Rod Steiger

Rod Steiger

Rodney Stephen "Rod" Steiger 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.

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Known For

The Simpsons

The Simpsons

1989 • as Captain Tenille (voice)

Columbo

Columbo

1971 • as Vincenzo Fortelli

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

1962 • as Self

TV

Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre

1963

The Mike Douglas Show

The Mike Douglas Show

1961 • as Self

The Philco Television Playhouse

The Philco Television Playhouse

1948

Filmography

2014

And the Oscar Goes To...
And the Oscar Goes To...
as Self (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 2/1/2014

2006

The Real James Dean
The Real James Dean
as Self
Movie - Released: 8/1/2006

2004

Movie
Hollywood Legenden
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/2004
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/2004

2002

Poolhall Junkies
Poolhall Junkies
as Nick
Movie - Released: 6/30/2002
The Hollywood Sign
The Hollywood Sign
as Floyd Benson
Movie - Released: 9/17/2002
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
as Pvt. O'Meara (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 7/2/2002

2001

Movie
Besuch bei Rod Steiger
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/2001
The Flying Dutchman
The Flying Dutchman
as Ben
Movie - Released: 9/11/2001
Movie
Dino De Laurentiis: The Last Movie Mogul
as Self
Movie - Released: 4/1/2001
Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World
Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/19/2001
Contender: Mastering the Method
Contender: Mastering the Method
as Self
Movie - Released: 10/23/2001
A Month of Sundays
A Month of Sundays
as Charley McCabe
Movie - Released: 9/17/2001

2000

Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone
Once Upon a Time: Sergio Leone
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/2000
Animated Epics: Moby Dick
Animated Epics: Moby Dick
as Ahab (voice)
Movie - Released: 1/1/2000
Body and Soul
Body and Soul
as Johnny Ticotin
Movie - Released: 9/1/2000
The Last Producer
The Last Producer
as Sheri Ganse
Movie - Released: 8/22/2000
The Unforgettable Diana Dors
The Unforgettable Diana Dors
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/13/2000

1999

Crazy in Alabama
Crazy in Alabama
as Judge Louis Mead
Movie - Released: 10/22/1999
End of Days
End of Days
as Father Kovak
Movie - Released: 11/24/1999
The Hurricane
The Hurricane
as Judge Sarokin
Movie - Released: 9/17/1999
Cypress Edge
Cypress Edge
as Woodrow McCammon
Movie - Released: 1/1/1999
Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season
Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season
as Doc Wallace
Movie - Released: 7/2/1999

1998

Modern Vampires
Modern Vampires
as Dr. Frederick Van Helsing
Movie - Released: 10/19/1998
Legacy
Legacy
as Sadler
Movie - Released: 10/9/1998
Kingdom of Shadows
Kingdom of Shadows
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/1/1998
Animals with the Tollkeeper
Animals with the Tollkeeper
as Fontina
Movie - Released: 1/6/1998
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/19/1998
TV
The Heaven and Earth Show
TV - Released: 9/6/1998
Hollywood Squares
Hollywood Squares
TV - Released: 9/14/1998

1997

Truth or Consequences, N.M.
Truth or Consequences, N.M.
as Tony Vago
Movie - Released: 5/2/1997
Incognito
Incognito
as Milton A. Donovan
Movie - Released: 11/14/1997
The Kid
The Kid
as Harry Sloan
Movie - Released: 1/1/1997
TV
Breakout
as Narrator
TV - Released: 1/3/1997
Scene by Scene
Scene by Scene
as Self
TV - Released: 5/10/1997

1996

Mars Attacks!
Mars Attacks!
as General Decker
Movie - Released: 12/13/1996
Carpool
Carpool
as Mr. Hammerman
Movie - Released: 8/23/1996
Shiloh
Shiloh
as Doc Wallace
Movie - Released: 11/30/1996
Little Surprises
Little Surprises
Movie - Released: 10/1/1996
The Real Thing
The Real Thing
as Victor
Movie - Released: 1/1/1996
Dalva
Dalva
as John Wesley Northridge II
Movie - Released: 3/3/1996
EZ Streets
EZ Streets
TV - Released: 10/27/1996

