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Ford Sterling

Ford Sterling

Ford Sterling (born George Stitch; November 3, 1883 – October 13, 1939) was an American comedian and actor best known for his work with Keystone Studios. One of the 'Big 4', he was the original chief of the Keystone Cops.

Born

Nov 03, 1883

La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA

Died

Oct 13, 1939

Known For

Acting

Movies

170 acting

10 crew

Popularity

0.5

movie

Known For

He Who Gets Slapped

He Who Gets Slapped

1924

as Tricaud
movie
Baby Day
1913
movie
Dreary House
1929 • as Paul White
★ 7.0
movie
Gentleman Burglar
1914 • as Chief of Police
movie
All Business
1936 • as King
Married Life
Married Life
1920 • as Heckler at Theatre
★ 9.0
Sergeant Hofmeyer
Sergeant Hofmeyer
1914 • as Sgt. Hofmeyer
★ 8.0
Show Girl in Hollywood
Show Girl in Hollywood
1930 • as Sam Otis
★ 5.8
movie
Mr. Fixit
1912
Alice in Wonderland
Alice in Wonderland
1933 • as White King
★ 6.1
Oh Kay!
Oh Kay!
1928 • as Shorty McGee
★ 7.0
Peeping Pete
Peeping Pete
1913 • as Neighbor's Husband
★ 6.0
A Thief Catcher
A Thief Catcher
1914 • as Suspicious John
★ 5.1
The Girl in the Show
The Girl in the Show
1929 • as Ed Bondell
★ 6.0
Her Majesty, Love
Her Majesty, Love
1931 • as Otmar von Wellingen
★ 6.7
He Who Gets Slapped
He Who Gets Slapped
1924 • as Tricaud
★ 7.5
The Muppets Go to the Movies
The Muppets Go to the Movies
1981 • as Keystone Kop (archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.0
movie
His Sister's Kids
1913 • as The Police Chief
★ 10.0
The Day of Faith
The Day of Faith
1923 • as Montreal Sammy
★ 8.0
Drums of the Desert
Drums of the Desert
1927 • as Perkins
★ 7.0
movie
Wine
1913 • as The Diner
★ 10.0
Wife Savers
Wife Savers
1928 • as Tavern Keeper
★ 7.0
The Golden Age of Comedy
The Golden Age of Comedy
1957 • as archive footage
★ 7.1
Days of Thrills and Laughter
Days of Thrills and Laughter
1961 • as Self (archive footage)
★ 6.0
Love, Honor and Behave
Love, Honor and Behave
1920 • as Milton Robbin - Haberdasher
★ 8.0
Her Birthday Present
Her Birthday Present
1913 • as The Police Chief
★ 7.5
movie
Rastus and the Game Cock
1913 • as Rastus
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1928 • as Gus Eisman
★ 10.0
movie
A Small Time Act
1913 • as Rajah
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
1919 • as Kaiser Bill
★ 5.7
Many Unhappy Returns
Many Unhappy Returns
1937 • as C.C. aka Henry Morgan
Mabel's Lovers
Mabel's Lovers
1912 • as Black, another suitor
Tango Tangles
Tango Tangles
1914 • as Band Leader
★ 5.2
For the Love of Mike
For the Love of Mike
1927 • as Herman Schultz
★ 7.0
movie
Dirty Work in a Laundry
1915 • as The Desperate Scoundrel
★ 5.0
movie
Toplitsky and Company
1913 • as Toplitsky's Partner
★ 5.0
Riley and Schultze
Riley and Schultze
1912 • as Schultz
The Road to Glory
The Road to Glory
1926 • as James Allen
★ 6.5
The Destroying Angel
The Destroying Angel
1923 • as Max Weil
★ 7.0
Hoffmeyer's Legacy
Hoffmeyer's Legacy
1912 • as Hoffmeyer
Her Torpedoed Love
Her Torpedoed Love
1917 • as Reginald Scuttle - the Conniving Butler
★ 5.0
Chicken à la King
Chicken à la King
1928 • as Horace Trundle
★ 8.0
A Film Johnnie
A Film Johnnie
1914 • as Self
★ 5.5
Hogan's Romance Upset
Hogan's Romance Upset
1915 • as Fight Spectator
★ 5.0
Court House Crooks
Court House Crooks
1915 • as The District Attorney
★ 4.0
movie
Love and Vengeance
1914 • as Schmaltz
★ 6.5
Hollywood
Hollywood
1923 • as Ford Sterling
★ 9.0
Behind the Green Lights
Behind the Green Lights
