Ford Ingalsbe Beebe (November 26, 1888 – November 26, 1978) was a screenwriter and movie director. He was the son of Oscar and Mary Ingalsbe Beebe. He began writing for the movies about 1916. Over the next 60 years, he wrote and/or directed almost 200 movies. He made B-movies (mostly Westerns) and movie serials. He worked on the Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon serials starring Buster Crabbe, and on the 12 Bomba movies starring Johnny Sheffield. 