Ford Sterling

Acting

Ford Sterling

Born November 3, 1883La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA168 credits

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

Days of Thrills and Laughter
5.5

Days of Thrills and Laughter

Movie

1961

The Golden Age of Comedy
7.2

The Golden Age of Comedy

Movie

1957

Happy Times and Jolly Moments

Happy Times and Jolly Moments

Movie

1943

Many Unhappy Returns

Many Unhappy Returns

Movie

1937

All Business

Movie

1936

Keystone Hotel
8.0

Keystone Hotel

Movie

1935

Filmography

Days of Thrills and Laughter
1961Days of Thrills and Laughteras Self (archive footage)Movie
The Golden Age of Comedy
1957The Golden Age of Comedyas archive footageMovie
Happy Times and Jolly Moments
1943Happy Times and Jolly Momentsas (archive footage)Movie
Many Unhappy Returns
1937Many Unhappy Returnsas C.C. aka Henry MorganMovie
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1936All Businessas KingMovie
Keystone Hotel
1935Keystone Hotelas Sterling, Chief of PoliceMovie
A
1935A Quiet FourthMovie
Black Sheep
1935Black Sheepas MatherMovie
The Headline Woman
1935The Headline Womanas Hugo MeyerMovie
Behind the Green Lights
1935Behind the Green Lightsas Max Schultz, German JanitorMovie
Alice in Wonderland
1933Alice in Wonderlandas White KingMovie
Her Majesty, Love
1931Her Majesty, Loveas Otmar von WellingenMovie
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1931Stout Hearts and Willing Handsas Kop(as the Original Keystone Kops)Movie
Kismet
1930Kismetas AmruMovie
Bride of the Regiment
1930Bride of the Regimentas TangyMovie
Show Girl in Hollywood
1930Show Girl in Hollywoodas Sam OtisMovie
Spring Is Here
1930Spring Is Hereas Peter BraleyMovie
Sally
1930Sallyas 'Pops' ShendorffMovie
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1929Dreary Houseas Paul WhiteMovie
The Girl in the Show
1929The Girl in the Showas Ed BondellMovie
The Fall of Eve
1929The Fall of Eveas Mr. MackMovie
Oh Kay!
1928Oh Kay!as Shorty McGeeMovie
Chicken à la King
1928Chicken à la Kingas Horace TrundleMovie
Sporting Goods
1928Sporting Goodsas Mr. JordanMovie
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1928Gentlemen Prefer Blondesas Gus EismanMovie
Wife Savers
1928Wife Saversas Tavern KeeperMovie
Figures Don't Lie
1927Figures Don't Lieas 'Howdy' JonesMovie
For the Love of Mike
1927For the Love of Mikeas Herman SchultzMovie
Drums of the Desert
1927Drums of the Desertas PerkinsMovie
Casey at the Bat
1927Casey at the Batas O'DowdMovie
The Trunk Mystery
1926The Trunk Mysteryas JeffMovie
Stranded in Paris
1926Stranded in Parisas Count PasadaMovie
Everybody's Acting
1926Everybody's Actingas Michael PooleMovie
The Show Off
1926The Show Offas Aubrey PiperMovie
Good and Naughty
1926Good and Naughtyas Bunny WestMovie
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1926Mikeas TadMovie
Miss Brewster's Millions
1926Miss Brewster's Millionsas Ned BrewsterMovie
The Road to Glory
1926The Road to Gloryas James AllenMovie
The American Venus
1926The American Venusas Hugo NilesMovie
Stage Struck
1925Stage Struckas BuckMovie
The Trouble With Wives
1925The Trouble With Wivesas Al HennesseyMovie
My Lady's Lips
1925My Lady's Lipsas SmikeMovie
Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
1925Daddy's Gone A-HuntingMovie
So Big
1924So Bigas Jacob HoogenduckMovie
