Rod Steiger
- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- April 14, 1925 in Westhampton, New York, USA
- Died
- July 9, 2002
- Active Years
- 1944–2023 (80 Years)
- Total Credits
- 183 credits in database
Acting Born Apr 14, 1925 Died Jul 9, 2002 Westhampton, New York, USA 183 credits
Biography
Rod Steiger was a European-American actor known for his performances in various films. He was born on April 14, 1925, in Westhampton, New York, USA. Steiger's acting credits include notable films such as In the Heat of the Night, Oklahoma!, Waterloo, The Pawnbroker, On the Waterfront, The Harder They Fall, Doctor Zhivago, and Jesus of Nazareth. He was active in the film industry and had a long career, with a total of 179 known credits. Steiger passed away on July 9, 2002, at the age of 77.
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Career overview
Rod Steiger was a European-American actor known for his performances in various films. He appeared in notable movies such as In the Heat of the Night, Oklahoma!, Waterloo, The Pawnbroker, On the Waterfront, The Harder They Fall, Doctor Zhivago, and Jesus of Nazareth. Steiger's acting career spanned multiple film projects, with a total of 179 known credits.
Steiger's acting credits include a range of film genres, with specific details about his roles and performances not provided in the available sources. His body of work showcases his versatility as an actor, with notable performances in various films. Steiger's career as an actor is characterized by his extensive filmography, with a significant number of credits in his known credits.
Steiger's acting career is marked by his appearances in notable films, with specific details about his performances and roles not explicitly stated in the available sources. His extensive filmography and notable performances in various films contribute to his reputation as a skilled actor.
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Scott Wilson
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Christopher Plummer
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Anthony Quinn
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Ernest Borgnine
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Ian Holm
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Claudia Cardinale
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Tony Vogel
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Angie Dickinson
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Roddy McDowall
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Catherine Mary Stewart
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Career timeline
Amityville: An Origin Story
I Am Not Your Negro
The Real James Dean
Hollywood LegendenImaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
Poolhall JunkiesThe Hollywood SignThe Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
A Month of SundaysThe Flying DutchmanMuhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The WorldDino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie MogulContender: Mastering the Method
The Last ProducerBody and SoulOnce Upon a Time: Sergio LeoneAnimated Epics: Moby DickThe Unforgettable Diana Dors
End of DaysThe HurricaneCrazy in AlabamaShiloh 2: Shiloh SeasonCypress Edge
Hollywood SquaresThe Heaven and Earth ShowModern VampiresKingdom of ShadowsAnimals with the Tollkeeper
HARDtalkScene by SceneTruth or Consequences, N.M.IncognitoBreakout
Mars Attacks!EZ StreetsDalvaThe Real ThingShiloh
In Pursuit of HonorOP CenterJames Dean and MeJames Dean: A PortraitCaptain Nuke and the Bomber Boys
The SpecialistThe CriticThe Last Tattoo
Late Night with Conan O'BrienTales of the CityThe NeighborFrom Hollywood to HanoiThe Final Contract
The PlayerEarth and the American DreamSinatraLincoln
The CommishGuilty As ChargedThe Ballad of the Sad CafeIn the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas
Men Of Respect
The SimpsonsThe January ManPassion and ParadiseTennessee NightsThat Summer of White Roses
Hello Actors StudioDesperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge
Catch the HeatAmerican GothicThe Kindred
Sword of Gideon
TelevisionHollywood Wives
The Naked FaceThe Glory BoysThe Magic Mountain
James Bond: The First 21 YearsCook & Peary: The Race to the Pole
American PlayhouseSergey BondarchukI Love LibertyThe Magic MountainThe Lucky Star
Lion of the DesertCattle Annie and Little BritchesThe Chosen
Klondike FeverWolf Lake
The Amityville HorrorLove and BulletsBreakthroughPortrait of a Hitman
F.I.S.T.
