Nov 3, 1883 - La Crosse, Wisconsin, USA
Ford Sterling (born George Stitch; November 3, 1883 – October 13, 1939) was an American comedian and actor best known for his work with Keystone Studios. One of the 'Big 4', he was the original chief of the Keystone Cops.
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| Movie | 1914 | Between Showers | Mr. Snookie, a Thief | |
| Movie | 1933 | Alice in Wonderland | White King | |
| Movie | 1924 | He Who Gets Slapped | Tricaud | |
| Movie | 1925 | The Trouble With Wives | Al Hennessey | |
| Movie | 1928 | Sporting Goods | Mr. Jordan | |
| Movie | 1928 | Wife Savers | Tavern Keeper | |
| Movie | 1927 | Drums of the Desert | Perkins | |
| Movie | 1931 | Stout Hearts and Willing Hands | ||
| Movie | 1914 | Across the Hall | ||
| Movie | 1915 | His Father's Footsteps | The Father | |
| Movie | 1914 | A Film Johnnie | Self | |
| Movie | 1914 | Tango Tangles | Band Leader | |
| Movie | 1914 | A Thief Catcher | Suspicious John | |
| Movie | 1926 | Miss Brewster's Millions | Ned Brewster | |
| Movie | 1923 | Hollywood | Ford Sterling | |
| Movie | 1916 | His Lying Heart | The Merchant | |
| Movie | 1926 | The Show Off | Aubrey Piper | |
| Movie | 1935 | Behind the Green Lights | Max Schultz, German Janitor | |
| Movie | 1931 | Her Majesty, Love | Otmar von Wellingen | |
| Movie | 1919 | Why Beaches Are Popular | Ford Sterling | |
| Movie | 1914 | Sergeant Hofmeyer | Sgt. Hofmeyer | |
| Movie | 1912 | The Water Nymph | Mack's Father | |
| Movie | 1912 | A Grocery Clerk's Romance | Grocery Clerk | |
| Movie | 1913 | Barney Oldfield's Race for a Life | The Villain | |
| Movie | 1925 | Stage Struck | Buck | |
| Movie | 1913 | A Muddy Romance | The Villain | |
| Movie | 1915 | Dirty Work in a Laundry | The Desperate Scoundrel | |
| Movie | 1913 | Hide and Seek | The Police Chief | |
| Movie | 1913 | The Gusher | Oil Well Buyer | |
| Movie | 1913 | Cohen Saves the Flag | Sgt. Cohen | |
| Movie | 1913 | Peeping Pete | Neighbor's Husband | |
| Movie | 1913 | Toplitsky and Company | Toplitsky's Partner | |
| Movie | 1913 | A Strong Revenge | Meyer | |
| Movie | 1915 | Fatty and the Broadway Stars | Keystone Performer | |
| Movie | 1935 | The Headline Woman | Hugo Meyer | |
| Movie | 1935 | Keystone Hotel | Sterling, Chief of Police | |
| Movie | 1914 | Double Crossed | Schemer | |
| Movie | 1915 | Our Dare-Devil Chief | The Chief of Police | |
| Movie | 1937 | Many Unhappy Returns | C.C. aka Henry Morgan | |
| Movie | 1930 | Spring Is Here | Peter Braley | |
| Movie | 1913 | The Waiters' Picnic | Louis - the Chef | |
| Movie | 1913 | A Bandit | The Bandit | |
| Movie | 1913 | The Speed Kings | Papa | |
| Movie | 1930 | Bride of the Regiment | Tangy | |
| Movie | 1930 | Kismet | Amru | |
| Movie | 1913 | For the Love of Mabel | (uncredited) (unconfirmed) | |
| Movie | 1913 | Rastus and the Game Cock | Rastus | |
| Movie | 1913 | Safe in Jail | The Constable | |
| Movie | 1913 | Love and Rubbish | Mr. Fickle | |
| Movie | 1913 | Love and Courage | (uncredited) (unconfirmed) | |
| Movie | 1913 | Professor Bean's Removal | Professor Bean | |
| Movie | 1913 | Mabel's Dramatic Career | Actor / Onscreen Villain | |
| Movie | 1913 | The Fatal Taxicab | Egbert Throckmorton | |