He Who Gets Slapped
1924He Who Gets Slappedas TricaudMovie
Love and Glory
1924Love and Gloryas Emile PompaneauMovie
The Woman on the Jury
1924The Woman on the Juryas JurorMovie
The Galloping Fish
1924The Galloping Fishas George FitzgeraldMovie
Wild Oranges
1924Wild Orangesas Paul HalvardMovie
The Day of Faith
1923The Day of Faithas Montreal SammyMovie
The Spoilers
1923The Spoilersas 'Slapjack' SimmsMovie
Hollywood
1923Hollywoodas Ford SterlingMovie
The Destroying Angel
1923The Destroying Angelas Max WeilMovie
The Brass Bottle
1923The Brass Bottleas RapkinMovie
The Strangers' Banquet
1922The Strangers' Banquetas Al NortonMovie
Oh, Mabel Behave
1922Oh, Mabel Behaveas Squire PeachemMovie
Love, Honor and Behave
1920Love, Honor and Behaveas Milton Robbin - HaberdasherMovie
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1920A Pajama MarriageMovie
Don't Weaken!
1920Don't Weaken!as Professor Yonson - the Dancing MasterMovie
Married Life
1920Married Lifeas Heckler at TheatreMovie
Hearts and Flowers
1919Hearts and Flowersas Orchestra LeaderMovie
Why Beaches Are Popular
1919Why Beaches Are Popularas Ford SterlingMovie
Yankee Doodle in Berlin
1919Yankee Doodle in Berlinas Kaiser BillMovie
Her Torpedoed Love
1917Her Torpedoed Loveas Reginald Scuttle - the Conniving ButlerMovie
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1916His Lying Heartas The MerchantMovie
The Snow Cure
1916The Snow Cureas The FlirtMovie
Fatty and the Broadway Stars
1915Fatty and the Broadway Starsas Keystone PerformerMovie
H
1915His Father's Footstepsas The FatherMovie
O
1915Only a Messenger Boyas The Messenger BoyMovie
D
1915Dirty Work in a Laundryas The Desperate ScoundrelMovie
Court House Crooks
1915Court House Crooksas The District AttorneyMovie
O
1915Our Dare-Devil Chiefas The Chief of PoliceMovie
That Little Band Of Gold
1915That Little Band Of Goldas Gassy Gotrox - TattletaleMovie
Hogan's Romance Upset
1915Hogan's Romance Upsetas Fight SpectatorMovie
He Wouldn't Stay Down
1915He Wouldn't Stay Downas Peter P. Snitz - the HusbandMovie
The Knockout
1914The Knockoutas Spectator (uncredited)Movie
Sergeant Hofmeyer
1914Sergeant Hofmeyeras Sgt. HofmeyerMovie
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1914Love and Vengeanceas SchmaltzMovie
A
1914Across the HallMovie
Tango Tangles
1914Tango Tanglesas Band LeaderMovie
A Film Johnnie
1914A Film Johnnieas SelfMovie
Between Showers
1914Between Showersas Mr. Snookie, a ThiefMovie
A Thief Catcher
1914A Thief Catcheras Suspicious JohnMovie
G
1914Gentleman Burglaras Chief of PoliceMovie
A
1914A Robust RomeoMovie
Double Crossed
1914Double Crossedas SchemerMovie
In the Clutches of the Gang
1914In the Clutches of the Gangas Chief TehiezelMovie
Some Nerve
1913Some Nerveas The HusbandMovie
Z
1913Zuzu, the Band Leaderas ZuzuMovie
The Gusher
1913The Gusheras Oil Well BuyerMovie
H
1913His Sister's Kidsas The Police ChiefMovie
Cohen Saves the Flag
1913Cohen Saves the Flagas Sgt. CohenMovie
A Muddy Romance
1913A Muddy Romanceas The VillainMovie
W
1913Wineas The DinerMovie
A
1913A Small Time Actas RajahMovie
L
1913Love Sickness at Seaas Ship CaptainMovie
The Speed Kings
1913The Speed Kingsas PapaMovie
A
1913A Healthy NeighborhoodMovie
T
1913The Bowling Matchas KrautMovie
W
1913When Dreams Come Trueas The PeddlerMovie
The Fatal Taxicab
1913The Fatal Taxicabas Egbert ThrockmortonMovie
