The Sting The Sting The Sting is a 1973 American caper film set in September 1936, involving a complicated plot by two professional grifters (Paul Newman and Robert Redford) to con a mob boss (Robert Shaw). The film was directed by George Roy Hill, who had directed Newman and Redford in the western "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid". Created by screenwriter David S. Ward, the story was inspired by real-life cons perpetrated by brothers Fred and Charley Gondorff and documented by David Maurer in his book "The Big Con: The Story of the Confidence Man". The title phrase refers to the
Ted Cassidy "Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Epic Series" [1978]), Cassidy can be heard providing temporary voice tracks of the Cylon Imperious Leader, before actor Patrick Macnee was contracted to voice the character. Other film work included his appearances in "Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" (1969), "Mackenna's Gold" (1969), "The Limit" (1972), "Charcoal Black" (1972), "The Slams" (1973), "Thunder County" (1974), "Poor Pretty Eddie" (1975), "Harry and Walter Go to New York" (1976), "The Last Remake of Beau Geste" (1977) and "Goin' Coconuts" (1978). He also co-wrote the screenplay of 1973's "The Harrad Experiment", in which he made a brief appearance. In