This page will contain discussion groups about Sterling Hayden, as they become available.Sterling HaydenSterling Hayden (March 26, 1916 - May 23, 1986) was an American actor. For most of his career as a leading man, he specialized in westerns and film noir. He is most noted for his appearance as Gen. Jack D. Ripper in Dr. Strangelove (1964). He also played the Irish policeman, Captain McCluskey, who was gunned down by Al Pacino, in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather in 1972. Hayden's parents were George and Frances Walter, who named him Sterling Relyea Walter. After his father died, he was adopted at the age of nine by James Hayden and renamed Sterling Walter Hayden. As a child, he lived in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Washington D.C., and Maine, where he attended Wassookeag School in Dexter, Maine. Hayden was a genuine adventurer and man of action, not dissimilar from many of his movie parts. He ran away to sea at 17, as a ship's boy, then later was a fisherman on the Grand Banks. After serving as sailor and fireman on larger vessels, he was awarded his first command at 19, and sailed around the world several times. He became a print model and eventually was signed to a contract with Paramount Studios, who dubbed the 6' 5" (1.96 m) actor The Most Beautiful Man in the Movies and The Beautiful Blond Viking God. His first film role starred Madeleine Carroll, with whom he fell in love and married. After only two film roles, however, he left Hollywood to serve as an undercover agent with the with William J. Donovan's COI office and remained after it became the OSS. He also joined the Marines under the name John Hamilton. His World War 2 service included running guns through German lines to the Yugoslav partisans and parachuting into Croatia. He won the Silver Star and a commendation from Yugoslavia's Marshall Tito. His admiration for the Communist partisans led to a brief involvement with the Communist Party. According to his IMDB biography (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001330/bio), "As Red Scare deepens in U.S., he cooperated with the House Un-American Activities Committee, confessing his brief Communist ties. Ever after regretted this action, holding himself in enormous contempt for what he considered 'ratting'." He professed distaste for film acting, claiming that he did it mainly to pay for his sailing vessels. He defied a court order once and sailed to Tahiti with his children following a divorce. He wrote his autobiography Wanderer in 1963 and an adventure novel of the tall ships, Voyage: A Novel of 1896 in 1976. Both books were well received. He died of cancer in 1986. FilmographyHe appeared in many films, among them:
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He appeared in many films, among them:. He directed The Curse and The Further Adventures of Tennessee Buck. He died of cancer in 1986. He supported Richard Gere in An Officer and a Gentleman and starred in The Lords of Discipline and White of the Eye. Both books were well received. David Keith (born May 8, 1954 in Knoxville, Tennessee) is an American actor and director. He wrote his autobiography Wanderer in 1963 and an adventure novel of the tall ships, Voyage: A Novel of 1896 in 1976. He defied a court order once and sailed to Tahiti with his children following a divorce. He professed distaste for film acting, claiming that he did it mainly to pay for his sailing vessels. Ever after regretted this action, holding himself in enormous contempt for what he considered 'ratting'.". According to his IMDB biography (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001330/bio), "As Red Scare deepens in U.S., he cooperated with the House Un-American Activities Committee, confessing his brief Communist ties. His admiration for the Communist partisans led to a brief involvement with the Communist Party. He won the Silver Star and a commendation from Yugoslavia's Marshall Tito. His World War 2 service included running guns through German lines to the Yugoslav partisans and parachuting into Croatia. He also joined the Marines under the name John Hamilton. After only two film roles, however, he left Hollywood to serve as an undercover agent with the with William J. Donovan's COI office and remained after it became the OSS. His first film role starred Madeleine Carroll, with whom he fell in love and married. He became a print model and eventually was signed to a contract with Paramount Studios, who dubbed the 6' 5" (1.96 m) actor The Most Beautiful Man in the Movies and The Beautiful Blond Viking God. After serving as sailor and fireman on larger vessels, he was awarded his first command at 19, and sailed around the world several times. He ran away to sea at 17, as a ship's boy, then later was a fisherman on the Grand Banks. Hayden was a genuine adventurer and man of action, not dissimilar from many of his movie parts. As a child, he lived in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Washington D.C., and Maine, where he attended Wassookeag School in Dexter, Maine. After his father died, he was adopted at the age of nine by James Hayden and renamed Sterling Walter Hayden. Hayden's parents were George and Frances Walter, who named him Sterling Relyea Walter. He also played the Irish policeman, Captain McCluskey, who was gunned down by Al Pacino, in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather in 1972. Strangelove (1964). Ripper in Dr. Jack D. He is most noted for his appearance as Gen. For most of his career as a leading man, he specialized in westerns and film noir. Sterling Hayden (March 26, 1916 - May 23, 1986) was an American actor. Virginia (1941). Blaze of Noon (1947). El Paso (1949). The Asphalt Jungle (1950). Flaming Feather (1952). Denver and Rio Grande (1952). Hellgate (1952). The Golden Hawk (1952). Fighter Attack (1953). Crime Wave also called The City is Dark, (1954). Prince Valiant (1954). Arrow In the Dust (1954). Johnny Guitar (1954), title role. Naked Alibi (1954). Suddenly (1954). Timberjack (1955). Shotgun (1955). The Eternal Sea (1955). The Last Command (1955), playing Jim Bowie. The Come On (1956). The Killing (1956). Crime of Passion (1957). 5 Steps to Danger (1957). Gun Battle at Monterey (1957). Zero Hour!(1957). Ten Days to Tulara (1958). Terror in a Texas Town (1958). Strangelove (1964). Dr. Carol for Another Christmas TV (1964). Hard Contract (1969). Ternos Cacadores (1969). Loving (1970). Le Saut de l'ange (1971). The Godfather (1972). Le Grand départ (1972). The Long Goodbye (1973). The Final Programme (1973). Deadly Strangers (1974). Is It Any Wonder? (1975). Cipolla Colt (1975). 1900 (1976). King of the Gypsies (1978). Winter Kills (1979). The Outsider (1979). Nine to Five (1980). The Starlost: The Beginning TV (1980). Gas (1981). Venom (1982). The Blue and the Gray TV Series (mini) (1982). |