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