A Fascinating Man

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Viking45
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A Fascinating Man

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Watched the old Western "Top Gun" a few nights ago and found this actor interesting so looked around to find more information about him.
I knew who he was but knew nothing about him.
Saw the Godfather a 100 times but never knew he was the crooked cop Michael shoots in the throat and then forehead.

It's a man like this that makes me forget about a person's politics but look deeper into the intellect and life experience.

Sterling Hayden. Fascinating man. Please watch these interviews and give your opinion.
For me I am just intrigued buy listening to him speak and his mannerisms as he tells of his travels and acting.

Really would like some feed back so I know it's not me that thinks this is a cool cat.

This is the one that grabbed my interest.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWykZ43e55M
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPN25F_eEXQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTYWMZkiq0c



This starts out in French but just wait a bout a minute or two...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cGg1AqjBkg

The intro (part I), not as interesting but you want to watch it to fill in the gap
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWykZ43e55M
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natcherly
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He was fascinating but also troubled. It apparently took Francis Ford Coppola some time to convince Sterling that he could do the part of the police captain. His insecurity was debilitating. I suspect he was also manic / depressive as is indicated by his performance in the interviews.

I think the best movie he made was The Killing. If you get a chance to see this early work by Kubrick, do so. It is an incredible film for a mid 50's B movie. There are also some other interesting actors in that flick, Vince Edwards, Elisha Cook Jr, and the amazing Timothy Carey.
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