Jesus of Nazareth
Full Filmography
183 titles- Amityville: An Origin Story (2023) as Self- Archive
- I Am Not Your Negro (2017) as Self
- The Real James Dean (2006) as Self
- Hollywood Legenden (2004) as Self
- Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust (2004) as Self
- Poolhall Junkies (2002) as Nick
- The Hollywood Sign (2002) as Floyd Benson
- The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller (2002) as Pvt. O'Meara (archive footage)
- A Month of Sundays (2001) as Charley McCabe
- The Flying Dutchman (2001) as Ben
- Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World (2001) as Self
- Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul (2001) as Self
- Contender: Mastering the Method (2001) as Self
- Besuch bei Rod Steiger (2001) as Self
- The Last Producer (2000) as Sheri Ganse
- Body and Soul (2000) as Johnny Ticotin
- Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone (2000) as Self
- Animated Epics: Moby Dick (2000) as Ahab (voice)
- The Unforgettable Diana Dors (2000) as Self
- End of Days (1999) as Father Kovak
- The Hurricane (1999) as Judge Sarokin
- Crazy in Alabama (1999) as Judge Louis Mead
- Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season (1999) as Doc Wallace
- Cypress Edge (1999) as Woodrow McCammon
- Hollywood Squares (1998) as Self - Panelist
- The Heaven and Earth Show (1998)
- Modern Vampires (1998) as Dr. Frederick Van Helsing
- Kingdom of Shadows (1998) as Narrator
- Animals with the Tollkeeper (1998) as Fontina
- Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's (1998) as Self
- Legacy (1998) as Sadler
- HARDtalk (1997)
- Scene by Scene (1997) as Self
- Truth or Consequences, N.M. (1997) as Tony Vago
- Incognito (1997) as Milton A. Donovan
- Breakout (1997) as Narrator
- The Kid (1997) as Harry Sloan
- Mars Attacks! (1996) as General Decker
- EZ Streets (1996)
- Dalva (1996) as John Wesley Northridge II
- The Real Thing (1996) as Victor
- Shiloh (1996) as Doc Wallace
- Carpool (1996) as Mr. Hammerman
- Little Surprises (1996)
- In Pursuit of Honor (1995) as Col. Owen Stuart
- OP Center (1995) as Boroda
- James Dean and Me (1995) as Self (uncredited)
- James Dean: A Portrait (1995) as Self
- Captain Nuke and the Bomber Boys (1995) as The President
- Out There (1995) as Col. Buck Gunner
- Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story (1995) as Anthony Comstock
- Seven Sundays (1995) as Benjamin
- OP Center (1995) as Boroda
- Forbidden City: The Great Within (1995) as Narrator (voice)
- The Specialist (1994) as Joe Leon
- The Critic (1994) as Rod Steiger (voice)
- The Last Tattoo (1994) as General Frank W. Zane
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993) as Self - Guest
- Tales of the City (1993) as Bookshop Owner
- The Neighbor (1993) as Dr. Myron Hatch
- From Hollywood to Hanoi (1993) as Self
- The Final Contract (1993) as Frank Argento
- The Player (1992) as Rod Steiger
- Earth and the American Dream (1992) as Reader (voice)
- Sinatra (1992) as Salvatore 'Sam' 'Momo' Giancana
- Lincoln (1992) as Gen. Ulysses S. Grant (voice)
- The Commish (1991)
- Guilty As Charged (1991) as Kallin
- The Ballad of the Sad Cafe (1991) as Rev. Willin
- In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas (1991) as Gordon Kahl
- Men Of Respect (1990) as Charlie D'Amico
- The Simpsons (1989) as Captain Tenille (voice)
- The January Man (1989) as Mayor Eamon Flynn
- Passion and Paradise (1989) as Sir Harry Oakes
- Tennessee Nights (1989) as Richter Prescott
- That Summer of White Roses (1989) as Martin
- Hello Actors Studio (1988) as Self
- Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge (1988) as Silas Slaten
- Catch the Heat (1987) as Jason Hannibal
- American Gothic (1987) as Pa
- The Kindred (1987) as Dr. Phillip Lloyd
- Sword of Gideon (1986) as Mordechai Samuels
- Television (1985)
- Hollywood Wives (1985) as Oliver Easterne
- The Naked Face (1984) as Lieutenant McGreary
- The Glory Boys (1984) as Professor David Sokarev
- The Magic Mountain (1984) as Mynheer Peperkorn
- James Bond: The First 21 Years (1983) as Self
- Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole (1983) as Robert E. Peary
- American Playhouse (1982) as Bookstore Owner
- Sergey Bondarchuk (1982) as Self (archive)
- I Love Liberty (1982) as Self
- The Magic Mountain (1982) as Mynher Peperkorn
- The Lucky Star (1982) as Colonel Gluck
- Lion of the Desert (1981) as Benito Mussolini
- Cattle Annie and Little Britches (1981) as Tilghman
- The Chosen (1981) as Reb Saunders
- Klondike Fever (1980) as Soapy Smith
- Wolf Lake (1980) as Charlie
- The Amityville Horror (1979) as Father Delaney
- Love and Bullets (1979) as Joe Bomposa
- Breakthrough (1979) as General Webster
- Portrait of a Hitman (1979) as Max Androtti
- F.I.S.T. (1978) as Sen. Andrew Madison
