Rod Steiger

Rod Steiger

Acting

1925-04-14

Westhampton, New York, USA

Died: 2002-07-09

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.

Appears In

The Simpsons
⭐ 8.0
The Simpsons
1989

as Captain Tenille (voice)

Columbo
⭐ 8.1
Columbo
1971

as Vincenzo Fortelli

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
⭐ 7.5
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962

as Self

Golden Globe Awards
⭐ 7.2
Golden Globe Awards
1944

as Self - Presenter

Golden Globe Awards
⭐ 7.2
Golden Globe Awards
1944

as Self

The Mike Douglas Show
⭐ 5.4
The Mike Douglas Show
1961

as Self

Hollywood Squares
⭐ 7.3
Hollywood Squares
1998
BBC Play of the Month
⭐ 5.0
BBC Play of the Month
1965

as Willy Loman

The Oscars
⭐ 7.0
The Oscars
1953

as Self

The Philco Television Playhouse
⭐ 6.3
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
⭐ 6.3
The Philco Television Playhouse
1948

as Marty Pilletti

Ben Casey
⭐ 5.6
Ben Casey
1961
Route 66
⭐ 6.3
Route 66
1960
People's Choice Awards
⭐ 9.0
People's Choice Awards
1975

as Self

The Ed Sullivan Show
⭐ 6.8
The Ed Sullivan Show
1948

as Self

End of Days
⭐ 6.1
End of Days
1999

as Father Kovak

The Commish
⭐ 7.1
The Commish
1991
The Longest Day
⭐ 7.6
The Longest Day
1962

as Destroyer Commander

Suspense
⭐ 4.9
Suspense
1949

as Leo Whaley

Suspense
⭐ 4.9
Suspense
1949
Jesus of Nazareth
⭐ 7.8
Jesus of Nazareth
1977

as Pontius Pilate

Screen Director's Playhouse
⭐ 6.5
Screen Director's Playhouse
1955

as Visitor

Mars Attacks!
⭐ 6.4
Mars Attacks!
1996

as General Decker

Back from Eternity
⭐ 6.6
Back from Eternity
1956

as Vasquel

Al Capone
⭐ 6.6
Al Capone
1959

as Al Capone

Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season
⭐ 5.8
Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season
1999

as Doc Wallace

Truth or Consequences, N.M.
⭐ 6.2
Truth or Consequences, N.M.
1997

as Tony Vago

The Critic
⭐ 7.3
The Critic
1994

as Rod Steiger (voice)

Tales of Tomorrow
⭐ 6.0
Tales of Tomorrow
1951
Duck, You Sucker
⭐ 7.7
Duck, You Sucker
1971

as Juan Miranda

I Am Not Your Negro
⭐ 7.7
I Am Not Your Negro
2017

as Self

The Kid
⭐ 5.5
The Kid
1997

as Harry Sloan

Animated Epics: Moby Dick
⭐ 9.0
Animated Epics: Moby Dick
2000

as Ahab (voice)

The American Film Institute Salute to ...
⭐ 6.3
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
1973