1995

OP Center
OP Center
as Boroda
Movie - Released: 2/26/1995
In Pursuit of Honor
In Pursuit of Honor
as Col. Owen Stuart
Movie - Released: 3/18/1995
Captain Nuke and the Bomber Boys
Captain Nuke and the Bomber Boys
as The President
Movie - Released: 11/7/1995
Forbidden City: The Great Within
Forbidden City: The Great Within
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 10/2/1995
Out There
Out There
as Col. Buck Gunner
Movie - Released: 11/19/1995
James Dean and Me
James Dean and Me
as Self (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 1/1/1995
Seven Sundays
Seven Sundays
as Benjamin
Movie - Released: 1/11/1995
Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story
Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger Story
as Anthony Comstock
Movie - Released: 3/8/1995
James Dean: A Portrait
James Dean: A Portrait
as Self
Movie - Released: 9/30/1995
OP Center
OP Center
as Boroda
TV - Released: 2/26/1995

1994

The Specialist
The Specialist
as Joe Leon
Movie - Released: 10/7/1994
The Last Tattoo
The Last Tattoo
as General Frank W. Zane
Movie - Released: 7/1/1994
The Critic
The Critic
as Rod Steiger (voice)
TV - Released: 1/26/1994

1993

The Neighbor
The Neighbor
as Dr. Myron Hatch
Movie - Released: 11/3/1993
The Final Contract
The Final Contract
as Frank Argento
Movie - Released: 2/7/1993
From Hollywood to Hanoi
From Hollywood to Hanoi
as Self
Movie - Released: 7/21/1993
Tales of the City
Tales of the City
as Bookshop Owner
TV - Released: 9/28/1993

1992

The Player
The Player
as Rod Steiger
Movie - Released: 5/8/1992
Earth and the American Dream
Earth and the American Dream
as Reader (voice)
Movie - Released: 10/1/1992
Movie
Lincoln
as Gen. Ulysses S. Grant (voice)
Movie - Released: 12/26/1992
Sinatra
Sinatra
as Salvatore 'Sam' 'Momo' Giancana
TV - Released: 11/8/1992

1991

Guilty As Charged
Guilty As Charged
as Kallin
Movie - Released: 4/19/1991
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe
as Rev. Willin
Movie - Released: 3/28/1991
In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas
In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas
as Gordon Kahl
Movie - Released: 5/12/1991
The Commish
The Commish
TV - Released: 9/28/1991

1990

Men Of Respect
Men Of Respect
as Charlie D'Amico
Movie - Released: 10/1/1990

1989

The January Man
The January Man
as Mayor Eamon Flynn
Movie - Released: 1/13/1989
That Summer of White Roses
That Summer of White Roses
as Martin
Movie - Released: 1/1/1989
Tennessee Nights
Tennessee Nights
as Richter Prescott
Movie - Released: 8/6/1989
Passion and Paradise
Passion and Paradise
as Sir Harry Oakes
Movie - Released: 2/19/1989
The Simpsons
The Simpsons
as Captain Tenille (voice)
TV - Released: 12/17/1989

1988

Hello Actors Studio
Hello Actors Studio
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/9/1988
Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge
Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge
as Silas Slaten
Movie - Released: 5/24/1988

1987

The Kindred
The Kindred
as Dr. Phillip Lloyd
Movie - Released: 1/9/1987
American Gothic
American Gothic
as Pa
Movie - Released: 8/17/1987
Catch the Heat
Catch the Heat
as Jason Hannibal
Movie - Released: 10/1/1987

1986

Sword of Gideon
Sword of Gideon
as Mordechai Samuels
Movie - Released: 9/1/1986

1985

Hollywood Wives
Hollywood Wives
as Oliver Easterne
TV - Released: 2/17/1985

1984

The Naked Face
The Naked Face
as Lieutenant McGreary
Movie - Released: 6/1/1984
The Glory Boys
The Glory Boys
as Professor David Sokarev
TV - Released: 10/1/1984
The Magic Mountain
The Magic Mountain
as Mynheer Peperkorn
TV - Released: 4/15/1984

1983

Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole
Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole
as Robert E. Peary
Movie - Released: 12/13/1983
James Bond: The First 21 Years
James Bond: The First 21 Years
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/27/1983

