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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 ...
Steiger received his first film roles in the early 1950s. His first major one was in Teresa (1951) , but his first lead role was in the TV version of Marty (1953) . The movie version, however, had Ernest Borgnine in the lead and won him an Academy Award.
Steiger made his film debut in Fred Zinnemann's Teresa in 1951, and subsequently appeared in films such as The Big Knife (1955), Oklahoma! (1955), Jubal (1956), Across the Bridge (1957), and Al Capone (1959).
In 1989 he played authority figures in two films—a mayor in The January Man and a judge in Tennessee Waltz. In 1990, Steiger starred in Men of Respect, an adaptation of William Shakespeare's play Macbeth.
Apr 6, 2024 · Rod Steiger is primarily remembered for his tough guys in such films as “Al Capone,” “The Big Knife” and his Oscar-winning performance in “In the Heat of the Night.” But his performances...
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American actor Rod Steiger is best known for his portrayal of offbeat characters in crime drama movies like ‘On the Waterfront’ (1954) and ‘The Pawnbroker’ (1964). He won an Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of police chief Bill Gillespie in the mystery drama film ‘In the Heat of the Night’ (1967).
10 titles. 1. The Player (1992) R | 124 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama. 7.5. Rate. 86 Metascore. A Hollywood studio executive is being sent death threats by a writer whose script he rejected, but which one? Director: Robert Altman | Stars: Tim Robbins, Greta Scacchi, Fred Ward, Whoopi Goldberg. Votes: 64,420 | Gross: $21.71M. 2. Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Jul 9, 2002 · 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.