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Wallace Ford
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Actor Born: February 12, 1898 in Farnworth, Bolton, England Death: June 11, 1966 in Woodland Hills, CA Biography:Once there was a film historian who opined that Wallace Ford was in more movies than any other character actor of his prominence. This is unlikely, but Ford was certainly kept busy in roles of all shapes and sizes during his 35-year movie career. Orphaned in infancy, Ford grew up in various British orphanages and foster homes (his search in the mid-1930s for his natural parents drew worldwide headlines). He first set foot on stage at age 11, playing in vaudeville and music halls before working his way up to Broadway. His inauspicious feature-film debut was in "Swellhead" (1931), a baseball melodrama which lay on the shelf for nearly five years before its release. He went on to play wisecracking leading roles in such "B"s as "Night of Terror" (1933), "The Nut Farm" (1935) and "The Mystery of Mr. Wong" (1935); the critics paid no heed to these minor efforts, though they always showered Ford with praise... Full Biography
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