Rod Steiger Movie Rankings
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Rod Steiger scores a combined 3.5998 out of 4 stars for On the Waterfront
3.5998
Terry has been a witness and participant in the murder of dockworker, Joey. Terry's conscience begins to get the best of him when he starts falling for Joey's sister. Soon Terry will have to stand up against some of the most powerful men in New Jersey. ... more about On the Waterfront
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Rod Steiger scores a combined 3.2645 out of 4 stars for Player
3.2645
A studio executive, Griffin Mill (Tim Robbins), is the person able to make films possible by reviewing pitches that are presented to him. When he rejects a writer’s work, the writer is upset and sends threatening postcards to Griffin. ... more about Player
DVD from $3.00 
(7 sellers)
3
Rod Steiger scores a combined 3.1542 out of 4 stars for In the Heat of the Night
3.1542
After a wealthy northern factory owner is murdered, racist Mississippi cops accuse African American Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier) of the crime. Once they learn that he is a renowned Philadelphia homicide detective, they reluctantly seek his help. ... more about In the Heat of the Night
Actor Awards
Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Leading Role
BAFTA Awards - Best Foreign Actor
Golden Globes, USA - Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama
Kansas City Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Actor
National Society of Film Critics Awards, USA - Best Actor
New York Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Actor
DVD from $4.10 
(3 sellers)
4
Rod Steiger scores a combined 3.0148 out of 4 stars for Hurricane
3.0148
In 1966, a promising middleweight boxer, Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, was wrongfully accused of murdering three men in New Jersey. Sentenced to three life terms Carter wrote a book about his life and incarceration. In 1985, after strong support from activists, Carter's conviction was overturned. ... more about Hurricane
DVD from $3.00 
(7 sellers)
5
Rod Steiger scores a combined 2.9916 out of 4 stars for Doctor Zhivago
2.9916
David Lean's DOCTOR ZHIVAGO is an exploration of the Russian Revolution as seen from the point of view of the intellectual, introspective title character (Omar Sharif). As the political landscape... ... more about Doctor Zhivago
DVD from $9.99 
(0 sellers)
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Rod Steiger scores a combined 2.9134 out of 4 stars for Longest Day
2.9134
Tells the story of the D-Day invasion of Normandy in WWII. There are dozens of characters, some seen only briefly, who together weave the story of five separate invasion points that made up the operation. ... more about Longest Day
DVD from $7.26 
(6 sellers)
7
Rod Steiger scores a combined 2.8996 out of 4 stars for Oklahoma!
2.8996
Laurey must choose between two men vying for her attention. When Curly saves Laurey from Jud's aggressive advances, she knows Curly is the man for her. On the eve of their wedding Jud is killed in a knife fight and Curly is blamed for the accident. ... more about Oklahoma!
DVD from $11.95 
(6 sellers)
8
Rod Steiger scores a combined 2.8911 out of 4 stars for Pawnbroker
2.8911
This was one of the first film's to deal with the affects of Nazi Germany's concentration camps on their survivors. Sol Nazerman, operator of a Pawn Shop, and a concentration camp survivor faces a horrid internal conflict. ... more about Pawnbroker
Actor Awards
Academy Awards, USA - Best Actor in a Leading Role
BAFTA Awards - Best Foreign Actor
Berlin International Film Festival - Best Actor
Golden Globes, USA - Best Motion Picture Actor - Drama
DVD from $6.99 
(4 sellers)
9
Rod Steiger scores a combined 2.8569 out of 4 stars for Loved One
2.8569
Newly arrived in Hollywood from England, Dennis Barlow finds he has to arrange his uncle's interment at the highly-organised and very profitable Whispering Glades funeral parlour. His fancy is caught by one of their cosmeticians, Aimee Thanatogenos. ... more about Loved One
DVD from $5.98 
(6 sellers)
10
Rod Steiger scores a combined 2.8465 out of 4 stars for Mars Attacks!
2.8465
The Martians decide to attack our planet and devastate everything. ... more about Mars Attacks!
