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