Philip Ford | |
Birth Date: | 16 October 1900 |
Birth Name: | Philip John Feeney |
Birth Place: | Portland, Maine, U.S. |
Death Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Occupation: | Film director Actor |
Yearsactive: | 1916–1964 |
Relatives: | Francis Ford (father) John Ford (uncle) |
Philip John Ford (né Feeney; October 16, 1900 - January 12, 1976) was an American film director and actor.[1] He directed more than 40 films between 1945 and 1964. He also appeared 16 in films between 1916 and 1926. He was the son of actor/director Francis Ford and the nephew of director John Ford.[2] He was born with the family name Feeney in Portland, Maine, and only later took on the family name of "Ford" after his father and uncle had. He died in Los Angeles, California.