Rod Steiger

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.

Known For

The Simpsons

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Columbo

The Mike Douglas Show

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

Hollywood Squares

The Philco Television Playhouse

All Movies (134)

• I Am Not Your Negro2017 · as Self
• The Real James Dean2006 · as Self
• Hollywood Legenden2004 · as Self
• Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust2004 · as Self
• The Hollywood Sign2002 · as Floyd Benson
• The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller2002 · as Pvt. O'Meara (archive footage)
• Poolhall Junkies2002 · as Nick
• Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World2001 · as Self
• Contender: Mastering the Method2001 · as Self
• A Month of Sundays2001 · as Charley McCabe
• The Flying Dutchman2001 · as Ben
• Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul2001 · as Self
• Besuch bei Rod Steiger2001 · as Self
• Body and Soul2000 · as Johnny Ticotin
• The Last Producer2000 · as Sheri Ganse
• The Unforgettable Diana Dors2000 · as Self
• Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone2000 · as Self
• Animated Epics: Moby Dick2000 · as Ahab (voice)
• End of Days1999 · as Father Kovak
• Crazy in Alabama1999 · as Judge Louis Mead
• The Hurricane1999 · as Judge Sarokin
• Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season1999 · as Doc Wallace
• Cypress Edge1999 · as Woodrow McCammon
• Modern Vampires1998 · as Dr. Frederick Van Helsing
• Legacy1998 · as Sadler
• Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's1998 · as Self
• Animals with the Tollkeeper1998 · as Fontina
• Kingdom of Shadows1998 · as Narrator
• Incognito1997 · as Milton A. Donovan
• Truth or Consequences, N.M.1997 · as Tony Vago
• The Kid1997 · as Harry Sloan
• Mars Attacks!1996 · as General Decker
• Shiloh1996 · as Doc Wallace
• Little Surprises1996
• Carpool1996 · as Mr. Hammerman
• Dalva1996 · as John Wesley Northridge II
• The Real Thing1996 · as Victor
• Out There1995 · as Col. Buck Gunner
• Captain Nuke and the Bomber Boys1995 · as The President
• Forbidden City: The Great Within1995 · as Narrator (voice)
• James Dean: A Portrait1995 · as Self
• In Pursuit of Honor1995 · as Col. Owen Stuart
• Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story1995 · as Anthony Comstock
• OP Center1995 · as Boroda
• Seven Sundays1995 · as Benjamin
• James Dean and Me1995 · as Self (uncredited)
• The Specialist1994 · as Joe Leon
• The Last Tattoo1994 · as General Frank W. Zane
• The Neighbor1993 · as Dr. Myron Hatch
• From Hollywood to Hanoi1993 · as Self
• The Final Contract1993 · as Frank Argento
• Lincoln1992 · as Gen. Ulysses S. Grant (voice)
• Earth and the American Dream1992 · as Reader (voice)
• The Player1992 · as Rod Steiger
• In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas1991 · as Gordon Kahl
• Guilty As Charged1991 · as Kallin
• The Ballad of the Sad Cafe1991 · as Rev. Willin
• Men Of Respect1990 · as Charlie D'Amico
• Tennessee Nights1989 · as Richter Prescott
• Passion and Paradise1989 · as Sir Harry Oakes
• The January Man1989 · as Mayor Eamon Flynn
• That Summer of White Roses1989 · as Martin
• Hello Actors Studio1988 · as Self
• Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge1988 · as Silas Slaten
• Catch the Heat1987 · as Jason Hannibal
• American Gothic1987 · as Pa
• The Kindred1987 · as Dr. Phillip Lloyd
• Sword of Gideon1986 · as Mordechai Samuels
• The Naked Face1984 · as Lieutenant McGreary
• Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole1983 · as Robert E. Peary
• James Bond: The First 21 Years1983 · as Self
• The Lucky Star1982 · as Colonel Gluck
• I Love Liberty1982 · as Self
• The Magic Mountain1982 · as Mynher Peperkorn
• Sergey Bondarchuk1982 · as Self (archive)
• The Chosen1981 · as Reb Saunders
• Cattle Annie and Little Britches1981 · as Tilghman
• Lion of the Desert1981 · as Benito Mussolini
• Klondike Fever1980 · as Soapy Smith
• Wolf Lake1980 · as Charlie
• The Amityville Horror1979 · as Father Delaney
• Portrait of a Hitman1979 · as Max Androtti
• Love and Bullets1979 · as Joe Bomposa
• Breakthrough1979 · as General Webster
• F.I.S.T.1978 · as Sen. Andrew Madison
• W.C. Fields and Me1976 · as W. C. Fields
• Hennessy1975 · as Niall Hennessy
• Innocents with Dirty Hands1975 · as Louis Wormser
• The Last Four Days1974 · as Mussolini
• Lucky Luciano1973 · as Gene Giannini
• The Heroes1973 · as Guenther von Lutz
• Lolly-Madonna XXX1973 · as Laban Feather
• The Moviemakers1973 · as Self
• Happy Birthday, Wanda June1971 · as Harold Ryan
• Duck, You Sucker1971 · as Juan Miranda
• Waterloo1970 · as Napoleon Bonaparte
• The Distant Drummer: Bridge from No Place1970 · as Narrator
• 3 Into 2 Won't Go1969 · as Steve Howard
• The Illustrated Man1969 · as Carl
• Tattooed Steiger1969 · as Himself
• The Sergeant1968 · as MSgt. Albert Callan
• No Way to Treat a Lady1968 · as Christopher Gill
• The Girl and the General1967 · as der General
• In the Heat of the Night1967 · as Police Chief Bill Gillespie
• Death of a Salesman1966 · as Willy Loman
• Doctor Zhivago1965 · as Viktor Komarovsky
• A Man Named John1965 · as The Intermediary
• The Loved One1965 · as Mr. Joyboy
• The Pawnbroker1965 · as Sol Nazerman
• Time of Indifference1964 · as Leo
• MGM 40th Anniversary1964
• Hands Over the City1963 · as Edoardo Nottola
• The Longest Day1962 · as Destroyer Commander
• Convicts 41962 · as Tiptoes
• 13 West Street1962 · as Detective Sergeant Koleski
• On Friday at Eleven1961 · as Frank Morgan
• The Mark1961 · as Doctor McNally
• Seven Thieves1960 · as Paul Mason
• Al Capone1959 · as Al Capone
• A Town Has Turned to Dust1958 · as Harvey Denton
• Cry Terror!1958 · as Paul Hoplin
• Run of the Arrow1957 · as Pvt. O'Meara
• Across the Bridge1957 · as Carl Schaffner
• The Unholy Wife1957 · as Paul Hochen
• Back from Eternity1956 · as Vasquel
• The Harder They Fall1956 · as Nick Benko
• Jubal1956 · as Pinky
• The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell1955 · as Maj. Allan Guillion
• The Big Knife1955 · as Stanley Shriner Hoff
• Oklahoma!1955 · as Jud Fry
• On the Waterfront1954 · as Charley Malloy
• Marty1953 · as Marty Pilletti
• The Evil Within1953 · as Peter
• Teresa1951 · as Frank