1935 • as Max Schultz, German Janitor
★ 8.0
movie
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
1931 • as Kop(as the Original Keystone Kops)
★ 7.3
On His Wedding Day
On His Wedding Day
1913 • as Krause - the Bridegroom
★ 8.0
The Snow Cure
The Snow Cure
1916 • as The Flirt
★ 10.0
Casey at the Bat
Casey at the Bat
1927 • as O'Dowd
★ 8.0
The Show Off
The Show Off
1926 • as Aubrey Piper
★ 7.2
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
1943 • as (archive footage)
★ 7.5
movie
Professor Bean's Removal
1913 • as Professor Bean
The Trouble With Wives
The Trouble With Wives
1925 • as Al Hennessey
★ 7.0
The Gusher
The Gusher
1913 • as Oil Well Buyer
★ 4.5
The Knockout
The Knockout
1914 • as Spectator (uncredited)
★ 5.8
movie
A Bear Escape
1912 • as Bandit
Good and Naughty
Good and Naughty
1926 • as Bunny West
★ 7.0
Bride of the Regiment
Bride of the Regiment
1930 • as Tangy
★ 6.5
My Lady's Lips
My Lady's Lips
1925 • as Smike
★ 10.0
movie
A Quiet Fourth
1935
★ 8.0
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
1925
★ 5.4
Kismet
Kismet
1930 • as Amru
★ 4.0
Everybody's Acting
Everybody's Acting
1926 • as Michael Poole
★ 9.0
movie
The Bowling Match
1913 • as Kraut
Mabel's Dramatic Career
Mabel's Dramatic Career
1913 • as Actor / Onscreen Villain
★ 5.6
movie
Red Hot Romance
1913 • as Antone
movie
Love and Pain
1913 • as Jones
Figures Don't Lie
Figures Don't Lie
1927 • as 'Howdy' Jones
★ 10.0
That Little Band Of Gold
That Little Band Of Gold
1915 • as Gassy Gotrox - Tattletale
★ 5.1
movie
Heinze’s Resurrection
1913 • as Heinze
The Headline Woman
The Headline Woman
1935 • as Hugo Meyer
★ 4.6
Wild Oranges
Wild Oranges
1924 • as Paul Halvard
★ 6.5
So Big
So Big
1924 • as Jacob Hoogenduck
★ 9.0
Miss Brewster's Millions
Miss Brewster's Millions
1926 • as Ned Brewster
★ 8.0
movie
Pedro's Dilemma
1912 • as her father
The Trunk Mystery
The Trunk Mystery
1926 • as Jeff
★ 9.0
The Spoilers
The Spoilers
1923 • as 'Slapjack' Simms
★ 9.0
movie
Foiling Fickle Father
1913
A Grocery Clerk's Romance
A Grocery Clerk's Romance
1912 • as Grocery Clerk
★ 4.6
Barney Oldfield's Race for a Life
Barney Oldfield's Race for a Life
1913 • as The Villain
★ 6.0
The Woman on the Jury
The Woman on the Jury
1924 • as Juror
★ 9.0
Black Sheep
Black Sheep
1935 • as Mather
★ 7.3
movie
The Doctored Affair
1913
Why Beaches Are Popular
Why Beaches Are Popular
1919 • as Ford Sterling
★ 7.0
movie
The Sleuths at the Floral Parade
1913 • as The Man
The Speed Kings
The Speed Kings
1913 • as Papa
★ 4.2
He Wouldn't Stay Down
He Wouldn't Stay Down
1915 • as Peter P. Snitz - the Husband
The Mistaken Masher
The Mistaken Masher
1913 • as George
Sally
Sally
1930 • as 'Pops' Shendorff
★ 7.0
Mabel’s Adventures
Mabel’s Adventures
1912 • as The Magician
★ 4.0
The Galloping Fish
The Galloping Fish
1924 • as George Fitzgerald
★ 7.0
For the Love of Mabel
For the Love of Mabel
1913 • as (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
movie
The Beating He Needed
1912 • as his father
The Ragtime Band
The Ragtime Band
1913 • as Professor Smelts
★ 4.9
Between Showers
Between Showers
1914 • as Mr. Snookie, a Thief
★ 5.5
movie
Their First Execution
1913
★ 7.0
movie
The Sleuth's Last Stand
1913 • as Cavalry Officer
movie
The Cure That Failed
1913 • as George - the Drinker
movie
Our Dare-Devil Chief
1915 • as The Chief of Police
★ 5.5
movie
His Father's Footsteps
1915 • as The Father
Stolen Glory
Stolen Glory
1912 • as Captain Warner
★ 5.2
movie
The Battle of Who Run
1913 • as Mack's Commander
movie
A Robust Romeo
