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Portrait of Ford Sterling

Acting

Ford Sterling

Titles
151movies
Career

Active from 1912 to 1937, busiest in 1913 with 50 main titles.

Leading roles
100
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score56/100
Highest rated
Poster for He Who Gets Slapped
He Who Gets Slapped
GoodWatch score79/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 7 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.6 versus catalog average 4.7EnergyHeart: 3.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 3.3 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.5 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 4.2 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 4.8 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Ford Sterling Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.8, average 5.4
  • Politics
    0.1, average 2.6
  • Psychological
    3.4, average 5.6
  • Mystery
    2.0, average 4.1

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Early Cinema 9
  • Slapstick Comedy 8
  • Historical Setting 8
  • Silent Film 7
  • Silent Film Era 3
  • Short Film 3
  • Nostalgic 3
  • Lighthearted 3
  • Physical Humor 2
  • Silent Comedy 2
  • Historical Film 2
  • Family-Friendly 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

149

1980s

1 title · average score 70

as Keystone Kop (archive footage) (uncredited)

1950s

1 title · average score 71

1940s

1 title

1930s

14 titles · average score 58

as C.C. aka Henry Morgan

as Sterling, Chief of Police

as Max Schultz, German Janitor

as Otmar von Wellingen

as 'Pops' Shendorff

All 14 titles from the 1930s

1920s

40 titles · average score 68
All 40 titles from the 1920s

1910s

92 titles · average score 50

as Orchestra Leader

as Gassy Gotrox - Tattletale

as Mr. Snookie, a Thief

as Suspicious John

as Neighbor's Husband

as Mack's Father

as Captain Warner

All 92 titles from the 1910s