Sterling Hayden

Sterling Hayden

1916-03-26 Upper Montclair, New Jersey, USA 73 Credits

Biography

Sterling Walter Hayden, born Sterling Relyea Walter, was an American actor and author. He didn't really harbor any aspirations of being an actor, 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 r...

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Rat Pack

Rat Pack

2022

as Self (archive footage)

9.0
Acting

In the 1950s, a small group of artists monopolized the attention of the cameras and the public. Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sammy Davis Jr., Joey Bish...

Kubrick by Kubrick

Kubrick by Kubrick

2020

as Self

7.4
Acting

A rare and transcendent journey into the life and films of the legendary Stanley Kubrick like we've never seen before, featuring a treasure trove of u...

The Albatross

The Albatross

2016

as Glass Man (voice) (archive footage)

6.3
Acting

In the center of a freezing, misty lake, a struggling writer's solitary fishing trip is disrupted by a strange creature from the bottom of a whiskey b...

Tell Us She Was One of You: The Hollywood Blacklist and 'Johnny Guitar'

Tell Us She Was One of You: The Hollywood Blacklist and 'Johnny Guitar'

2016

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

Larry Ceplair, co-author of The Inquisition in Hollywood, and blacklisted screenwriter Walter Bernstein, a former member of the Communist Party, discu...

Johnny Guitar: A Western Like No Other

Johnny Guitar: A Western Like No Other

2016

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

Critics Kent Jones, B. Ruby Rich, Joe McElhaney and Miriam Bale discuss the unique qualities of "Johnny Guitar," its lasting appeal and the influence ...

Johnny Guitar: A Feminist Western?

Johnny Guitar: A Feminist Western?

2016

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

Critics Kent Jones, B. Ruby Rich, Joe McElhaney and Miriam Bale take a closer look at the feminist overtones in "Johnny Guitar."

Irving Johnson High Seas Adventurer

1985

as Himself

Acting

High Seas Adventurer highlights Johnson's exciting life, beginning with his introduction to the sea aboard the PEKING in 1929. Around Cape Horn, a Mys...

The Shipwrecker

The Shipwrecker

1984

Book

5.8

Three actors portray scenes from the life of Sterling Hayden, with a particular focus on his appearance before the House Un-American Activities Commit...

Pharos of Chaos

Pharos of Chaos

1983

as Self - Actor

6.5
Acting

A superb, moving and thrilling interview with American actor Sterling Hayden (1916-86), held in Besançon, France, on board a dilapidated barge, when h...

At Anchor / Land Under: A Film With Sterling Hayden

At Anchor / Land Under: A Film With Sterling Hayden

1982

as Himself

Acting

A portrait cut for television using takes not used for the film “Leuchtturm des Chaos“. According to Bühler, the film was considered unsuitable: “A tw...

Venom

Venom

1981

as Howard Anderson

5.6
Acting

International terrorists attempt to kidnap a wealthy couple's child. Their plan comes unstuck when a deadly Black Mamba, sent by mistake instead of a ...

Gas

Gas

1981

as Duke Stuyvesant

3.1
Acting

Susan Anspach stars in this comedy as a news reporter who investigates a story about stolen milk causing milk and gas prices to rise. During the cours...

The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic

The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic

1981

as Capt. Mark McCluskey

9.4
Acting

The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic is a reduced, 386-minute version of the 1977 television miniseries, "Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Comple...

Nine to Five

Nine to Five

1980

as Russell Tinsworthy

6.9
Acting

Three female employees of a sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot find a way to turn the tables on him.

The Starlost: The Beginning

The Starlost: The Beginning

1980

as Jeremiah

Acting

Three farmers in Cypress Corners discover that farm life is not so simple. Discovering a hidden door in the earth, they break through it, discovering ...

The Outsider

The Outsider

1979

as Seamus Flaherty

5.6
Acting

Michael Flaherty (Craig Wasson), an American Vietnam veteran of Irish descent, returns to Belfast to join the cause of his grandfather, Seamus (Sterli...

