Trivia

Died of heart failure before being able to come out of retirement and portray Principal McGee in Vaselina (1978), so the part was rewritten for Eve Arden.

Was nominated for Broadway's 1963 Tony Award as Best Actor (Dramatic) for "Never Too Late," a part he recreated in the film version of the same title, Nunca es tarde (1965).

Although he enjoyed great success on Broadway in John Patrick's play "The Teahouse Of The August Moon", he was not initially cast in the same role in the 1956 film version. However, Louis Calhern, who had replaced him, died suddenly at the start of filming and Ford came in at the last minute. He got rave reviews for the film.