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(6 sellers)
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Rod Steiger scores a combined 2.8030 out of 4 stars for Harder They Fall
2.8030
Jobless sportswriter Eddie Willis is hired by corrupt fight promoter Nick Benko to promote his current protege, an unknown Argentinian named Toro Moreno. Although Moreno is a hulking giant, he possesses a powder-puff punch and a glass jaw. ... more about Harder They Fall
DVD from $32.99 
(1 sellers)
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Rod Steiger scores a combined 2.7912 out of 4 stars for No Way to Treat a Lady
2.7912
Rod Steiger plays Christopher Gill, a theater manager and serial killer of various women in New York City who plays taunting mind games with Moe Brommel, a dogged police detective on his trail who's always one step behind him, while Gill begins stalking ... more about No Way to Treat a Lady
DVD from $4.75 
(5 sellers)
13
Rod Steiger scores a combined 2.7428 out of 4 stars for Amityville Horror
2.7428
Based on a true story that was claimed by writer Jay Anson, The Amityville Horror is about a large house on the coast of Long Island where newly weds George and Kathy Lutz and their three children move into the house that they hope will be their dream ... more about Amityville Horror
DVD from $1.59 
(9 sellers)
14
Rod Steiger scores a combined 2.6570 out of 4 stars for Fistful of Dynamite
2.6570
In Mexico at the time of the Revolution, Juan, the leader of a bandit family, meets John Mallory, an IRA explosives expert on the run from the British. ... more about Fistful of Dynamite
Not Available on DVD
15
Rod Steiger scores a combined 2.5806 out of 4 stars for Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
2.5806
The true story of General Billy Mitchell, a pioneering crusader for the Army's fledgling air corp. ... more about Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
DVD from $6.99 
(4 sellers)
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Rod Steiger scores a combined 2.5762 out of 4 stars for Shiloh
2.5762
An abused beagle runs away from his owner. On the road, he meets young Marty Preston and follows him home. The boy immediately forms a bond with the dog and names him Shiloh. ... more about Shiloh
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Rod Steiger scores a combined 2.5277 out of 4 stars for Crazy in Alabama
2.5277
A backwoods Alabama boy named Peejoe -short for Peter Joseph- gets a quick education in grown-up matters like freedom in 1965. ... more about Crazy in Alabama
DVD from $2.12 
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Rod Steiger scores a combined 2.4656 out of 4 stars for End of Days
2.4656
In 1979, an innocent newborn girl is secretly patronized by Satanists. Twenty years later, she has developed into a young woman, who is haunted by dreams about one strange man. ... more about End of Days
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Rod Steiger scores a combined 2.4392 out of 4 stars for Illustrated Man
2.4392
A man, whose body is almost completely covered in tattoos, is looking for the woman who drew all the intricate designs on him. Each tattoo hides a futuristic story, which you experience when you stare at it. ... more about Illustrated Man
DVD from $5.79 
(6 sellers)
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Rod Steiger scores a combined 2.4322 out of 4 stars for Back from Eternity
2.4322
A South American plane loaded with an assortment of characters crash lands in a remote jungle area in the middle of a storm. The passengers then discover they are in an area inhabited by vicious cannibals and must escape before they are found. ... more about Back from Eternity
Not Available on DVD
21
Rod Steiger scores a combined 2.4015 out of 4 stars for Mark
2.4015
This is the story of a 33 year old man, Jim Fuller, released from prison after serving a three year term for intent to commit child molestation. Fuller is assisted by the prison psychiatrist in obtaining a position. ... more about Mark
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Rod Steiger scores a combined 2.3869 out of 4 stars for Poolhall Junkies
2.3869
Obsessed by the world of pool, Johnny (Mars Callahan) could be one of the best. But his mentor and "trainer" Joe (Chazz Palminteri), a shady hustler who decides how and who Johnny plays, is holding him back from his dream. ... more about Poolhall Junkies
DVD from $2.87 
