An Academy®
Award winner for 1967's, In the Heat of the Night, Rod Steiger
appeared in several memorable Westerns throughout his career including
Rogers and Hammersteins' Oklahoma!, Jubal (with Glenn Ford),
Run of the Arrow, Duck You Sucker! (with James Coburn) and
A Fistful of Dynamite. Steiger's best performances often echoed the
contemporary Big City, co-starring Marlon Brando in On the
Waterfront, stunning audiences as The Pawnbroker and appearing
with Sylvester Stallone in The Specialist. In all, Mr. Steiger
appeared in over 100 feature films with roles as diverse as Al Capone,
Benito Mussolini, Pontius Pilate, and as the title character in the original
television broadcast of Marty. Suffering pneumonia and kidney
failure, Mr. Steiger passed away on July 9, 2002. |