| Movie | 1913 | When Dreams Come True | The Peddler | |
| Movie | 1913 | A Small Time Act | Rajah | |
| Movie | 1913 | Wine | The Diner | |
| Movie | 1913 | His Sister's Kids | The Police Chief | |
| Movie | 1913 | Some Nerve | The Husband | |
| Movie | 1914 | In the Clutches of the Gang | Chief Tehiezel | |
| Movie | 1914 | A Robust Romeo | ||
| Movie | 1913 | Her Birthday Present | The Police Chief | |
| Movie | 1919 | Hearts and Flowers | Orchestra Leader | |
| Movie | 1930 | Show Girl in Hollywood | Sam Otis | |
| Movie | 1927 | Casey at the Bat | O'Dowd | |
| Movie | 1919 | Yankee Doodle in Berlin | Kaiser Bill | |
| Movie | 1920 | Don't Weaken! | Professor Yonson - the Dancing Master | |
| Movie | 1923 | The Day of Faith | Montreal Sammy | |
| Movie | 1930 | Sally | 'Pops' Shendorff | |
| Movie | 1913 | Their First Execution | ||
| Movie | 1913 | On His Wedding Day | Krause - the Bridegroom | |
| Movie | 1913 | A Fishy Affair | Perkins | |
| Movie | 1935 | Black Sheep | Mather | |
| Movie | 1917 | Her Torpedoed Love | Reginald Scuttle - the Conniving Butler | |
| Movie | 1927 | For the Love of Mike | Herman Schultz | |
| Movie | 1914 | The Knockout | Spectator (uncredited) | |
| Movie | 1922 | The Strangers' Banquet | Al Norton | |
| Movie | 1915 | That Little Band Of Gold | Gassy Gotrox - Tattletale | |
| Movie | 1913 | The Ragtime Band | Professor Smelts | |
| Movie | 1926 | Everybody's Acting | Michael Poole | |
| Movie | 1929 | The Girl in the Show | Ed Bondell | |
| Movie | 1915 | Only a Messenger Boy | The Messenger Boy | |
| Movie | 1926 | Mike | Tad | |
| Movie | 1916 | The Snow Cure | The Flirt | |
| Movie | 1915 | Court House Crooks | The District Attorney | |
| Movie | 1914 | Gentleman Burglar | Chief of Police | |
| Movie | 1961 | Days of Thrills and Laughter | Self (archive footage) | |
| Movie | 1912 | Cohen Collects a Debt | Cohen | |
| Movie | 1912 | Riley and Schultze | Schultz | |
| Movie | 1912 | The New Neighbor | ||
| Movie | 1912 | The Beating He Needed | his father | |
| Movie | 1912 | Pedro's Dilemma | her father | |
| Movie | 1912 | Stolen Glory | Captain Warner | |
| Movie | 1912 | The Ambitious Butler | chef | |
| Movie | 1912 | The Flirting Husband | Mr. Smith | |
| Movie | 1912 | At Coney Island | married flirt | |
| Movie | 1912 | Mabel's Lovers | Black, another suitor | |
| Movie | 1912 | At It Again | Police Chief Larkin | |
| Movie | 1912 | The Deacon's Troubles | ||
| Movie | 1912 | A Temperamental Husband | Brown | |
| Movie | 1912 | The Rivals | ||
| Movie | 1912 | Mr. Fixit | ||
| Movie | 1912 | A Bear Escape | Bandit | |
| Movie | 1928 | Chicken à la King | Horace Trundle | |
| Movie | 1924 | So Big | Jacob Hoogenduck | |
| Movie | 1926 | Good and Naughty | Bunny West | |
| Movie | 1926 | The Road to Glory | James Allen | |
| Movie | 1928 | Gentlemen Prefer Blondes | Gus Eisman | |
| Movie | 1924 | Love and Glory | Emile Pompaneau | |
| Movie | 1935 | A Quiet Fourth | ||
| Movie | 1926 | The American Venus | Hugo Niles | |
| Movie | 1924 | Wild Oranges | Paul Halvard | |
| Movie | 1913 | A Deaf Burglar | Society Party Guest | |
| Movie | 1913 | A Healthy Neighborhood | ||
| Movie | 1925 | My Lady's Lips | Smike | |
| Movie | 1923 | The Brass Bottle | Rapkin | |
| Movie | 1915 | He Wouldn't Stay Down | Peter P. Snitz - the Husband | |