All TV Shows (48)

• Amityville: An Origin Story2023 · as Self- Archive
• Hollywood Squares1998 · as Self - Panelist
• The Heaven and Earth Show1998
• Scene by Scene1997 · as Self
• HARDtalk1997
• Breakout1997 · as Narrator
• EZ Streets1996
• OP Center1995 · as Boroda
• The Critic1994 · as Rod Steiger (voice)
• Tales of the City1993 · as Bookshop Owner
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Guest
• Sinatra1992 · as Salvatore 'Sam' 'Momo' Giancana
• The Commish1991
• The Simpsons1989 · as Captain Tenille (voice)
• Hollywood Wives1985 · as Oliver Easterne
• Television1985
• The Glory Boys1984 · as Professor David Sokarev
• The Magic Mountain1984 · as Mynheer Peperkorn
• Jesus of Nazareth1977 · as Pontius Pilate
• People's Choice Awards1975 · as Self
• The American Film Institute Salute to ...1973 · as Self
• Film '721971 · as Self
• Columbo1971 · as Vincenzo Fortelli
• Omnibus1967
• BBC Play of the Month1965 · as Willy Loman
• Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre1963
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson1962 · as Self
• The Mike Douglas Show1961 · as Self
• Ben Casey1961
• Route 661960
• Sunday-Night Play1960 · as Sherriff Harvey Denton
• Suspicion1957 · as Frank Marre
• Tonight Starring Jack Paar1957 · as Self
• Screen Director's Playhouse1955 · as Visitor
• The Oscars1953 · as Self
• General Electric Theater1953 · as Bruno Holder
• Out There1951
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951 · as Charles Steinmetz
• Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951 · as Hume Searcy
• Tales of Tomorrow1951
• Lux Video Theatre1950 · as Victor Honegger
• Suspense1949 · as Leo Whaley
• Suspense1949
• The Philco Television Playhouse1948
• The Philco Television Playhouse1948 · as Marty Pilletti
• The Ed Sullivan Show1948 · as Self
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Presenter
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self