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
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."
Born
Mar 26, 1916
Upper Montclair, New Jersey, USA
Died
May 23, 1986
Known For
Acting
Movies
75 acting
1 crew
Popularity
1.1
Known For
The Godfather
1972
as Captain McCluskey
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
1964
as Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper
The Killing
1956
as Johnny Clay
1900
1976
as Leo Dalcò
The Long Goodbye
1973
as Roger Wade
Nine to Five
1980
as Russell Tinsworthy
Johnny Guitar
1954
as Johnny 'Guitar' Logan
The Asphalt Jungle
1950
as Dix Handley
Suddenly
1954
as Sheriff Tod Shaw
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