Winter Kills

Winter Kills

1979

as Z.K. Dawson

5.9
Acting

The younger brother of an assassinated US President is led down a rabbit hole of conspiracies and dead ends after learning of a man claiming to be the...

King of the Gypsies

King of the Gypsies

1978

as King Zharko Stepanowicz

5.6
Acting

Zharko, leader of the Romanis in NYC, passes his position of leadership on to his unwilling grandson, Dave, leading to infighting between Dave and hi...

1900

1900

1976

as Leo Dalcò

7.8
Acting

The epic tale of a class struggle in twentieth century Italy, as seen through the eyes of two childhood friends on opposing sides.

The Cinema According to Bertolucci

The Cinema According to Bertolucci

1976

as Self

6.5
Acting

Documentary on the filming of Novecento by Bernardo Bertolucci

Cry, Onion!

Cry, Onion!

1975

as Henry 'Jack' Pullitzer

5.2
Acting

Onion Jack has bought a piece of land on which to settle, but the property is still in possession of the orphans of the original owner and is coveted ...

Deadly Strangers

Deadly Strangers

1975

as Malcolm Robarts

5.8
Acting

After she misses her train, a young woman is forced to hitch a ride back to town. After managing to get away from a lecherous trucker, she is given a ...

The Final Programme

The Final Programme

1973

as Maj. Wrongway Lindbergh

5.1
Acting

After the death of his Nobel Prize-winning father, billionaire physicist Jerry Cornelius becomes embroiled in the search for the mysterious "Final Pro...

The Long Goodbye

The Long Goodbye

1973

as Roger Wade

7.4
Acting

In 1970s Hollywood, Detective Philip Marlowe tries to help a friend who is accused of murdering his wife.

The Big Departure

The Big Departure

1972

as M. Nature / The Leader

6.0
Acting

This is the only feature directed by the famed French painter and sculptor Martial Raysse. In keeping with the revolutionary spirit of the time, the m...

The Godfather

The Godfather

1972

as Captain McCluskey

8.7
Acting

Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corl...

Angel's Leap

Angel's Leap

1971

as Mason / Custer

5.5
Acting

In this French crime thriller, you can leave the mob, but the mob won't leave you. Louis (Jean Yanne) has retired to a Thailand plantation with an Asi...

Sweet Hunters

Sweet Hunters

1970

as Allan

6.0
Acting

An ornithologist goes on a field trip to a deserted island near the mainland with his wife and small son, and is joined by the wife's sister, who is g...

Loving

Loving

1970

as Lepridon

6.0
Acting

Brooks Wilson is in crisis. He is torn between his wife Selma and two daughters and his mistress Grace, and also between his career as a successful il...

Hard Contract

Hard Contract

1969

as Michael Carlson

4.7
Acting

A cold hearted American hit man goes to Europe for "one last score". His encounter with a beautiful young woman casts self doubt on his lifeblood, and...

Carol for Another Christmas

Carol for Another Christmas

1964

as Daniel Grudge

5.6
Acting

Daniel Grudge, a wealthy industrialist and fierce isolationist long embittered by the loss of his son in World War II, is visited by three ghosts on C...

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb

1964

as Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper

8.1
Acting

After the insane General Jack D. Ripper initiates a nuclear strike on the Soviet Union, a war room full of politicians, generals and a Russian diploma...

Old Man

Old Man

1958

as Tall Convict

Acting

In the South, convicts get a temporary release to help during a flood.

Ten Days To Tulara

Ten Days To Tulara

1958

as Scotty

4.8
Acting

Director George Sherman's 1958 western about gold thieves in Mexico stars Sterling Hayden, Grace Raynor and Rodolfo Hoyos.

Terror in a Texas Town

Terror in a Texas Town

1958

as George Hansen

6.7
Acting

Armed with a harpoon, a Swedish whaler is out for revenge after the death of his father. A greedy oil man trying to buy up the Swede's land might be t...

Zero Hour!

Zero Hour!

1957

as Captain Martin Treleaven

6.6
Acting

In 1950s Canada, during a commercial flight, the pilots and some passengers suffer food poisoning, thus forcing an ex-WW2 fighter pilot to try to land...

