Sterling Hayden
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Sterling Walter Hayden was an American actor. 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, Ni
Hayden in 1953
Hayden in his Marine Corps uniform at Parris Island c. January 1943
Publicity photo of Hayden from The Asphalt Jungle, 1950
Hayden as a member of the Committee for the First Amendment, October 1, 1947
The Godfather
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The Godfather is a 1972 American epic gangster film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mario Puzo based on Puzo's best-selling 1969 novel. The film features an ensemble
Sterling Hayden
…1964). Hayden's success continued into the New Hollywood era, with roles such as Irish-American policeman Captain McCluskey in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather (1972), alcoholic novelist Roger Wade in Robert Altman's The Long Goodbye (1973), elderly peasant Leo Dalcò in Bernardo Bertolucci's 1900 (1976), and…
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Brando (right) and Pacino as Don Vito and Michael Corleone, respectively
Marlon Brando was chosen to portray Vito Corleone.
Al Pacino was chosen to portray Michael Corleone.