John Ford yana nufin sunan mutum kuma bashi da ma'anar ƙamus. a matsayin daya daga cikin manyan masu shirya fina-finai a kowane lokaci. Ya jagoranci fina-finai sama da 140 a cikin aikinsa, ciki har da na gargajiya irin su "Stagecoach," "The grapes of Wrath," "The Searchers," da "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance." Ayyukansa sukan binciko jigogi na ainihi na Amurka, jaruntaka, da Yammacin Amurka.