as Self

Suspicion
⭐ 5.9
Suspicion
1957

as Frank Marre

Lucky Luciano
⭐ 6.3
Lucky Luciano
1973

as Gene Giannini

Hennessy
⭐ 4.7
Hennessy
1975

as Niall Hennessy

The Kindred
⭐ 6.0
The Kindred
1987

as Dr. Phillip Lloyd

Hands Over the City
⭐ 7.4
Hands Over the City
1963

as Edoardo Nottola

Legacy
⭐ 4.5
Legacy
1998

as Sadler

The Player
⭐ 7.2
The Player
1992

as Rod Steiger

The Last Four Days
⭐ 6.2
The Last Four Days
1974

as Mussolini

The Sergeant
⭐ 5.9
The Sergeant
1968

as MSgt. Albert Callan

EZ Streets
⭐ 5.5
EZ Streets
1996
Scene by Scene
⭐ 6.0
Scene by Scene
1997

as Self

The Hollywood Sign
⭐ 4.3
The Hollywood Sign
2002

as Floyd Benson

The Specialist
⭐ 5.9
The Specialist
1994

as Joe Leon

Teresa
⭐ 5.8
Teresa
1951

as Frank

The Last Producer
⭐ 4.2
The Last Producer
2000

as Sheri Ganse

On the Waterfront
⭐ 7.9
On the Waterfront
1954

as Charley Malloy

Animals with the Tollkeeper
⭐ 7.3
Animals with the Tollkeeper
1998

as Fontina

Doctor Zhivago
⭐ 7.5
Doctor Zhivago
1965

as Viktor Komarovsky

The Big Knife
⭐ 6.0
The Big Knife
1955

as Stanley Shriner Hoff

The Chosen
⭐ 7.1
The Chosen
1981

as Reb Saunders

Wolf Lake
⭐ 6.2
Wolf Lake
1980

as Charlie

Tales of the City
⭐ 7.7
Tales of the City
1993

as Bookshop Owner

Incognito
⭐ 5.8
Incognito
1997

as Milton A. Donovan

Waterloo
⭐ 7.1
Waterloo
1970

as Napoleon Bonaparte

F.I.S.T.
⭐ 6.5
F.I.S.T.
1978

as Sen. Andrew Madison

In the Heat of the Night
⭐ 7.6
In the Heat of the Night
1967

as Police Chief Bill Gillespie

Portrait of a Hitman
⭐ 4.2
Portrait of a Hitman
1979

as Max Androtti

The Amityville Horror
⭐ 6.3
The Amityville Horror
1979

as Father Delaney

Klondike Fever
⭐ 5.7
Klondike Fever
1980

as Soapy Smith

The Loved One
⭐ 6.2
The Loved One
1965

as Mr. Joyboy

The Lucky Star
⭐ 0.0
The Lucky Star
1982

as Colonel Gluck

13 West Street
⭐ 5.5
13 West Street
1962

as Detective Sergeant Koleski

The Unholy Wife
⭐ 4.4
The Unholy Wife
1957

as Paul Hochen

Men Of Respect
⭐ 4.7
Men Of Respect
1990

as Charlie D'Amico

Shiloh
⭐ 5.7
Shiloh
1996

as Doc Wallace

Love and Bullets
⭐ 5.9
Love and Bullets
1979

as Joe Bomposa

On Friday at Eleven
⭐ 6.9
On Friday at Eleven
1961

as Frank Morgan

The Hurricane
⭐ 7.4
The Hurricane
1999

as Judge Sarokin

Jubal
⭐ 6.8
Jubal
1956

as Pinky

A Month of Sundays
⭐ 3.5
A Month of Sundays
2001

as Charley McCabe

Modern Vampires
⭐ 4.9
Modern Vampires
1998

as Dr. Frederick Van Helsing

The Flying Dutchman
⭐ 3.0
The Flying Dutchman
2001

as Ben

Catch the Heat
⭐ 4.3
Catch the Heat
1987

as Jason Hannibal

Time of Indifference
⭐ 6.1
Time of Indifference
1964

as Leo

Amityville: An Origin Story
⭐ 7.5
Amityville: An Origin Story
2023

as Self- Archive

Oklahoma!
⭐ 6.6
Oklahoma!
1955

as Jud Fry

Carpool
⭐ 5.2
Carpool
1996

as Mr. Hammerman

Passion and Paradise
⭐ 4.0
Passion and Paradise
1989

as Sir Harry Oakes

James Dean and Me
⭐ 8.7
James Dean and Me
1995

as Self (uncredited)

Hollywood Wives
⭐ 4.4
Hollywood Wives
1985

as Oliver Easterne

Lion of the Desert
⭐ 7.3
Lion of the Desert
1981

as Benito Mussolini

Seven Sundays
⭐ 7.0
Seven Sundays
1995

as Benjamin

The Real Thing
⭐ 6.7
The Real Thing
1996

as Victor

The Heroes
⭐ 4.5
The Heroes
1973

as Guenther von Lutz

The Harder They Fall
⭐ 7.1
The Harder They Fall
1956

as Nick Benko

Happy Birthday, Wanda June
⭐ 5.5
Happy Birthday, Wanda June
1971

as Harold Ryan

Sinatra
⭐ 7.6
Sinatra
1992

as Salvatore 'Sam' 'Momo' Giancana

Body and Soul
⭐ 1.2
Body and Soul
2000

as Johnny Ticotin

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
⭐ 7.2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951

as Charles Steinmetz

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
⭐ 7.2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951

as Hume Searcy

Crazy in Alabama
⭐ 6.0
Crazy in Alabama
1999

as Judge Louis Mead

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
⭐ 6.8
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
1955

