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Ford Sterling (1883–1939)

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Would travel yearly to England to buy clothes. See more trivia »

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Filmography

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1937 Many Unhappy Returns (short)
The Husband
 
1936 Framing Father (short)
 
1936 All Business (short)
King
 
1935 Keystone Hotel (short)
Sterling, Chief of Police
 
1935 A Quiet Fourth (short) (unconfirmed)
 
1935 Black Sheep
Mather
 
1935 The Headline Woman
Hugo Meyer
 
1935 Behind the Green Lights
Max Schultz, German Janitor
 
1931 Her Majesty, Love
Otmar von Wellingen
 
1931 Auto Intoxication (short)
 
1931 Trouble from Abroad (short)
Ford
 
1931 Stout Hearts and Willing Hands (short)
Kop (as the Original Keystone Kops)
 
1931 The Foolish Forties (short)
 
1931 Come to Papa (short)
 
1930 Our Nagging Wives (short)
 
1930 Kismet
Amru
 
1930 Bride of the Regiment
Tangy
 
1930 Show Girl in Hollywood
Sam Otis - The Producer
 
1930 Spring Is Here
Peter Braley
 
1929 Sally
'Pops' Shendorff
 
1929 The Fatal Forceps (short)
The Dentist
 
1929 The Girl in the Show
Ed Bondell
 
1929 The Fall of Eve
Mr. Mack
 
1928 Oh Kay!
Shorty McGee
 
1928 Chicken a La King
Horace Trundle
 
1928 Sporting Goods
Mr. Jordan
 
1928 Wife Savers
Tavern Keeper
 
1927 Figures Don't Lie
'Howdy' Jones
 
1927 For the Love of Mike
Herman Schultz
 
1927 The Trunk Mystery
Jeff
 
1927 Drums of the Desert
Perkins
 
1927 Casey at the Bat
O'Dowd
 
1926 Stranded in Paris
Count Pasada
 
1926 Everybody's Acting
Michael Poole
 
1926 Good and Naughty
Bunny West
 
1926 Miss Brewster's Millions
Ned Brewster
 
1926 The Road to Glory
James Allen
 
1926 The American Venus
Hugo Niles
 
1926 Mike
Tad
 
1925 Stage Struck
Buck
 
1925 Steppin' Out
John Durant
 
1925 The Trouble with Wives
Al Hennessey
 
1925 My Lady's Lips
Smike
 
1925 Daddy's Gone A-Hunting
Oscar
 
1924 He Who Gets Slapped
Tricaud
 
1924 Love and Glory
Emile Pompaneau
 
1924 For the Love of Mike (short)
 
1924 The Woman on the Jury
Juror
 
1924 The Galloping Fish
George Fitzgerald
 
1923 The Day of Faith
Montreal Sammy
 
1923 Destroying Angel
Max Weil
 
1923 The Spoilers
'Slapjack' Simms
 
1923 The Brass Bottle
Rapkin
 
1922 The Strangers' Banquet
Al Norton
 
1922 Oh, Mabel Behave
Squire Peachem
 
1921 The Unhappy Finish (short)
 
1921 A Pyjama Marriage (short)
 
1921 A Seminary Scandal (short)
 
1921 Watch Your Husbands (short)
 
1920 Love, Honor and Behave!
Milton Robin, a Haberdasher
 
1920 Fickle Fancy (short)
 
1920 Movie Fans (short)
 
1920 His Youthful Fancy (short)
 
1920 Don't Weaken! (short)
Prof. Yonson - the dancing master
 
1920 Great Scott! (short)
 