- Jesus of Nazareth (1977) as Pontius Pilate
- W.C. Fields and Me (1976) as W. C. Fields
- People's Choice Awards (1975) as Self
- Hennessy (1975) as Niall Hennessy
- Innocents with Dirty Hands (1975) as Louis Wormser
- The Last Four Days (1974) as Mussolini
- The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973) as Self
- The Heroes (1973) as Guenther von Lutz
- Lolly-Madonna XXX (1973) as Laban Feather
- Lucky Luciano (1973) as Gene Giannini
- The Moviemakers (1973) as Self
- Columbo (1971) as Vincenzo Fortelli
- Film '72 (1971) as Self
- Duck, You Sucker (1971) as Juan Miranda
- Happy Birthday, Wanda June (1971) as Harold Ryan
- Waterloo (1970) as Napoleon Bonaparte
- The Distant Drummer: Bridge from No Place (1970) as Narrator
- The Illustrated Man (1969) as Carl
- Tattooed Steiger (1969) as Himself
- 3 Into 2 Won't Go (1969) as Steve Howard
- No Way to Treat a Lady (1968) as Christopher Gill
- The Sergeant (1968) as MSgt. Albert Callan
- Omnibus (1967)
- In the Heat of the Night (1967) as Police Chief Bill Gillespie
- The Girl and the General (1967) as der General
- Death of a Salesman (1966) as Willy Loman
- BBC Play of the Month (1965) as Willy Loman
- Doctor Zhivago (1965) as Viktor Komarovsky
- The Pawnbroker (1965) as Sol Nazerman
- The Loved One (1965) as Mr. Joyboy
- A Man Named John (1965) as The Intermediary
- Time of Indifference (1964) as Leo
- MGM 40th Anniversary (1964)
- Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre (1963)
- Hands Over the City (1963) as Edoardo Nottola
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962) as Self
- The Longest Day (1962) as Destroyer Commander
- 13 West Street (1962) as Detective Sergeant Koleski
- Convicts 4 (1962) as Tiptoes
- The Mike Douglas Show (1961) as Self
- Ben Casey (1961)
- On Friday at Eleven (1961) as Frank Morgan
- The Mark (1961) as Doctor McNally
- Route 66 (1960)
- Sunday-Night Play (1960) as Sherriff Harvey Denton
- Seven Thieves (1960) as Paul Mason
- Al Capone (1959) as Al Capone
- Cry Terror! (1958) as Paul Hoplin
- A Town Has Turned to Dust (1958) as Harvey Denton
- Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1957) as Self
- Suspicion (1957) as Frank Marre
- The Unholy Wife (1957) as Paul Hochen
- Run of the Arrow (1957) as Pvt. O'Meara
- Across the Bridge (1957) as Carl Schaffner
- The Harder They Fall (1956) as Nick Benko
- Jubal (1956) as Pinky
- Back from Eternity (1956) as Vasquel
- Screen Director's Playhouse (1955) as Visitor
- Oklahoma! (1955) as Jud Fry
- The Big Knife (1955) as Stanley Shriner Hoff
- The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955) as Maj. Allan Guillion
- On the Waterfront (1954) as Charley Malloy
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- General Electric Theater (1953) as Bruno Holder
- The Evil Within (1953) as Peter
- Marty (1953) as Marty Pilletti
- Tales of Tomorrow (1951)
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) as Charles Steinmetz
- Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951) as Hume Searcy
- Teresa (1951) as Frank
- Out There (1951)
- Lux Video Theatre (1950) as Victor Honegger
- Suspense (1949) as Leo Whaley
- Suspense (1949)
- The Philco Television Playhouse (1948)
- The Philco Television Playhouse (1948) as Marty Pilletti
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Presenter
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self
Frequently Asked Questions
What movies or TV shows is Rod Steiger best known for?
Rod Steiger is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including Poolhall Junkies (2002), Lady in the Lake (2024), A Month of Sundays (2001), End of Days (1999).
When and where was Rod Steiger born?
Rod Steiger was born on April 14, 1925 in Westhampton, New York, USA. They passed away on July 9, 2002.
How many credits does Rod Steiger have?
Rod Steiger has accumulated over 183 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1944 to 2023.
What is Rod Steiger's background in cinema and television?
Rod Steiger was a European-American actor known for his performances in various films. He was born on April 14, 1925, in Westhampton, New York, USA. Steiger's acting credits include notable films such as In the Heat of the Night, Oklahoma!, Waterloo, The Pawnbroker, On the Waterfront, The Harder They Fall, Doctor Zhiva...
Rod Steiger by the numbers
183credits
134films
49TV series
1944–2023active years
Age in their best-rated roles
- People's Choice Awards (1975) as Self — aged about 50
- HARDtalk (1997) — aged about 72
- Columbo (1971) as Vincenzo Fortelli — aged about 46
- The Simpsons (1989) as Captain Tenille (voice) — aged about 64
- On the Waterfront (1954) as Charley Malloy — aged about 29
- Jesus of Nazareth (1977) as Pontius Pilate — aged about 52
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