Filmography
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Known For
Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb Brig. Gen. Jack D. Ripper (1964) -
The Killing Johnny Clay (1956) -
The Godfather Capt. McCluskey (1972) -
Known For
The Long Goodbye Roger Wade (1973) -
Actor
The Blue and the Gray John Brown (1982) -
Venom Howard Anderson (1981) -
Gas Duke Stuyvesant (1981) -
9 to 5 Tinsworthy (1980) -
The Outsider Seamus Flaherty (1979) -
Winter Kills Z.K. Dawson (1979) -
King of the Gypsies King Zharko Stepanowicz (1978) -
The Godfather Saga Capt. McCluskey (1977) -
1900 Leo Dalcò (1976) -
Is It Any Wonder? (1975) -
![Cipolla Colt]( "Cipolla Colt")
Cipolla Colt Henry 'Jack' Pulitzer (1975) -
![Deadly Strangers]( "Deadly Strangers")
Deadly Strangers Malcolm Robarts (1975) -
![Banacek]( "Banacek")
Banacek Tony Fowler (1974) -
![The Final Programme]( "The Final Programme")
The Final Programme Maj. Wrongway Lindbergh (1973) -
![The Starlost]( "The Starlost")
The Starlost Old Jeremiah (1973) -
![The Long Goodbye]( "The Long Goodbye")
The Long Goodbye Roger Wade (1973) -
![Le grand départ]( "Le grand départ")
Le grand départ M. Nature / The Leader (1972) -
![The Godfather]( "The Godfather")
The Godfather Capt. McCluskey (1972) -
![Angel's Leap]( "Angel's Leap")
Angel's Leap Mason / Custer (1971) -
![Loving]( "Loving")
Loving Lepridon (1970) -
![Ternos Caçadores]( "Ternos Caçadores")
Ternos Caçadores Allan (1969) -
![Hard Contract]( "Hard Contract")
Hard Contract Michael Carlson (1969) -
![Carol for Another Christmas]( "Carol for Another Christmas")
Carol for Another Christmas Daniel Grudge (1964) -
![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")
Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb Brig. Gen. Jack D. Ripper (1964) -
![The DuPont Show of the Month]( "The DuPont Show of the Month")
The DuPont Show of the Month Ethan Frome (1960) -
![Goodyear Theatre]( "Goodyear Theatre")
Goodyear Theatre Lt. Charles Ewell (1958) -
![Days Of Wine & Roses - Cliff Robertson & Piper Laurie,]( "Days Of Wine & Roses - Cliff Robertson & Piper Laurie,")
Days Of Wine & Roses - Cliff Robertson & Piper Laurie, "Playhouse 90" Original TV Version J.J. Taylor (1957-1958) -
![Ten Days to Tulara]( "Ten Days to Tulara")
Ten Days to Tulara Scotty (1958) -
![Terror in a Texas Town]( "Terror in a Texas Town")
Terror in a Texas Town George Hansen (1958) -
![Schlitz Playhouse]( "Schlitz Playhouse")
Schlitz Playhouse Maj. Jim Curtis (1954-1958) -
![General Electric Theater]( "General Electric Theater")
General Electric Theater Joe Turner (1957) -
![Zero Hour!]( "Zero Hour!")
Zero Hour! Capt. Martin Treleaven (1957) -
![Wagon Train]( "Wagon Train")
Wagon Train Les Rand (1957) -
![Gun Battle at Monterey]( "Gun Battle at Monterey")
Gun Battle at Monterey Jay Turner / John York (1957) -
![Valerie]( "Valerie")
Valerie John Garth (1957) -
![The Iron Sheriff]( "The Iron Sheriff")
The Iron Sheriff Sheriff Samuel 'Sam' Galt (1957) -
![Zane Grey Theater]( "Zane Grey Theater")
Zane Grey Theater Link Stevens (1957) -
![Crime of Passion]( "Crime of Passion")
Crime of Passion Bill Doyle (1956) -
![5 Steps to Danger]( "5 Steps to Danger")
5 Steps to Danger John Emmett (1956) -
![Celebrity Playhouse]( "Celebrity Playhouse")
Celebrity Playhouse (1956) -
![The Killing]( "The Killing")
The Killing Johnny Clay (1956) -
![The Come On]( "The Come On")
The Come On Dave Arnold (1956) -
![Top Gun]( "Top Gun")
Top Gun Rick Martin (1955) -
![The Last Command]( "The Last Command")
The Last Command Jim Bowie (1955) -
![Shotgun]( "Shotgun")
Shotgun Marshal Clay Hardin (1955) -
![The Eternal Sea]( "The Eternal Sea")
The Eternal Sea Rear-Adm. John Madison Hoskins (1955) -
![Timberjack]( "Timberjack")
Timberjack Tim Chipman (1955) -
![Battle Taxi]( "Battle Taxi")
Battle Taxi Capt. Russ Edwards (1955) -
![Naked Alibi]( "Naked Alibi")
Naked Alibi Chief Joe Conroy (1954) -
![Suddenly]( "Suddenly")
Suddenly Sheriff Tod Shaw (1954) -
