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Rod Steiger

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

Apr 14, 1925 (101 years old)

Place of Birth

Westhampton, New York, USA

Biography

Rodney Stephen "Rod" Steiger (April 14, 1925 – July 9, 2002) was a European-American actor known for his performances in such films as In the Heat of the Night, Oklahoma!, Waterloo, The Pawnbroker, On the Waterfront, The Harder They Fall, Doctor Zhivago, and Jesus of Nazareth.

Known For

Acting
2023Amityville: An Origin StorySelf- Archive
2017I Am Not Your NegroSelf
2006The Real James DeanSelf
2004Hollywood LegendenSelf
2004Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the HolocaustSelf
2002Poolhall JunkiesNick
2002The Hollywood SignFloyd Benson
2002The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel FullerPvt. O'Meara (archive footage)
2001Besuch bei Rod SteigerSelf
2001The Flying DutchmanBen
2001Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie MogulSelf
2001Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The WorldSelf
2001Contender: Mastering the MethodSelf
2001A Month of SundaysCharley McCabe
2000Once Upon a Time: Sergio LeoneSelf
2000Animated Epics: Moby DickAhab (voice)
2000Body and SoulJohnny Ticotin
2000The Last ProducerSheri Ganse
2000The Unforgettable Diana DorsSelf
1999Crazy in AlabamaJudge Louis Mead
1999End of DaysFather Kovak
1999The HurricaneJudge Sarokin
1999Cypress EdgeWoodrow McCammon
1999Shiloh 2: Shiloh SeasonDoc Wallace
1998Modern VampiresDr. Frederick Van Helsing
1998LegacySadler
1998Kingdom of ShadowsNarrator
1998Animals with the TollkeeperFontina
1998Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen'sSelf
1998The Heaven and Earth Show
1998Hollywood SquaresSelf - Panelist
1997Truth or Consequences, N.M.Tony Vago
1997IncognitoMilton A. Donovan
1997The KidHarry Sloan
1997BreakoutNarrator
1997Scene by SceneSelf
1997HARDtalk
1996Mars Attacks!General Decker
1996CarpoolMr. Hammerman
1996ShilohDoc Wallace
1996Little Surprises
1996The Real ThingVictor
1996DalvaJohn Wesley Northridge II
1996EZ Streets
1995OP CenterBoroda
1995In Pursuit of HonorCol. Owen Stuart
1995Captain Nuke and the Bomber BoysThe President
1995Forbidden City: The Great WithinNarrator (voice)
1995Out ThereCol. Buck Gunner
1995James Dean and MeSelf (uncredited)
1995Seven SundaysBenjamin
1995Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger StoryAnthony Comstock
1995James Dean: A PortraitSelf
1995OP CenterBoroda
1994The SpecialistJoe Leon
1994The Last TattooGeneral Frank W. Zane
1994The CriticRod Steiger (voice)
1993The NeighborDr. Myron Hatch
1993The Final ContractFrank Argento
1993From Hollywood to HanoiSelf
1993Tales of the CityBookshop Owner
1992The PlayerRod Steiger
1992Earth and the American DreamReader (voice)
1992LincolnGen. Ulysses S. Grant (voice)
1992SinatraSalvatore 'Sam' 'Momo' Giancana
1991Guilty As ChargedKallin
1991The Ballad of the Sad CafeRev. Willin
1991In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the DakotasGordon Kahl
1991The Commish
1990Men Of RespectCharlie D'Amico
1989The January ManMayor Eamon Flynn
1989That Summer of White RosesMartin
1989Tennessee NightsRichter Prescott
1989Passion and ParadiseSir Harry Oakes
1989The SimpsonsCaptain Tenille (voice)
1988Hello Actors StudioSelf
1988Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's RidgeSilas Slaten
1987The KindredDr. Phillip Lloyd
1987American GothicPa
1987Catch the HeatJason Hannibal
