Cast

Rod Steiger

1925 – 2002

Active years (films on this site)

1954–1967

Genres

DramaCrimeRomanceFilm-NoirMusical

Schools and movements

Classical HollywoodNew HollywoodBritish CinemaItalian Neorealism and After

Directors worked with

Elia Kazan1 filmFred Zinnemann1 filmFrancesco Rosi1 filmSidney Lumet1 filmDavid Lean1 filmNorman Jewison1 film

Biography

Rodney Stephen Steiger 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", he is closely associated with the art of method acting, embodying the characters he played, which at times led to clashes with directors and co-stars. In films, he starred as Marlon Brando's mobster brother, Charley, in On the Waterfront (1954); the title character, Sol Nazerman, in The Pawnbroker (1964), which won him the Silver Bear for Best Actor; and as police chief Bill Gillespie, opposite Sidney Poitier, in the film In the Heat of the Night (1967), which won him the Academy Award for Best Actor.

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Awards and honours

International

• Silver Bear for Best Actor 1964
• Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama 1967
• Academy Award for Best Actor 1968
• David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor 1969

National / local

• Mary Pickford Award 1996
• star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 1997

6 films on this site

1. On the Waterfront 1954 · Elia Kazan · IMDb 8.1 · Cast
2. Oklahoma! 1955 · Fred Zinnemann · IMDb 7.0 · Cast
3. Hands Over the City 1963 · Francesco Rosi · IMDb 7.6 · Cast
4. The Pawnbroker 1964 · Sidney Lumet · IMDb 7.6 · Cast
5. Doctor Zhivago 1965 · David Lean · IMDb 7.9 · Cast
6. In the Heat of the Night 1967 · Norman Jewison · IMDb 7.9 · Cast