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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

169 acting

10 crew

Popularity

0.8

movie

Known For

He Who Gets Slapped

He Who Gets Slapped

1924

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