Ford Sterling


Actor
Ford Sterling

About

Also Known As
George Ford Stitch
Birth Place
La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
Born
November 03, 1883
Died
October 13, 1939
Cause of Death
Heart Attack

Biography

Ford Sterling was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Sterling's earliest roles were in film, including the anthology "Hollywood" (1923) with Hope Drown, "He Who Gets Slapped" (1924) and "Wild Oranges" (1924). He also appeared in "Good and Naughty" (1926) and "The American Venus" (1926). He kept working in film throughout the twenties, starring in "The Show-Off" (1926),...

Biography

Ford Sterling was an actor who had a successful Hollywood career. Sterling's earliest roles were in film, including the anthology "Hollywood" (1923) with Hope Drown, "He Who Gets Slapped" (1924) and "Wild Oranges" (1924). He also appeared in "Good and Naughty" (1926) and "The American Venus" (1926). He kept working in film throughout the twenties, starring in "The Show-Off" (1926), "Casey at the Bat" (1927) and "For the Love of Mike" (1927). He also appeared in the comedy "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" (1928) with Ruth Taylor and "Oh, Kay!" (1928). In the latter part of his career, he continued to act in the adaptation "Sally" (1930) with Marilyn Miller, the drama "Showgirl in Hollywood" (1930) with Alice White and the fantasy "Alice in Wonderland" (1933) with Charlotte Henry. He also appeared in "Behind the Green Lights" (1935). Sterling last acted in "The Headline Woman" (1935). Sterling passed away in October 1939 at the age of 56.

Filmography

 

Director (Feature Film)

Oh, Mabel Behave (1922)
Director

Cast (Feature Film)

Behind the Green Lights (1935)
Max Schultz
Black Sheep (1935)
Mather
The Headline Woman (1935)
Hugo Meyer
Alice in Wonderland (1933)
White King
Her Majesty Love (1931)
Otmar
Bride of the Regiment (1930)
Tangy, silhouette cutter
Spring Is Here (1930)
Peter Braley
Showgirl in Hollywood (1930)
Sam Otis, the producer
Kismet (1930)
Amru
Sally (1929)
"Pops" Shendorff
The Girl in the Show (1929)
Editor Bondell
The Fall of Eve (1929)
Mr. Mack
Wife Savers (1928)
The Tavern Keeper
Sporting Goods (1928)
Mr. Jordan
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1928)
Gus Eisman
Chicken a la King (1928)
Horace Trundle
Oh, Kay (1928)
Shorty McGee
The Trunk Mystery (1927)
Jeff
Casey at the Bat (1927)
O'Dowd
Drums of the Desert (1927)
Perkins
For the Love of Mike (1927)
Herman Schultz
Figures Don't Lie (1927)
"Howdy" Jones
Mike (1926)
Tad
Everybody's Acting (1926)
Michael Poole
The Show Off (1926)
Aubrey Piper
Stranded in Paris (1926)
Count Pasada
Miss Brewster's Millions (1926)
Ned Brewster
Good and Naughty (1926)
Bunny West
The Road to Glory (1926)
James Allen
Daddy's Gone a-Hunting (1925)
Oscar
Stage Struck (1925)
Waldo Buck
My Lady's Lips (1925)
Smike
Steppin' Out (1925)
John Durant
The Trouble With Wives (1925)
Al Hennessey
The Woman on the Jury (1924)
So Big (1924)
Jacob Hoogenduck
He Who Gets Slapped (1924)
Tricaud
Wild Oranges (1924)
Paul Halvard
Galloping Fish (1924)
George Fitzgerald
Love and Glory (1924)
Emile Pompaneau
The Spoilers (1923)
"Slapjack" Simms
The Brass Bottle (1923)
Rapkin
The Day of Faith (1923)
Montreal Sammy
The Destroying Angel (1923)
Max Weil
Hollywood (1923)
Oh, Mabel Behave (1922)
Squire Peachem
The Stranger's Banquet (1922)
Al Norton
Married Life (1920)
Another at Times
Love, Honor and Behave (1920)
Milton Robin, a haberdasher
Yankee Doodle in Berlin (1919)
The Kaiser
That Little Band of Gold (1915)
Love and Courage (1913)
Professor Bean's Removal (1913)
For the Love of Mabel (1913)
The Waiters' Picnic (1913)
Fatty's Flirtation (1913)
When Dreams Come True (1913)
The Riot (1913)

Director (Short)

Court House Crooks (1915)
Director
Dirty Work in a Laundry (1915)
Director (Uncredited)
A Thief Catcher (1914)
Director

Cast (Short)

The American Venus (1926)
Hugo Niles
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 1925 Studio Tour (1925)
Himself
Don't Weaken! (1920)
Hearts and Flowers (1919)
Her Torpedoed Love (1917)
Court House Crooks (1915)
Dirty Work in a Laundry (1915)
A Thief Catcher (1914)
Barney Oldfield's Race for a Life (1913)
Life in the Balance (1913)
A Bandit (1913)
Mabel's Dramatic Career (1913)
On His Wedding Day (1913)
A Fishy Affair (1913)
Peeping Pete (1913)
The Speed Kings (1913)
His Sister's Kids (1913)
The Water Nymph (1912)
A Grocery Clerk's Romance (1912)

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