Abraham Ford | |
Aliases: | Sgt. Abraham Ford Sergeant Abraham Ford |
Continuity: | The Walking Dead |
Notability: | Supporting character |
Type: | Military personnel |
Gender: | Male |
Race: | Human |
Location: | Texas; Georgia; Alexandria, Virginia |
Status: | Deceased |
First: | The Walking Dead #53 [1] "Inmates" [2] |
Final: | The Walking Dead #98 [3] "The Day Will Come When You Won't Be" [4] |
Actor: | Michael Cudlitz |
Abraham Ford is a fictional soldier and zombie apocalypse survivor featured in The Walking Dead multimedia franchise. He appeared on the AMC survival horror series The Walking Dead where he was played by actor Michael Cudlitz. Abraham Ford was introduced in the season four episode, "Inmates", and made recurring appearances throughout the remainder of the season. By season five, Cudlitz was added to the main title cast.
Biography[]
Abraham Ford was a former U.S. military soldier with strong physical features and b right, closely cropped red hair. He was married to a woman named Ellen and had a young son named AJ. When the zombie apocalypse broke out, Abraham was forced to rely upon his military training to keep his family safe. However, his tendency towards violence and his prevailing anger issues made his difficult to be with. Ellen and AJ abandoned him in grocery store, but were killed by walkers soon after. [5]
Enraged and grief-stricken, Abraham did everything he needed to to survive. Traveling through Texas, he came upon Rosita Espinosa, who was the last member of her own group of survivors. He also met a Southerner named Eugene Porter, who claimed to be a scientist who secretly held the key towards curing the zombie infection. Emboldened by a new sense of hope, Abraham committed himself towards protecting Eugene at all costs, and was committed to getting him to Washington, D.C. so he could provide the surviving government with the key to the cure. Along the way, Abraham picked up other survivors, who eventually fell victim to the walkers as they journeyed East across the country.
Abraham led his group through southern Georgia where they came upon another survivor named Glenn Rhee. After a tense introduction, he allowed Glenn to travel with him, ultimately reuniting him with his own group, which was led by Rick Grimes. Abraham, Rosita and Eugene met Rick when they were captured by cannibals at Terminus. After helping them escape, they took up temporary shelter at nearby St. Sarah's Episcopal Church. The only other survivor at the church was Father Gabriel Stokes. Ford respected Rick Grimes and how he had protected his people, but he was not about to abandon his mission to bring Porter to Washington. Abraham was present when the surviving cannibals from Terminus attacked the church, and played a key role in dispatching the last of them.
Afterward, Abraham, Rosita, Eugene, Glenn, Maggie Greene and a newcomer named Tara Chambler struck out on their own again. Eugene however, sabotaged the church bus they were using and it flipped over the side of the road. When confronted on the matter, Eugene eventually confessed that he was not a scientist and did not possess any knowledge of a cure. Abraham flew into a rage, nearly beating Eugene to death. With all hope torn from him, he grew despondent and isolated himself from the others.
Against all odds, the journey towards Washington still seemed like a plausible one. The group began traveling north, but by the time they reached Virginia, they began to run out of food and water. While the others chose to remain sallow-faced, Abraham maintained his traditional stoic countenance by persistently tugging on a whiskey flask. During a battle with walkers, Sasha accidentally slashed him across the arm. He tried making peace with her later, but Sasha responded with, "We are not friends!" [6]
Notes & Trivia[]
- The character of Abraham Ford was created by director Tricia Brock and teleplay writers Matthew Negrete and Channing Powell based on a character originally developed by writer Robert Kirkman and artist Charlie Adlard.
- In The Walking Dead comic book series, Abraham Ford was introduced in issue #53.
- On the TV series, Abraham Ford is the first to fall before the wrath of Negan and his barb wire-wrapped baseball bat, Lucille. The second was Glenn Rhee, who was killed moments later.
Appearances[]
TV series[]
- Walking Dead: Inmates
- Walking Dead: Claimed
- Walking Dead: Us
- Walking Dead: A
- Walking Dead: No Sanctuary
- Walking Dead: Strangers
- Walking Dead: Four Walls and a Roof
- Walking Dead: Self-Help (Pre-apocalypse flashback)
- Walking Dead: Crossed
- Walking Dead: Coda
- Walking Dead: What Happened and What's Going On
- Walking Dead: Them
- Walking Dead: The Distance
- Walking Dead: Remember
- Walking Dead: Forget
- Walking Dead: Spend
- Walking Dead: Conquer
- Walking Dead: First Time Again
- Walking Dead: Thank You
- Walking Dead: Always Accountable
- Walking Dead: Start to Finish
- Walking Dead: No Way Out
- Walking Dead: Knots Untie
- Walking Dead: Not Tomorrow Yet
- Walking Dead: Twice as Far
- Walking Dead: East
- Walking Dead: Last Day on Earth
- Walking Dead: The Day Will Come When You Won't Be (Final appearance; killed by Negan)
- Walking Dead: The First Day of the Rest of Your Life (As a dream/hallucination only)
Comic series[]
- Walking Dead 53
- Walking Dead 54
- Walking Dead 55
- Walking Dead 56
- Walking Dead 57
- Walking Dead 58
- Walking Dead 59
- Walking Dead 60
- Walking Dead 61
- Walking Dead 62
- Walking Dead 63
- Walking Dead 64
- Walking Dead 65
- Walking Dead 66
- Walking Dead 67
- Walking Dead 68
- Walking Dead 69
- Walking Dead 70
- Walking Dead 71
- Walking Dead 72
- Walking Dead 73
- Walking Dead 74
- Walking Dead 76
- Walking Dead 77
- Walking Dead 78
- Walking Dead 79
- Walking Dead 80
- Walking Dead 81
- Walking Dead 82
- Walking Dead 83
- Walking Dead 84
- Walking Dead 85
- Walking Dead 86
- Walking Dead 87
- Walking Dead 88
- Walking Dead 89
- Walking Dead 90
- Walking Dead 91
- Walking Dead 92
- Walking Dead 93
- Walking Dead 94
- Walking Dead 97
- Walking Dead 98 (Dies)
- Walking Dead 99 (As a corpse only)
See also[]
The World of The Walking Dead
Images
Miscellaneous
External Links[]
- Abraham Ford at IMDB
- Abraham Ford at Comic Vine
- Abraham Ford at ShareTV.com
- Abraham Ford at The Walking Dead Wiki
References[]
- ↑ First comic book appearance.
- ↑ First television appearance.
- ↑ Final comic book appearance as a living character.
- ↑ Final television appearance.
- ↑ Walking Dead: Self Help
- ↑ Walking Dead: Them