Francis Ford: Francis Ford. Actor: The Purple Mask. Elder brother of the director John Ford and himself a screen director (and John's erstwhile mentor) until the advent of sound. He had also acted in his own films and those of other directors, but turned to acting exclusively circa 1929. As actor, he would provide convincing portrayals of men of authority - men sometimes ruthless if not downright unsavory. (See him as the...
Known For: The Purple Mask (Phil KellyThe Sphinx), Crimson Shoals (Jack Quinn, the sonFrederick Fielding, the fatherThomas Fielding, the grandfather), The Black Masks (Fred Francis), Berlin Via America (Phil Kelly)