Guide Note

Academy Award-winning actor Rod Steiger starred in such movie classics as On the Waterfront, Doctor Zhivago, Oklahoma! and The Amityville Horror.

Fast Facts

Born: April 14, 1925
Where: Westhampton, New York
Died: July 9, 2002
Wife at time of death: Joan Benedict
Married: 5 times
1942 - 1945: Served in U.S. Navy
Academy Award nominations: Three
Academy Award win: One (In the Heat of the Night)
Breakthrough film: On the Waterfront
Suffered from depression for years

Career

Rod Steiger had built up significant credits before his breakthrough role as Charley in 1954's On the Waterfront, and despite health and depression issues throughout his life, he never stopped working. Often cast in brutish roles such as Jud Fry in Oklahoma! or Al Capone in the movie of the same name during his early career, Steiger demonstrated broader range in the 1964 film The Pawnbroker, in which he played a Holocaust survivor, and in 1965's Doctor Zhivago. It was 1967's In the Heat of the Night which would bring him his sole Academy Award. Though he spent the early 1970s playing leaders like Napoleon Bonaparte and Benito Mussolini, he once again achieved notice at the end of the decade playing a priest in The Amityville Horror. He made a nod to his earlier typecasting in science fiction comedy Mars Attacks! in 1996.

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Rod Steiger

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TIME: No Way to Treat a Lady (March 29, 1968)
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BBC News: Obituary: Rod Steiger (July 9, 2002)

Rod Steiger News and Articles

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Telegraph: It's a very small world for fans of Rod Steiger (September 7, 2002)
BBC NEWS: Obituary: Rod Steiger (July 9, 2002)
TheStar.com: "Oscar Winning Actor Rod Steiger Dead at 77" (July 24, 2002)

Rod Steiger Photos

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Rod Steiger Videos

YouTube: Rod Steiger in Waterloo (Time: 4:12)
YouTube: Rod Steiger in Dr. Zhivago (Time: 5:42)
YouTube: Rod Steiger Interview from On the Waterfront (Time: 1:18)
YouTube: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 Part Interview with Rod Steiger on Merv Griffin Show (1979)
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Rod Steiger Gossip and Blogs

Filmfanatic.org: Blog Archive On the Waterfront (March 30,2007)
Austin360.com: Rod Steiger Blog Post (July 06, 2007)
MediaCommons: "What Can Horace Newcomb Teach Us About in Media?" (April 8th, 2007)
IMDb: Rod Steiger Message Board

Rod Steiger Biographies and Profiles

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Rod Steiger Timeline

Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
April 14, 1925: born
1950: Danger: Taste of Ashes
1954: On the Waterfront
1955: Oklahoma!
1959: Al Capone
1962: The Longest Day
1967: In the Heat of the Night
1968: Wins Academy Award for In the Heat of the Night
1979: The Amityville Horror
1985: Hollywood Wives
1992: Sinatra
1994: The Specialist
1996: Mars Attacks!
2001: The Hollywood Sign
July 9, 2002: dies

Rod Steiger DVDs and Merchandise

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