Ford Sterling
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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
Credits
All Business (1936)
as King
Married Life (1920)
as Heckler at Theatre
Wine (1913)
as The Diner
Baby Day (1913)
Actor
Peeping Pete (1913)
as Neighbor's Husband
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1928)
as Gus Eisman
Wife Savers (1928)
as Tavern Keeper
Mr. Fixit (1912)
Actor
Gentleman Burglar (1914)
as Chief of Police
Alice in Wonderland (1933)
as White King
Riley and Schultze (1912)
as Schultz
The Show Off (1926)
as Aubrey Piper
Her Majesty, Love (1931)
as Otmar von Wellingen
Court House Crooks (1915)
as The District Attorney
He Who Gets Slapped (1924)
as Tricaud
Love and Pain (1913)
as Jones
Show Girl in Hollywood (1930)
as Sam Otis
Dreary House (1929)
as Paul White
Foiling Fickle Father (1913)
Actor
Good and Naughty (1926)
as Bunny West
A Robust Romeo (1914)
Actor
A Thief Catcher (1914)
as Suspicious John
Many Unhappy Returns (1937)
as C.C. aka Henry Morgan
His Sister's Kids (1913)
as The Police Chief
Dirty Work in a Laundry (1915)
as The Desperate Scoundrel
Love, Honor and Behave (1920)
as Milton Robbin - Haberdasher
A Pajama Marriage (1920)
Actor
Heinze’s Resurrection (1913)
as Heinze
Her Birthday Present (1913)
as The Police Chief
Love and Vengeance (1914)
as Schmaltz
Her Torpedoed Love (1917)
as Reginald Scuttle - the Conniving Butler
Sergeant Hofmeyer (1914)
as Sgt. Hofmeyer
My Lady's Lips (1925)
as Smike
A Film Johnnie (1914)
as Self
Hogan's Romance Upset (1915)
as Fight Spectator
The Trunk Mystery (1926)
as Jeff
Red Hot Romance (1913)
as Antone
Toplitsky and Company (1913)
as Toplitsky's Partner
The Doctored Affair (1913)
Actor
Between Showers (1914)
as Mr. Snookie, a Thief
Drums of the Desert (1927)
as Perkins
Their First Execution (1913)
Actor
A Quiet Fourth (1935)
Actor
His Lying Heart (1916)
as The Merchant
Hoffmeyer's Legacy (1912)
as Hoffmeyer
The Knockout (1914)
as Spectator (uncredited)
Mabel's Lovers (1912)
as Black, another suitor
The Ragtime Band (1913)
as Professor Smelts
The Mistaken Masher (1913)
as George
A Small Time Act (1913)
as Rajah
Behind the Green Lights (1935)
as Max Schultz, German Janitor
The Bowling Match (1913)
as Kraut
The Golden Age of Comedy (1957)
as archive footage
Miss Brewster's Millions (1926)
as Ned Brewster
Tango Tangles (1914)
as Band Leader
A Life in the Balance (1913)
as The Landlord
The Speed Kings (1913)
as Papa
Barney Oldfield's Race for a Life (1913)
as The Villain
The Destroying Angel (1923)
as Max Weil
Mabel’s Adventures (1912)
as The Magician
Stout Hearts and Willing Hands (1931)
as Kop(as the Original Keystone Kops)
Love and Rubbish (1913)
as Mr. Fickle
Stage Struck (1925)
as Buck
Rastus and the Game Cock (1913)
as Rastus
Sally (1930)
as 'Pops' Shendorff
Wild Oranges (1924)
as Paul Halvard
Mabel's Dramatic Career (1913)
as Actor / Onscreen Villain
The Snow Cure (1916)
as The Flirt
Black Sheep (1935)
as Mather
Hide and Seek (1913)
as The Police Chief
A Bear Escape (1912)
as Bandit
A Muddy Romance (1913)
as The Villain
A Fishy Affair (1913)
as Perkins
That Little Band Of Gold (1915)
as Gassy Gotrox - Tattletale
The Road to Glory (1926)
as James Allen
A Grocery Clerk's Romance (1912)
as Grocery Clerk
On His Wedding Day (1913)
as Krause - the Bridegroom
The American Venus (1926)
as Hugo Niles
Oh Kay! (1928)
as Shorty McGee
In the Clutches of the Gang (1914)
as Chief Tehiezel
An Interrupted Elopement (1912)
Actor
The Headline Woman (1935)
as Hugo Meyer
Bride of the Regiment (1930)
as Tangy
Kismet (1930)
as Amru
