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Rod Steiger

1925 - 2002

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Rodney Stephen Steiger ( STY-gər; April 14, 1925 – July 9, 2002) 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. 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. Steiger was born in Westhampton, New York, the son of a vaudevillian. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rod Steiger is the 365th most popular actor (up from 504th in 2019), the 782nd most popular biography from United States (up from 927th in 2019) and the 191st most popular American Actor.

Rod Steiger is most famous for his role in the 1967 film, In the Heat of the Night.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Rod Steiger ranks 365 out of 13,578. Before him are Joanne Woodward, Mila Kunis, Michèle Mercier, Carrie Fisher, Carmen Amaya, and Lída Baarová. After him are Salma Hayek, Bolo Yeung, Giancarlo Giannini, James Woods, Mads Mikkelsen, and John Cleese.

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Among people born in 1925, Rod Steiger ranks 43. Before him are Angela Lansbury, Nílton Santos, Oona O'Neill, Peter Brook, Bert Hellinger, and Ernst Happel. After him are Jacques Delors, Gabriele Amorth, Roy J. Glauber, Luciano Berio, Dick Van Dyke, and Anastasio Somoza Debayle. Among people deceased in 2002, Rod Steiger ranks 24. Before him are Chuck Jones, Camilo José Cela, James Coburn, B. D. Jatti, Fritz Walter, and Ivan Illich. After him are Linda Lovelace, Alexander Prokhorov, Max Perutz, Victor Weisskopf, Nándor Hidegkuti, and Valeriy Lobanovskyi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Rod Steiger ranks 782 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert W. Holley (1922), Carrie Fisher (1956), Barbara Liskov (1939), Michael DeBakey (1908), Albert Ellis (1913), and Kateri Tekakwitha (1656). After him are Howard Hawks (1896), James Ivory (1928), Keith Jarrett (1945), Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (1841), William Alfred Fowler (1911), and Edgar Cayce (1877).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Rod Steiger ranks 191. Before him are John Cazale (1935), Jeff Goldblum (1952), Natalie Wood (1938), Christopher Lambert (1957), Joanne Woodward (1930), and Carrie Fisher (1956). After him are James Woods (1947), Larry Hagman (1931), George Peppard (1928), William Sadler (1950), Stephen Collins (1947), and Telly Savalas (1922).

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