Deceased

How Did Rod Steiger Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 77

Also known asРод Стайгер, Rodney Stephen Steiger, راد استایگرGenderMaleNationalityUnited StatesBorn14/04/1925Born inWesthampton, New York, USADied09/07/2002Died inLos AngelesCausepneumoniaWikidataQ273215 ↗Buried atForest Lawn Memorial ParkTMDb#522 ↗

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.

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Filmography105 titles

Importing filmography…

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2017	I Am Not Your NegroMovie	Self	92
2004	Hollywood LegendenMovie	Self	79
2004	Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the HolocaustMovie	Self	79
2002	Poolhall JunkiesMovie	Nick	77
2002	The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel FullerMovie	Pvt. O'Meara (archive footage)	77
2002	The Hollywood SignMovie	Floyd Benson	77
2000	Once Upon a Time: Sergio LeoneMovie	Self	75
2000	The Last ProducerMovie	Sheri Ganse	75
1999	End of DaysMovie	Father Kovak	74
1999	Crazy in AlabamaMovie	Judge Louis Mead	74
1999	The HurricaneMovie	Judge Sarokin	74
1999	Cypress EdgeMovie	Woodrow McCammon	74
1998	Hollywood SquaresSeries	Self - Panelist	73
1998	The Heaven and Earth ShowSeries	—	73
1998	Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen'sMovie	Self	73
1998	LegacyMovie	Sadler	73
1997	IncognitoMovie	Milton A. Donovan	72
1997	HARDtalkSeries	—	72
1996	Mars Attacks!Movie	General Decker	71
1996	ShilohMovie	Doc Wallace	71
1996	EZ StreetsSeries	—	71
1996	CarpoolMovie	Mr. Hammerman	71
1995	Choices of the Heart: The Margaret Sanger StoryMovie	Anthony Comstock	70
1995	OP CenterMovie	Boroda	70
1995	Out ThereMovie	Col. Buck Gunner	70
1995	James Dean and MeMovie	Self (uncredited)	70
1995	Captain Nuke and the Bomber BoysMovie	The President	70
1995	James Dean: A PortraitMovie	Self	70
1994	The SpecialistMovie	Joe Leon	69
1994	The CriticSeries	Rod Steiger (voice)	69
1993	Tales of the CitySeries	Bookshop Owner	68
1993	The Final ContractMovie	Frank Argento	68
1993	From Hollywood to HanoiMovie	Self	68
1992	The PlayerMovie	Rod Steiger	67
1992	LincolnMovie	Gen. Ulysses S. Grant (voice)	67
1992	Earth and the American DreamMovie	Reader (voice)	67
1991	The CommishSeries	—	66
1991	Guilty As ChargedMovie	Kallin	66
1990	Men Of RespectMovie	Charlie D'Amico	65
1989	The SimpsonsSeries	Captain Tenille (voice)	64
1989	The January ManMovie	Mayor Eamon Flynn	64
1989	That Summer of White RosesMovie	Martin	64
1988	Hello Actors StudioMovie	Self	63
1987	American GothicMovie	Pa	62
1987	Catch the HeatMovie	Jason Hannibal	62
1985	Hollywood WivesSeries	Oliver Easterne	60
1985	TelevisionSeries	—	60
1984	The Naked FaceMovie	Lieutenant McGreary	59
1983	James Bond: The First 21 YearsMovie	Self	58
1982	I Love LibertyMovie	Self	57
1982	The Magic MountainMovie	Mynher Peperkorn	57
1981	Lion of the DesertMovie	Benito Mussolini	56
1981	The ChosenMovie	Reb Saunders	56
1981	Cattle Annie and Little BritchesMovie	Tilghman	56
1979	The Amityville HorrorMovie	Father Delaney	54
1979	Love and BulletsMovie	Joe Bomposa	54
1979	BreakthroughMovie	General Webster	54
1978	F.I.S.T.Movie	Sen. Andrew Madison	53
1977	Jesus of NazarethSeries	Pontius Pilate	52
1975	People's Choice AwardsSeries	Self	50
1975	HennessyMovie	Niall Hennessy	50
1974	The Last Four DaysMovie	Mussolini	49
1973	Lucky LucianoMovie	Gene Giannini	48
1973	The American Film Institute Salute to ...Series	Self	48
1971	ColumboSeries	Vincenzo Fortelli	46
1971	Duck, You SuckerMovie	Juan Miranda	46
1971	Film '72Series	Self	46
1969	The Illustrated ManMovie	Carl	44
1969	3 Into 2 Won't GoMovie	Steve Howard	44
1968	No Way to Treat a LadyMovie	Christopher Gill	43
1967	OmnibusSeries	—	42
1967	In the Heat of the NightMovie	Police Chief Bill Gillespie	42
1965	BBC Play of the MonthSeries	Willy Loman	40
1965	The Loved OneMovie	Mr. Joyboy	40
1965	Doctor ZhivagoMovie	Viktor Komarovsky	40
1964	Time of IndifferenceMovie	Leo	39
1963	Bob Hope Presents the Chrysler TheatreSeries	—	38
1962	The Longest DayMovie	Destroyer Commander	37
1962	13 West StreetMovie	Detective Sergeant Koleski	37
1961	Ben CaseySeries	—	36
1961	The Mike Douglas ShowSeries	Self	36
1960	Sunday-Night PlaySeries	Sherriff Harvey Denton	35
1960	Seven ThievesMovie	Paul Mason	35
1960	Route 66Series	—	35
1959	Al CaponeMovie	Al Capone	34
1958	Cry Terror!Movie	Paul Hoplin	33
1957	SuspicionSeries	Frank Marre	32
1957	Run of the ArrowMovie	Pvt. O'Meara	32
1957	Tonight Starring Jack PaarSeries	Self	32
1956	The Harder They FallMovie	Nick Benko	31
1956	JubalMovie	Pinky	31
1956	Back from EternityMovie	Vasquel	31
1955	The Big KnifeMovie	Stanley Shriner Hoff	30
1955	Oklahoma!Movie	Jud Fry	30
1955	The Court-Martial of Billy MitchellMovie	Maj. Allan Guillion	30
1954	On the WaterfrontMovie	Charley Malloy	29
1953	General Electric TheaterSeries	Bruno Holder	28
1953	The OscarsSeries	Self	28
1953	MartyMovie	Marty Pilletti	28
1951	Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSeries	Charles Steinmetz	26
1951	Tales of TomorrowSeries	—	26
1950	Lux Video TheatreSeries	Victor Honegger	25
1949	SuspenseSeries	—	24
1948	The Philco Television PlayhouseSeries	—	23
1948	The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries	Self	23