Johnny Clay

Johnny Clay is a fictional character appearing in the 1953 film The Killing, from which he serves as the protagonist. He is portrayed by Sterling Hayden.
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== Biography ==
He is a career criminal who assembles a team of individuals, including a sharpshooter, a corrupt police officer, a bartender, and a betting teller named George, to pull off one final heist before he settles down and marries his fiancée, Fay. However, when George confides in his restless wife Sherry about the plan to steal a large sum of money from the racetrack where he works, she develops a scheme of her own.
==Appearances==
*The Killing (1953)
Category:Characters
Category:Male characters
Category:The Killing characters
Category:Characters portrayed by Sterling Hayden