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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

169

Gender

Male

Birthday

1925-04-14

Day of Death

2002-07-09 (77 years old)

Place of Birth

Westhampton, New York, USA

Also Known As

Род Стайгер

Rodney Stephen Steiger

راد استایگر

Rod Steiger

Biography

Rodney Stephen "Rod" Steiger (April 14, 1925 – July 9, 2002) was an 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rod Steiger, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Acting

Mars Attacks!

1996

Mars Attacks!

as

General Decker

Duck, You Sucker

1971

Duck, You Sucker

as

Juan Miranda

Doctor Zhivago

1965

Doctor Zhivago

as

Viktor Komarovsky

On the Waterfront

1954

On the Waterfront

as

Charley Malloy

A Town Has Turned to Dust

1958

A Town Has Turned to Dust

as

Harvey Denton

Innocents with Dirty Hands

1975

Innocents with Dirty Hands

as

Louis Wormser

In the Heat of the Night

1967

In the Heat of the Night

as

Police Chief Bill Gillespie

The Specialist

1994

The Specialist

as

Joe Leon

The Player

1992

The Player

as

Rod Steiger

The Magic Mountain

1982

The Magic Mountain

as

Mynher Peperkorn

Breakthrough

1979

Breakthrough

as

General Webster

Cry Terror!

1958

Cry Terror!

as

Paul Hoplin

The Pawnbroker

1965

The Pawnbroker

as

Sol Nazerman

Modern Vampires

1998

Modern Vampires

as

Dr. Frederick Van Helsing

Carpool

1996

Carpool

as

Mr. Hammerman

The Amityville Horror

1979

The Amityville Horror

as

Father Delaney

Crazy in Alabama

1999

Crazy in Alabama

as

Judge Louis Mead

The January Man

1989

The January Man

as

Mayor Eamon Flynn

The Unholy Wife

1957

The Unholy Wife

as

Paul Hochen

Waterloo

1970

Waterloo

as

Napoleon Bonaparte

The Chosen

1981

The Chosen

as

Reb Saunders

The Longest Day

1962

The Longest Day

as

Destroyer Commander

Shiloh

1996

Shiloh

as

Doc Wallace

End of Days

1999

End of Days

as

Father Kovak

Lion of the Desert

1981

Lion of the Desert

as

Benito Mussolini

Run of the Arrow

1957

Run of the Arrow

as

Pvt. O'Meara

The Harder They Fall

1956

The Harder They Fall

as

Nick Benko

Oklahoma!

1955

Oklahoma!

as

Jud Fry

I Love Liberty

1982

I Love Liberty

as

Self

F.I.S.T.

1978

F.I.S.T.

as

Sen. Andrew Madison

No Way to Treat a Lady

1968

No Way to Treat a Lady

as

Christopher Gill

Jubal

1956

Jubal

as

Pinky

Al Capone

1959

Al Capone

as

Al Capone

The Last Four Days

1974

The Last Four Days

as

Mussolini

Love and Bullets

1979

Love and Bullets

as

Joe Bomposa

The Loved One

1965

The Loved One

as

Mr. Joyboy

Incognito

1997

Incognito

as

Milton A. Donovan

Seven Thieves

1960

Seven Thieves

as

Paul Mason

Back from Eternity

1956

Back from Eternity

as

Vasquel

OP Center

1995

OP Center

as

Boroda

The Big Knife

1955

The Big Knife

as

Stanley Shriner Hoff

Animated Epics: Moby Dick

2000

Animated Epics: Moby Dick

as

Ahab (voice)

