Personal Info

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

Truth or Consequences, N.M.

1997

Truth or Consequences, N.M.

as

Tony Vago

Carpool

1996

Carpool

as

Mr. Hammerman

The Amityville Horror

1979

The Amityville Horror

as

Father Delaney

Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone

2000

Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone

as

Self

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 Illustrated Man

1969

The Illustrated Man

as

Carl

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

Besuch bei Rod Steiger

2001

Besuch bei Rod Steiger

as

Self

Lion of the Desert

1981

Lion of the Desert

as

Benito Mussolini

Hollywood Legenden

2004

Hollywood Legenden

as

Self

MGM 40th Anniversary

1964

MGM 40th Anniversary

as

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

Poolhall Junkies

2002

Poolhall Junkies

as

Nick

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

Happy Birthday, Wanda June

1971

Happy Birthday, Wanda June

as

Harold Ryan

American Gothic

1987

American Gothic

as

Pa

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

Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

2004

Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

as

Self

The Flying Dutchman

2001

The Flying Dutchman

as

Ben

The Hollywood Sign

2002

The Hollywood Sign

as

Floyd Benson

Time of Indifference

1964

Time of Indifference

as

Leo

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

Cattle Annie and Little Britches

1981

Cattle Annie and Little Britches

as

Tilghman

Kingdom of Shadows

1998

Kingdom of Shadows

as

Narrator

Animals with the Tollkeeper

1998

Animals with the Tollkeeper

as

Fontina

The Final Contract

1993

The Final Contract

as

Frank Argento

Captain Nuke and the Bomber Boys

1995

Captain Nuke and the Bomber Boys

as

The President

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

Little Surprises

1996

Little Surprises

as

Klondike Fever

1980

Klondike Fever

as

Soapy Smith

The Ballad of the Sad Cafe

1991

The Ballad of the Sad Cafe

as

Rev. Willin

Hello Actors Studio

1988

Hello Actors Studio

as

Self

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

Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's

1998

Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's

as

Self

The Last Producer

2000

The Last Producer

as

Sheri Ganse

Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge

1988

Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge

as

Silas Slaten

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

Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole

1983

Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole

as

Robert E. Peary

That Summer of White Roses

1989

That Summer of White Roses

as

Martin

The Kid

1997

The Kid

as

Harry Sloan

Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul

2001

Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul

as

Self

The Heroes

1973

The Heroes

as

Guenther von Lutz

From Hollywood to Hanoi

1993

From Hollywood to Hanoi

as

Self

The Unforgettable Diana Dors

2000

The Unforgettable Diana Dors

as

Self

Out There

1995

Out There

as

Col. Buck Gunner

The Distant Drummer: Bridge from No Place

1970

The Distant Drummer: Bridge from No Place

as

Narrator

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

Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World

2001

Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World

as

Self

Tennessee Nights

1989

Tennessee Nights

as

Richter Prescott

In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas

1991

In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas

as

Gordon Kahl

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

1982

The Lucky Star

as

Colonel Gluck

Marty

1953

Marty

as

Marty Pilletti

Seven Sundays

1995

Seven Sundays

as

Benjamin

Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story

1995

Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story

as

Anthony Comstock

Contender: Mastering the Method

2001

Contender: Mastering the Method

as

Self

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)

The Real James Dean

2006

The Real James Dean

as

Self

James Bond: The First 21 Years

1983

James Bond: The First 21 Years

as

Self

Lincoln

1992

Lincoln

as

Gen. Ulysses S. Grant (voice)

The Evil Within

1953

The Evil Within

as

Peter

James Dean: A Portrait

1995

James Dean: A Portrait

as

Self

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)

Route 66

Route 66

as

The Commish

The Commish

as

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

as

Bruno Holder

Breakout

Breakout

as

Narrator

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

as

Victor Honegger

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as

Charles Steinmetz

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

as

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

as

Ben Casey

Ben Casey

as

Suspense

Suspense

as

Leo Whaley

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

as

Self

Tales of Tomorrow

Tales of Tomorrow

as

Jesus of Nazareth

Jesus of Nazareth

as

Pontius Pilate

The Heaven and Earth Show

The Heaven and Earth Show

as

The Oscars

The Oscars

as

Self

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

as

Self

Hollywood Wives

Hollywood Wives

as

Oliver Easterne

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as

Self

Out There

Out There

as

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

as

Marty Pilletti

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as

Hume Searcy

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

as

Self

OP Center

OP Center

as

Boroda

Sinatra

Sinatra

as

Salvatore 'Sam' 'Momo' Giancana

The Glory Boys

The Glory Boys

as

Professor David Sokarev

Scene by Scene

Scene by Scene

as

Self

Hollywood Squares

Hollywood Squares

as

Suspense

Suspense

as

Tales of the City

Tales of the City

as

Bookshop Owner

EZ Streets

EZ Streets

as

The Magic Mountain

The Magic Mountain

as

Mynheer Peperkorn

Suspicion

Suspicion

as

Frank Marre

Columbo

Columbo

as

Vincenzo Fortelli

Screen Director's Playhouse

Screen Director's Playhouse

as

Visitor

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

as

Self

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

as

Willy Loman

Production

Crew

Directing