Acting
Rod Steiger
Born 14 April 1925 in Westhampton, New York, USA · Died 9 July 2002
171 credits
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
Acting 171
- 2023Amityville: An Origin StorySeriesSelf- Archive
- 2017I Am Not Your NegroFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2006The Real James DeanFilmSelf
- 2005James Dean: Forever YoungFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2004Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the HolocaustFilmSelf
- 2004Hollywood LegendenFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2002Poolhall JunkiesFilmNick
- 2002The Hollywood SignFilmFloyd Benson
- 2002The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel FullerFilmPvt. O'Meara (archive footage)
- 2001Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie MogulFilmSelf
- 2001The Flying DutchmanFilmBen
- 2001Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The WorldFilmSelf
- 2001A Month of SundaysFilmCharley McCabe
- 2001Contender: Mastering the MethodFilmSelf
- 2001Besuch bei Rod SteigerFilmSelf
- 2000Once Upon a Time: Sergio LeoneFilmSelf
- 2000The Last ProducerFilmSheri Ganse
- 2000Body and SoulFilmJohnny Ticotin
- 2000Animated Epics: Moby DickFilmAhab (voice)
- 2000The Unforgettable Diana DorsFilmSelf
- 1999End of DaysFilmFather Kovak
- 1999The HurricaneFilmJudge Sarokin
- 1999Crazy in AlabamaFilmJudge Louis Mead
- 1999Shiloh 2: Shiloh SeasonFilmDoc Wallace
- 1999Cypress EdgeFilmWoodrow McCammon
- 1998Hollywood SquaresSeriesSelf - Panelist
- 1998Modern VampiresFilmDr. Frederick Van Helsing
- 1998Animals with the TollkeeperFilmFontina
- 1998Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen'sFilmSelf
- 1998Kingdom of ShadowsFilmNarrator
- 1998LegacyFilmSadler
- 1997Truth or Consequences, N.M.FilmTony Vago
- 1997IncognitoFilmMilton A. Donovan
- 1997Scene by SceneSeriesSelf
- 1997The KidFilmHarry Sloan
- 1997BreakoutSeriesNarrator
- 1996Mars Attacks!FilmGeneral Decker
- 1996ShilohFilmDoc Wallace
- 1996CarpoolFilmMr. Hammerman
- 1996EZ StreetsSeries
- 1996The Real ThingFilmVictor
- 1996DalvaFilmJohn Wesley Northridge II
- 1996Little SurprisesFilm
- 1995In Pursuit of HonorFilmCol. Owen Stuart
- 1995Out ThereFilmCol. Buck Gunner
- 1995OP CenterFilmBoroda
- 1995Captain Nuke and the Bomber BoysFilmThe President
- 1995James Dean and MeFilmSelf (uncredited)
- 1995Seven SundaysFilmBenjamin
- 1995OP CenterSeriesBoroda
- 1995Forbidden City: The Great WithinFilmNarrator (voice)
- 1995Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger StoryFilmAnthony Comstock
- 1995James Dean: A PortraitFilmSelf
- 1994The SpecialistFilmJoe Leon
- 1994The CriticSeriesRod Steiger (voice)
- 1994The Last TattooFilmGeneral Frank W. Zane
- 1993Tales of the CitySeriesBookshop Owner
- 1993The NeighborFilmDr. Myron Hatch
- 1993The Final ContractFilmFrank Argento
- 1993From Hollywood to HanoiFilmSelf
- 1992The PlayerFilmRod Steiger
- 1992SinatraSeriesSalvatore 'Sam' 'Momo' Giancana
- 1992LincolnFilmGen. Ulysses S. Grant (voice)
- 1992Earth and the American DreamFilmReader (voice)
- 1991The CommishSeries
- 1991The Ballad of the Sad CafeFilmRev. Willin
- 1991Guilty as ChargedFilmKallin
- 1991In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the DakotasFilmGordon Kahl
- 1990Men Of RespectFilmCharlie D'Amico
- 1989The SimpsonsSeriesCaptain Tenille (voice)
- 1989The January ManFilmMayor Eamon Flynn
- 1989Tennessee NightsFilmRichter Prescott
- 1989Passion and ParadiseFilmSir Harry Oakes
- 1989That Summer of White RosesFilmMartin
- 1988Hello Actors StudioFilmSelf
- 1988Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's RidgeFilmSilas Slaten
- 1987American GothicFilmPa
- 1987The KindredFilmDr. Phillip Lloyd
