Rod Steiger (1925–2002)

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Rodney Stephen Steiger was born in Westhampton, New York, to Augusta Amelia (Driver) and Frederick Jacob Steiger, both vaudevillians. He was of German and Austrian ancestry. After his parents' divorce, Steiger was raised by his mother in Newark, New Jersey. He dropped out of Westside High school at age 16 and joined the Navy. He saw action in the ... See full bio »

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Known For

In the Heat of the Night
In the Heat of the Night Chief Bill Gillespie
(1967)
On the Waterfront
On the Waterfront Charley Malloy
(1954)
Duck You Sucker
Duck You Sucker Juan Miranda
(1971)
The Pawnbroker
The Pawnbroker Sol Nazerman
(1964)
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Filmography

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 2002 Poolhall Junkies
Nick
 2001 The Hollywood Sign
Floyd Benson
 2001 A Month of Sundays
Charley McCabe
 2001 Lightmaker
King Osso
 2001 The Flying Dutchman (TV Movie)
Ben
 2000 Animated Epics: Moby Dick (TV Movie)
Ahab (voice)
 2000 The Last Producer
Sheri Ganse
 1999 End of Days
Father Kovak
 1999 The Hurricane
Judge Sarokin
 1999 Body and Soul (TV Movie)
Johnny Ticotin
 1999 Crazy in Alabama
Judge Mead
 1999 Cypress Edge
Woodrow McCammon
 1999 Chicken Soup for the Soul (TV Series)
 1999 Hotel Alexandria (TV Mini-Series)
- Il factotum (1999)
- La morte corre su internet (1999)
- L'alibi (1999)
- Gli innocenti (1999)
- Il debito (1999)
Show all 6 episodes
 1999 Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season
Doc Wallace
 1998 The Snatching of Bookie Bob (Short)
Bookie Bob
 1998/I Legacy
Sadler
 1998 The Simpsons (TV Series)
Captain Tenille
- Simpson Tide (1998) ... Captain Tenille (voice)
 1998 Modern Vampires (TV Movie)
Dr. Frederick Van Helsing
 1997 The Kid
Harry Sloan
 1997 Incognito
Milton A. Donovan
 1997 Truth or Consequences, N.M.
Tony Vago
 1996 Mars Attacks!
General Decker
 1996 Shiloh
Doc Wallace
 1996 Little Surprises (TV Movie)
Joe
 1996 EZ Streets (TV Series)
Quinn's Father
- Pilot (1996) ... Quinn's Father
 1996 Carpool
Mr. Hammerman
 1996 Dalva (TV Movie)
John Wesley Northridge II
 1996 The Real Thing
Victor
 1996 The Commish (TV Series)
Oskar Rothman / Carl Wolfe
- Redemption (1996) ... Oskar Rothman / Carl Wolfe
 1995 Captain Nuke and the Bomber Boys
The President
 1995 Out There (TV Movie)
Col. Buck Gunner
 1995 Columbo (TV Series)
Vincenzo Fortelli
- Strange Bedfellows (1995) ... Vincenzo Fortelli
 1995 In Pursuit of Honor (TV Movie)
Col. Owen Stuart
 1995 Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story (TV Movie)
Anthony Comstock
 1995 OP Center (TV Mini-Series)
Boroda
 1994 Seven Sundays
Benjamin
 1994 The Specialist
Joe Leon
 1994 The Critic (TV Series)
Rod Steiger
- L.A. Jay (1994) ... Rod Steiger (voice)
 1994 The Last Tattoo
Gen. Frank Zane
 1993 The Neighbor
Dr. Myron Hatch
 1993 Tales of the City (TV Mini-Series)
Bookshop Owner
- Episode #1.5 (1993) ... Bookshop Owner
 1993 Kölcsönkapott idö
Sepak
 1992 Due vite, un destino (TV Movie)
Frank Argento
 1992 Lincoln (TV Movie)
Gen. Ulysses S. Grant (voice)
 1992 Sinatra (TV Mini-Series)
Salvatore 'Sam' 'Momo' Giancana
- Part II (1992) ... Salvatore 'Sam' 'Momo' Giancana
- Part I (1992) ... Salvatore 'Sam' 'Momo' Giancana
 1992 The Player
Rod Steiger
 1991 In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas (TV Movie)
Gordon Kahl
 1991 Guilty as Charged
Kallin
 1991 The Ballad of the Sad Cafe
Rev. Willin
 1990 Men of Respect
Charlie D'Amico
 1989 Tennessee Waltz
Judge Prescott
