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The son of actor/director Francis Ford and the nephew of director John Ford, Philip Ford entered films as an actor in 1917. Philip showed up in several actioners and serials, usually those produced by and/or starring his father, until temporarily retiring from movies in 1926. He returned 20 years later as a staff director at Republic, helming such melodramas as Valley of the Zombies and The Mysterious Mr. Valentine both 1946, as well as scores of "B" westerns. Philip Ford extended his directorial activities to television in the 1950s, working extensively on the weekly Superman series.