as Maj. Allan Guillion

The Naked Face
⭐ 5.3
The Naked Face
1984

as Lieutenant McGreary

The January Man
⭐ 4.9
The January Man
1989

as Mayor Eamon Flynn

The Pawnbroker
⭐ 7.1
The Pawnbroker
1965

as Sol Nazerman

General Electric Theater
⭐ 6.4
General Electric Theater
1953

as Bruno Holder

The Glory Boys
⭐ 5.5
The Glory Boys
1984

as Professor David Sokarev

Breakthrough
⭐ 5.7
Breakthrough
1979

as General Webster

Poolhall Junkies
⭐ 6.3
Poolhall Junkies
2002

as Nick

Sword of Gideon
⭐ 6.8
Sword of Gideon
1986

as Mordechai Samuels

Cattle Annie and Little Britches
⭐ 6.2
Cattle Annie and Little Britches
1981

as Tilghman

OP Center
⭐ 5.0
OP Center
1995

as Boroda

Innocents with Dirty Hands
⭐ 6.1
Innocents with Dirty Hands
1975

as Louis Wormser

The Illustrated Man
⭐ 5.5
The Illustrated Man
1969

as Carl

James Bond: The First 21 Years
⭐ 5.0
James Bond: The First 21 Years
1983

as Self

American Gothic
⭐ 5.9
American Gothic
1987

as Pa

3 Into 2 Won't Go
⭐ 4.6
3 Into 2 Won't Go
1969

as Steve Howard

Lolly-Madonna XXX
⭐ 5.9
Lolly-Madonna XXX
1973

as Laban Feather

Captain Nuke and the Bomber Boys
⭐ 7.4
Captain Nuke and the Bomber Boys
1995

as The President

The Mark
⭐ 6.2
The Mark
1961

as Doctor McNally

In Pursuit of Honor
⭐ 5.8
In Pursuit of Honor
1995

as Col. Owen Stuart

Out There
⭐ 4.8
Out There
1995

as Col. Buck Gunner

Dalva
⭐ 2.8
Dalva
1996

as John Wesley Northridge II

The Last Tattoo
⭐ 4.8
The Last Tattoo
1994

as General Frank W. Zane

The Evil Within
⭐ 0.0
The Evil Within
1953

as Peter

The Ballad of the Sad Cafe
⭐ 5.5
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe
1991

as Rev. Willin

Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
⭐ 7.3
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
1998

as Self

MGM 40th Anniversary
⭐ 10.0
MGM 40th Anniversary
1964
The Magic Mountain
⭐ 6.0
The Magic Mountain
1982

as Mynher Peperkorn

Tennessee Nights
⭐ 5.0
Tennessee Nights
1989

as Richter Prescott

Run of the Arrow
⭐ 6.0
Run of the Arrow
1957

as Pvt. O'Meara

No Way to Treat a Lady
⭐ 6.6
No Way to Treat a Lady
1968

as Christopher Gill

Hello Actors Studio
⭐ 6.5
Hello Actors Studio
1988

as Self

Across the Bridge
⭐ 6.7
Across the Bridge
1957

as Carl Schaffner

Cry Terror!
⭐ 6.3
Cry Terror!
1958

as Paul Hoplin

Guilty As Charged
⭐ 3.9
Guilty As Charged
1991

as Kallin

Kingdom of Shadows
⭐ 5.4
Kingdom of Shadows
1998

as Narrator

Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World
⭐ 7.3
Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World
2001

as Self

The Neighbor
⭐ 5.5
The Neighbor
1993

as Dr. Myron Hatch

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
⭐ 5.8
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
2002

as Pvt. O'Meara (archive footage)

That Summer of White Roses
⭐ 5.3
That Summer of White Roses
1989

as Martin

Cypress Edge
⭐ 3.0
Cypress Edge
1999

as Woodrow McCammon

Seven Thieves
⭐ 6.6
Seven Thieves
1960

as Paul Mason

W.C. Fields and Me
⭐ 7.8
W.C. Fields and Me
1976

as W. C. Fields

Earth and the American Dream
⭐ 6.7
Earth and the American Dream
1992

as Reader (voice)

In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas
⭐ 5.9
In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas
1991

as Gordon Kahl

Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story
⭐ 4.0
Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story
1995

as Anthony Comstock

I Love Liberty
⭐ 0.0
I Love Liberty
1982

as Self

Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone
⭐ 5.8
Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone
2000

as Self

The Girl and the General
⭐ 3.3
The Girl and the General
1967

as der General

The Magic Mountain
⭐ 10.0
The Magic Mountain
1984

as Mynheer Peperkorn

Convicts 4
⭐ 4.7
Convicts 4
1962

as Tiptoes

The Final Contract
⭐ 0.0
The Final Contract
1993

as Frank Argento

Marty
⭐ 8.0
Marty
1953

as Marty Pilletti

OP Center
⭐ 5.8
OP Center
1995

as Boroda

Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
⭐ 6.5
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
2004

as Self

Tattooed Steiger
⭐ 6.0
Tattooed Steiger
1969

as Himself

Little Surprises
⭐ 5.2
Little Surprises
1996
James Dean: A Portrait
⭐ 0.0
James Dean: A Portrait
1995

as Self

Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge
⭐ 0.0
Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge
1988

as Silas Slaten

A Man Named John
⭐ 6.3
A Man Named John
1965

as The Intermediary

Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole
⭐ 6.0
Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole
1983

as Robert E. Peary

From Hollywood to Hanoi
⭐ 0.0
From Hollywood to Hanoi
1993

as Self

Forbidden City: The Great Within
⭐ 8.2
Forbidden City: The Great Within
1995

as Narrator (voice)

The Real James Dean
⭐ 0.0
The Real James Dean
2006

as Self

A Town Has Turned to Dust
⭐ 0.0
A Town Has Turned to Dust
1958

as Harvey Denton

Contender: Mastering the Method
⭐ 7.0
Contender: Mastering the Method
2001

as Self

The Distant Drummer: Bridge from No Place
⭐ 0.0
The Distant Drummer: Bridge from No Place
1970

as Narrator

The Moviemakers
⭐ 0.0
The Moviemakers
1973

as Self

The Unforgettable Diana Dors
⭐ 0.0
The Unforgettable Diana Dors
2000

as Self