Sterling Hayden (March 26, 1916 - May 23, 1986) was an American actor. For most of his career as a leading man, he specialized in westerns and film noir. He is most noted for his appearance as Gen. Jack D. Ripper in Dr. Strangelove (1964). He also played the Irish policeman, Captain McCluskey, who was gunned down by Al Pacino, in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather in 1972. March 26 is the 85th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (86th in leap years). ... 1916 is a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar) // Events January-February January 1 -The first successful blood transfusion using blood that had been stored and cooled. ... May 23 is the 143rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (144th in leap years). ... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke whilst waiting between takes during location filming. ... Broncho Billy Anderson, from The Great Train Robbery The Western movie is one of the classic American film genres. ... This still from The Big Combo (1955) demonstrates the visual style of film noir at its most extreme. ... For the hit 1987 single by Depeche Mode, see the album Music for the Masses Film poster for Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb is a 1964 satirical film directed by Stanley Kubrick. ... Al Pacino, pictured at the age of 21. ... Francis Ford Coppola (born April 7, 1939 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American film director, screenwriter, vintner, magazine publisher, and hotelier, most renowned for directing the highly regarded Godfather trilogy. ... The Godfather is a film adaptation of the novel of the same name (see The Godfather (novel)) written by Mario Puzo, directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Marlon Brando and Al Pacino. ...

Sterling Hayden in The Killing

Born in Upper Montclair, New Jersey, Hayden's parents were George and Frances Walter, who named him Sterling Relyea Walter. After his father died, he was adopted at the age of nine by James Hayden and renamed Sterling Walter Hayden. As a child, he lived in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Washington D.C., and Maine, where he attended Wassookeag School in Dexter, Maine. Image File history File links Sterling Hayden from The Killing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Sterling Hayden from The Killing File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... The Killing (1956) is a film by Stanley Kubrick based on the novel Clean Break by Lionel White. ... State nickname: The Granite State Other U.S. States Capital Concord Largest city Manchester Governor John Lynch (D) Official languages English Area 24,239 km² (46th)  - Land 23,249 km²  - Water 814 km² (3. ... State nickname: Bay State Other U.S. States Capital Boston Largest city Boston Governor Mitt Romney (R) Official languages English Area 27,360 km² (44th)  - Land 20,317 km²  - Water 7,043 km² (25. ... State nickname: The Keystone State Other U.S. States Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Governor Ed Rendell (D) Official languages None Area 119,283 km² (33rd)  - Land 116,074 km²  - Water 3,208 km² (2. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... State nickname: The Pine Tree State Other U.S. States Capital Augusta Largest city Portland Governor John Baldacci (D) Official languages None Area 86,542 km² (39th)  - Land 80,005 km²  - Water 11,724 km² (13. ...

Hayden was a genuine adventurer and man of action, not dissimilar from many of his movie parts. He ran away to sea at 17, as a ship's boy, then later was a fisherman on the Grand Banks. After serving as sailor and fireman on larger vessels, he was awarded his first command at 19, and sailed around the world several times.  Map from Fisheries and Oceans Canada (Pêches et Oceans Canada) showing location of the Grand Banks The Grand Banks are a group of underwater plateaus southeast of Newfoundland on the North American continental shelf. ...

He became a print model and eventually was signed to a contract with Paramount Studios, who dubbed the 6' 5" (1.96 m) actor The Most Beautiful Man in the Movies and The Beautiful Blond Viking God. His first film role starred Madeleine Carroll, with whom he fell in love and married. After only two film roles, however, he left Hollywood to serve as an undercover agent with William J. Donovan's COI office and remained after it became the OSS. He also joined the Marines under the name John Hamilton. His World War II service included running guns through German lines to the Yugoslav partisans and parachuting into fascist Croatia. He won the Silver Star and a commendation from Yugoslavia's Marshal Tito. The Paramount Pictures logo used from 1988 to 1989. ... Madeleine Carroll (February 26, 1906 - October 2, 1987) was a British actress, who was popular in the 1930s and 1940s. ... William Donovan William Joseph Donovan (January 1, 1883 – February 8, 1959) was born in Buffalo, New York on New Years Day, 1883, and is best remembered today as wartime head of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS). ... The Office of Strategic Services (OSS) was a United States intelligence agency formed during World War II. It was the wartime (but not direct) precursor to the Central Intelligence Agency. ... United States Marine Corps Emblem The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is a branch of the U.S. military. ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th-century conflict that engulfed much of the globe... The Column The Yugoslav Partisans were the main resistance movement engaged in the fight against the Axis forces in the Balkans during World War II. // Origins The Rebellion The Yugoslav Partisans went under the official name of Peoples Liberation Army and Partisan Detachments of Yugoslavia (Narodno-oslobodilačka vojska... The Silver Star is a United States military award which is presented to any person who, while serving in any capacity with the United States Armed Forces, is cited for gallantry in action against an enemy of the United States while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing... Josip Broz Tito   listen? (May 7, 1892 – May 4, 1980) was the leader of Yugoslavia between the end of World War II and his death in 1980. ...