 1989 Djavolji raj
Martin
 1989 Passion and Paradise (TV Movie)
Sir Harry Oakes
 1989 The January Man
Eamon Flynn
 1988 Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge (TV Movie)
Silas Slaten
 1987 American Gothic
Pa
 1987 Catch the Heat
Jason Hannibal
 1987 The Kindred
Dr. Phillip Lloyd
 1986 Sword of Gideon (TV Movie)
Mordechai Samuels
 1985 Hollywood Wives (TV Mini-Series)
Oliver Easterne
- Episode #1.3 (1985) ... Oliver Easterne
- Episode #1.2 (1985) ... Oliver Easterne
- Episode #1.1 (1985) ... Oliver Easterne
 1984 The Glory Boys (TV Mini-Series)
Professor David Sokarev
- Episode #1.3 (1984) ... Professor David Sokarev
- Episode #1.2 (1984) ... Professor David Sokarev
- Episode #1.1 (1984) ... Professor David Sokarev
 1984 The Naked Face
Lt. McGreavy
 1983 Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole (TV Movie)
Robert E. Peary
 1982 Der Zauberberg
Mynheer Peperkorn
 1981 The Chosen
Reb Saunders
 1980 Lion of the Desert
Benito Mussolini
 1980 The Lucky Star
Colonel Gluck
 1980 Wolf Lake
Charlie
 1980 Klondike Fever
Soapy Smith
 1979 The Amityville Horror
Father Delaney
 1979 Breakthrough
Gen. Webster
 1979 Love and Bullets
Joe Bomposa
 1979 Portrait of a Hitman
Max Andreotti
 1978 F.I.S.T.
Senator Madison
 1977 Jesus of Nazareth (TV Mini-Series)
Pontius Pilate
- Part 2 (1977) ... Pontius Pilate
- Part 1 (1977) ... Pontius Pilate (credit only)
 1976 W.C. Fields and Me
W.C. Fields
 1975 Hennessy
Niall Hennessy
 1975 Dirty Hands
Louis Wormser
 1974 The Last 4 Days
Benito Mussolini
 1973 Lucky Luciano
Gene Giannini
 1973 Gli eroi
Guenther von Lutz
 1973 Lolly-Madonna XXX
Laban Feather
 1971 Happy Birthday, Wanda June
Harold Ryan
 1971 Duck You Sucker
Juan Miranda
 1970/I Waterloo
Napoleon Bonaparte
 1969 Three Into Two Won't Go
Steve Howard
 1969 The Illustrated Man
Carl
 1968 The Sergeant
MSgt. Albert Callan
 1968 No Way to Treat a Lady
Christopher Gill
 1967 La ragazza e il generale
The General
 1967 In the Heat of the Night
Chief Bill Gillespie
 1966 BBC Play of the Month (TV Series)
Willy Loman
- Death of a Salesman (1966) ... Willy Loman
 1965 Doctor Zhivago
Victor Komarovsky
 1965 E venne un uomo
The Intermediary
 1965 The Loved One
Mr. Joyboy
 1964 The Pawnbroker
Sol Nazerman
 1964 Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (TV Series)
Mike Kirsch
- A Slow Fade to Black (1964) ... Mike Kirsch
 1964 The Movie Maker (TV Movie)
Mike Kirsch
 1963 Le mani sulla città
Edoardo Nottola
 1962 Route 66 (TV Series)
Justin Lezama
- Welcome to the Wedding (1962) ... Justin Lezama
 1962 Ben Casey (TV Series)
Charles Dirkson
- In the Name of Love, a Small Corruption (1962) ... Charles Dirkson
 1962 The Longest Day
Destroyer Commander
 1962 Convicts 4
Tiptoes
 1962 13 West Street
Detective Sergeant Pete Koleski
 1961 Wagon Train (TV Series)
Saul Bevins
- The Saul Bevins Story (1961) ... Saul Bevins
 1961 The World in My Pocket
Frank Morgan
 1961 The Mark
Doctor McNally
 1960 BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV Series)
Sherriff Harvey Denton
- Playhouse 90: A Town Has Turned to Dust (1960) ... Sherriff Harvey Denton
 1960 Seven Thieves
Paul Mason
 1960 General Electric Theater (TV Series)
Bruno Holder
- The Book of Silence (1960) ... Bruno Holder
 1959 The Joseph Cotten Show: On Trial (TV Series)
Charles Steinmetz
- The Lonely Wizard (1959) ... Charles Steinmetz
 1959 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series)
Character in scene from 'Rashomon'
- Episode #12.32 (1959) ... Character in scene from 'Rashomon'
 1959 Al Capone
Al Capone
 1957-1958 Schlitz Playhouse (TV Series)
Hume Searcy / Charles Steinmetz
