Ford Sterling
Known for
Acting
Life
1883 – 1939 (aged 55)
Born in
La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
Credits
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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.
Known For
He Who Gets Slapped
22 Dec 1924
Between Showers
28 Feb 1914
Alice in Wonderland
18 Dec 1933
Tango Tangles
09 Mar 1914
The Knockout
11 Jun 1914
A Thief Catcher
19 Feb 1914
Barney Oldfield's Race for a Life
02 Jun 1913
Wild Oranges
20 Jan 1924
Photos
Filmography
1981
- The Muppets Go to the Moviesas Keystone Kop (archive footage) (uncredited)
1957
- The Golden Age of Comedyas archive footage
1943
- Happy Times and Jolly Momentsas (archive footage)
1937
- Many Unhappy Returnsas C.C. aka Henry Morgan
1936
- All Businessas King
1935
- Keystone Hotelas Sterling, Chief of Police
- A Quiet Fourth
- Black Sheepas Mather
- The Headline Womanas Hugo Meyer
- Behind the Green Lightsas Max Schultz, German Janitor
1933
- Alice in Wonderlandas White King
1931
- Her Majesty, Loveas Otmar von Wellingen
- Stout Hearts and Willing Handsas Kop(as the Original Keystone Kops)
1930
- Kismetas Amru
- Bride of the Regimentas Tangy
- Show Girl in Hollywoodas Sam Otis
- Spring Is Hereas Peter Braley
- Sallyas 'Pops' Shendorff
1929
- Dreary Houseas Paul White
- The Girl in the Showas Ed Bondell
- The Fall of Eveas Mr. Mack
1928
- Oh Kay!as Shorty McGee
- Chicken à la Kingas Horace Trundle
- Sporting Goodsas Mr. Jordan
- Gentlemen Prefer Blondesas Gus Eisman
- Wife Saversas Tavern Keeper
1927
- Figures Don't Lieas 'Howdy' Jones
- For the Love of Mikeas Herman Schultz
- Drums of the Desertas Perkins
- Casey at the Batas O'Dowd
1926
- The Trunk Mysteryas Jeff
- Stranded in Parisas Count Pasada
- Everybody's Actingas Michael Poole
- The Show Offas Aubrey Piper
- Good and Naughtyas Bunny West
- Mikeas Tad
- Miss Brewster's Millionsas Ned Brewster
- The Road to Gloryas James Allen
- The American Venusas Hugo Niles
1925
- Stage Struckas Buck
- The Trouble With Wivesas Al Hennessey
- My Lady's Lipsas Smike
- Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
1924
- So Bigas Jacob Hoogenduck
- He Who Gets Slappedas Tricaud
- Love and Gloryas Emile Pompaneau
- The Woman on the Juryas Juror
- The Galloping Fishas George Fitzgerald
- Wild Orangesas Paul Halvard
1923
- The Day of Faithas Montreal Sammy
- The Spoilersas 'Slapjack' Simms
- Hollywoodas Ford Sterling
- The Destroying Angelas Max Weil
- The Brass Bottleas Rapkin
1922
- The Strangers' Banquetas Al Norton
- Oh, Mabel Behaveas Squire Peachem
1920
- Love, Honor and Behaveas Milton Robbin - Haberdasher
- A Pajama Marriage
- Don't Weaken!as Professor Yonson - the Dancing Master
- Married Lifeas Heckler at Theatre
1919
- Hearts and Flowersas Orchestra Leader
- Why Beaches Are Popularas Ford Sterling
- Yankee Doodle in Berlinas Kaiser Bill
1917
- Her Torpedoed Loveas Reginald Scuttle - the Conniving Butler
1916
- His Lying Heartas The Merchant
- The Snow Cureas The Flirt
1915
- Fatty and the Broadway Starsas Keystone Performer
- His Father's Footstepsas The Father
- Only a Messenger Boyas The Messenger Boy
- Dirty Work in a Laundryas The Desperate Scoundrel
- Court House Crooksas The District Attorney
- Our Dare-Devil Chiefas The Chief of Police
