Rod Steiger

Deceased · Born: Apr 14, 1925 · Died: Jul 9, 2002

Personal Details

Born Apr 14, 1925 Westhampton, New York, USA

Spouse

Joan Benedict Steiger
( Oct 10, 2000 to Jul 9, 2002 )
Paula Lee Ellis
( Feb 3, 1986 to Oct 1, 1997 )
Sharon Frances Donatt
( Apr 21, 1973 to Jan 22, 1980 )
Claire Bloom
( Sep 19, 1959 to Jun 10, 1969 )
Sally Gracie
( Oct 26, 1952 to Jan 26, 1959 )

Parents

Frederick Steiger
Lorraine 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.

Career

acting

2002

Poolhall Junkies

Poolhall Junkies as Nick

2001

A Month of Sundays

A Month of Sundays as Charley McCabe

The Flying Dutchman

The Flying Dutchman as Ben

The Hollywood Sign

The Hollywood Sign as Floyd Benson

2000

Animated Epics: Moby Dick

Animated Epics: Moby Dick as Ahab (voice)

The Last Producer

The Last Producer as Sheri Ganse

Body and Soul as Johnny Ticotin

1999

Cypress Edge as Woodrow McCammon

Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season

Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season as Doc Wallace

Crazy in Alabama

Crazy in Alabama as Judge Louis Mead

1998

Animals with the Tollkeeper

Animals with the Tollkeeper as Fontina

Modern Vampires

Modern Vampires as Dr. Frederick Van Helsing

Legacy as Sadler

Kingdom of Shadows

Kingdom of Shadows as Narrator

1997

Truth or Consequences, N.M.

Truth or Consequences, N.M. as Tony Vago

The Kid as Harry Sloan

Incognito as Milton A. Donovan

The Simpsons as Captain Tenille (voice)

1996

The Real Thing as Victor

Mars Attacks! as General Decker

Shiloh as Doc Wallace

Carpool as Mr. Hammerman

Little Surprises

Little Surprises

1995

In Pursuit of Honor

In Pursuit of Honor as Col. Owen Stuart

Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story

Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story as Anthony Comstock

Out There as Col. Buck Gunner

OP Center as Boroda

1994

The Last Tattoo

The Last Tattoo as General Frank W. Zane

The Specialist as Joe Leon

1993

The Neighbor as Dr. Myron Hatch

1992

Sinatra as Salvatore 'Sam' 'Momo' Giancana

1991

The Ballad of the Sad Cafe

The Ballad of the Sad Cafe as Rev. Willin

Guilty as Charged

Guilty as Charged as Kallin

Tennessee Waltz

Tennessee Waltz as Richter Prescott

In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas

In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas as Gordon Kahl

Men of Respect as Charlie D'Amico

1989

The January Man

The January Man as Mayor Eamon Flynn

That Summer of White Roses

That Summer of White Roses

Passion & Paradise: Part 2

Passion & Paradise: Part 2 as Sir Harry Oakes

1988

Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge

Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge as Silas Slaten

1987

Catch the Heat as Jason Hannibal

The Kindred as Dr. Phillip Lloyd

American Gothic

American Gothic as Pa

1986

Sword of Gideon

Sword of Gideon as Mordechai Samuels

1985

Hollywood Wives

Hollywood Wives as Oliver Easterne

1984

The Naked Face as Lieutenant McGreary

The Glory Boys as Professor David Sokarev

1983

Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole

Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole as Robert E. Peary

1981

Lion of the Desert

Lion of the Desert as Benito Mussolini

The Chosen as Reb Saunders

1980

Wolf Lake as Charlie

The Lucky Star as Colonel Gluck

Klondike Fever as Soapy Smith

1979

The Amityville Horror

The Amityville Horror as Father Delaney

Portrait of a Hitman

Portrait of a Hitman as Max Andreotti

Love and Bullets

Love and Bullets as Joe Bomposa

Breakthrough as General Webster

1978

F.I.S.T. as Sen. Andrew Madison

1977

Jesus of Nazareth

Jesus of Nazareth as Pontius Pilate

1976

W.C. Fields and Me

W.C. Fields and Me as W. C. Fields

1975

Hennessy as Niall Hennessy

Dirty Hands as Louis Wormser

1973

Lolly-Madonna XXX

Lolly-Madonna XXX as Laban Feather

Lucky Luciano as Gene Giannini

1971

Duck, You Sucker!

Duck, You Sucker! as Juan Miranda

Happy Birthday, Wanda June

Happy Birthday, Wanda June as Harold Ryan

1970

Waterloo as Napoleon Bonaparte

1969

The Illustrated Man

The Illustrated Man as Carl

Three Into Two Won't Go

Three Into Two Won't Go as Steve Howard

1968

The Sergeant as MSgt. Albert Callan

No Way to Treat a Lady

No Way to Treat a Lady as Christopher Gill

1967

In the Heat of the Night

In the Heat of the Night as Police Chief Bill Gillespie

1965

The Loved One as Mr. Joyboy

The Pawnbroker as Sol Nazerman

E venne un uomo

E venne un uomo as The Intermediary

Doctor Zhivago as Viktor Komarovsky

1963

Hands Over the City

Hands Over the City as Edoardo Nottola

1962

13 West Street as Detective Sergeant Koleski

Convicts 4 as Tiptoes

1961

The Mark as Doctor McNally

1960

Seven Thieves as Paul Mason

1959

Al Capone as Al Capone

1958

Cry Terror! as Paul Hoplin

1957

Across the Bridge

Across the Bridge as Carl Schaffner

Run of the Arrow

Run of the Arrow as Pvt. O'Meara

The Unholy Wife

The Unholy Wife as Paul Hochen

1956

Jubal as Pinky

Back from Eternity

Back from Eternity as Vasquel

The Harder They Fall

The Harder They Fall as Nick Benko

1955

Oklahoma! as Jud Fry

The Big Knife as Stanley Shriner Hoff

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell as Maj. Allan Guillion

1954

On the Waterfront

On the Waterfront as Charley Malloy

1953

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse as Marty Pilletti

1951

Teresa as Frank

Lux Video Theatre

Lux Video Theatre as Victor Honegger

1950

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

appearances

2006

Real James Dean

Real James Dean

2001

Muhammad Ali: Through the Eyes of the World

Muhammad Ali: Through the Eyes of the World

Contender: Mastering the Method

Contender: Mastering the Method

1995

James Dean and Me

James Dean and Me

1993

From Hollywood to Hanoi

From Hollywood to Hanoi

1992

The American Gangster

The American Gangster