Gun Battle at Monterey

Gun Battle at Monterey

1957

as Jay Turner / John York

4.6
Acting

An outlaw saved by a Mexican girl hunts the holdup partner who shot him in the back.

Valerie

Valerie

1957

as John Garth

4.1
Acting

After the American Civil War, former Union Major John Garth marries pretty settler Valerie but tragedy strikes and the two spouses end up in court whe...

The Iron Sheriff

The Iron Sheriff

1957

as Sheriff Samuel Galt

6.2
Acting

Frontier peacekeeper Sheriff Galt faces a crisis of conscience in The Iron Sheriff. In the aftermath of a robbery-murder, Galt follows the trail of ev...

Crime of Passion

Crime of Passion

1956

as Lt. William Doyle

6.2
Acting

Kathy leaves the newspaper business to marry homicide detective Bill, but is frustrated by his lack of ambition and the banality of life in the suburb...

5 Steps to Danger

5 Steps to Danger

1956

as John Emmett

6.3
Acting

Can a couple keep important secrets from Communist spies?

The Killing

The Killing

1956

as Johnny Clay

7.7
Acting

Career criminal Johnny Clay recruits a sharpshooter, a crooked police officer, a bartender and a betting teller named George, among others, for one la...

The Come On

The Come On

1956

as Dave Arnold

5.0
Acting

A con woman tries to swindle her partner-in-crime husband with the help of one of her former marks. But is she to be trusted?

Top Gun

Top Gun

1955

as Rick Martin

5.9
Acting

A gunslinger returns to his hometown to warn of an impending outlaw gang attack, but he's met with hatred and fear for his previous killings.

The Last Command

The Last Command

1955

as Jim Bowie

6.4
Acting

During the Texas War of Independence of 1836 American frontiersman and pioneer Jim Bowie pleads for caution with the rebellious Texicans. They don't h...

Shotgun

Shotgun

1955

as Clay Hardin

5.2
Acting

a deputy U.S. Marshall pursue the gang of Ben Thompson after the murder of another marshall. Along with a bounty hunter and a half-breed woman they fo...

The Eternal Sea

The Eternal Sea

1955

as Rear-Adm. John Madison Hoskins

6.4
Acting

Biography of Admiral John Hoskins' efforts to retain active command despite WW2 injury.

Timberjack

Timberjack

1955

as Tim Chipman

3.2
Acting

A young man seeks his father's killers among lumberjacks, and discovers that they are actually timber barons who also seek to control lumber mills. Ba...

Battle Taxi

Battle Taxi

1955

as Capt. Russ Edwards

5.4
Acting

In the Korean war, the commander of an Air Rescue helicopter team must show a hot-shot former jet pilot how important helicopter rescue work is and tu...

Naked Alibi

Naked Alibi

1954

as Joe E. Conroy

6.0
Acting

Questioned as a murder suspect, solid (but drunk) citizen Al Willis attacks his police questioners, is beaten, and swears vengeance against them. Next...

Suddenly

Suddenly

1954

as Sheriff Tod Shaw

6.3
Acting

The tranquility of a small town is marred only by sheriff Tod Shaw's unsuccessful courtship of widow Ellen Benson, a pacifist who can't abide guns and...

Johnny Guitar

Johnny Guitar

1954

as Johnny 'Guitar' Logan

7.4
Acting

On the outskirts of town, the hard-nosed Vienna owns a saloon frequented by the undesirables of the region, including Dancin' Kid and his gang. Anothe...

Arrow In The Dust

Arrow In The Dust

1954

as Bart Laish

5.8
Acting

Director Lesley Selander's 1954 western stars Sterling Hayden, Coleen Gray, Keith Larsen, Tom Tully, Lee Van Cleef and Jimmy Wakely.

Prince Valiant

Prince Valiant

1954

as Sir Gawain

5.9
Acting

A young Viking prince strives to become a knight in King Arthur's Court and restore his exiled father to his rightful throne.