- 1987Catch the HeatFilmJason Hannibal
- 1986Sword of GideonFilmMordechai Samuels
- 1985Hollywood WivesSeriesOliver Easterne
- 1985TelevisionSeries
- 1984The Naked FaceFilmLieutenant McGreary
- 1984The Glory BoysSeriesProfessor David Sokarev
- 1984The Magic MountainSeriesMynheer Peperkorn
- 1983James Bond: The First 21 YearsFilmSelf
- 1983Cook & Peary: The Race to the PoleFilmRobert E. Peary
- 1982American PlayhouseSeriesBookstore Owner
- 1982The Magic MountainFilmMynher Peperkorn
- 1982The Lucky StarFilmColonel Gluck
- 1982I Love LibertyFilmSelf
- 1982Sergey BondarchukFilmSelf (archive)
- 1981Lion of the DesertFilmBenito Mussolini
- 1981Cattle Annie and Little BritchesFilmTilghman
- 1981The ChosenFilmReb Saunders
- 1980Wolf LakeFilmCharlie
- 1980Klondike FeverFilmSoapy Smith
- 1979The Amityville HorrorFilmFather Delaney
- 1979Love and BulletsFilmJoe Bomposa
- 1979BreakthroughFilmGeneral Webster
- 1979Portrait of a HitmanFilmMax Androtti
- 1978F.I.S.T.FilmSen. Andrew Madison
- 1977Jesus of NazarethSeriesPontius Pilate
- 1976W.C. Fields and MeFilmW. C. Fields
- 1975Innocents with Dirty HandsFilmLouis Wormser
- 1975People's Choice AwardsSeriesSelf
- 1975HennessyFilmNiall Hennessy
- 1974The Last Four DaysFilmMussolini
- 1973Lucky LucianoFilmGene Giannini
- 1973Lolly-Madonna XXXFilmLaban Feather
- 1973The HeroesFilmGuenther von Lutz
- 1973The MoviemakersFilmSelf
- 1971ColumboSeriesVincenzo Fortelli
- 1971Duck, You SuckerFilmJuan Miranda
- 1971Film '72SeriesSelf
- 1971Happy Birthday, Wanda JuneFilmHarold Ryan
- 1970WaterlooFilmNapoleon Bonaparte
- 1970The Distant Drummer: Bridge from No PlaceFilmNarrator
- 1969The Illustrated ManFilmCarl
- 19693 Into 2 Won't GoFilmSteve Howard
- 1969Tattooed SteigerFilmHimself
- 1968No Way to Treat a LadyFilmChristopher Gill
- 1968The SergeantFilmMSgt. Albert Callan
- 1967In the Heat of the NightFilmPolice Chief Bill Gillespie
- 1967OmnibusSeries
- 1967The Girl and the GeneralFilmder General
- 1966Death of a SalesmanFilmWilly Loman
- 1965Doctor ZhivagoFilmViktor Komarovsky
- 1965The PawnbrokerFilmSol Nazerman
- 1965BBC Play of the MonthSeriesWilly Loman
- 1965The Loved OneFilmMr. Joyboy
- 1965A Man Named JohnFilmThe Intermediary
- 1964Time of IndifferenceFilmLeo
- 1964MGM 40th AnniversaryFilm
- 1963Hands Over the CityFilmEdoardo Nottola
- 1962The Longest DayFilmDestroyer Commander
- 196213 West StreetFilmDetective Sergeant Koleski
- 1962Convicts 4FilmTiptoes
- 1961Ben CaseySeries
- 1961The MarkFilmDoctor McNally
- 1961An einem Freitag um halb zwölfFilmFrank Morgan
- 1960Route 66Series
- 1960Seven ThievesFilmPaul Mason
- 1960Sunday-Night PlaySeriesSherriff Harvey Denton
- 1959Al CaponeFilmAl Capone
- 1958Cry Terror!FilmPaul Hoplin
- 1958MonitorSeries
- 1958A Town Has Turned to DustFilmHarvey Denton
- 1957Run of the ArrowFilmPvt. O'Meara
- 1957SuspicionSeriesFrank Marre
- 1957The Unholy WifeFilmPaul Hochen
- 1957Across the BridgeFilmCarl Schaffner
- 1956The Harder They FallFilmNick Benko
- 1956JubalFilmPinky
- 1956Back from EternityFilmVasquel
- 1955Oklahoma!FilmJud Fry
- 1955The Big KnifeFilmStanley Shriner Hoff
- 1955The Court-Martial of Billy MitchellFilmMaj. Allan Guillion
- 1955Screen Director's PlayhouseSeriesVisitor
- 1954On the WaterfrontFilmCharley Malloy
- 1953The OscarsSeriesSelf
- 1953General Electric TheaterSeriesBruno Holder
- 1953MartyFilmMarty Pilletti
- 1953The Evil WithinFilmPeter
- 1951Tales of TomorrowSeries
- 1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeriesCharles Steinmetz, Hume Searcy
- 1951TeresaFilmFrank
- 1951Out ThereSeries
- 1950Lux Video TheatreSeriesVictor Honegger
- 1949SuspenseSeriesLeo Whaley
- 1948The Philco Television PlayhouseSeriesMarty Pilletti
Filmography from TMDB.