialites, and chorus boys. Ford would occasionally have dialog but he was constantly used for his good looking appearance and his unique ability to ballroom dance. During the 1950s, Ford developed a reputation for being one of the best dancers in Hollywood. Musicals weren't his specialty though, it was the nice ballrooms and the socialite parties. He continue to work these throughout his career. He also managed to appear in a lot of various war films playing soldiers and high ranking military officers. With the popularity of television westerns increase, Ford found himself frequently appearing at square dances and as a dancer to show the leading ladies off. Eventually he became a regular townsman for a few years on Gunsmoke appearing in the bar scenes and playing bank tellers and town dignitaries. By 1968, Ford's work started to decrease and he decided to retire to Colorado where he could take up skiing and where he and his wife regularly competed in ballroom dancing contest. Like many extras, Ford's talents were not known to the general film public but he leaves behind a legacy of making the other dancers he danced with look better than they were and a large amount of film work that can be appreciated by future generation.Read more

Movies & web series

The Twilight Zone

Arrest and Trial

Some Like It Hot

Singin' in the Rain

The Untouchables

The Jack Benny Program

Perry Mason

The Wild Wild West

Mission: Impossible

The Dick Van Dyke Show

Monsieur Verdoux

Bonanza

Zorro

Imitation of Life

Slightly French

The Green Hornet

Batman

King of the Royal Mounted

Honey West

Have Gun, Will Travel

Elmer Gantry

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Green Acres

The Bad and the Beautiful

Advise & Consent

Rawhide

Ransom!

The Last Hurrah

The Great Race

White Christmas

The Man from U.N.C.L.E.

Pillow Talk

The Lucy Show

Hollywood Canteen

The Thrill of It All

The Band Wagon

The Enemy Below

The Letter

The Cincinnati Kid

Man's Favorite Sport?

The Lieutenant

Angel Face

Hellzapoppin'

Top Hat

Sol Madrid

Lover Come Back

Alcoa Theatre

The Beverly Hillbillies