Fighter Attack

Fighter Attack

1953

as Steve

4.5
Acting

World War II film set in German occupied Italy. A US fighter pilot is shot down in enemy territory during a raid against a German supply depot. He rec...

So Big

So Big

1953

as Pervis De Jong

5.6
Acting

A girl of wealth comes to a Dutch community outside Chicago as a schoolteacher, and while there falls in love with a poor but big-hearted farmer.

Crime Wave

Crime Wave

1953

as Det. Lt. Sims

7.1
Acting

Reformed parolee Steve Lacey is caught in the middle when a wounded former cellmate seeks him out for shelter. The other two former cellmates then att...

Take Me to Town

Take Me to Town

1953

as Will Hall

5.7
Acting

Saloon entertainer Vermilion O'Toole and her former partner in crime Newt Cole escape from a train ride to prison and hide out in logging town Timberl...

Kansas Pacific

Kansas Pacific

1953

as Capt. John Nelson

4.8
Acting

Just before the Civil War (but after the South has seceded), Southern saboteurs try to prevent railroad construction from crossing Kansas to the front...

The Star

The Star

1952

as Jim Johannsen aka Barry Lester

7.2
Acting

Actress Margaret Elliot is well past her prime but refuses to retire from the acting business. Despite entreaties from both her daughter, Gretchen, an...

Flat Top

Flat Top

1952

as Commander Dan Collier

4.2
Acting

A rock hard commander trains Navy Carrier Pilots during the Second World War

The Golden Hawk

The Golden Hawk

1952

as Kit 'The Hawk' Gerardo

5.1
Acting

A 17th-century French pirate (Sterling Hayden) sides with an English noblewoman (Rhonda Fleming) who's posing as a pirate.

Hellgate

Hellgate

1952

as Lt. Tod Voorhees

6.7
Acting

A man is framed and sent to the toughest prison in the territory.

Denver and Rio Grande

Denver and Rio Grande

1952

as McCabe

5.5
Acting

Jim Vesser and his team of railroading men try to build a rail line through a mountain pass, while a group of less scrupulous construction workers sab...

Flaming Feather

Flaming Feather

1952

as Tex McCloud

5.8
Acting

A mysterious outlaw known as the Sidewinder, phantom leader of renegade Ute Indians, terrorizes the people of the Arizona Territory in the 1870s. When...

Journey Into Light

Journey Into Light

1951

as Rev, John Burrows

6.0
Acting

John Burrows, an ordained minister from a small village in the East, envisions himself with a larger congregation. He is mortified when his wife drunk...

The Asphalt Jungle

The Asphalt Jungle

1950

as Dix Handley

7.5
Acting

Recently paroled from prison, legendary burglar "Doc" Riedenschneider, with funding from Alonzo Emmerich, a crooked lawyer, gathers a small group of v...

Manhandled

Manhandled

1949

as Joe Cooper

5.1
Acting

Merle Kramer works as a stenographer for a psychiatrist. She is casually dating Karl Benson, a private eye and former cop. Merle mentions in passing t...

El Paso

El Paso

1949

as Bert Donner

5.7
Acting

Ex-confederate officer Clay Fletcher jumps at the chance to reunite with his once lady-friend, Susan Jeffers, when his father, Judge Fletcher, sends h...

Variety Girl

Variety Girl

1947

as Sterling Hayden

6.1
Acting

Dozens of star and character-actor cameos and a message about the Variety Club (a show-business charity) are woven into a framework about two hopeful ...

Blaze of Noon

Blaze of Noon

1947

as Tad McDonald

4.0
Acting

In this aerial melodrama, four brothers working as stunt pilots for a flying circus leave their jobs to become mail pilots. Because their job requires...

Bahama Passage

Bahama Passage

1941

as Adrian Ainsworth

6.0
Acting

A girl, Carol whom the audience is quickly informed "has been around," and her father arrive to take over the business management of an island in the ...

Virginia

Virginia

1941

as Norman Williams

Acting

Post-Civil War romantic drama about defeated Southerners, starring Madeleine Carroll and Fred MacMurray.