1982

The Magic Mountain
The Magic Mountain
as Mynher Peperkorn
Movie - Released: 2/25/1982
I Love Liberty
I Love Liberty
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/21/1982
The Lucky Star
The Lucky Star
as Colonel Gluck
Movie - Released: 5/28/1982

1981

The Chosen
The Chosen
as Reb Saunders
Movie - Released: 8/20/1981
Lion of the Desert
Lion of the Desert
as Benito Mussolini
Movie - Released: 4/17/1981
Cattle Annie and Little Britches
Cattle Annie and Little Britches
as Tilghman
Movie - Released: 4/24/1981

1980

Klondike Fever
Klondike Fever
as Soapy Smith
Movie - Released: 1/12/1980
Wolf Lake
Wolf Lake
as Charlie
Movie - Released: 2/8/1980

1979

Breakthrough
Breakthrough
as General Webster
Movie - Released: 3/1/1979
The Amityville Horror
The Amityville Horror
as Father Delaney
Movie - Released: 7/27/1979
Love and Bullets
Love and Bullets
as Joe Bomposa
Movie - Released: 4/5/1979
Portrait of a Hitman
Portrait of a Hitman
as Max Androtti
Movie - Released: 5/11/1979

1978

F.I.S.T.
F.I.S.T.
as Sen. Andrew Madison
Movie - Released: 4/26/1978

1977

Jesus of Nazareth
Jesus of Nazareth
as Pontius Pilate
TV - Released: 3/27/1977

1976

W.C. Fields and Me
W.C. Fields and Me
as W. C. Fields
Movie - Released: 3/31/1976

1975

Innocents with Dirty Hands
Innocents with Dirty Hands
as Louis Wormser
Movie - Released: 3/26/1975
Hennessy
Hennessy
as Niall Hennessy
Movie - Released: 12/31/1975

1974

The Last Four Days
The Last Four Days
as Mussolini
Movie - Released: 3/27/1974

1973

Lucky Luciano
Lucky Luciano
as Gene Giannini
Movie - Released: 10/19/1973
Lolly-Madonna XXX
Lolly-Madonna XXX
as Laban Feather
Movie - Released: 2/21/1973
The Heroes
The Heroes
as Guenther von Lutz
Movie - Released: 2/23/1973
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
The American Film Institute Salute to ...
as Self
TV - Released: 4/2/1973

1971

Duck, You Sucker
Duck, You Sucker
as Juan Miranda
Movie - Released: 10/29/1971
Happy Birthday, Wanda June
Happy Birthday, Wanda June
as Harold Ryan
Movie - Released: 12/9/1971
Columbo
Columbo
as Vincenzo Fortelli
TV - Released: 9/15/1971

1970

Waterloo
Waterloo
as Napoleon Bonaparte
Movie - Released: 10/26/1970
The Distant Drummer: Bridge from No Place
The Distant Drummer: Bridge from No Place
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 1/23/1970

1969

The Illustrated Man
The Illustrated Man
as Carl
Movie - Released: 3/26/1969
3 Into 2 Won't Go
3 Into 2 Won't Go
as Steve Howard
Movie - Released: 7/2/1969
Tattooed Steiger
Tattooed Steiger
as Himself
Movie - Released: 1/1/1969

1968

No Way to Treat a Lady
No Way to Treat a Lady
as Christopher Gill
Movie - Released: 3/20/1968
The Sergeant
The Sergeant
as MSgt. Albert Callan
Movie - Released: 12/20/1968

1967

In the Heat of the Night
In the Heat of the Night
as Police Chief Bill Gillespie
Movie - Released: 8/2/1967
The Girl and the General
The Girl and the General
as der General
Movie - Released: 9/30/1967

1965

Doctor Zhivago
Doctor Zhivago
as Viktor Komarovsky
Movie - Released: 12/22/1965
The Pawnbroker
The Pawnbroker
as Sol Nazerman
Movie - Released: 4/20/1965
The Loved One
The Loved One
as Mr. Joyboy
Movie - Released: 10/11/1965
A Man Named John
A Man Named John
as The Intermediary
Movie - Released: 11/19/1965
BBC Play of the Month
BBC Play of the Month
as Willy Loman
TV - Released: 10/19/1965