1920 Married Life
Art patron
 
1920 By Golly! (short)
 
1920 Fresh from the City (short)
 
1920 Ten Dollars or Ten Days (short)
 
1920 Hot Stuff (short)
 
1919 A Lady's Tailor (short)
A temperamental modiste
 
1919 His Last False Step (short)
 
1919 Salome vs. Shenandoah (short)
 
1919 Uncle Tom Without a Cabin (short)
 
1919 Treating 'Em Rough (short)
 
1919 Trying to Get Along (short)
 
1919 Hearts and Flowers (short)
A Leader of Men
 
1919 Why Beaches Are Popular (short)
 
1919 The Little Widow (short)
Widow's Bridegroom
 
1919 Among Those Present (short)
A First-Nighter
 
1919 East Lynne with Variations (short)
 
1919 Fools and Duels (short)
 
1918 Beware of Boarders (short)
 
1918 The Summer Girls (short)
 
1918 Her Screen Idol (short)
 
1918 Wild Women and Tame Lions (short)
 
1917 Her Torpedoed Love (short)
Reginald Scuttle, the Conniving Butler
 
1917 A Maiden's Trust (short)
 
1917 Pinched in the Finish (short)
 
1917 Stars and Bars (short)
The Chief of Police
 
1916 His Lying Heart (short)
 
1916 His Wild Oats (short)
 
1916 His Pride and Shame (short)
 
1916 The Now Cure
 
1916 The Snow Cure (short)
 
1915 The Hunt (short)
 
1915 His Father's Footsteps (short)
The Father
 
1915 Only a Messenger Boy (short)
The Messenger Boy
 
1915 Dirty Work in a Laundry (short)
The Desperate Scoundrel
 
1915 Court House Crooks (short)
The District Attorney
 
1915 He Wouldn't Stay Down (short)
Peter P. Snitz - the Husband
 
1915 Our Dare-Devil Chief (short)
The Chief of Police
 
1915 His Smashing Career (short)
Snooks
 
1915 That Little Band of Gold (short)
Gassy Gotrox - Tattletale
 
1915 Hogan's Romance Upset (short)
Fight Spectator (uncredited)
 
1915 Those German Bowlers (short)
Schmaltz (unconfirmed)
 
1914 Black Hands (short)
Skylark Fumes - Detective (unconfirmed)
 
1914 The Dog Raffles (short)
The Gentleman Thief
 
1914 An Ill Wind (short)
The Police Chief
 
1914/II A Race for a Bride (short) (unconfirmed)
 
1914 Secret Service Snitz (short)
Snitz
 
1914 A Mistaken Bath House (short)
Looie (unconfirmed)
 
1914 Hypnotic Power (short)
Snookee
 
1914 A Shooting Match (short)
Hanz
 
1914 A Bogus Baron (short)
 
1914 Snookee's Disguise (short)
 
1914 His Wife's Flirtation (short)
 
1914 At Three O'Clock (short)
 
1914 A Dramatic Mistake (short)
 
1914 Troublesome Pets (short)
 
1914 Love and Lunch (short)
 
1914 Almost Married (short)
 
1914 Snookee's Flirtation (short)
 
1914 The Crash (short)
 
1914 A Jealous Husband (short)
 
1914 The Knockout (short)
Spectator (uncredited)
 
1914 When Smaltz Loves (short)
Smaltz
 
1914 Snitz Joins the Force (short)
Snitz
 
1914 Hearts and Swords (short)
 
1914 Neighbors (short)
 
1914 Sergeant Hofmeyer (short)
Sgt. Hofmeyer
 
1914/I The Fatal Wedding (short)
 
