Sterling Hayden

Sterling Hayden

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1916-03-26
Deathday: 1986-05-23 (70 years old)

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Biography

Sterling Walter Hayden, born Sterling Relyea Walter, was an American actor and author. He didn't really harbor any aspirations of being an actor, dropped out of high school at the age of 16 and hired on as mate on a schooner. He was a ship's captain at 22, and in need of cash to buy his own boat, established himself as a model in New York, discovered by Paramount Studios talent scouts and offered a contract.


Sterling Hayden, the handsome tall blond actor who played wholesome leading-man movie roles in the 1940's and 1950's and later weathered into a rough-hewn solid character actor in films such as ''Dr. Strangelove'', ''The Godfather,'' "Nine to Five" and "King of the Gypsies". He appeared in 71 feature films and tv-productions from the debut in "Virginia" 1941 to the tv mini-series "The Blue and the Gray" in 1982.


He wrote of his obsessive fascination with the sea in a 1963 autobiography, ''Wanderer,'' and in 1970 his 700-page epic novel of the sea, ''Voyage,'' was a main selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club.


Sterling Hayden appeared in the German documentary, ''Pharos of Chaos,'' (1983) filmed aboard his barge in Europe, and seemed to be in an alcoholic stupor much of the time, supplementing his wine intake with hashish. On camera he said: ''What confuses me is I ain't all that unhappy. So why do I drink, I don't know.''

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Filmography

all 82

Movies 73

self 12

TV Shows 9

Writer 1

Self (archive footage)
Rat Pack

Rat Pack (2022)

Movie
Glass Man
The Albatross

The Albatross (2016)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Johnny Guitar: A Feminist Western?

Johnny Guitar: A Feminist Western? (2016)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Johnny Guitar: A Western Like No Other

Johnny Guitar: A Western Like No Other (2016)

Movie
Self (archive footage)
Tell Us She Was One of You: The Hollywood Blacklist and 'Johnny Guitar'

Tell Us She Was One of You: The Hollywood Blacklist and 'Johnny Guitar' (2016)

Movie
Self / Roger Wade
Rip Van Marlowe

Rip Van Marlowe (2002)

Movie
Self
Irving Johnson High Seas Adventurer

Irving Johnson High Seas Adventurer (1985)

Movie
Writer
The Shipwrecker

The Shipwrecker (1984)

Movie
Self
Pharos of Chaos

Pharos of Chaos (1983)

Movie
John Brown
The Blue and the Gray

The Blue and the Gray (1982)

TV
Self / Johnny 'Guitar' Logan
Vor Anker, Land unter - Ein Film mit Sterling Hayden

Vor Anker, Land unter - Ein Film mit Sterling Hayden (1982)

Movie
Howard Anderson
Venom

Venom (1981)

Movie
Duke Stuyvesant
Gas

Gas (1981)

Movie
Capt. Mark McCluskey
The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic

The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic (1981)

Movie
Russell Tinsworthy
Nine to Five

Nine to Five (1980)

Movie
6.86
Seamus Flaherty
The Outsider

The Outsider (1980)

Movie
Jeremiah
The Starlost: The Beginning

The Starlost: The Beginning (1980)

Movie
Z.K. Dawson
Winter Kills

Winter Kills (1979)

Movie
King Zharko Stepanowicz
King of the Gypsies

King of the Gypsies (1978)

Movie
Capt. Mark McCluskey
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television

Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television (1977)

TV
6
Leo Dalcò
1900

1900 (1976)

Movie
4
Self
The Cinema According to Bertolucci

The Cinema According to Bertolucci (1976)

Movie
Henry 'Jack' Pulitzer
Cry, Onion!

Cry, Onion! (1975)

Movie
Malcolm Robarts
Deadly Strangers

Deadly Strangers (1975)

Movie
Self - Guest
Tomorrow

Tomorrow (1973)

TV
Maj. Wrongway Lindbergh
The Final Programme

The Final Programme (1973)

Movie
Roger Wade
The Long Goodbye

The Long Goodbye (1973)

Movie
6
M. Nature / The Leader
The Big Departure

The Big Departure (1972)

Movie
Tony Fowler
Banacek

Banacek (1972)

TV
4
Captain McCluskey
The Godfather

The Godfather (1972)

Movie
8.1
Mason / Custer
Angel's Leap

Angel's Leap (1971)

Movie
Allan
Sweet Hunters

Sweet Hunters (1970)

Movie
Lepridon
Loving

Loving (1970)

Movie
Michael Carlson
Hard Contract

Hard Contract (1969)

Movie
2
Daniel Grudge
Carol for Another Christmas

Carol for Another Christmas (1964)

Movie
Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)

Movie
8.5
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)

TV
6
Tall Convict
Old Man

Old Man (1958)

Movie
Scotty
Ten Days To Tulara

Ten Days To Tulara (1958)

Movie
George Hansen
Terror in a Texas Town

Terror in a Texas Town (1958)

Movie
Capt. Martin Treleaven
Zero Hour!