Mabel's Dramatic Career
1913Mabel's Dramatic Careeras Actor / Onscreen VillainMovie
B
1913Baby DayMovie
P
1913Professor Bean's Removalas Professor BeanMovie
L
1913Love and Courageas (uncredited) (unconfirmed)Movie
Love and Rubbish
1913Love and Rubbishas Mr. FickleMovie
Safe in Jail
1913Safe in Jailas The ConstableMovie
R
1913Rastus and the Game Cockas RastusMovie
For the Love of Mabel
1913For the Love of Mabelas (uncredited) (unconfirmed)Movie
Peeping Pete
1913Peeping Peteas Neighbor's HusbandMovie
A Bandit
1913A Banditas The BanditMovie
The Waiters' Picnic
1913The Waiters' Picnicas Louis - the ChefMovie
T
1913The Speed Queenas The CopMovie
T
1913The Hansom Driveras The Driver's RivalMovie
Barney Oldfield's Race for a Life
1913Barney Oldfield's Race for a Lifeas The VillainMovie
T
1913Toplitsky and Companyas Toplitsky's PartnerMovie
T
1913The Foreman of the Juryas Jones - Foreman of the JuryMovie
T
1913Their First ExecutionMovie
M
1913Mabel’s Awful Mistakesas SmithMovie
The Ragtime Band
1913The Ragtime Bandas Professor SmeltsMovie
H
1913His Chum the Baronas Baron von SneezerMovie
A Fishy Affair
1913A Fishy Affairas PerkinsMovie
A Life in the Balance
1913A Life in the Balanceas The LandlordMovie
F
1913Father’s ChoiceMovie
T
1913Those Good Old Daysas The JesterMovie
Hide and Seek
1913Hide and Seekas The Police ChiefMovie
On His Wedding Day
1913On His Wedding Dayas Krause - the BridegroomMovie
L
1913Love and Painas JonesMovie
A
1913A Deaf Burglaras Society Party GuestMovie
F
1913Foiling Fickle FatherMovie
A Strong Revenge
1913A Strong Revengeas MeyerMovie
T
1913The Sleuths at the Floral Paradeas The ManMovie
R
1913Red Hot Romanceas AntoneMovie
T
1913The Doctored AffairMovie
H
1913Heinze’s Resurrectionas HeinzeMovie
Her Birthday Present
1913Her Birthday Presentas The Police ChiefMovie
T
1913The Battle of Who Runas Mack's CommanderMovie
J
1913Just Brown’s Luckas A FriendMovie
T
1913The Deacon OutwittedMovie
The Mistaken Masher
1913The Mistaken Masheras GeorgeMovie
F
1913For Lizzie's Sakeas The VillianMovie
T
1913The Cure That Failedas George - the DrinkerMovie
H
1913How Hiram Won Outas AlfredMovie
S
1913Saving Mabel’s Dadas Mabel's DadMovie
Hoffmeyer's Legacy
1912Hoffmeyer's Legacyas HoffmeyerMovie
Mabel’s Adventures
1912Mabel’s Adventuresas The MagicianMovie
A
1912A Midnight ElopementMovie
A
1912A Bear Escapeas BanditMovie
T
1912The RivalsMovie
M
1912Mr. FixitMovie
T
1912The Deacon's TroublesMovie
A
1912A Temperamental Husbandas BrownMovie
A
1912At It Againas Police Chief LarkinMovie
Mabel's Lovers
1912Mabel's Loversas Black, another suitorMovie
A Grocery Clerk's Romance
1912A Grocery Clerk's Romanceas Grocery ClerkMovie
At Coney Island
1912At Coney Islandas The Married FlirtMovie
T
1912The Flirting Husbandas Mr. SmithMovie
T
1912The Ambitious Butleras chefMovie
Stolen Glory
1912Stolen Gloryas Captain WarnerMovie
T
1912The Beating He Neededas his fatherMovie
P
1912Pedro's Dilemmaas her fatherMovie
Riley and Schultze
1912Riley and Schultzeas SchultzMovie
The New Neighbor
1912The New NeighborMovie
The Water Nymph
1912The Water Nymphas Mack's FatherMovie
Cohen Collects a Debt
1912Cohen Collects a Debtas CohenMovie
An Interrupted Elopement
1912An Interrupted ElopementMovie
The Tragedy of a Dress Suit
1912The Tragedy of a Dress Suitas LandlordMovie
T
1911The Inventor’s SecretMovie