(6 sellers)
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Rod Steiger scores a combined 2.3550 out of 4 stars for Big Knife
2.3550
Charles Castle is a Hollywood actor whose career needs to rebound after several flops. When he sees his marriage and career crumbling before him, it's all he can do to keep his spirits up and his wits about him. ... more about Big Knife
DVD from $3.58 
(6 sellers)
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Rod Steiger scores a combined 2.2762 out of 4 stars for Innocents with Dirty Hands
2.2762
Saint Tropez, 1975. Julie Wormser and her lover, writer and neighbour Jeff Marle, plan the assassination of her wealthy husband Louis, an impotent who drinks a lot. She hits him, and leaves the rest of the task to Jeff. ... more about Innocents with Dirty Hands
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Rod Steiger scores a combined 2.2410 out of 4 stars for Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season
2.2410
After young Marty Peterson rescued Shiloh from his abusive owner, Judd Travers, he thought his troubles were over. But when Judd starts threatening to take "his" dog back, Marty is afraid of losing the best friend he's ever had. ... more about Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season
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Rod Steiger scores a combined 2.2244 out of 4 stars for Truth or Consequences
2.2244
A drug deal goes wrong causing a foursome, led by a lunatic killer, to go on the run. A couple in a recreational vehicle are initially kidnapped, but soon the male hostage is emulating his kidnappers and wants to stay involved in the chase. ... more about Truth or Consequences
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Rod Steiger scores a combined 2.1907 out of 4 stars for Jubal
2.1907
Found injured by rancher Shep Horgan, Jubal Troop is offered a job as cowhand and soon gains Shep's trust. ... more about Jubal
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Rod Steiger scores a combined 2.1351 out of 4 stars for Lion of the Desert
2.1351
This movie is about Omar Mukhtar, a Muslim and Arabian rebellion who fought against the Italian conquering of Libya in WWII. ... more about Lion of the Desert
DVD from $7.34 
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Rod Steiger scores a combined 2.0927 out of 4 stars for January Man
2.0927
Nick and Frank Starkey were both policemen. A scandal forced Nick to leave the force, now a serial killer has driven the police to take him back. ... more about January Man
DVD from $2.35 
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Rod Steiger scores a combined 2.0738 out of 4 stars for Al Capone
2.0738
In this unusually accurate biography, small-time hood Al Capone comes to Chicago at the dawn of Prohibition to be the bodyguard of racketeer Johnny Torrio. Capone's rise in Chicago gangdom is followed through murder, extortion, and political fraud. ... more about Al Capone
Not Available on DVD
32
Rod Steiger scores a combined 1.9634 out of 4 stars for Livers Ain't Cheap
1.9634
Rupert is a small time crook trying to do the right thing. But when his younger brother gets in trouble and needs a new liver, Rupert gets together his old gang and they plan a heist on New Years Eve. ... more about Livers Ain't Cheap
Not Available on DVD
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Rod Steiger scores a combined 1.9573 out of 4 stars for Neighbor
1.9573
A young couple, Mary and John, awaiting a baby is in search for a house when they decide to buy that lovely old villa they found by coincidence. ... more about Neighbor
Not Available on DVD
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Rod Steiger scores a combined 1.9551 out of 4 stars for Run of the Arrow
1.9551
A Rebel vet, O'Meara has refused to surrender when Lee does at Appomatox. O'Meara travels west and after escaping from, he joins the Sioux and takes a wife. ... more about Run of the Arrow
Not Available on DVD
35
Rod Steiger scores a combined 1.9547 out of 4 stars for Chosen
1.9547
Two Jewish teenagers in 1940s New York meet as playground rivals. After accidentally injuring Reuven, Danny calls on him at home to apologize. Their wariness turns to fascination and close friendship as each discovers and admires the other's differences. ... more about Chosen
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Rod Steiger scores a combined 1.8774 out of 4 stars for Cry Terror!