His admiration for the Communist partisans led to a brief involvement with the Communist Party. According to his IMDB biography, "As Red Scare deepens in U.S., he cooperated with the House Un-American Activities Committee, confessing his brief Communist ties and "naming names". Forever after he claimed he regretted this action, holding himself in enormous contempt for what he considered 'ratting'". Communism - Wikipedia /**/ @import /w/skins-1. ... In modern usage, a Communist party is a political party which promotes communism, a sociopolitical philosophy based on the particular interpretation of Marxism put forth by Vladimir Lenin. ... This article contains information that has not been verified. ... HUAC hearings The House Un-American Activities Committee or HUAC (or, rarely, HCUA) (1945-1975) was an investigating committee of the United States House of Representatives. ...

He professed distaste for film acting, claiming that he did it mainly to pay for his sailing vessels. He defied a court order once and sailed to Tahiti with his children following a divorce. He wrote his autobiography Wanderer in 1963 and an adventure novel of the tall ships, Voyage: A Novel of 1896 in 1976. Both books were well received. He died of cancer in 1986 at the age of 70. Tahiti is the largest island in French Polynesia, located in the archipelago of Society Islands in the southern Pacific Ocean, at 17°40′ S 149°30′ W. The island had a population of 169,674 inhabitants at the 2002 census. ... Autobiography (from the Greek auton, self, bios, life and graphein, write) is biography, the writing of a life story, from the viewpoint of the subject. ... When normal cells are damaged or old they undergo apoptosis; cancer cells, however, avoid apoptosis. ...

Filmography

He appeared in many films, among them:

• The Blue and the Gray TV Series (mini) (1982)
• Venom (1982)
• Gas (1981)
• The Starlost: The Beginning TV (1980)
• Nine to Five (1980)
• The Outsider (1979)
• Winter Kills (1979)
• King of the Gypsies (1978)
• 1900 (1976)
• Cipolla Colt (1975)
• Is It Any Wonder? (1975)
• Deadly Strangers (1974)
• The Final Programme (1973)
• The Long Goodbye (1973)
• Le Grand départ (1972)
• The Godfather (1972)
• Le Saut de l'ange (1971)
• Loving (1970)
• Ternos Cacadores (1969)
• Hard Contract (1969)
• Carol for Another Christmas TV (1964)
• Dr. Strangelove (1964)
• Terror in a Texas Town (1958)
• Ten Days to Tulara (1958)
• Zero Hour!(1957)
• Gun Battle at Monterey (1957)
• 5 Steps to Danger (1957)
• Crime of Passion (1957)
• The Killing (1956)
• The Come On (1956)
• The Last Command (1955), playing Jim Bowie
• The Eternal Sea (1955)
• Shotgun (1955)
• Timberjack (1955)
• Suddenly (1954)
• Naked Alibi (1954)
• Johnny Guitar (1954), title role
• Arrow In the Dust (1954)
• Prince Valiant (1954)
• Crime Wave also called The City is Dark, (1954)
• Fighter Attack (1953)
• The Golden Hawk (1952)
• Hellgate (1952)
• Denver and Rio Grande (1952)
• Flaming Feather (1952)
• The Asphalt Jungle (1950)
• El Paso (1949)
• Blaze of Noon (1947)
• Virginia (1941)

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External links

• Sterling Hayden at the Internet Movie Database
• Biography with many photos