- A Thing to Fight For (1958) ... Hume Searcy
- The Lonely Wizard (1957) ... Charles Steinmetz
 1958 Cry Terror!
Paul Hoplin
 1958 Suspicion (TV Series)
Frank Marre
- The Bull Skinner (1958) ... Frank Marre
 1957 The Unholy Wife
Paul Hochen
 1957 Across the Bridge
Carl Schaffner
 1957 Run of the Arrow
O'Meara
 1956 Back from Eternity
Vasquel
 1956 Screen Directors Playhouse (TV Series)
Visitor
- Markheim (1956) ... Visitor
 1956 The Harder They Fall
Nick Benko
 1956 Jubal
'Pinky' Pinkum
 1955 The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
Maj. Allan Guillion
 1955 Oklahoma!
Jud Fry
 1955 The Big Knife
Stanley Hoff
 1951-1955 The Philco Television Playhouse (TV Series)
Marty Pilletti
- Anatomy of Fear (1955)
- Smoke Screen (1954)
- Marty (1953) ... Marty Pilletti
- A Requiem for a Model (1951)
- No Medals on Pop (1951)
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 1955 Producers' Showcase (TV Series)
Busch
- Yellow Jack (1955) ... Busch
 1952-1954 Kraft Theatre (TV Series)
- The Man Most Likely (1954)
- Dream House (1953)
- The Sixth Anniversary Show (1953)
- My Brother's Keeper (1953)
- The Inn (1952)
 1954 On the Waterfront
Charley Malloy
 1954 Justice (TV Series)
- In the Deep Night (1954)
 1954 You Are There (TV Series)
Romeo / Richard Burbage
- The Death of Rasputin (1954)
- The First Command Performance of Romeo and Juliet (1597) (1954) ... Romeo / Richard Burbage
 1952-1953 Goodyear Playhouse (TV Series)
- Other People's Houses (1953)
- Raymond Schindler, Case One (1952)
 1953 Medallion Theatre (TV Series)
- The Quiet Village (1953)
 1952-1953 Suspense (TV Series)
Leo Whaley
- The Dutch Schultz Story (1953)
- Alibi Me (1952) ... Leo Whaley
 1950-1953 Danger (TV Series)
- Windy (1953)
- Taste of Ashes (1950)
 1953 The Gulf Playhouse (TV Series)
First Man
- Cafe Society (1953) ... First Man
 1952-1953 Tales of Tomorrow (TV Series)
Peter / Henry
- The Evil Within (1953) ... Peter
- The Window (1952) ... Henry
 1951 Out There (TV Series)
- Ordeal in Space (1951)
 1951 Lux Video Theatre (TV Series)
Victor Honegger
- Cafe Ami (1951) ... Victor Honegger
 1951 Teresa
Frank
 1950 Actor's Studio (TV Series)
- Telas, the King (1950)
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Personal Details

Other Works:

Stage Play: Moby Dick. Drama. Written by Orson Welles [final Broadway credit]. Adapted from "Moby Dick" by Herman Melville. Incidental music by Harold Glick. Directed by Douglas Campbell. Ethel Barrymore Theatre: 28 Nov 1962- 8 Dec 1962 (13 performances). Cast: Judith Doty (as "Young Actress' Understudy"), Bill Fletcher (as "Member of the ... See more »

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1 Biographical Movie | 1 Print Biography | 1 Portrayal | 6 Interviews | 5 Articles | 1 Pictorial | 2 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »

Height:

5' 10" (1.78 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

When old actors come up to me and say, "I don't know if I should do this role. It might be bad for my image", I say, "That's tough that you only have one image. My heart bleeds for you!". We are supposed to create raw people, explore life and communicate at the highest level; be it pain, joy or what have you. That's what I believe. I guess you could say it does become a philosophy, a way of life. See more »

Trivia:

He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7080 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on April 10, 1997. See more »

Trademark:

Deep dramatic voice See more »

Star Sign:

Aries
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