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