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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 4.8EnergyHeart: 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 5.4CraftStyle: 4.8 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Ford Sterling Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    1.8, average 5.2
  • Politics
    0.1, average 2.6
  • Mystery
    2.0, average 4.1
  • Psychological
    3.4, average 5.6

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

10

1920s

1 title
Poster for Oh, Mabel Behave

as Squire Peachem

1910s

9 titles · average score 43
Poster for His Lying Heart

as The Merchant

Poster for Dirty Work in a Laundry

as The Desperate Scoundrel

Poster for Our Dare-Devil Chief

as The Chief of Police

Poster for Court House Crooks

as The District Attorney

Poster for Only a Messenger Boy

as The Messenger Boy

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Poster for A Thief Catcher

as Suspicious John