1914
Cohen Collects a Debt
Cohen Collects a Debt
1912 • as Cohen
A Muddy Romance
A Muddy Romance
1913 • as The Villain
★ 4.8
A Life in the Balance
A Life in the Balance
1913 • as The Landlord
★ 6.0
Fatty and the Broadway Stars
Fatty and the Broadway Stars
1915 • as Keystone Performer
The Tragedy of a Dress Suit
The Tragedy of a Dress Suit
1912 • as Landlord
★ 4.0
In the Clutches of the Gang
In the Clutches of the Gang
1914 • as Chief Tehiezel
The Fall of Eve
The Fall of Eve
1929 • as Mr. Mack
★ 9.0
movie
A Pajama Marriage
1920
★ 9.0
movie
When Dreams Come True
1913 • as The Peddler
A Bandit
A Bandit
1913 • as The Bandit
★ 5.5
movie
Mike
1926 • as Tad
★ 10.0
movie
At It Again
1912 • as Police Chief Larkin
Stage Struck
Stage Struck
1925 • as Buck
★ 6.5
Love and Glory
Love and Glory
1924 • as Emile Pompaneau
★ 10.0
Hide and Seek
Hide and Seek
1913 • as The Police Chief
★ 6.5
Hearts and Flowers
Hearts and Flowers
1919 • as Orchestra Leader
★ 6.5
movie
A Midnight Elopement
1912
movie
His Chum the Baron
1913 • as Baron von Sneezer
★ 9.0
movie
The Deacon's Troubles
1912
Cohen Saves the Flag
Cohen Saves the Flag
1913 • as Sgt. Cohen
★ 4.2
movie
The Foreman of the Jury
1913 • as Jones - Foreman of the Jury
Spring Is Here
Spring Is Here
1930 • as Peter Braley
★ 5.7
movie
Mabel’s Awful Mistakes
1913 • as Smith
movie
For Lizzie's Sake
1913 • as The Villian
movie
Love and Courage
1913 • as (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
A Fishy Affair
A Fishy Affair
1913 • as Perkins
★ 5.5
Love and Rubbish
Love and Rubbish
1913 • as Mr. Fickle
★ 4.5
movie
The Ambitious Butler
1912 • as chef
movie
Those Good Old Days
1913 • as The Jester
movie
Saving Mabel’s Dad
1913 • as Mabel's Dad
movie
Zuzu, the Band Leader
1913 • as Zuzu
The Water Nymph
The Water Nymph
1912 • as Mack's Father
★ 4.6
Some Nerve
Some Nerve
1913 • as The Husband
movie
His Lying Heart
1916 • as The Merchant
The New Neighbor
The New Neighbor
1912
The Brass Bottle
The Brass Bottle
1923 • as Rapkin
★ 10.0
The Strangers' Banquet
The Strangers' Banquet
1922 • as Al Norton
★ 10.0
Safe in Jail
Safe in Jail
1913 • as The Constable
★ 8.0
A Strong Revenge
A Strong Revenge
1913 • as Meyer
★ 5.0
Oh, Mabel Behave
Oh, Mabel Behave
1922 • as Squire Peachem
★ 9.0
movie
Only a Messenger Boy
1915 • as The Messenger Boy
The American Venus
The American Venus
1926 • as Hugo Niles
★ 8.0
At Coney Island
At Coney Island
1912 • as The Married Flirt
★ 6.3
movie
Love Sickness at Sea
1913 • as Ship Captain
movie
Just Brown’s Luck
1913 • as A Friend
Keystone Hotel
Keystone Hotel
1935 • as Sterling, Chief of Police
★ 8.5
Stranded in Paris
Stranded in Paris
1926 • as Count Pasada
★ 8.0
movie
How Hiram Won Out
1913 • as Alfred
movie
Father’s Choice
1913
An Interrupted Elopement
An Interrupted Elopement
1912
★ 4.5
Don't Weaken!
Don't Weaken!
1920 • as Professor Yonson - the Dancing Master
★ 6.3
movie
The Inventor’s Secret
1911
The Fatal Taxicab
The Fatal Taxicab
1913 • as Egbert Throckmorton
The Waiters' Picnic
The Waiters' Picnic
1913 • as Louis - the Chef
★ 5.0
Sporting Goods
Sporting Goods
1928 • as Mr. Jordan
★ 8.0
movie
A Deaf Burglar
1913 • as Society Party Guest
★ 8.0
movie
A Temperamental Husband
1912 • as Brown
movie
The Speed Queen
1913 • as The Cop
movie
A Healthy Neighborhood
1913
★ 7.0
movie
The Rivals
1912
movie
The Hansom Driver
1913 • as The Driver's Rival
movie
The Flirting Husband
1912 • as Mr. Smith
movie
The Deacon Outwitted
1913
Double Crossed
Double Crossed
1914 • as Schemer
★ 4.6
movie
Across the Hall
1914
★ 7.0