1914 Love and Vengeance (short)
Schmaltz
 
1914 Across the Hall (short)
 
1914 Tango Tangles (short)
Band Leader
 
1914 A False Beauty
The Suitor
 
1914 Between Showers (short)
Rival Masher
 
1914 A Thief Catcher (short)
Suspicious John
 
1914 Baffles (short)
Schneizel
 
1914 Gentleman Burglar (short)
Chief of Police
 
1914 A Robust Romeo (short) (unconfirmed)
 
1914 Double Crossed (short)
Schemer
 
1914 Too Many Brides (short)
The Bachelor
 
1914 In the Clutches of the Gang (short)
Chief Tehiezel
 
1914 Love and Dynamite (short)
The Man
 
1913 Some Nerve (short)
The Husband
 
1913 Zuzu, the Band Leader (short)
Zuzu
 
1913 A Bad Game (short)
The Card Cheat
 
1913 His Sister's Kids (short)
The Police Chief
 
1913 The Gusher (short)
Oil Well Buyer
 
1913 Cohen Saves the Flag (short)
Sgt. Cohen
 
1913 A Muddy Romance (short)
The Villain
 
1913 Wine (short)
The Diner
 
1913 A Small Time Act (short)
Rajah
 
1913 Love Sickness at Sea (short)
Ship Captain
 
1913 The Speed Kings (short)
Papa
 
1913 A Healthy Neighborhood (short)
Dr. Noodles
 
1913 Schnitz the Tailor (short)
Schnitz the Tailor
 
1913 The Bowling Match (short)
Kraut
 
1913/I When Dreams Come True (short)
The Peddler
 
1913 The Fatal Taxicab (short)
Egbert Throckmorton
 
1913 Mabel's Dramatic Career (short)
Actor/Onscreen Villain
 
1913 Baby Day (short)
 
1913 The Firebugs (short)
Cohen
 
1913 A Game of Pool (short)
Schmidt
 
1913 Professor Bean's Removal (short)
Professor Bean
 
1913/I Just Kids (short)
Man on Bench
 
1913 Love and Courage (short) (unconfirmed - uncredited)
 
1913 The Peddler (short)
The Peddler
 
1913 Love and Rubbish (short)
Mr. Fickle
 
1913 Safe in Jail (short)
The Constable
 
1913 Rastus and the Game Cock (short)
Rastus
 
1913 For the Love of Mabel (short) (unconfirmed - uncredited)
 
1913 His Crooked Career (short)
Schmaltz
 
1913 A Bandit (short)
The Bandit (unconfirmed)
 
1913 Peeping Pete (short)
Neighbor's Husband
 
1913 Out and In (short)
A Convict
 
1913 The Waiters' Picnic (short)
Louis - the Chef
 
1913 The Speed Queen (short)
The Cop
 
1913 The Hansom Driver (short)
The Driver's Rival
 
1913 Barney Oldfield's Race for a Life (short)
The Villain
 
1913 The Gangsters (short)
Desk Officer
 
1913 Toplitsky and Company (short)
Toplitsky's Partner
 
1913 The Foreman of the Jury (short)
Jones - Foreman of the Jury
 
1913 Their First Execution (short)
First Deputy
 
1913 Mabel's Awful Mistake (short)
Smith
 
1913 His Ups and Downs (short)
Schnitzel
 
1913 That Ragtime Band (short)
Professor Smelts
 
1913 His Chum the Baron (short)
Baron von Sneezer
 
1913 A Fishy Affair (short)
Perkins
 
1913 Murphy's I.O.U. (short) (unconfirmed - uncredited)
 
1913/I A Life in the Balance (short)
The Landlord
 
1913 A Game of Poker (short)
Schmidt
 
1913/I Father's Choice (short)
 
1913 Those Good Old Days (short)
The Jester
 
1913 Hide and Seek (short)
The Police Chief
 
1913 The Land Salesman (short)
 
1913 On His Wedding Day (short)
Krause - the Bridegroom
 
1913 A Wife Wanted (short)
Ruben
 
1913 Love and Pain (short)
Jones
 
1913 The Man Next Door (short)
Meyer
 
1913 Foiling Fickle Father (short) (unconfirmed - uncredited)
 
1913 The Two Widows (short)
Schnitzel
 
1913 A Strong Revenge (short)
Meyer
 
1913 The Sleuths at the Floral Parade (short)
The Man
 
1913 A Deaf Burglar (short)
Society Party Guest
 
1913 The Sleuth's Last Stand (short)
Cavalry Officer
 
1913 A Doctored Affair (short) (unconfirmed - uncredited)
 
1913 A Red Hot Romance (short)
Antone
 
1913 The Professor's Daughter (short)
The Professor
 
1913 A Landlord's Troubles (short)
The Italian
 
1913 Heinze's Resurrection (short)
Heinze
 
1913 Her Birthday Present (short)
The Police Chief
 
1913 Mabel's Heroes (short) (unconfirmed - uncredited)
 
1913 The Jealous Waiter (short) (unconfirmed - uncredited)
 
1913 The Stolen Purse (short)
Chief
 
1913 The Battle of Who Run (short)
Mack's Commander
 
1913 Just Brown's Luck (short)
A Friend
 
1913 The Elite Ball (short)
Uke - Minstrel
 
1913 The Deacon Outwitted (short)
 
1913 The Mistaken Masher (short)
George
 
1913 For Lizzie's Sake (short)
The Villain
 
1913 How Hiram Won Out (short)
 
1913 The Cure That Failed (short)
George - the Drinker
 
1913 A Double Wedding (short)
Undetermined Role (unconfirmed) (uncredited)
 
1913 Saving Mabel's Dad (short)
Mabel's Dad
 
1912 Hoffmeyer's Legacy (short)
Hoffmeyer
 
1912 Mabel's Adventures (short)
The Magician
 
1912 A Midnight Elopement (short)
 
1912 Pat's Day Off (short) (unconfirmed)
 
1912 A Bear Escape (short)
The Bandit
 
1912 Mr. Fix-It (short)
 
1912/I The Rivals (short)
 
