Ford Sterling
Born: 1883-11-03 in La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
Died: 1939-10-13
Known For: Acting
Biography
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.
Filmography
1961
- Days of Thrills and Laughter as Self (archive footage)
1957
- The Golden Age of Comedy as archive footage
1943
- Happy Times and Jolly Moments as (archive footage)
1937
- Many Unhappy Returns as C.C. aka Henry Morgan
1936
- All Business as King
1935
- Keystone Hotel as Sterling, Chief of Police
- Behind the Green Lights as Max Schultz, German Janitor
- The Headline Woman as Hugo Meyer
- A Quiet Fourth
- Black Sheep as Mather
1933
- Alice in Wonderland as White King
1931
- Her Majesty, Love as Otmar von Wellingen
- Stout Hearts and Willing Hands
1930
- Sally as 'Pops' Shendorff
- Kismet as Amru
- Spring Is Here as Peter Braley
- Bride of the Regiment as Tangy
- Show Girl in Hollywood as Sam Otis
1929
- The Girl in the Show as Ed Bondell
- The Fall of Eve as Mr. Mack
1928
- Oh Kay! as Shorty McGee
- Gentlemen Prefer Blondes as Gus Eisman
- Chicken à la King as Horace Trundle
- Wife Savers as Tavern Keeper
- Sporting Goods as Mr. Jordan
1927
- For the Love of Mike as Herman Schultz
- Casey at the Bat as O'Dowd
- Drums of the Desert as Perkins
- Figures Don't Lie as 'Howdy' Jones
1926
- Mike as Tad
- Stranded in Paris as Count Pasada
- The Show Off as Aubrey Piper
- Miss Brewster's Millions as Ned Brewster
- The Road to Glory as James Allen
- Everybody's Acting as Michael Poole
- Good and Naughty as Bunny West
- The American Venus as Hugo Niles
1925
- Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
- My Lady's Lips as Smike
- Stage Struck as Buck
- The Trouble With Wives as Al Hennessey
1924
- He Who Gets Slapped as Tricaud
- Love and Glory as Emile Pompaneau
- Wild Oranges as Paul Halvard
- So Big as Jacob Hoogenduck
- The Woman on the Jury as Juror
- The Galloping Fish as George Fitzgerald
1923
- Hollywood as Ford Sterling
- The Spoilers as 'Slapjack' Simms
- The Brass Bottle as Rapkin
- The Day of Faith as Montreal Sammy
1922
- Oh, Mabel Behave as Squire Peachem
- The Strangers' Banquet as Al Norton
1920
- Don't Weaken! as Professor Yonson - the Dancing Master
- A Pajama Marriage
1919
- Why Beaches Are Popular as Ford Sterling
- Hearts and Flowers as Orchestra Leader
- Yankee Doodle in Berlin as Kaiser Bill
1917
- Her Torpedoed Love as Reginald Scuttle - the Conniving Butler
1916
- His Lying Heart as The Merchant
- The Snow Cure as The Flirt
1915
- Our Dare-Devil Chief as The Chief of Police
- That Little Band Of Gold as Gassy Gotrox - Tattletale
- Fatty and the Broadway Stars as Keystone Performer
- Court House Crooks as The District Attorney
- He Wouldn't Stay Down as Peter P. Snitz - the Husband
- Only a Messenger Boy as The Messenger Boy
- Dirty Work in a Laundry as The Desperate Scoundrel
- Hogan's Romance Upset as Fight Spectator
- His Father's Footsteps as The Father
1914
- Tango Tangles as Band Leader
- The Knockout as Spectator (uncredited)
- Between Showers as Mr. Snookie, a Thief
- Double Crossed as Schemer
- Gentleman Burglar as Chief of Police
- A Thief Catcher as Suspicious John
- A Film Johnnie as Self
- Sergeant Hofmeyer as Sgt. Hofmeyer
- In the Clutches of the Gang as Chief Tehiezel
- Love and Vengeance as Schmaltz
- A Robust Romeo
- Across the Hall
1913
- A Bandit as The Bandit
- The Gusher as Oil Well Buyer
- Love and Rubbish as Mr. Fickle
- Wine as The Diner
- Peeping Pete as Neighbor's Husband
- Some Nerve as The Husband
- His Chum the Baron as Baron von Sneezer
- A Muddy Romance as The Villain
- A Fishy Affair as Perkins
- His Sister's Kids as The Police Chief
- The Speed Kings as Papa
- On His Wedding Day as Krause - the Bridegroom
- The Bowling Match as Kraut
- Mabel’s Awful Mistakes as Smith
- Zuzu, the Band Leader as Zuzu
- Love and Pain as Jones
- Their First Execution
- Safe in Jail as The Constable
- A Strong Revenge as Meyer
- Foiling Fickle Father
- Professor Bean's Removal as Professor Bean
- Her Birthday Present as The Police Chief
- Father’s Choice
- A Life in the Balance as The Landlord
- Love and Courage as (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
- Toplitsky and Company as Toplitsky's Partner
- Heinze’s Resurrection as Heinze
- When Dreams Come True as The Peddler
- The Speed Queen as The Cop
- Baby Day
- Red Hot Romance as Antone
- The Battle of Who Run as Mack's Commander
- The Ragtime Band as Professor Smelts
- Hide and Seek as The Police Chief
- The Waiters' Picnic as Louis - the Chef
- The Mistaken Masher as George
- Barney Oldfield's Race for a Life as The Villain
- A Healthy Neighborhood
- The Doctored Affair
- Love Sickness at Sea as Ship Captain
- Rastus and the Game Cock as Rastus
- How Hiram Won Out as Alfred
- A Small Time Act as Rajah
- Those Good Old Days as The Jester
- Mabel's Dramatic Career as Actor / Onscreen Villain
- For the Love of Mabel as (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
- The Fatal Taxicab as Egbert Throckmorton
- The Cure That Failed as George - the Drinker
- A Deaf Burglar as Society Party Guest
- Just Brown’s Luck as A Friend
- Saving Mabel’s Dad as Mabel's Dad
- The Sleuths at the Floral Parade as The Man
- The Foreman of the Jury as Jones - Foreman of the Jury
- The Deacon Outwitted
- For Lizzie's Sake as The Villian
- The Hansom Driver as The Driver's Rival
- Cohen Saves the Flag as Sgt. Cohen
1912
- At Coney Island as The Married Flirt
- The Tragedy of a Dress Suit as Landlord
- A Grocery Clerk's Romance as Grocery Clerk
- The Rivals
- A Temperamental Husband as Brown
- The Beating He Needed as his father
- Mr. Fixit
- Mabel’s Adventures as The Magician
- Cohen Collects a Debt as Cohen
- At It Again as Police Chief Larkin
- The Deacon's Troubles
- Mabel's Lovers as Black, another suitor
- Riley and Schultze as Schultz
- The Flirting Husband as Mr. Smith
- Hoffmeyer's Legacy as Hoffmeyer
- The New Neighbor
- Pedro's Dilemma as her father
- The Water Nymph as Mack's Father
- A Bear Escape as Bandit
- An Interrupted Elopement
- A Midnight Elopement
- Stolen Glory as Captain Warner
- The Ambitious Butler as chef