The Kindred

1987

The Kindred

as

Dr. Phillip Lloyd

W.C. Fields and Me

1976

W.C. Fields and Me

as

W. C. Fields

Portrait of a Hitman

1979

Portrait of a Hitman

as

Max Androtti

Hennessy

1975

Hennessy

as

Niall Hennessy

Across the Bridge

1957

Across the Bridge

as

Carl Schaffner

Legacy

1998

Legacy

as

Sadler

Hands Over the City

1963

Hands Over the City

as

Edoardo Nottola

Men Of Respect

1990

Men Of Respect

as

Charlie D'Amico

Lucky Luciano

1973

Lucky Luciano

as

Gene Giannini

The Hollywood Sign

2002

The Hollywood Sign

as

Floyd Benson

Catch the Heat

1987

Catch the Heat

as

Jason Hannibal

The Mark

1961

The Mark

as

Doctor McNally

Lolly-Madonna XXX

1973

Lolly-Madonna XXX

as

Laban Feather

Body and Soul

2000

Body and Soul

as

Johnny Ticotin

The Sergeant

1968

The Sergeant

as

MSgt. Albert Callan

13 West Street

1962

13 West Street

as

Detective Sergeant Koleski

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

1955

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

as

Maj. Allan Guillion

In Pursuit of Honor

1995

In Pursuit of Honor

as

Col. Owen Stuart

The Neighbor

1993

The Neighbor

as

Dr. Myron Hatch

Guilty As Charged

1991

Guilty As Charged

as

Kallin

Kingdom of Shadows

1998

Kingdom of Shadows

as

Narrator

The Final Contract

1993

The Final Contract

as

Frank Argento

3 Into 2 Won't Go

1969

3 Into 2 Won't Go

as

Steve Howard

A Man Named John

1965

A Man Named John

as

The Intermediary

Teresa

1951

Teresa

as

Frank

Klondike Fever

1980

Klondike Fever

as

Soapy Smith

On Friday at Eleven

1961

On Friday at Eleven

as

Frank Morgan

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

2002

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

as

Pvt. O'Meara (archive footage)

Forbidden City: The Great Within

1995

Forbidden City: The Great Within

as

Narrator (voice)

The Naked Face

1984

The Naked Face

as

Lieutenant McGreary

The Last Producer

2000

The Last Producer

as

Sheri Ganse

The Last Tattoo

1994

The Last Tattoo

as

General Frank W. Zane

The Real Thing

1996

The Real Thing

as

Victor

The Hurricane

1999

The Hurricane

as

Judge Sarokin

The Kid

1997

The Kid

as

Harry Sloan

The Heroes

1973

The Heroes

as

Guenther von Lutz

Out There

1995

Out There

as

Col. Buck Gunner

The Girl and the General

1967

The Girl and the General

as

der General

James Dean and Me

1995

James Dean and Me

as

Self (uncredited)

Cypress Edge

1999

Cypress Edge

as

Woodrow McCammon

Tennessee Nights

1989

Tennessee Nights

as

Richter Prescott

Tattooed Steiger

1969

Tattooed Steiger

as

Himself

Convicts 4

1962

Convicts 4

as

Tiptoes

Wolf Lake

1980

Wolf Lake

as

Charlie

Sword of Gideon

1986

Sword of Gideon

as

Mordechai Samuels

The Lucky Star

1982

The Lucky Star

as

Colonel Gluck

Marty

1953

Marty

as

Marty Pilletti

Seven Sundays

1995

Seven Sundays

as

Benjamin

Dalva

1996

Dalva

as

John Wesley Northridge II

A Month of Sundays

2001

A Month of Sundays

as

Charley McCabe

Passion and Paradise

1989

Passion and Paradise

as

Sir Harry Oakes

And the Oscar Goes To...

2014

And the Oscar Goes To...

as

Self (archive footage)

Earth and the American Dream

1992

Earth and the American Dream

as

Reader (voice)

Lincoln

1992

Lincoln

as

Gen. Ulysses S. Grant (voice)

The Evil Within

1953

The Evil Within

as

Peter

Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season

1999

Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season

as

Doc Wallace

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

as

Captain Tenille (voice)

The Critic

The Critic

as

Rod Steiger (voice)

Breakout

Breakout

as

Narrator

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Victor Honegger

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as

Charles Steinmetz

Suspense

Suspense

as

Leo Whaley

Jesus of Nazareth

Jesus of Nazareth

as

Pontius Pilate

Hollywood Wives

Hollywood Wives

as

Oliver Easterne

OP Center

OP Center

as

Boroda

Sinatra

Sinatra

as

Salvatore 'Sam' 'Momo' Giancana

The Glory Boys

The Glory Boys

as

Professor David Sokarev

Tales of the City

Tales of the City

as

Bookshop Owner

The Magic Mountain

The Magic Mountain

as

Mynheer Peperkorn

Suspicion

Suspicion

as

Frank Marre

Columbo

Columbo

as

Vincenzo Fortelli

Production

Crew

Directing