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Rod Steiger

Rod Steiger

Department: Acting

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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

Mars Attacks!

Mars Attacks!

1996

Duck, You Sucker

Duck, You Sucker

1971

Doctor Zhivago

Doctor Zhivago

1965

On the Waterfront

On the Waterfront

1954

A Town Has Turned to Dust

A Town Has Turned to Dust

1958

Innocents with Dirty Hands

Innocents with Dirty Hands

1975

In the Heat of the Night

In the Heat of the Night

1967

The Specialist

The Specialist

1994

The Player

The Player

1992

The Magic Mountain

The Magic Mountain

1982

Breakthrough

Breakthrough

1979

Cry Terror!

Cry Terror!

1958

The Pawnbroker

The Pawnbroker

1965

Modern Vampires

Modern Vampires

1998

Truth or Consequences, N.M.

Truth or Consequences, N.M.

1997

Carpool

Carpool

1996

The Amityville Horror

The Amityville Horror

1979

Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone

Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone

2000

Crazy in Alabama

Crazy in Alabama

1999

The January Man

The January Man

1989

The Unholy Wife

The Unholy Wife

1957

Waterloo

Waterloo

1970

The Chosen

The Chosen

1981

The Illustrated Man

The Illustrated Man

1969

The Longest Day

The Longest Day

1962

Shiloh

Shiloh

1996

End of Days

End of Days

1999

Besuch bei Rod Steiger

Besuch bei Rod Steiger

2001

Lion of the Desert

Lion of the Desert

1981

Hollywood Legenden

Hollywood Legenden

2004

MGM 40th Anniversary

MGM 40th Anniversary

1964

Run of the Arrow

Run of the Arrow

1957

The Harder They Fall

The Harder They Fall

1956

Oklahoma!

Oklahoma!

1955

I Love Liberty

I Love Liberty

1982

F.I.S.T.

F.I.S.T.

