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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.
Rod Steiger (1925-2002) Actor. Soundtrack. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Play trailer 2:23. An Unlikely Weapon (2008) 39 Videos. 99+ Photos. 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.
- Actor, Soundtrack
- April 14, 1925
- 2 min
- July 9, 2002
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.
- April 14, 1925
- July 9, 2002
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 of the People at the Music Box Theatre.
TitleYearRoleDirector(s)1951Frank1954Charlie Malloy1955Jud Fry1955Stanley Shriner Hoff1 day ago · Rod Steiger 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. He was nominated for an Academy Award three times and won it once, for best.
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Jul 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...
Jul 10, 2002 · Rod Steiger, whose taut and intensely personal approach to a wide variety of roles placed him among the finest character actors of the last 50 years and brought him an Academy Award in 1967 for...
