Sterling Hayden

Sterling Hayden Movies and TV Shows

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.''

Personal info

  • Gender: Male
  • Date of birth: 26/03/1916 (108 years old)
  • Place of birth: Upper Montclair, New Jersey, USA
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in the UK
1996

Comedy

7.8
71%
Nine to Five
IMDB 6.9
TMDB 70%
role:
Russell Tinsworthy
1980

Comedy

6.9
70%
Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
IMDB 9.5
TMDB 87%
role:
Capt. Mark McCluskey
Not available
1977

Crime

Drama

9.5
87%
Not available
1900
IMDB 7.6
TMDB 79%
role:
Leo Dalcò
Not available
1976

Drama

History

7.6
79%
Not available
The Final Programme
IMDB 5.4
TMDB 53%
role:
Maj. Wrongway Lindbergh
1973

Comedy

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.4
53%
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The Godfather
IMDB 9.2
TMDB 87%
role:
Captain McCluskey
1972

Crime

Drama

9.2
87%
1964

Comedy

Drama

War & Politics

8.4
81%
The Killing
IMDB 7.9
TMDB 77%
role:
Johnny Clay
1956

Crime

Drama

Thriller

7.9
77%
Suddenly
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 63%
role:
Sheriff Tod Shaw
1954

Crime

Drama

Thriller

6.8
63%
Johnny Guitar
IMDB 7.6
TMDB 75%
role:
Johnny 'Guitar' Logan
1954

Drama

Romance

Western

7.6
75%
The Asphalt Jungle
IMDB 7.8
TMDB 75%
role:
Dix Handley
Not available
1950

Crime

Drama

7.8
75%
Not available

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in the UK starring or involving Sterling Hayden are, for example, Never Mind the Buzzcocks, Nine to Five and The Final Programme.
The streaming services with the largest selection are iTunes, Amazon and Vudu.
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