Portrait of Sterling Hayden

Acting

Sterling Hayden

Career

Active from 1941 to 2016, with a break from 1982 to 2015, busiest in 1952 and 1955 with 6 main titles each.

Leading roles
52
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score60/100
Highest rated
Poster for Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
GoodWatch score91/100

Characters

2

The characters Sterling Hayden played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 52 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.4 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Sterling Hayden Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    2.2, average 5.4
  • Coming of Age
    1.6, average 3.0
  • Situational Comedy
    1.6, average 2.7
  • Wonder
    2.4, average 3.4

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Film Noir 6
  • Historical Setting 5
  • Character-Driven 5
  • Psychological Tension 4
  • Character Study 4
  • Cult Classic 4
  • 1950s 4
  • Stylish Cinematography 3
  • Historical Drama 3
  • Tension 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Moral Ambiguity 3

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

73
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

2010s

1 title ยท average score 63
The Albatross
The Albatross (2016)
GoodWatch score 63

as Glass Man (voice) (archive footage)

1990s

1 title ยท average score 90
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 (1992)
GoodWatch score 90

as Captain Mark McCluskey

1980s

6 titles ยท average score 57
The Shipwrecker
The Shipwrecker (1984)

Book

The Blue and the Gray
The Blue and the Gray (1982)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show ยท as John Brown

Gas
Gas (1981)
GoodWatch score 34

as Duke Stuyvesant

Venom
Venom (1981)
GoodWatch score 58

as Howard Anderson

Nine to Five
Nine to Five (1980)
GoodWatch score 65

as Russell Tinsworthy

The Starlost: The Beginning
The Starlost: The Beginning (1980)

as Jeremiah

1970s

16 titles ยท average score 65
The Outsider
The Outsider (1979)
GoodWatch score 63

as Seamus Flaherty

Winter Kills
Winter Kills (1979)
GoodWatch score 70

as Z.K. Dawson

King of the Gypsies
King of the Gypsies (1978)
GoodWatch score 49

as King Zharko Stepanowicz

Cry, Onion!
Cry, Onion! (1975)
GoodWatch score 54

as Henry 'Jack' Pullitzer

Deadly Strangers
Deadly Strangers (1975)
GoodWatch score 59

as Malcolm Robarts

The Long Goodbye
The Long Goodbye (1973)
GoodWatch score 84

as Roger Wade

The Final Programme
The Final Programme (1973)
GoodWatch score 54

as Maj. Wrongway Lindbergh

The Godfather
The Godfather (1972)
GoodWatch score 95

as Captain McCluskey

The Big Departure
The Big Departure (1972)

as M. Nature / The Leader

Angel's Leap
Angel's Leap (1971)
GoodWatch score 60

as Mason / Custer

Sweet Hunters
Sweet Hunters (1970)

as Allan

Loving
Loving (1970)
GoodWatch score 50

as Lepridon

1960s

3 titles ยท average score 67
Hard Contract
Hard Contract (1969)
GoodWatch score 48

as Michael Carlson

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
GoodWatch score 91

as Brigadier General Jack D. Ripper

Carol for Another Christmas
Carol for Another Christmas (1964)
GoodWatch score 63

as Daniel Grudge

1950s

40 titles ยท average score 61
Terror in a Texas Town
Terror in a Texas Town (1958)
GoodWatch score 83

as George Hansen

Valerie
Valerie (1957)
GoodWatch score 54

as John Garth

The Killing
The Killing (1956)
GoodWatch score 86

as Johnny Clay

Crime of Passion
Crime of Passion (1956)
GoodWatch score 66

as Lt. William Doyle

5 Steps to Danger
5 Steps to Danger (1956)
GoodWatch score 57

as John Emmett

Shotgun
Shotgun (1955)
GoodWatch score 42

as Clay Hardin

Johnny Guitar
Johnny Guitar (1954)
GoodWatch score 83

as Johnny 'Guitar' Logan

Suddenly
Suddenly (1954)
GoodWatch score 82

as Sheriff Tod Shaw

Naked Alibi
Naked Alibi (1954)
GoodWatch score 61

as Joe E. Conroy

Crime Wave
Crime Wave (1953)
GoodWatch score 63

as Det. Lt. Sims

Denver and Rio Grande
Denver and Rio Grande (1952)
GoodWatch score 54

as McCabe

The Asphalt Jungle
The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
GoodWatch score 85

as Dix Handley

1940s

6 titles ยท average score 57
Manhandled
Manhandled (1949)
GoodWatch score 59

as Joe Cooper

El Paso
El Paso (1949)
GoodWatch score 59

as Bert Donner

Blaze of Noon
Blaze of Noon (1947)
GoodWatch score 59

as Tad McDonald

Variety Girl
Variety Girl (1947)
GoodWatch score 51

as Sterling Hayden

Virginia
Virginia (1941)

as Norman Williams

Bahama Passage
Bahama Passage (1941)

as Adrian Ainsworth