For the Love of Mike (1927)
as Herman Schultz
The Water Nymph (1912)
as Mack's Father
Days of Thrills and Laughter (1961)
as Self (archive footage)
Chicken à la King (1928)
as Horace Trundle
Spring Is Here (1930)
as Peter Braley
Hollywood (1923)
as Ford Sterling
Sporting Goods (1928)
as Mr. Jordan
He Wouldn't Stay Down (1915)
as Peter P. Snitz - the Husband
The Woman on the Jury (1924)
as Juror
Saving Mabel’s Dad (1913)
as Mabel's Dad
A Temperamental Husband (1912)
as Brown
Mike (1926)
as Tad
The Girl in the Show (1929)
as Ed Bondell
The Battle of Who Run (1913)
as Mack's Commander
The Gusher (1913)
as Oil Well Buyer
The Beating He Needed (1912)
as his father
Yankee Doodle in Berlin (1919)
as Kaiser Bill
A Bandit (1913)
as The Bandit
Hearts and Flowers (1919)
as Orchestra Leader
The Spoilers (1923)
as 'Slapjack' Simms
His Father's Footsteps (1915)
as The Father
The Tragedy of a Dress Suit (1912)
as Landlord
Casey at the Bat (1927)
as O'Dowd
Double Crossed (1914)
as Schemer
The Brass Bottle (1923)
as Rapkin
Safe in Jail (1913)
as The Constable
When Dreams Come True (1913)
as The Peddler
Stolen Glory (1912)
as Captain Warner
The Deacon's Troubles (1912)
Actor
Professor Bean's Removal (1913)
as Professor Bean
The Trouble With Wives (1925)
as Al Hennessey
Why Beaches Are Popular (1919)
as Ford Sterling
Keystone Hotel (1935)
as Sterling, Chief of Police
Figures Don't Lie (1927)
as 'Howdy' Jones
Cohen Saves the Flag (1913)
as Sgt. Cohen
Our Dare-Devil Chief (1915)
as The Chief of Police
Zuzu, the Band Leader (1913)
as Zuzu
A Strong Revenge (1913)
as Meyer
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting (1925)
Actor
The Ambitious Butler (1912)
as chef
For the Love of Mabel (1913)
as (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Don't Weaken! (1920)
as Professor Yonson - the Dancing Master
The Day of Faith (1923)
as Montreal Sammy
Love and Glory (1924)
as Emile Pompaneau
The Waiters' Picnic (1913)
as Louis - the Chef
The Hansom Driver (1913)
as The Driver's Rival
A Deaf Burglar (1913)
as Society Party Guest
A Healthy Neighborhood (1913)
Actor
Happy Times and Jolly Moments (1943)
as (archive footage)
Those Good Old Days (1913)
as The Jester
Fatty and the Broadway Stars (1915)
as Keystone Performer
At Coney Island (1912)
as The Married Flirt
The Deacon Outwitted (1913)
Actor
The New Neighbor (1912)
Actor
At It Again (1912)
as Police Chief Larkin
So Big (1924)
as Jacob Hoogenduck
The Fatal Taxicab (1913)
as Egbert Throckmorton
The Sleuths at the Floral Parade (1913)
as The Man
The Fall of Eve (1929)
as Mr. Mack
Father’s Choice (1913)
Actor
A Midnight Elopement (1912)
Actor
Love and Courage (1913)
as (uncredited) (unconfirmed)
The Flirting Husband (1912)
as Mr. Smith
The Galloping Fish (1924)
as George Fitzgerald
The Strangers' Banquet (1922)
as Al Norton
Mabel’s Awful Mistakes (1913)
as Smith
Everybody's Acting (1926)
as Michael Poole
Some Nerve (1913)
as The Husband
The Cure That Failed (1913)
as George - the Drinker
Love Sickness at Sea (1913)
as Ship Captain
The Rivals (1912)
Actor
Only a Messenger Boy (1915)
as The Messenger Boy
The Foreman of the Jury (1913)
as Jones - Foreman of the Jury
Stranded in Paris (1926)
as Count Pasada
Just Brown’s Luck (1913)
as A Friend
For Lizzie's Sake (1913)
as The Villian
The Speed Queen (1913)
as The Cop
His Chum the Baron (1913)
as Baron von Sneezer
Pedro's Dilemma (1912)
as her father
Oh, Mabel Behave (1922)
as Squire Peachem
How Hiram Won Out (1913)
as Alfred
Cohen Collects a Debt (1912)
as Cohen
Across the Hall (1914)
Actor
The Inventor’s Secret (1911)
Actor