- That Little Band Of Goldas Gassy Gotrox - Tattletale
- Hogan's Romance Upsetas Fight Spectator
- He Wouldn't Stay Downas Peter P. Snitz - the Husband
1914
- The Knockoutas Spectator (uncredited)
- Sergeant Hofmeyeras Sgt. Hofmeyer
- Love and Vengeanceas Schmaltz
- Across the Hall
- Tango Tanglesas Band Leader
- Between Showersas Mr. Snookie, a Thief
- A Thief Catcheras Suspicious John
- Gentleman Burglaras Chief of Police
- A Robust Romeo
- Double Crossedas Schemer
- In the Clutches of the Gangas Chief Tehiezel
1913
- Some Nerveas The Husband
- Zuzu, the Band Leaderas Zuzu
- The Gusheras Oil Well Buyer
- His Sister's Kidsas The Police Chief
- Cohen Saves the Flagas Sgt. Cohen
- A Muddy Romanceas The Villain
- Wineas The Diner
- A Small Time Actas Rajah
- Love Sickness at Seaas Ship Captain
- The Speed Kingsas Papa
- A Healthy Neighborhood
- The Bowling Matchas Kraut
- When Dreams Come Trueas The Peddler
- The Fatal Taxicabas Egbert Throckmorton
- Mabel's Dramatic Careeras Actor
- Baby Day
- Professor Bean's Removalas Professor Bean
- Love and Courageas (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
- Love and Rubbishas Mr. Fickle
- Safe in Jailas The Constable
- Rastus and the Game Cockas Rastus
- For the Love of Mabelas (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
- Peeping Peteas Neighbor's Husband
- A Banditas The Bandit
- The Waiters' Picnicas Louis - the Chef
- The Speed Queenas The Cop
- The Hansom Driveras The Driver's Rival
- Barney Oldfield's Race for a Lifeas The Villain
- Toplitsky and Companyas Toplitsky's Partner
- The Foreman of the Juryas Jones - Foreman of the Jury
- Their First Execution
- Mabel’s Awful Mistakesas Smith
- The Ragtime Bandas Professor Smelts
- His Chum the Baronas Baron von Sneezer
- A Fishy Affairas Perkins
- A Life in the Balanceas The Landlord
- Father’s Choice
- Those Good Old Daysas The Jester
- Hide and Seekas The Police Chief
- On His Wedding Dayas Krause - the Bridegroom
- Love and Painas Jones
- A Deaf Burglaras Society Party Guest
- Foiling Fickle Father
- A Strong Revengeas Meyer
- The Sleuths at the Floral Paradeas The Man
- Red Hot Romanceas Antone
- The Doctored Affair
- Heinze’s Resurrectionas Heinze
- Her Birthday Presentas The Police Chief
- The Battle of Who Runas Mack's Commander
- Just Brown’s Luckas A Friend
- The Deacon Outwitted
- The Mistaken Masheras George
- For Lizzie's Sakeas The Villian
- The Cure That Failedas George - the Drinker
- How Hiram Won Outas Alfred
- Saving Mabel’s Dadas Mabel's Dad
1912
- Hoffmeyer's Legacyas Hoffmeyer
- Mabel’s Adventuresas The Magician
- A Midnight Elopement
- A Bear Escapeas Bandit
- The Rivals
- Mr. Fixit
- The Deacon's Troubles
- A Temperamental Husbandas Brown
- Mabel's Loversas Black, another suitor
- At It Againas Police Chief Larkin
- A Grocery Clerk's Romanceas Grocery Clerk
- At Coney Islandas The Married Flirt
- The Ambitious Butleras chef
- The Flirting Husbandas Mr. Smith
- Stolen Gloryas Captain Warner
- The Beating He Neededas his father
- Pedro's Dilemmaas her father
- Riley and Schultzeas Schultz
- The New Neighbor
- The Water Nymphas Mack's Father
- Cohen Collects a Debtas Cohen
- An Interrupted Elopement
- The Tragedy of a Dress Suitas Landlord