1.8774
Not Available on DVD
37
Rod Steiger scores a combined 1.8556 out of 4 stars for Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
1.8556
In 1995, Chasen's closed its doors after 60 years of serving chili to movie stars and visiting dignitaries, Presidents and the Pope. During its two final weeks, Chasen regulars (actors and producers), staff, and management sat for interviews. ... more about Off the Menu: The Last Days of Chasen's
DVD from $9.99 
(3 sellers)
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Rod Steiger scores a combined 1.8364 out of 4 stars for Ballad of the Sad Cafe
1.8364
A tangled triangle. In the rural South of the early 20th century, Miss Amelia is the town eccentric, selling corn liquor and dispensing medicine. She takes in her half-sister's son, a diminutive crook-back named Lymon. ... more about Ballad of the Sad Cafe
DVD from $8.92 
(2 sellers)
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Rod Steiger scores a combined 1.8165 out of 4 stars for Carpool
1.8165
A man (Paymer) with an important business meeting finds himself having to take care of the carpool for the neighborhood school children when his wife gets sick. ... more about Carpool
DVD from $5.12 
(2 sellers)
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Rod Steiger scores a combined 1.6963 out of 4 stars for Last Tattoo
1.6963
During WW2 small nation of New Zealand is swarmed with U.S. servicemen who mingle with local female population. In such circumstances nurse Kelly Towne has got a difficult task of tracking down venereal diseases. She meets U.S. ... more about Last Tattoo
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Rod Steiger scores a combined 1.6829 out of 4 stars for Specialist
1.6829
Ray Quick is an ex-CIA bomb expert now living as an high-tech outsider somewhere in Miami, Florida. May Munro has heard of his skills and tries over and over to convince Ray to bomb the guys who killed her parents once. Ray begins to overshadow May. ... more about Specialist
Actor Awards
Razzie Awards - Worst Supporting Actor
DVD from $2.08 
(6 sellers)
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Rod Steiger scores a combined 1.6529 out of 4 stars for Incognito
1.6529
Harry Donovan is an art forger who paints fake Rembrandt picture for $500,000. The girl he meets and gets into bed with in Paris, Marieke, turns out to be an arts expert Harry's clients are using to check the counterfeit picture he painted. ... more about Incognito
DVD from $1.96 
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Rod Steiger scores a combined 1.6072 out of 4 stars for Body and Soul
1.6072
Charlie Davis, an ambitious small-town boxer with dreams of making it as a professional, travels to Reno with his unwavering friend Tiny. On his climb to the top, he loses himself and the people he cares for most. ... more about Body and Soul
DVD from $2.19 
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45
Rod Steiger scores a combined 1.5935 out of 4 stars for Legacy
1.5935
Not Available on DVD
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Rod Steiger scores a combined 1.3680 out of 4 stars for Djavolji raj
1.3680
It's the last summer of the Second World War in Yugoslavia, but so far nothing much of this has touched Andrea. He's the lifeguard who has never had to save a life and as such is a well-liked figure of fun. ... more about Djavolji raj
Not Available on DVD
47
Rod Steiger scores a combined 1.3546 out of 4 stars for Last Producer
1.3546
Burt Reynolds plays an aging Hollywood producer. ... more about Last Producer
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49
Rod Steiger scores a combined 1.2766 out of 4 stars for Exiles
1.2766
Not Available on DVD
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Rod Steiger scores a combined 1.2511 out of 4 stars for Kid
1.2511
Jimmy Albright is a young athlete with a passion for boxing. His mentor, Harry Sloan, an aging trainer and former boxer, sees Jimmy's potential, not only as a boxer but as a young man. ... more about Kid
DVD from $0.43 
(5 sellers)
51
Rod Steiger scores a combined 1.2126 out of 4 stars for Hennessy
1.2126
Set in the Seventies, Hennessy is a Irishman who believes in peace, but who has had connections to the IRA. Hennessy's family is killed, and he plots revenge, setting out to assassinate Queen Elizabeth of England. ... more about Hennessy
Not Available on DVD
53
Rod Steiger scores a combined 1.1111 out of 4 stars for Guilty as Charged
1.1111
Rod Steiger stars as a vigilante who with the aid of his helper, Isaac Hayes, captures men whom he considers evil and executes them in his homemade electric chair. ... more about Guilty as Charged
DVD from $4.90 
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Rod Steiger scores a combined 0.9995 out of 4 stars for F.I.S.T
0.9995
Johnny Kovak joins the Teamsters trade-union in a local chapter in the 1930s and works his way up in the organization. ... more about F.I.S.T
DVD from $2.83 
(5 sellers)
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Rod Steiger scores a combined 0.3726 out of 4 stars for Kindred
0.3726
Amanda's deathbed request to her son, John, was for him to destroy all the lab notes etc. from her last experiment. She also blurts out he had a brother. At the funeral John meets Melissa, who claims to be his mothers biggest fan. ... more about Kindred
Not Available on DVD
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Rod Steiger scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Captain Nuke and the Bomber Boys
0.0001
Three teenage boys inadvertently find themselves holding the adult world hostage in this in this wild comedy caper. ... more about Captain Nuke and the Bomber Boys
Not Available on DVD
