American actor
Sterling Hayden was a versatile individual, known for his work as an actor , officer in the armed forces , and novelist . Born as Sterling Relyea Walter on March 26, 1916 , in Montclair, New Jersey , Hayden held citizenship in the United States . Besides working in the western genre as a character actor , he also used the pseudonym John Hamilton in some of his works.
Hayden was married to Madeleine Carroll and held other occupations as an author . He passed away on May 23, 1986 in Sausalito, California .