1964

MGM 40th Anniversary
MGM 40th Anniversary
Movie - Released: 4/1/1964
Time of Indifference
Time of Indifference
as Leo
Movie - Released: 9/24/1964

1963

Hands Over the City
Hands Over the City
as Edoardo Nottola
Movie - Released: 10/11/1963
TV
Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler Theatre
TV - Released: 10/4/1963

1962

The Longest Day
The Longest Day
as Destroyer Commander
Movie - Released: 9/25/1962
13 West Street
13 West Street
as Detective Sergeant Koleski
Movie - Released: 2/23/1962
Convicts 4
Convicts 4
as Tiptoes
Movie - Released: 9/15/1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as Self
TV - Released: 10/1/1962

1961

The Mark
The Mark
as Doctor McNally
Movie - Released: 1/26/1961
On Friday at Eleven
On Friday at Eleven
as Frank Morgan
Movie - Released: 2/16/1961
Ben Casey
Ben Casey
TV - Released: 10/2/1961
The Mike Douglas Show
The Mike Douglas Show
as Self
TV - Released: 12/11/1961

1960

Seven Thieves
Seven Thieves
as Paul Mason
Movie - Released: 3/11/1960
Route 66
Route 66
TV - Released: 10/7/1960

1959

Al Capone
Al Capone
as Al Capone
Movie - Released: 3/25/1959

1958

A Town Has Turned to Dust
A Town Has Turned to Dust
as Harvey Denton
Movie - Released: 6/19/1958
Cry Terror!
Cry Terror!
as Paul Hoplin
Movie - Released: 5/2/1958

1957

The Unholy Wife
The Unholy Wife
as Paul Hochen
Movie - Released: 6/24/1957
Run of the Arrow
Run of the Arrow
as Pvt. O'Meara
Movie - Released: 9/5/1957
Across the Bridge
Across the Bridge
as Carl Schaffner
Movie - Released: 8/20/1957
TV
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
as Self
TV - Released: 7/29/1957
Suspicion
Suspicion
as Frank Marre
TV - Released: 9/30/1957

1956

The Harder They Fall
The Harder They Fall
as Nick Benko
Movie - Released: 5/8/1956
Jubal
Jubal
as Pinky
Movie - Released: 2/25/1956
Back from Eternity
Back from Eternity
as Vasquel
Movie - Released: 9/7/1956

1955

Oklahoma!
Oklahoma!
as Jud Fry
Movie - Released: 10/10/1955
The Big Knife
The Big Knife
as Stanley Shriner Hoff
Movie - Released: 10/25/1955
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
as Maj. Allan Guillion
Movie - Released: 12/31/1955
Screen Director's Playhouse
Screen Director's Playhouse
as Visitor
TV - Released: 10/5/1955

1954

On the Waterfront
On the Waterfront
as Charley Malloy
Movie - Released: 6/22/1954

1953

Marty
Marty
as Marty Pilletti
Movie - Released: 5/24/1953
The Evil Within
The Evil Within
as Peter
Movie - Released: 5/1/1953
General Electric Theater
General Electric Theater
as Bruno Holder
TV - Released: 2/1/1953
The Oscars
The Oscars
as Self
TV - Released: 3/19/1953

1951

Teresa
Teresa
as Frank
Movie - Released: 4/5/1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Charles Steinmetz
TV - Released: 10/5/1951
Tales of Tomorrow
Tales of Tomorrow
TV - Released: 8/3/1951
TV
Out There
TV - Released: 10/28/1951
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
as Hume Searcy
TV - Released: 10/5/1951

1950

TV
Lux Video Theatre
as Victor Honegger
TV - Released: 10/2/1950

1949

Suspense
Suspense
as Leo Whaley
TV - Released: 1/6/1949
Suspense
Suspense
TV - Released: 1/6/1949

1948

The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse
TV - Released: 10/3/1948
The Philco Television Playhouse
The Philco Television Playhouse
as Marty Pilletti
TV - Released: 10/3/1948
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self
TV - Released: 6/20/1948