| Movie | 1929 | The Fall of Eve | Mr. Mack | |
| Movie | 1928 | Oh Kay! | Shorty McGee | |
| Movie | 1936 | All Business | King | |
| Movie | 1914 | Love and Vengeance | Schmaltz | |
| Movie | 1943 | Happy Times and Jolly Moments | (archive footage) | |
| Movie | 1912 | Hoffmeyer's Legacy | Hoffmeyer | |
| Movie | 1913 | A Life in the Balance | The Landlord | |
| Movie | 1923 | The Spoilers | 'Slapjack' Simms | |
| Movie | 1925 | Daddy's Gone A-Hunting | ||
| Movie | 1957 | The Golden Age of Comedy | archive footage | |
| Movie | 1927 | Figures Don't Lie | 'Howdy' Jones | |
| Movie | 1912 | Mabel’s Adventures | The Magician | |
| Movie | 1926 | Stranded in Paris | Count Pasada | |
| Movie | 1924 | The Woman on the Jury | Juror | |
| Movie | 1913 | The Deacon Outwitted | ||
| Movie | 1911 | The Inventor’s Secret | ||
| Movie | 1913 | For Lizzie's Sake | The Villian | |
| Movie | 1913 | Father’s Choice | ||
| Movie | 1913 | The Foreman of the Jury | Jones - Foreman of the Jury | |
| Movie | 1913 | The Bowling Match | Kraut | |
| Movie | 1913 | The Cure That Failed | George - the Drinker | |
| Movie | 1912 | An Interrupted Elopement | ||
| Movie | 1913 | The Hansom Driver | The Driver's Rival | |
| Movie | 1913 | Heinze’s Resurrection | Heinze | |
| Movie | 1913 | Just Brown’s Luck | A Friend | |
| Movie | 1913 | Love and Pain | Jones | |
| Movie | 1913 | Love Sickness at Sea | Ship Captain | |
| Movie | 1913 | The Sleuths at the Floral Parade | The Man | |
| Movie | 1913 | Mabel’s Awful Mistakes | Smith | |
| Movie | 1913 | Those Good Old Days | The Jester | |
| Movie | 1912 | A Midnight Elopement | ||
| Movie | 1913 | Baby Day | ||
| Movie | 1922 | Oh, Mabel Behave | Squire Peachem | |
| Movie | 1912 | The Tragedy of a Dress Suit | Landlord | |
| Movie | 1913 | The Battle of Who Run | Mack's Commander | |
| Movie | 1913 | The Mistaken Masher | George | |
| Movie | 1913 | Red Hot Romance | Antone | |
| Movie | 1913 | Saving Mabel’s Dad | Mabel's Dad | |
| Movie | 1913 | His Chum the Baron | Baron von Sneezer | |
| Movie | 1913 | How Hiram Won Out | Alfred | |
| Movie | 1913 | The Speed Queen | The Cop | |
| Movie | 1913 | Zuzu, the Band Leader | Zuzu | |
| Movie | 1915 | Hogan's Romance Upset | Fight Spectator | |
| Movie | 1924 | The Galloping Fish | George Fitzgerald | |
| Movie | 1913 | The Doctored Affair | ||
| Movie | 1913 | Foiling Fickle Father | ||
| Movie | 1920 | A Pajama Marriage |
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| Movie | 1916 | His Lying Heart | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1915 | Dirty Work in a Laundry | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1914 | Double Crossed | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1915 | Our Dare-Devil Chief | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1914 | A Thief Catcher | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1915 | Court House Crooks | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1914 | Across the Hall | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1915 | His Father's Footsteps | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1915 | Only a Messenger Boy | Director | Directing |
| Movie | 1922 | Oh, Mabel Behave | Director | Directing |
