AKA Rodney Stephen Steiger

Born: 14-Apr-1925
Birthplace: Westhampton, NY
Died: 9-Jul-2002
Location of death: Los Angeles, CA
Cause of death: Pneumonia
Remains: Buried, Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, Hollywood Hills, CA

Gender: Male
Religion: Lutheran
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Actor

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: In The Heat of the Night

Military service: US Navy (WWII, Pacific Theater)

Wife: Sally Gracie (m. 1952, div. 1958)
Wife: Claire Bloom (actress, m. 1959, div. 1969, one daughter)
Daughter: Anna Steiger
Wife: Sherry Nelson (m. 1973, div. 1979)
Wife: Paula Ellis (m. 1986, div. 1997, one son)
Wife: Joan Benedict (m. 10-Oct-2000, until his death)

    High School: (dropped out at age 16)
    University: The Actor's Studio (acting school)

    Oscar for Best Actor 1968 for In the Heat of the Night
    Golden Globe 1968 for In the Heat of the Night
    Hollywood Walk of Fame 10-Apr-1997 at 7080 Hollywood Blvd.
    Open Heart Surgery 1976

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Poolhall Junkies (8-Jun-2002)
    The Hollywood Sign (28-Sep-2001)
    The Last Producer (22-Aug-2000)
    End of Days (16-Nov-1999)
    The Hurricane (17-Sep-1999)
    Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season (2-Jul-1999)
    Crazy in Alabama (4-Feb-1999)
    Modern Vampires (19-Sep-1998)
    Animals (22-Jan-1998)
    Incognito (14-Nov-1997)
    Truth or Consequences, N.M. (2-May-1997)
    Shiloh (25-Apr-1997)
    Mars Attacks! (13-Dec-1996)
    EZ Streets (27-Oct-1996)
    Carpool (5-Jul-1996)
    In Pursuit of Honor (18-Mar-1995)
    OP Center (26-Feb-1995)
    The Specialist (7-Oct-1994)
    Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City (8-May-1993)
    Sinatra (8-Nov-1992)
    The Player (3-Apr-1992) Himself
    Guilty as Charged (11-Sep-1991)
    The Ballad of the Sad Cafe (25-Apr-1991)
    Men of Respect (18-Jan-1991)
    January Man (13-Jan-1989)
    American Gothic (3-Jun-1988)
    The Kindred (9-Jan-1987)
    Sword of Gideon (1986)
    The Naked Face (1984)
    The Chosen (Aug-1981)
    Lion of the Desert (1980)
    Love and Bullets (10-Aug-1979)
    The Amityville Horror (27-Jul-1979)
    F.I.S.T. (13-Apr-1978)
    Jesus of Nazareth (3-Apr-1977)
    W.C. Fields and Me (24-Jun-1976)
    Hennessy (22-Aug-1975)
    Dirty Hands (26-Mar-1975)
    Lucky Luciano (19-Oct-1973)
    A Fistful of Dynamite (29-Oct-1971)
    Waterloo (26-Oct-1970)
    The Illustrated Man (26-Mar-1969)
    The Sergeant (25-Dec-1968)
    No Way to Treat a Lady (20-Mar-1968)
    In the Heat of the Night (2-Aug-1967)
    Doctor Zhivago (22-Dec-1965)
    The Loved One (11-Oct-1965)
    The Pawnbroker (Jun-1964)
    Hands Over the City (Sep-1963)
    The Longest Day (Sep-1962)
    The Mark (8-Jun-1961)
    Seven Thieves (11-Mar-1960)
    Al Capone (25-Mar-1959)
    Cry Terror! (2-May-1958)
    Across the Bridge (20-Aug-1957)
    Run of the Arrow (2-Aug-1957)
    Back from Eternity (7-Sep-1956)
    Jubal (6-Apr-1956)
    The Harder They Fall (Apr-1956)
    The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (22-Dec-1955)
    The Big Knife (8-Nov-1955)
    Oklahoma! (11-Oct-1955)
    On the Waterfront (28-Jul-1954)

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