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Rod Steiger scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Convicts 4
0.0001
Not Available on DVD
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Rod Steiger scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Klondike Fever
0.0001
Actor Awards
Genie Awards - Best Performance by a Foreign Actor
DVD from $1.72 
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Rod Steiger scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Lightmaker
0.0001
Not Available on DVD
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Rod Steiger scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Lolly-Madonna XXX
0.0001
Two rustic families, headed by patriarchs Laban Feather (Rod Steiger)and Pap Gutshall (Robert Ryan), are feuding. At first, it is comical, with just the sons of the two families playing tricks on each other. ... more about Lolly-Madonna XXX
Not Available on DVD
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Rod Steiger scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Lucky Luciano
0.0001
Lucky Luciano is one of the bosses of the Mafia. He orders the slaughter of 40 other responsibles, therefore becoming the only boss. But a few years later he is put into jail. In 1946, he got a pardon and is sent back to Sicilia. ... more about Lucky Luciano
Not Available on DVD
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Rod Steiger scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Month of Sundays
0.0001
Actor Awards
Atlantic City Film Festival - Best Actor
New York International Independent Film & Video Festival - Best Actor
Not Available on DVD
72
Rod Steiger scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Naked Face
0.0001
For some inexplicable reason, a Chicago psychiatrist is the target of a gang of sinister killers. As his assailants move in for the kill, the doctor finds that he must face his adversaries alone in a deadly final showdown. ... more about Naked Face
Not Available on DVD
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Rod Steiger scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Sergeant
0.0001
THE SERGEANT is the story of the dark inner struggle of Master Sergeant Albert Callan to overcome the overwhelming attraction he feels for one of his charges. ... more about Sergeant
Actor Awards
David di Donatello Awards - Best Foreign Actor (Migliore Attore Straniero)
Not Available on DVD
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Rod Steiger scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Seven Thieves
0.0001
A discredited professor and a sophisticated thief decide to join together and pick a team to pull off one last job--the casino vault in Monte Carlo. ... more about Seven Thieves
DVD from $6.00 
(4 sellers)
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Rod Steiger scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Breakthrough
0.0001
Not Available on DVD
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Rod Steiger scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Tennessee Nights
0.0001
An innocent fishing trip in the hills of Tennessee entangles Wolfgang Leighton (Julian Sands) in a murderous web of intrigue, sparked by a torrid encounter with the provocative Sally Lomas (Denise Crosby). ... more about Tennessee Nights
Not Available on DVD
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Rod Steiger scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Teresa
0.0001
Not Available on DVD
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Rod Steiger scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Three Into Two Won't Go
0.0001
Steve Howard, a British sales executive living in Manchester, England, begins an affair with a young hitchhiker, Elle Patterson, to emotionally get away from his marriage to his wife Francis. ... more about Three Into Two Won't Go
Not Available on DVD
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Rod Steiger scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Unholy Wife
0.0001
Wealthy vintner Paul Hochen meets blonde bombshell Phyllis in a bar...and marries her. In due course, Phyllis is bored by Paul, and finds an exciting new lover in rodeo rider San. ... more about Unholy Wife
Not Available on DVD
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Rod Steiger scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Waterloo
0.0001
After defeating France and imprisoning Napoleon on Elba, ending two decades of war, Europe is shocked to find Napoleon has escaped and has caused the French Army to defect from the King back to him. ... more about Waterloo
Not Available on DVD
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Rod Steiger scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Wolf Lake
0.0001
Not Available on DVD
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Rod Steiger scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Men of Respect
0.0001
A hitman (John Turturro) heeds a spiritualist's prophesies that he will rise to the head of his family. He starts his ascension by clandestinely executing the heads of the family and casting the blame on others. ... more about Men of Respect
DVD from $10.49 
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Rod Steiger
Birthdate:
April 14, 1925
Death date:
July 9, 2002

Rod Steiger

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Career Span:

Decade
# Movies
Movie Score
1950s
13
total ranking of 2.6345  2.6345
1960s
13
total ranking of 2.7779  2.7779
1970s
15
total ranking of 1.9613  1.9613
1980s
13
total ranking of 1.5653  1.5653
1990s
25
total ranking of 2.0479  2.0479
2000s
6
total ranking of 1.2512  1.2512
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score:
2.6354
Rod Steiger is ranked overall as 2.6354 of of 4 stars
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