Sterling Hayden
Actor · 61 credits · 35 in highly-rated films
Best known for The Godfather (1972)
Frequent collaborators: Frank Ferguson, Joan Crawford, Ted de Corsia, Byron Foulger
Movies (61 total, ranked by score)
31Fighter Attack
1953 · ★ 4.5 (2 votes)
War
32King of the Gypsies
1978 · ★ 5.9 (24 votes)
Drama
33The Albatross
2016 · ★ 6.3 (5 votes)
Animation
345 Steps to Danger
1956 · ★ 6.3 (14 votes)
Action, Thriller
35Hard Contract
1969 · ★ 4.7 (11 votes)
Crime, Romance
36Venom
1981 · ★ 5.7 (92 votes)
Horror, Thriller
37Pharos of Chaos
1983 · ★ 6.3 (13 votes)
Documentary
38Naked Alibi
1954 · ★ 6.1 (42 votes)
Crime, Drama, Romance
39Blaze of Noon
1947 · ★ 4.0 (2 votes)
Drama, Action
40Deadly Strangers
1975 · ★ 5.7 (15 votes)
Thriller
41Days of Wine and Roses
1958 · ★ 7.0 (7 votes)
Drama, TV Movie
42El Paso
1949 · ★ 5.7 (16 votes)
Western
43The Final Programme
1973 · ★ 5.4 (31 votes)
Thriller, Science Fiction, Comedy
44Flaming Feather
1952 · ★ 6.2 (10 votes)
Western
45The Come On
1956 · ★ 5.0 (11 votes)
Crime, Drama
46Battle Taxi
1955 · ★ 5.6 (9 votes)
Drama, War
47Shotgun
1955 · ★ 5.6 (21 votes)
Western
48Arrow In The Dust
1954 · ★ 5.8 (8 votes)
Western
49Cry, Onion!
1975 · ★ 5.2 (26 votes)
Western, Comedy
50Virginia
1941
Drama, Romance
51Bahama Passage
1941 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)
Romance, Drama
52Ten Days To Tulara
1958 · ★ 4.8 (6 votes)
Adventure, Western
53Kansas Pacific
1953 · ★ 5.0 (22 votes)
Western, Action
54Gas
1981 · ★ 3.7 (9 votes)
Comedy
55Flat Top
1952 · ★ 4.2 (13 votes)
Drama, Action, War
56Johnny Guitar: A Western Like No Other
2016
Documentary
57Johnny Guitar: A Feminist Western?
2016
Documentary
58Tell Us She Was One of You: The Hollywood Blacklist and 'Johnny Guitar'
2016
Documentary
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Irving Johnson High Seas Adventurer
1985
Documentary, TV Movie
60At Anchor / Land Under: A Film With Sterling Hayden
1982
Documentary
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Sep 1, 2026.