Glenn Ford Height, Weight, Age, Facts, Biography

Glenn Ford Height, Weight, Age, Facts, Biography

    Glenn Ford Quick InfoHeight 6 ft Weight 77 kg Date of Birth May 1, 1916 Zodiac Sign Taurus Date of Death August 30, 2006

    Glenn Ford was a Canadian actor and producer who became a prominent figure during Hollywood’s Golden Age and his career spanned more than 50 years. For his performance in Pocketful of Miracles, he won a Golden Globe Award for “Best Actor”. Also, Ford was awarded the Légion d’honneur medal in 1992 for his actions in the Second World War.

    Born Name

    Gwyllyn Samuel Newton Ford

    Nick Name

    Glenn

    Glenn Ford as seen in a publicity photo in 1955Glenn Ford as seen in a publicity photo in 1955 (Columbia Pictures / eBay / Public Domain)

    Age

    He was born on May 1, 1916.

    Died

    On August 30, 2006, he died aged 90 due to complications from multiple strokes in his home in Beverly Hills, California, United States.

    Resting Place

    Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery, Santa Monica, California, United States

    Sun Sign

    Taurus

    Born Place

    Sainte-Christine-d’Auvergne, Quebec, Canada

    Residence

    He resided in Beverly Hills, California, United States.

    Nationality

    Canadian

     

    Education

    Glenn Ford studied at Santa Monica High School and was active in school drama productions with other future artists like .

    Occupation

    Actor, Producer

    Family

    • Father – Newton Ford (Engineer with the Canadian Pacific Railway, Motorman for the Venice Electric Tram Company) (Died in 1940)
    • Mother – Hannah Wood (née Mitchell)
    • Others – Rowland Ford (Paternal Grandfather), Susan Maud Vosburgh (Paternal Grandmother), Samuel Mitchell (Maternal Grandfather), Caroline Pincombe (Maternal Grandmother), Sir John A. Macdonald (Great-Uncle) (1st Prime Minister of Canada), Martin Van Buren (Relative) (Lawyer and statesman who served as the 8th president of the United States from 1837 to 1841)

    Net Worth

    According to CelebrityNetWorth.com, his net worth was $12 Million.

    Build

    Average

    Glenn Ford and Kathryn Hays pictured on their wedding day in 1966Glenn Ford and Kathryn Hays pictured on their wedding day in 1966 (AP Wire / eBay / Public Domain)

    Height

    6 ft or 183 cm (as per his driver’s license)

    Weight

    77 kg or 170 lbs

    Girlfriend / Spouse

    Glenn Ford had dated –

    1. Carmen Miranda
    2. Brenda Joyce
    4. – RUMOR
    5. Ann Miller – RUMOR
    6. Suzanne Pleshette
    7. Patti Mccarthy
    8. Rosemary Lane
    9. Michèle Morgan
    10. Mildred Shay
    11. Brenda Frazier
    12. Linda Christian
    13. Maria Schell
    14. Judy Canova
    15. Dinah Shore (1940)
    16. Patti McCarty (1940-1943)
    17. Laraine Day (1940)
    18. Evelyn Ankers (1940-1941)
    19. (1941-1942)
    20. Jinx Falkenburg (1941)
    21. (1942-1959)​ – Ford met actor Eleanor Powell when he went on a cross-country 12-city tour to sell war bonds for Army and Navy Relief as the United States entered World War II and they started dating in 1942. He soon proposed to her and they married in 1943. Their son named Peter Ford was born on February 5, 1945. The couple appeared together in the 1950s titled Have Faith in Our Children and eventually divorced in 1959.
    22. – He had a 40-year, on-and-off-again affair with American actor and dancer Rita Hayworth that began during the filming of Gilda in 1945. Reportedly, he once impregnated Hayworth and she later traveled to France to get an abortion.
    23. Evelyn Keyes (1947)
    24. (1950)
    25. (1955)
    26. Hope Lange (1961-1962)
    27. (1962)
    28. Dorothy Provine (1964)
    29. Kathryn Hays (1966-1969)​ – He was married to American actor Kathryn Hays from 1966 to 1969.
    30. Jackie Lane (1965)
    31. Joanne Carson (1972)
    32. (1957-1970)
    33. Cynthia Hayward (1977-1984)​ – In 1977, he proposed to Cynthia Hayward at Windsor Castle in England and they got married. However, the duo later divorced in 1984.
    34. Jeanne Baus (1993-1994) – He was married to Jeanne Baus between 1993 and 1994.

    Race / Ethnicity

    White

    Glenn Ford was of English, Scottish, Irish, and Dutch descent.

    Hair Color

    Dark Brown

    Eye Color

    Green

    Sexual Orientation

    Straight

    Distinctive Features

    • A soft-spoken commanding voice with a slight Canadian accent
    • Often appeared in Western cowboy roles
    Glenn Ford as seen at the National Film Society convention in 1979Glenn Ford as seen at the National Film Society convention in 1979 (Alan Light / / CC BY 2.0)

    Glenn Ford Favorite Things

    • Favorite Of His Own Films – The Blackboard Jungle, Gilda, Cowboy, 3:10 to Yuma, The Sheepman, The Gazebo

    Source –

    Glenn Ford Facts

    1. He was 6 years old when his family shifted to Venice in 1922 and then moved to Santa Monica, California.
    2. His father never objected to his interests in acting but said, “It’s all right for you to try to act, if you learn something else first. Be able to take a car apart and put it together. Be able to build a house, every bit of it. Then you’ll always have something.”
    3. On November 10, 1939, Glenn Ford became a naturalized citizen of the United States.
    4. He was friends with and .
    5. Ford has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6933 Hollywood Blvd.

    Featured Image by Columbia Pictures / eBay / Public Domain

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    2 COMMENTS

    1. Warren

      He was 178 cm and at least 76 kg.

      • Warren

        Actually height is 177 cm. Peak height: 180 cm.

        Measurements:

        • Height: 177 cm.
        – Under 182 cm

        • Weight: 75 cm
        – Under 80 kg

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