Zero Hour! (1957)

Movie
5.33
Jay Turner / John York
Gun Battle at Monterey

Gun Battle at Monterey (1957)

Movie
John Garth
Valerie

Valerie (1957)

Movie
Sheriff Samuel 'Sam' Galt
The Iron Sheriff

The Iron Sheriff (1957)

Movie
Bill Doyle
Crime of Passion

Crime of Passion (1956)

Movie
John Emmett
Five Steps to Danger

Five Steps to Danger (1956)

Movie
Link Stevens
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)

TV
Playhouse 90

Playhouse 90 (1956)

TV
Johnny Clay
The Killing

The Killing (1956)

Movie
4.33
Dave Arnold
The Come On

The Come On (1956)

Movie
Rick Martin
Top Gun

Top Gun (1955)

Movie
Jim Bowie
The Last Command

The Last Command (1955)

Movie
Marshal Clay Hardin
Shotgun

Shotgun (1955)

Movie
Rear-Adm. John Madison Hoskins
The Eternal Sea

The Eternal Sea (1955)

Movie
Tim Chipman
Timberjack

Timberjack (1955)

Movie
Capt. Russ Edwards
Battle Taxi

Battle Taxi (1955)

Movie
Joseph E. Conroy
Naked Alibi

Naked Alibi (1954)

Movie
Sheriff Tod Shaw
Suddenly

Suddenly (1954)

Movie
Johnny 'Guitar' Logan
Johnny Guitar

Johnny Guitar (1954)

Movie
1
Bart Laish
Arrow In The Dust

Arrow In The Dust (1954)

Movie
Sir Gawain
Prince Valiant

Prince Valiant (1954)

Movie
Steve
Fighter Attack

Fighter Attack (1953)

Movie
Pervus De Jong
So Big

So Big (1953)

Movie
Det. Lt. Sims
Crime Wave

Crime Wave (1953)

Movie
Will Hall
Take Me to Town

Take Me to Town (1953)

Movie
Capt. John Nelson
Kansas Pacific

Kansas Pacific (1953)

Movie
Joe Turner
General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater (1953)

TV
Jim Johannsen aka Barry Lester
The Star

The Star (1952)

Movie
4.33
Cmdr. Dan Collier
Flat Top

Flat Top (1952)

Movie
Captain Christopher (Kit) Gerardo aka 'The Hawk'
The Golden Hawk

The Golden Hawk (1952)

Movie
Gilman S. Hanley
Hellgate

Hellgate (1952)

Movie
McCabe
Denver and Rio Grande

Denver and Rio Grande (1952)

Movie
Tex McCloud
Flaming Feather

Flaming Feather (1952)

Movie
Maj. Jim Curtis
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)

TV
Reverend John Burrows
Journey Into Light

Journey Into Light (1951)

Movie
Dix Handley
The Asphalt Jungle

The Asphalt Jungle (1950)

Movie
3.71
Joe Cooper
Manhandled

Manhandled (1949)

Movie
Bert Donner
El Paso

El Paso (1949)

Movie
Sterling Hayden
Variety Girl

Variety Girl (1947)

Movie
Tad McDonald
Blaze of Noon

Blaze of Noon (1947)

Movie
Adrian Ainsworth
Bahama Passage

Bahama Passage (1941)

Movie
Norman Williams
Virginia

Virginia (1941)

Movie

Ratings

Average 5.88
Based on 2.87 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1941
1954
1957
1955
2022
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Information

Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1916-03-26

Deathday
1986-05-23 (70 years old)

Birth Name
Sterling Relyea Walter

Birth Place
Montclair, New Jersey, United States of America

Relationships
Madeleine Carroll (1942-01-01 - 1946-01-01)

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Sterling Relyea Walter, Sterling Walter Hayden

Awards
Silver Star


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