![Johnny Guitar]( "Johnny Guitar")
Johnny Guitar Johnny 'Guitar' Logan (1954) -
![Arrow in the Dust]( "Arrow in the Dust")
Arrow in the Dust Bart Laish (1954) -
![Prince Valiant]( "Prince Valiant")
Prince Valiant Sir Gawain (1954) -
![Fighter Attack]( "Fighter Attack")
Fighter Attack Steve (1953) -
![So Big]( "So Big")
So Big Pervis DeJong (1953) -
![Crime Wave]( "Crime Wave")
Crime Wave Det. Lt. Sims (1953) -
![Take Me to Town]( "Take Me to Town")
Take Me to Town Will Hall (1953) -
![Kansas Pacific]( "Kansas Pacific")
Kansas Pacific Capt. John Nelson (1953) -
![The Star]( "The Star")
The Star Jim Johannsen aka Barry Lester (1952) -
![Flat Top]( "Flat Top")
Flat Top Cmdr. Dan Collier (1952) -
![The Golden Hawk]( "The Golden Hawk")
The Golden Hawk Christopher (Kit) Gerardo aka 'The Hawk' (1952) -
![Hellgate]( "Hellgate")
Hellgate Gilman S. Hanley (1952) -
![Denver & Rio Grande]( "Denver & Rio Grande")
Denver & Rio Grande McCabe (1952) -
![Flaming Feather]( "Flaming Feather")
Flaming Feather Tex McCloud (1952) -
![Journey Into Light]( "Journey Into Light")
Journey Into Light Reverend John Burrows (1951) -
![The Asphalt Jungle]( "The Asphalt Jungle")
The Asphalt Jungle Dix Handley (1950) -
![Manhandled]( "Manhandled")
Manhandled Joe Cooper (1949) -
![El Paso]( "El Paso")
El Paso Bert Donner (1949) -
![Variety Girl]( "Variety Girl")
Variety Girl Sterling Hayden (1947) -
![Blaze of Noon]( "Blaze of Noon")
Blaze of Noon Tad McDonald (1947) -
![Bahama Passage]( "Bahama Passage")
Bahama Passage Adrian Ainsworth (1941) -
Actor
![Virginia]( "Virginia")
Virginia Norman Williams (1941) -
Soundtrack
![Johnny Guitar]( "Johnny Guitar")
Johnny Guitar (1954) -
Writer
![Der Havarist]( "Der Havarist")
Der Havarist (1984) -
Archive footage
![Kubrick by Kubrick]( "Kubrick by Kubrick")
Kubrick by Kubrick (2020) -
Rich Hall's Red Menace (2019)
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![American Animals]( "American Animals")
American Animals (2018) -
![The Albatross]( "The Albatross")
The Albatross (2016) -
Compression (2016)
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![What History Forgot]( "What History Forgot")
What History Forgot (2016) -
![Welcome to the Basement]( "Welcome to the Basement")
Welcome to the Basement (2013-2014) -
![Filmmakers vs. Tycoons]( "Filmmakers vs. Tycoons")
Filmmakers vs. Tycoons (2005) -
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Who Killed 'Winter Kills'? (2003)
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Francis Coppola's Notebook (2001)
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![Century of Cinema]( "Century of Cinema")
Century of Cinema (1995) -
![The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980]( "The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980")
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![The Republic Pictures Story]( "The Republic Pictures Story")
The Republic Pictures Story (1991) -
![Der Havarist]( "Der Havarist")
Der Havarist (1984) -
![The Starlost: The Beginning]( "The Starlost: The Beginning")
The Starlost: The Beginning (1980) -
![America at the Movies]( "America at the Movies")
America at the Movies (1976) -
Archive footage
![NET Journal]( "NET Journal")
NET Journal (1968) -
Frontier Justice (1958)
All Filmography
Videos
Did You Know
Trivia
Had six children: Christian, Dana, Gretchen and Matthew with Betty Ann de Noon; Andrew and David with Catherine Devine McConnell.
Quotes
[on why he hated acting] Because, in the final analysis, an actor is only a pawn--brilliant sometimes, rare and talented, capable of bringing pleasure and even inspiration to others, but no less a pawn for that.
Trademark
Often played hard-drinking (possibly alcoholic) and scheming characters.
Nickname
The Most Beautiful Man in the Movies
Star Sign
Aries
Personal Details
Born
Sterling Relyea Walter
Upper Montclair, New Jersey, USA
Died
(age 70)
Sausalito, California, USA
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