[5] In Martin, Ford played Tommy Strong; for this role, he received an NAACP Image Awards nomination in 1996 in the category of Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series.

[7] After Martin ended, Ford found success in the detective drama New York Undercover as Lieutenant Malcolm Barker.

In 1993, Ford directed and produced the play South of Where We Live, about six African-American professionals who return to the communities where they were raised and learn about the social issues that now exist.

[12] The play was performed at the Los Angeles Ebony Showcase Theatre, the oldest black theater in the country.

[4] The same year, he directed the play Jonin', a comedy about fraternity life at a historically black college in Washington, D.C.[13] Ford co-hosted the Texas Gospel Music Awards in 1993 with singer Yolanda Adams and actor Troy Curvey.

[21][22][23] In June 2016 (four months before his death), Ford directed a documentary on bullying, entitled Through My Lens Atl; it aired in October 2016, on Aspire TV.