Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderMale
- Birthday1925-04-14
- Day of Death2002-07-09 (77 years)
- Place of BirthWesthampton, New York, USA
- Also Known AsРод СтайгерRodney Stephen Steigerراد استایگر
Rod Steiger
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.
Acting Career
- 2002
The Hollywood Sign
As: Floyd Benson
- 2002
Poolhall Junkies
As: Nick
- 2001
A Month of Sundays
As: Charley McCabe
- 2001
The Flying Dutchman
As: Ben
- 2000
Body and Soul
As: Johnny Ticotin
- 2000
The Last Producer
As: Sheri Ganse
- 2000
Animated Epics: Moby Dick
As: Ahab (voice)
- 1999
End of Days
As: Father Kovak
1999Crazy in Alabama
As: Judge Louis Mead
- 1999
The Hurricane
As: Judge Sarokin
1999Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season
As: Doc Wallace
1999Cypress Edge
As: Woodrow McCammon
1998Modern Vampires
As: Dr. Frederick Van Helsing
1998Legacy
As: Sadler
1998Animals with the Tollkeeper
As: Fontina
1998Kingdom of Shadows
As: Narrator
1997Incognito
As: Milton A. Donovan
1997Truth or Consequences, N.M.
As: Tony Vago
1997The Kid
As: Harry Sloan
- 1996
Mars Attacks!
As: General Decker
1996Shiloh
As: Doc Wallace
1996Carpool
As: Mr. Hammerman
1996Dalva
As: John Wesley Northridge II
1996The Real Thing
As: Victor
1995Out There
As: Col. Buck Gunner
1995Captain Nuke and the Bomber Boys
As: The President
1995Forbidden City: The Great Within
As: Narrator (voice)
1995In Pursuit of Honor
As: Col. Owen Stuart
1995Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story
As: Anthony Comstock
1995OP Center
As: Boroda
1995OP Center
As: Boroda
1995Seven Sundays
As: Benjamin
- 1994
The Specialist
As: Joe Leon
1994The Last Tattoo
As: General Frank W. Zane
1994The Critic
As: Rod Steiger (voice)
1993The Neighbor
As: Dr. Myron Hatch
1993Tales of the City
As: Bookshop Owner
1993The Final Contract
As: Frank Argento
1992Sinatra
As: Salvatore 'Sam' 'Momo' Giancana
1992Earth and the American Dream
As: Reader (voice)
1992The Player
As: Rod Steiger
1991In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas
As: Gordon Kahl
1991Guilty As Charged
As: Kallin
1991The Ballad of the Sad Cafe
As: Rev. Willin
1990Men Of Respect
As: Charlie D'Amico
1989The Simpsons
As: Captain Tenille (voice)
1989Tennessee Nights
As: Richter Prescott
1989Passion and Paradise
As: Sir Harry Oakes
1989The January Man
As: Mayor Eamon Flynn
1989That Summer of White Roses
As: Martin
1988Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge
As: Silas Slaten
1987Catch the Heat
As: Jason Hannibal
1987American Gothic
As: Pa
1987The Kindred
As: Dr. Phillip Lloyd
1986Sword of Gideon
As: Mordechai Samuels
1985Hollywood Wives
As: Oliver Easterne
1984The Glory Boys
As: Professor David Sokarev
1984The Naked Face
As: Lieutenant McGreary
1984The Magic Mountain
As: Mynheer Peperkorn
1983Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole
As: Robert E. Peary
1982The Lucky Star
As: Colonel Gluck
1982The Magic Mountain
As: Mynher Peperkorn
1981The Chosen
As: Reb Saunders
1981Cattle Annie and Little Britches
As: Tilghman
1981Lion Of The Desert
As: Benito Mussolini
1980Wolf Lake
As: Charlie
1980Klondike Fever
As: Soapy Smith
1979The Amityville Horror
As: Father Delaney
1979Portrait of a Hitman
As: Max Androtti
1979Love and Bullets
As: Joe Bomposa
1979Breakthrough
As: General Webster
1978F.I.S.T.
As: Sen. Andrew Madison
1977Jesus of Nazareth
As: Pontius Pilate
1976W.C. Fields and Me
As: W. C. Fields
1975Hennessy
As: Niall Hennessy
1975Innocents with Dirty Hands
As: Louis Wormser
1974The Last Four Days
As: Mussolini
1973Lucky Luciano
As: Gene Giannini
1973The Heroes
As: Guenther von Lutz
1973Lolly-Madonna XXX
As: Laban Feather
1971Happy Birthday, Wanda June
As: Harold Ryan
1971Duck, You Sucker
As: Juan Miranda
1971Columbo
As: Vincenzo Fortelli
1970Waterloo
As: Napoleon Bonaparte
1970The Distant Drummer: Bridge from No Place
As: Narrator
19693 Into 2 Won't Go
As: Steve Howard
1969The Illustrated Man
As: Carl
1968The Sergeant
As: MSgt. Albert Callan
1968No Way to Treat a Lady
As: Christopher Gill
1967The Girl and the General
As: der General
1967In the Heat of the Night
As: Police Chief Bill Gillespie
1965Doctor Zhivago
As: Viktor Komarovsky
1965A Man Named John
As: The Intermediary
1965BBC Play of the Month
As: Willy Loman
1965The Loved One
As: Mr. Joyboy
1965The Pawnbroker
As: Sol Nazerman
1964Time of Indifference
As: Leo
1963Hands Over the City
As: Edoardo Nottola
1962The Longest Day
As: Destroyer Commander
1962Convicts 4
As: Tiptoes
196213 West Street
As: Detective Sergeant Koleski
1961On Friday at Eleven
As: Frank Morgan
1961The Mark
As: Doctor McNally
1960Seven Thieves
As: Paul Mason
1959Al Capone
As: Al Capone
1958A Town Has Turned to Dust
As: Harvey Denton
1958Cry Terror!
As: Paul Hoplin
1957Suspicion
As: Frank Marre
1957Run of the Arrow
As: Pvt. O'Meara
1957Across the Bridge
As: Carl Schaffner
1957The Unholy Wife
As: Paul Hochen
1956Back from Eternity
As: Vasquel
1956The Harder They Fall
As: Nick Benko
1956Jubal
As: Pinky
1955The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
As: Maj. Allan Guillion
1955The Big Knife
As: Stanley Shriner Hoff
1955Oklahoma!
As: Jud Fry
1955Screen Director's Playhouse
As: Visitor
- 1954
On the Waterfront
As: Charley Malloy
1953Marty
As: Marty Pilletti
1953The Evil Within
As: Peter
1953General Electric Theater
As: Bruno Holder
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
As: Charles Steinmetz
- 1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
As: Hume Searcy
1951Teresa
As: Frank
1949Suspense
As: Leo Whaley
1948The Philco Television Playhouse
As: Marty Pilletti