Birthname: Rodney Stephen Steiger
| Sign | Aries |
| Born | Apr 14, 1925 Westhampton, NY |
| Died | Jul 9, 2002 Los Angeles, CA |
| Age | Died at 77 |
| Final Resting PlaceForest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) | |
Rod Steiger | |
| Job | Actor |
| Years active | 1950-2002 |
| Top Roles | Maj. Allan Guillion, Sol Nazerman, Destroyer Commander, Jud Fry, Mr. Joyboy |
| Top Genres | Drama, Crime, Film Noir, Film Adaptation, Thriller/Suspense, Comedy |
| Top Topics | Book-Based, Period Piece, Aviation |
| Top Collaborators | Norman Jewison (Director), Mark Robson (Director), Stuart Whitman, Beulah Bondi |
| Shares birthday with | John Gielgud, Julie Christie, Shani Wallis see more.. |
Rod Steiger Overview:
Actor, Rod Steiger, was born Rodney Stephen Steiger on Apr 14, 1925 in Westhampton, NY. Steiger died at the age of 77 on Jul 9, 2002 in Los Angeles, CA and was laid to rest in Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) Cemetery in Los Angeles, CA.
HONORS and AWARDS:
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Rod Steiger was nominated for three Academy Awards, winning one for Best Actor for In the Heat of the Night (as Police Chief Bill Gillespie) in 1967.
Academy Awards
| Year | Award | Film name | Role | Result |
| 1954 | Best Supporting Actor | On the Waterfront (1954) | Charles Malloy | Nominated |
| 1965 | Best Actor | The Pawnbroker (1965) | Sol Nazerman | Nominated |
| 1967 | Best Actor | In the Heat of the Night (1967) | Police Chief Bill Gillespie | Won |
He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures.
Rod Steiger BlogHub Articles:
Blu-ray Review: Rod Steiger and Claire Bloom in The Illustrated Man (1969)
By KC on Oct 25, 2017 From Classic MoviesThe Illustrated Man (1960) is trilogy of terror-tinged sci-fi tales drawn from Ray Bradbury’s eighteen story anthology of the same name. Rod Steiger stars as the titular tattooed drifter in a framing story with Robert Drivas and then-wife Claire Bloom, and in various roles in the stories which... Read full article
Seven Thieves (1960) with Edward G. Robinson and Rod Steiger
By Orson De Welles on Jul 9, 2015 From Classic Film FreakShare This! If you go to the IMDB page for the 1960 film Seven Thieves, you won?t see much in terms of commentary and reviews. There are less than twenty user review and only a few external reviews. So what gives? Is this schlock to be avoided? The answer- and those of you familiar with the film wil... Read full article
Seven Thieves (1960) with Edward G. Robinson and Rod Steiger
By Orson De Welles on Jul 9, 2015 From Classic Film FreakShare This! If you go to the IMDB page for the 1960 film Seven Thieves, you won?t see much in terms of commentary and reviews. There are less than twenty user review and only a few external reviews. So what gives? Is this schlock to be avoided? The answer- and those of you familiar with the film wil... Read full article
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Rod Steiger Quotes:
[speaking to Willie]
Carl: That's how you handle little things, see. You just yell at 'em and they just shut up like a clam. And that puts 'em in their proper place. Man I don't like little things. I don't like - bugs, and frogs, and spiders, and creepy crawly things that *zing* out at 'cha and bite 'cha when you're not lookin'. You know what a tick looks like?
Willie: Well, sure I seen ticks.
Carl: Yeah, well they're the worst because they find ya no matter where ya are, and they creep up ya and they suck your blood, see? Ooh they stink, those rotten things.
Gillespie: [on telephone to Tibbs' chief] I do want to thank you for offering such a powerful piece of manpower as Virgil Tibbs.
Carl: Let me tell you... don't you look at those illustrations too long, because they'll come alive and they'll tell you stories.
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