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Rodney Stephen Steiger ( / ˈstaɪɡər / STY-gər; April 14, 1925 – July 9, 2002) was an American actor, noted for his portrayal of offbeat, often volatile and crazed characters. Ranked as "one of Hollywood's most charismatic and dynamic stars", [1] he is closely associated with the art of method acting, embodying the characters he played ...
Rod Steiger. Actor: In the Heat of the Night. Rodney Stephen Steiger was born in Westhampton, New York, to Augusta Amelia (Driver) and Frederick Jacob Steiger, both vaudevillians. He was of German and Austrian ancestry. After his parents' divorce, Steiger was raised by his mother in Newark, New Jersey.
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- Westhampton, New York, USA
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
Rod Steiger. Actor: In the Heat of the Night. Rodney Stephen Steiger was born in Westhampton, New York, to Augusta Amelia (Driver) and Frederick Jacob Steiger, both vaudevillians. He was of German and Austrian ancestry. After his parents' divorce, Steiger was raised by his mother in Newark, New Jersey. He dropped out of Westside High school at age 16 and joined the Navy. He saw action in the ...
- April 14, 1925
- July 9, 2002
Rod Steiger on screen and stage. Rod Steiger in Al Capone (1959) Rod Steiger was an American actor who had an extensive career in film, television, and stage. [1] He made his stage debut in 1946 with Civic Repertory Theatre's production of the melodrama Curse you, Jack Dalton!. [2] Four years later, he played onstage in a production of An Enemy ...
TitleYearRoleDirector(s)1951Frank1954Charlie Malloy1955Jud Fry1955Stanley Shriner HoffJul 9, 2002 · Rod Steiger, the beefy, intense actor who won the Academy Award as best actor of 1967 for his role as the unrelenting police chief of a small Southern town in "In the Heat of the Night," died ...
Versatile actor, Rod Steiger, created several of the most indelible screen characterizations in movie history. From Brando's sad, anxious older brother in On the Waterfront, to the morose, tormented holocaust survivor in The Pawnbroker, to the Southern Police Chief in In the Heat of the Night, Steiger always gave full throttle fearless performances. His acting in the great Doctor Zhivago was ...
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Jul 13, 2024 · Rod Steiger (born April 14, 1925, Westhampton, New York, U.S.—died July 9, 2002, Los Angeles, California, U.S.) was an American actor who used the techniques of method acting—enhanced by his powerful delivery and intensity—to inhabit a wide variety of complex characters during a half-century-long career as a performer.