Sterling Hayden

About

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 1950's and later weathered into a rough-hewn solid character actor in films such as "Dr. Strangelove", "The Godfather," "Nine to Five" and "King of the Gypsies". He appeared in 71 feature films and tv-productions from the debut in "Virginia" 1941 to the tv mini-series "The Blue and the Gray" in 1982. He wrote of his obsessive fascination with the sea in a 1963 autobiography, "Wanderer," and in...

Known for

The GodfatherMovie • 1972Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries • 1956Playhouse 90Series • 1956Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the BombMovie • 1964BanacekSeries • 1972Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for TelevisionSeries • 1977Nine to FiveMovie • 1980The Asphalt JungleMovie • 1950The KillingMovie • 1956The Long GoodbyeMovie • 1973The Blue and the GraySeries • 19821900Movie • 1976Prince ValiantMovie • 1954Johnny GuitarMovie • 1954SuddenlyMovie • 1954The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980Movie • 1992Crime WaveMovie • 1953VenomMovie • 1981Naked AlibiMovie • 1954Winter KillsMovie • 1979Crime of PassionMovie • 1956ShotgunMovie • 1955King of the GypsiesMovie • 1978Zero Hour!Movie • 1957