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Sterling Hayden

Born
Mar 26, 1916 · Aged 70
Died
May 23, 1986
Place of birth
Upper Montclair, New Jersey, USA
Gender
Male
Movie credits
75
TV credits
10
Also known as (3)
  • Sterling Relyea Walter
  • Sterling Walter Hayden
  • استرلینگ هایدن

Biography

Sterling Walter Hayden (born Sterling Relyea Walter; March 26, 1916 – May 23, 1986) was an American actor and author. He dropped out of high school at the age of 16 and hired on as mate on a schooner. He was a ship's captain at 22, and in need of cash to buy his own boat, established himself as a model in New York, discovered by Paramount Studios talent scouts and offered a contract. Sterling Hayden, the handsome tall blond actor who played wholesome leading-man movie roles in the 1940's and 1950's and later weathered into a rough-hewn solid character actor in films such as "Dr.…