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Sterling Hayden

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Sterling Hayden
Hayden in 1953
Born
Sterling Relyea Walter

(1916-03-26)March 26, 1916
DiedMay 23, 1986(1986-05-23) (aged 70)
Cause of deathProstate cancer
Other namesSterling Walter Hayden
John Hamilton
Occupations
Years active1941–82
Height6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
Spouse(s)Madeleine Carroll (1942–46)
Betty Ann de Noon (1947–58)
Catherine Devine McConnell (1960–86)
Children6
RelativesScott McConnell (stepson)

Sterling Walter Hayden (born Sterling Relyea Walter; March 26, 1916 – May 23, 1986) was an American actor, author, and sailor. His best known roles were in John Huston's The Asphalt Jungle (1950), Nicholas Ray's Johnny Guitar (1954), and Stanley Kubrick's The Killing (1956). He also starred as General Jack D. Ripper in Kubrick's Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964).

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