Ruth Clifford
Biography
Ruth Clifford was an American actress who began in silent films as a teenager and worked into the television era. Born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, she started as an extra at Universal at 15, and her first film credit came for Behind the Lines (1916). In her twenties she played leads and second leads, notably Ann Rutledge, a role she took in The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln (1924). The coming of sound reduced her roles, and for three decades her parts grew smaller. John Ford used her in eight films, though seldom in substantial roles. She also provided the voices of Disney's Minnie Mouse and Daisy Duck, toured with the Abbey Theatre Company in classic Irish plays during the 1940s, and appeared on television programs such as Highway Patrol in the 1950s. The Los Angeles Times, in its obituary, observed that she had become a key resource for people studying silent cinema.
98years old at death
- Born Pawtucket
- Died Woodland Hills
- Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
Movie Career
- Films
- 17
- Career span
- 35 years1925 to 1960
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Beyond film
Clifford was the voice of Walt Disney's Minnie Mouse and Daisy Duck for a time, a career turn far from her silent film leads.
First role
Clifford began her career at 15 at Universal, getting work as an extra before receiving her first film credit in Behind the Lines (1916).
A change of course
Ruth Clifford was a favorite of director John Ford, and they played bridge together. Ford cast her in eight films, though her parts were seldom large.
Beyond film
During the 1940s, Clifford was part of the Abbey Theatre Company and traveled across the United States, taking lead roles in "classic Irish plays".
Ruth Clifford movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
John Ford directed five of these films. Ward Bond appears in four of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Ward Bond's page
Robert Adler's page
Jane Darwell's page
John Wayne's page
Vincent Price's page
Harry Carey Jr.'s page
All films by John Ford
Also two films together15 more actors
- Gertrude AstorSergeant Rutledge (1960) and Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
- Pinto ColvigPluto's Christmas Tree (1952) and Mickey's Delayed Date (1947)
- Alan MowbrayWagon Master (1950) and My Darling Clementine (1946)
- Hank WordenThe Searchers (1956) and Wagon Master (1950)
- Francis FordThe Quiet Man (1952) and Wagon Master (1950)
- Gene TierneyWhirlpool (1950) and Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
- Russell SimpsonWagon Master (1950) and My Darling Clementine (1946)
- Jeffrey HunterSergeant Rutledge (1960) and The Searchers (1956)
- Sara AllgoodThe Lodger (1944) and It Happened in Flatbush (1942)
- Reed HadleyShock (1946) and Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
- Chuck HaywardSergeant Rutledge (1960) and Wagon Master (1950)
- Mae MarshThe Searchers (1956) and Leave Her to Heaven (1945)
- Ken CurtisThe Searchers (1956) and The Quiet Man (1952)
- Lawrence DobkinWhirlpool (1950) and Not Wanted (1949)
- John DavidsonThe Luck of the Irish (1948) and Shock (1946)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
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Official profiles and reference pages.