Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
8/12/1881
Place of Birth
Portland, Maine, USA
Also Known As
Francis Ford
Biography
Known For
Wagon Master
as Mr. Peachtree
Unconquered
as Frontiersman on Fort Pitt Roof (uncredited)
Roman Scandals
as Roman Citizen (uncredited)
Hangover Square
as Ogilby - Fulham Antique Dealer (uncredited)
Air Mail
as Passenger Who'll Die on a Train (uncredited)
The Informer
as 'Judge' Flynn
Abraham Lincoln
as Sheridan's Aide (uncredited)
Fort Apache
as Fen - Stage Guard (uncredited)
The Princess and the Pirate
as Drunken Pirate (uncredited)
Tobacco Road
Unknown Role
The Plunderers
as Barnaby
Slave Ship
as Scraps
A Star Is Born
as William Gregory (uncredited)
The Texans
as Uncle Dud
California
as Jessie (uncredited)
Mannequin
as Tim O'Rourke (Uncredited)
3 Godfathers
as Drunk (uncredited)
The Plough and the Stars
as Old Man (uncredited)
The Desperadoes
as Hank
Haunted Valley
as Sharkey
Career Timeline
1952
1949
1948
1947
1946
1945
1944
1942
1941
1940
1939
1938
1937
1936
The Plough and the Stars
as Old Man (uncredited)
Sins of Man
as Town Drunk
Little Miss Nobody
as Detective
Educating Father
as Sheriff Hart
Gentle Julia
as Tubbs, Fish Peddler
Charlie Chan at the Circus
as John Gaines
The Prisoner of Shark Island
as Corporal O'Toole
Paddy O'Day
as Immigration Officer Tom McGuire
Charlie Chan's Secret
as Captain of salvage ship
1935
1934
1933
Smoky
as Horse Buyer
Roman Scandals
as Roman Citizen (uncredited)
Doctor Bull
as Mr. Herring
Charlie Chan's Greatest Case
as Captain Hallett
Gordon of Ghost City
as Jim Carmody
The Man from Monterey
as Don Pablo Gonzales
Pilgrimage
as Mayor Elmer Briggs
Life in the Raw
as Sheriff Myles
Clancy of the Mounted
as Inspector Cabot
1932
The Lost Special
as Botter Hood
Air Mail
as Passenger Who'll Die on a Train (uncredited)
Heroes of the West
as Cavalry Captain
The Rider of Death Valley
as Gabe
Destry Rides Again
as Judd Ogden
Scandal for Sale
as Belmont Hotel Desk Clerk
Tangled Fortunes
as Matt Higgins
The Impatient Maiden
as Insane Asylum Warden (uncredited)
1931
1930
Abraham Lincoln
as Sheridan's Aide (uncredited)
The Indians Are Coming
as George Woods / Tom Woods
Sons of the Saddle
as 'Red' Slade
Song of the Caballero
as Don Pedro Madero
Kathleen Mavourneen
as James, the butler
The Jade Box
as Martin Morgan
The Mounted Stranger
as 'Spider' Coy
1929
1928
1927
Uncle Tom's Cabin
as Captain (uncredited)
The Wreck of the Hesperus
as John Hazzard
The Cruise of the Hellion
as Peg-leg
Life in Hollywood No. 1
as Self
The Heart of Maryland
as Jefferson Davis
The Devil's Saddle
as Pete Hepburn
Men of Daring
as Black Roger
Upstream
as Juggler
1925
1924
1923
1922
1921
1918
1917
1916
The Purple Mask
as Phil Kelly/The Sphinx
Mister Vampire
as The Vampire Man
The Bandit's Wager
as Nan's Brother / The Bandit
The Princely Bandit
as Prince Frederick
Brennon o' the Moor
as Willy Brennon
The Unexpected
as The Mexican Foreman
Behind the Mask
as Prince Frederick aka Dick Turpin
The Madcap Queen of Crona
as Prince Frederick
The Cry of Erin
as Shemus O'Brien
His Majesty Dick Turpin
as Prince Frederick aka Dick Turpin
The Adventures of Peg o' the Ring
as Dr. Lund, Junior
1915
1914
1912
The Invaders
as Colonel James Bryson
The Ball Player and the Bandit
as A Baseball Fan
On Secret Service
as Abraham Lincoln
Custer's Last Fight
as General George A. Custer
The Outcast
as Evans, a Trapper
The Lieutenant's Last Fight
as Colonel Garvin
The Post Telegrapher
as Bob Evans - the Post Telegrapher
Blazing the Trail
as Blake
The Deserter
as The Deserter
The Heart of an Indian
as The Indian chief
War on the Plains
as Drake, a Treacherous Prospector
1911
A Western Girl
as Hartley
Bessie's Ride
as John Burton
In the Right of Way
as John Walsh
The Kiss of Mary Jane
as Black Bill
When the Tables Turned
as Cowboy
Her Spoiled Boy
Role unknown
In Time for Press
as Jim Ford
The Immortal Alamo
as Navarre
The Redemption of Rawhide
as Reverend Simpson
The Spring Round-Up
as Jim Dempsey
Mary's Stratagem
as Bill
The Reformation of Jack Robins
as Jack Robbins
An Unwilling Cowboy
as Jim Edwards
Jack Mason's Last Deal
as Jim Saunders
Her Faithful Heart
as Bill Rank
The Warrant for Red Rube
as Red Rube
Sir Percy and the Punchers
as Sir Percy Granville
The Snake in the Grass
as Texas Ed
In the Hot Lands
as The County Doctor
Billy and His Pal
as Jim - the Cowpuncher
Only a Sister
as John
The Owner of L.L. Ranch
as Jeff
The Crimson Scars
Role unknown
1910
In the Tall Grass Country
as Bob
A Western Welcome
as John
Pals
as Denton
Cowboys and Bachelor Girls
as The Cowboy Hero
His Sergeant's Stripes
as The Corporal
A Mountain Wife
as Her Husband, a Moonshiner
Uncle Jim
Role unknown
Out for Mischief
as The Father
Billy's Sister
as Billy
A Plucky American Girl
Role unknown
Salt on the Bird's Tail
Role unknown
In the Mission Shadows
Role unknown
Baseball, That's All
as The Husband
Won in the Fifth
as Young Minister
The Romance of Circle Ranch
as Honest Jim
Return of Ta-Wa-Wa
as Ta-Wa-Wa
A Postal Substitute
as Jack Flynn
The Golden Secret
as Will Brown
The Little Preacher
as Joe Lane
The Ruling Passion
as Tony Valero
White Doe's Lovers
as The Cowboy
A Texas Joke
Role unknown
Love's C.Q.D.
as Lt. Robert Bright
The Padre's Secret
as Baptiste
The Paleface Princess
as Captain Keen
A Rough Night on the Bridge
Role unknown
Speed Versus Death
as Mr. Braggs
The Seal of the Church
Role unknown
The Newly Born
as Mr. Newlywed
Branding a Thief
Role unknown
Cyclone Pete's Matrimony
as Cyclone Pete