Harrison Ford

Acting

Harrison Ford

Born March 16, 1884 · Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Died December 2, 1957 · aged 73

Harrison Edward Ford (March 16, 1884 – December 2, 1957) was an American stage and film actor. He was a leading Broadway theatre performer and a star of the silent film era.

Known For

Golf WidowsGolf Widows · 1928
Golf Widows
3.71928
MovieComedyRomance
Directed by Erle C. Kenton. With Vera Reynolds, Harrison Ford, John Patrick, Sally Rand.
Three Week EndsThree Week Ends · 1928
Three Week Ends
7.01928
MovieComedyDrama
A sexy young nightclub singer sets her sights on a young man she believes to be a millionaire playboy, although he is in reality only an insurance agent.
Love in High GearLove in High Gear · 1932
Love in High Gear
6.01932
MovieCrimeDrama
A young couple making plans to elope are overheard by a jewel thief, who sees a chance to turn the situation to his advantage.
MaytimeMaytime · 1923
Maytime
7.01923
MovieDramaRomance
Ottilie Van Zandt is forced to wed her cousin, despite her love for Richard Wayne, the gardener's son. Richard leaves, vowing to return a wealthy man and eligible suitor for her. He returns to find she has already married and, in turn, marries another girl on impulse. Two generations later, the grandchildren of Ottilie and Richard, who both have inherited their names as well, meet and develop a close friendship that culminates in the romance that their grandparents began but could not consummate years before.
No ControlNo Control · 1927
No Control
10.01927
MovieComedy
Nancy Flood, whose father Noah operates a one-ring circus, decides to take a business job to earn extra money.
Experimental MarriageExperimental Marriage · 1919
Experimental Marriage
8.01919
MovieComedyRomance
Suzanne Ercoll, a young widow who believes in women's suffrage. When the handsome Foxcroft Grey proposes marriage, Suzanne isn't sure she wants to give up her freedom, so she strikes a deal: From Saturday to Monday they will be husband and wife, but the rest of the week, she is single.
Almost a LadyAlmost a Lady · 1926
Almost a Lady
9.01926
MovieRomanceComedy
Marcia, a pretty young girl, goes to work as a model for a lecherous dress-shop owner. She resists his advances, despite his giving her expensive gifts. One day Mrs. Reilly, a prominent society woman and a customer of the shop, invites Marcia to a party she's throwing. Marcia winds up impersonating a famous writer in order to impress a "duke" for Mrs. Reilly, who doesn't know the "duke" isn't really a duke. Complications ensue.
Vanity FairVanity Fair · 1923
Vanity Fair
10.01923
MovieDrama
In early 19th century England, ambitious and ruthless orphan Rebecca Sharp advances from the position of governess to the heights of British society.

Filmography

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The Sunset TrailThe Sunset Trail · 1917
The Sunset Trail
1917
MovieDrama
Tomboy Bess Aiken grows up quickly when her mother deserts her father to elope with wealthy Easterner Vernon Treloar. Left alone with her father, Bess begins to long for feminine companionship, and when an opportunity arises for Bess to visit her newly-remarried mother, her father consents. The little girl soon finds herself in a fairytale world of beautiful gowns and extravagant luxury. Believing that anything her mother does must be correct, Bess soon learns to smoke and drink, much to the displeasure of Kirke Livingston, who loves her but fears she has inherited her mother's weaknesses. Bess disregards his warnings until one day she finds her mother embracing another man. Disillusioned, she departs immediately for her father's cabin, traveling through the woods all night. At daybreak, Kirke finds her and wins her hand in marriage.

Kirk Levington

On the LevelOn the Level · 1917
On the Level
1917
MovieWestern
Rustler Pete Sontag kidnaps Merlin Warner after he kills her father. Pete, a drug smuggler who uses his saloon as a front, coerces Merlin though beatings to become the dancer Mexicali Mae. She meets and falls in love with morphine addict Joe Blanchard but Pete frames Joe for a murder that he committed, forcing Mae to hide Joe in a homestead in the hills. After many struggles, Joe is cured of his addiction and proposes to Mae. She accepts, but when his mother and fiancée Eleanor arrive, they offer her money to leave, Mae refuses the money but becomes convinced that she is not good enough for Joe and writes to him that she is returning to the saloon. Joe learning of his mother’s plot arrives at the saloon and in the resultant fight Pete is killed. Mae and Joe are reconciled.

Joe Blanchard