1912 A Temperamental Husband (short)
Mr. Brown
 
1912 The Deacon's Troubles (short)
 
1912 At It Again (short)
Police Chief Larkin
 
1912 Mabel's Lovers (short)
Black - Another Suitor
 
1912 A Grocery Clerk's Romance (short)
Grocery Clerk
 
1912 At Coney Island (short)
The Married Flirt
 
1912 Ambitious Butler (short)
The Chef
 
1912 The Flirting Husband (short)
Mr. Smith
 
1912 Stolen Glory (short)
Captain Warner
 
1912 Pedro's Dilemma (short)
The Girl's Father
 
1912 The Beating He Needed (short)
The College Boy's Father
 
1912 Riley and Schultz (short)
Schultz
 
1912 The New Neighbor (short)
 
1912 Cohen Collects a Debt (short)
Cohen
 
1912 The Water Nymph (short)
Mack's Father
 
1912 Stern Papa (short)
Papa
 
1912 He Must Have a Wife (short)
The Rival
 
1912 An Interrupted Elopement (short)
One of Bob's Friends
 
1912 Tragedy of the Dress Suit (short)
The Keeper of the Boardinghouse
 
1912 Their First Kidnapping Case (short)
Armed Guard
 
1912 The Fatal Chocolate (short)
 
1912 Did Mother Get Her Wish? (short)
Harry Jones
 
1911 A Mix-up in Raincoats (short)
 
1911 Taking His Medicine (short)
The Doctor
 
1911 Abe Gets Even with Father (short)
Abe (unconfirmed)
 
1911 The Inventor's Secret (short)
 
1911 Too Many Burglars (short)
 
1911 The Lucky Horseshoe (short)
 
1911 Dutch Gold Mine (short)
 
Show ShowDirector (17 titles)
1922 Oh, Mabel Behave (uncredited)
 
1921 Standing Pat (short)
 
1920 Hot Stuff (short)
 
1916 His Lying Heart (short)
 
1916 His Wild Oats (short)
 
1916 His Pride and Shame (short)
 
1915 The Hunt (short)
 
1915 His Father's Footsteps (short)
 
1915 Only a Messenger Boy (short)
 
1915 Dirty Work in a Laundry (short) (uncredited)
 
1915 Court House Crooks (short)
 
1915 He Wouldn't Stay Down (short)
 
1915 Our Dare-Devil Chief (short)
 
1914 Across the Hall (short)
 
1914 A False Beauty
 
1914 A Thief Catcher (short)
 
1914 Double Crossed (short)
 
Show ShowSelf (6 titles)
1925 1925 Studio Tour (documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1923 Hollywood
Himself
 
1918 It's a Cinch (short)
Himself
 
1916 Charlie's Life (documentary)
Various
 
1914 The Great Universal Mystery (documentary short)
Himself
 
1914 A Film Johnnie (short)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (9 titles)
2005 The Forgotten Films of Roscoe Fatty Arbuckle (video documentary)
 
1989 American Masters (TV series documentary)
 
1983 Historia del cine: Epoca muda (video documentary)
 
1967 The Funniest Man in the World (documentary)
 
1961 Days of Thrills and Laughter (documentary)
Himself
 
1957 The Golden Age of Comedy (documentary)
Keystone Kop
 
1943 Happy Times and Jolly Moments (short)
(uncredited)
 
1922 Screen Snapshots, Series 3, No. 15 (documentary short)
 
1915 The Butler's Busted Romance (short)
Jiggs - the Butler
 

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Stage, vaudeville, and circus actor. See more »

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1 Print Biography  | 9 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

the Original Keystone Kops
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Trivia:

Would travel yearly to England to buy clothes. See more »

Star Sign:

Scorpio