Wallace Ford was an English film and television actor who, with his friendly appearance and stocky build later in life, appeared in a number of film westerns and B-movies. Born Samuel Jones Grundy in Bolton, Lancashire, England, he spent childhood in a Dr. Barnardo's home. At an early age he was adopted by a farmer from Manitoba, Canada where he was ill treated. About the age of eleven, he ran away and did odd jobs later becoming an usher in a theatre. Following his discharge from the army after World War I, he became a vaudeville actor in a stock company before performing on Broadway. He... started on a film career when Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer gave him part in the film Possessed and went on to appear in over 200 films including 13 directed by John Ford. He also appeared in a 1964 episode of The Andy Griffith Show as Roger Hanover, Aunt Bee's old flame. He is buried with an unmarked grave in Culver City's Holy Cross Cemetery.
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| Birthdate: | February 12, 1898 |
| Birthplace: | Bolton |
| Date of death: | June 11, 1966 |
| Religion: | Roman Catholicism |
| Also known as: | Samuel Jones Grundy, Wally Ford |