Sterling Hayden
Sterling Walter Hayden (born Sterling Relyea Walter; March 26, 1916 – May 23, 1986) was an American actor and author. He 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."
Filmography
Rat Pack
as Self (archive footage)
Rat Pack
as Self (archive footage)
Kubrick by Kubrick
as Self (archive footage)
Kubrick by Kubrick
as Self (archive footage)
The Albatross
as Glass Man (voice) (archive footage)
The Albatross
as Glass Man (voice) (archive footage)
Johnny Guitar: A Feminist Western?
as Self (archive footage)
Johnny Guitar: A Feminist Western?
as Self (archive footage)
Tell Us She Was One of You: The Hollywood Blacklist and 'Johnny Guitar'
as Self (archive footage)
Tell Us She Was One of You: The Hollywood Blacklist and 'Johnny Guitar'
as Self (archive footage)
Johnny Guitar: A Western Like No Other
as Self (archive footage)
Johnny Guitar: A Western Like No Other
as Self (archive footage)
The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959
as Capt. Mark McCluskey
The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959
as Capt. Mark McCluskey
Pharos of Chaos
as Self - Actor
Pharos of Chaos
as Self - Actor
At Anchor / Land Under: A Film With Sterling Hayden
as Himself
At Anchor / Land Under: A Film With Sterling Hayden
as Himself
Venom
as Howard Anderson
Venom
as Howard Anderson
Gas
as Duke Stuyvesant
Gas
as Duke Stuyvesant
Nine to Five
as Russell Tinsworthy
Nine to Five
as Russell Tinsworthy
The Starlost: The Beginning
as Jeremiah
The Starlost: The Beginning
as Jeremiah
The Outsider
as Seamus Flaherty
The Outsider
as Seamus Flaherty
Winter Kills
as Z.K. Dawson
Winter Kills
as Z.K. Dawson
King of the Gypsies
as King Zharko Stepanowicz
King of the Gypsies
as King Zharko Stepanowicz
1900
as Leo Dalcò
1900
as Leo Dalcò
The Cinema According to Bertolucci
as Self
The Cinema According to Bertolucci
as Self
Cry, Onion!
as Henry 'Jack' Pullitzer
Cry, Onion!
as Henry 'Jack' Pullitzer
Deadly Strangers
as Malcolm Robarts
Deadly Strangers
as Malcolm Robarts
The Final Programme
as Maj. Wrongway Lindbergh
The Final Programme
as Maj. Wrongway Lindbergh
The Long Goodbye
as Roger Wade
The Long Goodbye
as Roger Wade
The Godfather
as Captain McCluskey
The Godfather
as Captain McCluskey
Loving
as Lepridon
Loving
as Lepridon
Hard Contract
as Michael Carlson
Hard Contract
as Michael Carlson
Carol for Another Christmas
as Daniel Grudge
Carol for Another Christmas
as Daniel Grudge
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
as Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
as Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper
Old Man
as Tall Convict
Old Man
as Tall Convict
Ten Days To Tulara
as Scotty
Ten Days To Tulara
as Scotty
Days of Wine and Roses
as Self (introduction)
Days of Wine and Roses
as Self (introduction)
Zero Hour!
as Captain Martin Treleaven
Zero Hour!
as Captain Martin Treleaven
Gun Battle at Monterey
as Jay Turner / John York
Gun Battle at Monterey
as Jay Turner / John York
A Sound of Different Drummers
as Gordon Miller
A Sound of Different Drummers
as Gordon Miller
Valerie
as John Garth
Valerie
as John Garth
Crime of Passion
as Lt. William Doyle
Crime of Passion
as Lt. William Doyle
5 Steps to Danger
as John Emmett
5 Steps to Danger
as John Emmett
Requiem for a Heavyweight
as Self (intro/outro)
Requiem for a Heavyweight
as Self (intro/outro)
The Killing
as Johnny Clay
The Killing
as Johnny Clay
Top Gun
as Rick Martin
Top Gun
as Rick Martin
The Last Command
as Jim Bowie
The Last Command
as Jim Bowie
Shotgun
as Clay Hardin
Shotgun
as Clay Hardin
The Eternal Sea
as Rear-Adm. John Madison Hoskins
The Eternal Sea
as Rear-Adm. John Madison Hoskins
Timberjack
as Tim Chipman
Timberjack
as Tim Chipman
Naked Alibi
as Joe E. Conroy
Naked Alibi
as Joe E. Conroy
Suddenly
as Sheriff Tod Shaw
Suddenly
as Sheriff Tod Shaw
Johnny Guitar
as Johnny 'Guitar' Logan
Johnny Guitar
as Johnny 'Guitar' Logan
Arrow In The Dust
as Bart Laish
Arrow In The Dust
as Bart Laish
Fighter Attack
as Steve
Fighter Attack
as Steve
So Big
as Pervis De Jong
So Big
as Pervis De Jong
Crime Wave
as Det. Lt. Sims
Crime Wave
as Det. Lt. Sims
Take Me to Town
as Will Hall
Take Me to Town
as Will Hall
The Star
as Jim Johannsen aka Barry Lester
The Star
as Jim Johannsen aka Barry Lester
Flat Top
as Commander Dan Collier
Flat Top
as Commander Dan Collier
The Golden Hawk
as Kit 'The Hawk' Gerardo
The Golden Hawk
as Kit 'The Hawk' Gerardo
Hellgate
as Lt. Tod Voorhees
Hellgate
as Lt. Tod Voorhees
Denver and Rio Grande
as McCabe
Denver and Rio Grande
as McCabe
Flaming Feather
as Tex McCloud
Flaming Feather
as Tex McCloud
The Asphalt Jungle
as Dix Handley
The Asphalt Jungle
as Dix Handley
Manhandled
as Joe Cooper
Manhandled
as Joe Cooper
El Paso
as Bert Donner
El Paso
as Bert Donner
Variety Girl
as Sterling Hayden
Variety Girl
as Sterling Hayden
Bahama Passage
as Adrian Ainsworth
Bahama Passage
as Adrian Ainsworth