1978

Poolhall Junkies

Poolhall Junkies

2002

No Way to Treat a Lady

No Way to Treat a Lady

1968

Jubal

Jubal

1956

Al Capone

Al Capone

1959

The Last Four Days

The Last Four Days

1974

Love and Bullets

Love and Bullets

1979

The Loved One

The Loved One

1965

Incognito

Incognito

1997

Seven Thieves

Seven Thieves

1960

Back from Eternity

Back from Eternity

1956

OP Center

OP Center

1995

The Big Knife

The Big Knife

1955

Animated Epics: Moby Dick

Animated Epics: Moby Dick

2000

The Kindred

The Kindred

1987

W.C. Fields and Me

W.C. Fields and Me

1976

Happy Birthday, Wanda June

Happy Birthday, Wanda June

1971

American Gothic

American Gothic

1987

Portrait of a Hitman

Portrait of a Hitman

1979

Hennessy

Hennessy

1975

Across the Bridge

Across the Bridge

1957

Legacy

Legacy

1998

Hands Over the City

Hands Over the City

1963

Men Of Respect

Men Of Respect

1990

Lucky Luciano

Lucky Luciano

1973

Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust

2004

The Flying Dutchman

The Flying Dutchman

2001

The Hollywood Sign

The Hollywood Sign

2002

Time of Indifference

Time of Indifference

1964

Catch the Heat

Catch the Heat

1987

The Mark

The Mark

1961

Lolly-Madonna XXX

Lolly-Madonna XXX

1973

Body and Soul

Body and Soul

2000

The Sergeant

The Sergeant

1968

13 West Street

13 West Street

1962

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

1955

In Pursuit of Honor

In Pursuit of Honor

1995

The Neighbor

The Neighbor

1993

Guilty As Charged

Guilty As Charged

1991

Cattle Annie and Little Britches

Cattle Annie and Little Britches

1981

Kingdom of Shadows

Kingdom of Shadows

1998

Animals with the Tollkeeper

Animals with the Tollkeeper

1998

The Final Contract

The Final Contract

1993

Captain Nuke and the Bomber Boys

Captain Nuke and the Bomber Boys

1995

3 Into 2 Won't Go

3 Into 2 Won't Go

1969

A Man Named John

A Man Named John

1965

Teresa

Teresa

1951

Little Surprises

Little Surprises

1996

Klondike Fever

Klondike Fever

1980

The Ballad of the Sad Cafe

The Ballad of the Sad Cafe

1991

Hello Actors Studio

Hello Actors Studio

1988

On Friday at Eleven

On Friday at Eleven

1961

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

2002

Forbidden City: The Great Within

Forbidden City: The Great Within

1995

The Naked Face

The Naked Face

1984

Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's

Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's

1998

The Last Producer

The Last Producer

2000

Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge

Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge

1988

The Last Tattoo

The Last Tattoo

1994

The Real Thing

The Real Thing

1996

The Hurricane

The Hurricane

1999

Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole

Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole

1983

That Summer of White Roses

That Summer of White Roses

1989

The Kid

The Kid

1997

Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul

Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul

2001

The Heroes

The Heroes

1973

From Hollywood to Hanoi

From Hollywood to Hanoi

1993

The Unforgettable Diana Dors

The Unforgettable Diana Dors

2000

Out There

Out There

1995

The Distant Drummer: Bridge from No Place

The Distant Drummer: Bridge from No Place

1970

The Girl and the General

The Girl and the General

1967

James Dean and Me

James Dean and Me

1995

Cypress Edge

Cypress Edge

1999

Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World

Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World

2001

Tennessee Nights

Tennessee Nights

1989

In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas

In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas

1991

Tattooed Steiger

Tattooed Steiger

1969

Convicts 4

Convicts 4

1962

Wolf Lake

Wolf Lake

1980

Sword of Gideon

Sword of Gideon

1986

The Lucky Star

The Lucky Star

1982

Marty

Marty

1953

Seven Sundays

Seven Sundays

1995

Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story

Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story

1995

Contender: Mastering the Method

Contender: Mastering the Method

2001

Dalva

Dalva

1996

A Month of Sundays

A Month of Sundays

2001

Passion and Paradise

Passion and Paradise

1989

Earth and the American Dream

Earth and the American Dream

1992

The Real James Dean

The Real James Dean

2006

James Bond: The First 21 Years

James Bond: The First 21 Years

1983

Lincoln

Lincoln

1992

The Evil Within

The Evil Within

1953

James Dean: A Portrait

James Dean: A Portrait

1995

Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season

Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season

1999

The Moviemakers

The Moviemakers

1973

I Am Not Your Negro

I Am Not Your Negro

2017

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

1989

The Critic

The Critic

1994

Route 66

Route 66

1960

The Commish

The Commish

1991

General Electric Theater

General Electric Theater

1953

Breakout

Breakout

1997

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre

1950

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948

Ben Casey

Ben Casey

1961

Suspense

Suspense

1949

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

1973

Tales of Tomorrow

Tales of Tomorrow

1951

Jesus of Nazareth

Jesus of Nazareth

1977

The Heaven and Earth Show

The Heaven and Earth Show

1998

The Oscars

The Oscars

1953

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

Tonight Starring Jack Paar

1957

Hollywood Wives

Hollywood Wives

1985

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962

Out There

Out There

1951

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show

1948

OP Center

OP Center

1995

Sinatra

Sinatra

1992

Scene by Scene

Scene by Scene

1997

Hollywood Squares

Hollywood Squares

1998

Suspense

Suspense

1949

Tales of the City

Tales of the City

1993

EZ Streets

EZ Streets

1996

The Magic Mountain

The Magic Mountain

1984

Suspicion

Suspicion

1957

Columbo

Columbo

1971

Screen Director's Playhouse

Screen Director's Playhouse

1955

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961

BBC Play of the Month

BBC Play of the Month

1965

Amityville: An Origin Story

Amityville: An Origin Story

2023

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944

Film '72

Film '72

1971

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944

People's Choice Awards

People's Choice Awards

1975

Sunday-Night Play

Sunday-Night Play

1960

The Glory Boys

The Glory Boys

1984

HARDtalk

HARDtalk

1997