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Sterling Hayden

1916 - 1986

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Sterling Walter Hayden (born Sterling Relyea Walter; March 26, 1916 – May 23, 1986) was an American actor, author, sailor, and Marine. A leading man for most of his career, he specialized in Westerns and film noir throughout the 1950s, in films such as John Huston's The Asphalt Jungle (1950), Nicholas Ray's Johnny Guitar (1954), and Stanley Kubrick's The Killing (1956). In the 1960s, he became noted for supporting roles, perhaps most memorably as General Jack D. Ripper in Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sterling Hayden is the 1,336th most popular actor (down from 1,017th in 2019), the 2,516th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,783rd in 2019) and the 656th most popular American Actor.

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Among actors, Sterling Hayden ranks 1,336 out of 13,578. Before him are Idris Elba, Caitriona Balfe, Jane Darwell, Don Taylor, Louise Brooks, and Daniel Stern. After him are Geraldine Page, Liam Hemsworth, Mary McDonnell, Dana Elcar, Eleanor Parker, and Guy Pearce.

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Among people born in 1916, Sterling Hayden ranks 75. Before him are Léo Ferré, Ernst Wilimowski, Hamani Diori, Bernard Blier, Richard Fleischer, and Giorgio Bassani. After him are Luigi Comencini, Jack Vance, Julio César Turbay Ayala, Pierre Messmer, Pietro Rava, and Stjepan Filipović. Among people deceased in 1986, Sterling Hayden ranks 72. Before him are Gunnar Björnstrand, Alfredo Binda, Gabdulkhay Akhatov, Altiero Spinelli, Gia Carangi, and Lyudmila Rudenko. After him are Leif Erickson, Emilio Fernández, Yaroslav Stetsko, J. Allen Hynek, Omar Ali Saifuddien III, and Jorge Alessandri.

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Among people born in United States, Sterling Hayden ranks 2,516 out of 20,380. Before him are Don Taylor (1920), Louise Brooks (1906), Ron Paul (1935), Daniel Stern (1957), Ry Cooder (1947), and James Rothman (1950). After him are Henry L. Stimson (1867), Geraldine Page (1924), Mary McDonnell (1952), Dana Elcar (1927), Jeff Koons (1955), and Eleanor Parker (1922).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Sterling Hayden ranks 656. Before him are Joe Pantoliano (1951), Michael Jeter (1952), Jane Darwell (1879), Don Taylor (1920), Louise Brooks (1906), and Daniel Stern (1957). After him are Geraldine Page (1924), Mary McDonnell (1952), Dana Elcar (1927), Eleanor Parker (1922), Ashley Judd (1968), and James Tolkan (1931).

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