1986Sword of GideonMordechai Samuels
1985Hollywood WivesOliver Easterne
1984The Naked FaceLieutenant McGreary
1984The Magic MountainMynheer Peperkorn
1984The Glory BoysProfessor David Sokarev
1983Cook & Peary: The Race to the PoleRobert E. Peary
1983James Bond: The First 21 YearsSelf
1982The Magic MountainMynher Peperkorn
1982I Love LibertySelf
1982The Lucky StarColonel Gluck
1982Sergey BondarchukSelf (archive)
1981The ChosenReb Saunders
1981Lion of the DesertBenito Mussolini
1981Cattle Annie and Little BritchesTilghman
1980Klondike FeverSoapy Smith
1980Wolf LakeCharlie
1979BreakthroughGeneral Webster
1979The Amityville HorrorFather Delaney
1979Love and BulletsJoe Bomposa
1979Portrait of a HitmanMax Androtti
1978F.I.S.T.Sen. Andrew Madison
1977Jesus of NazarethPontius Pilate
1976W.C. Fields and MeW. C. Fields
1975Innocents with Dirty HandsLouis Wormser
1975HennessyNiall Hennessy
1975People's Choice AwardsSelf
1974The Last Four DaysMussolini
1973Lucky LucianoGene Giannini
1973Lolly-Madonna XXXLaban Feather
1973The HeroesGuenther von Lutz
1973The MoviemakersSelf
1973The American Film Institute Salute to ...Self
1971Duck, You SuckerJuan Miranda
1971Happy Birthday, Wanda JuneHarold Ryan
1971ColumboVincenzo Fortelli
1971Film '72Self
1970WaterlooNapoleon Bonaparte
1970The Distant Drummer: Bridge from No PlaceNarrator
1969The Illustrated ManCarl
19693 Into 2 Won't GoSteve Howard
1969Tattooed SteigerHimself
1968No Way to Treat a LadyChristopher Gill
1968The SergeantMSgt. Albert Callan
1967In the Heat of the NightPolice Chief Bill Gillespie
1967The Girl and the Generalder General
1965Doctor ZhivagoViktor Komarovsky
1965The PawnbrokerSol Nazerman
1965The Loved OneMr. Joyboy
1965A Man Named JohnThe Intermediary
1965BBC Play of the MonthWilly Loman
1964MGM 40th Anniversary
1964Time of IndifferenceLeo
1963Hands Over the CityEdoardo Nottola
1963Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
1962The Longest DayDestroyer Commander
196213 West StreetDetective Sergeant Koleski
1962Convicts 4Tiptoes
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny CarsonSelf
1961The MarkDoctor McNally
1961On Friday at ElevenFrank Morgan
1961Ben Casey
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSelf
1960Seven ThievesPaul Mason
1960Route 66
1960Sunday-Night PlaySherriff Harvey Denton
1959Al CaponeAl Capone
1958A Town Has Turned to DustHarvey Denton
1958Cry Terror!Paul Hoplin
1957The Unholy WifePaul Hochen
1957Run of the ArrowPvt. O'Meara
1957Across the BridgeCarl Schaffner
1957Tonight Starring Jack PaarSelf
1957SuspicionFrank Marre
1956The Harder They FallNick Benko
1956JubalPinky
1956Back from EternityVasquel
1955Oklahoma!Jud Fry
1955The Big KnifeStanley Shriner Hoff
1955The Court-Martial of Billy MitchellMaj. Allan Guillion
1955Screen Director's PlayhouseVisitor
1954On the WaterfrontCharley Malloy
1953MartyMarty Pilletti
1953The Evil WithinPeter
1953General Electric TheaterBruno Holder
1953The OscarsSelf
1951TeresaFrank
1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsCharles Steinmetz
1951Tales of Tomorrow
1951Out There
1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsHume Searcy
1950Lux Video TheatreVictor Honegger
1949SuspenseLeo Whaley
1949Suspense
1948The Philco Television Playhouse
1948The Philco Television PlayhouseMarty Pilletti
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSelf
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Presenter
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf