IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT

(Mystery/Suspense)

Rod Steiger received his Oscar for playing the small-town Police Chief who is forced to rely on the expertise of a Northern black detective to solve a local murder.

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ABOUT ROD STEIGER (1925 - July 2002)

American character actor who trained at New York's Theatre Workshop. Rod Steiger has television and stage experience.

Married to actress Claire Bloom for years, later divorced.

Rod Steiger was also nominationed are for:

THE PAWNBROKER (65 - Actor)
ON THE WATERFRONT (54 - Supporting Actor)

Rod Steiger has received a Emmy for his television work.

His other credits include:

OKLAHOMA (1955)
THE COURT MARTIAL OF BILLY MITCHELL (1955)
THE HARDER THEY FALL (1956)
RUN OF THE ARROW (1956)
AL CAPONE (1956)
SEVEN THIEVES (1960)
THE MARK (1961)
THE LONGEST DAY (1962)
A MAN CALLED JOHN
DOCTOR ZHIVAGO (1965)
THE SERGEANT (1968)
THE ILLUSTRATED MAN (1969)
WATERLOO (1970)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY WANDA JUNE (1971)
DUCK, YOU SUCKER (1971)
W.C. FIELDS AND ME (1976)
THE LAST FOUR DAYS (1974)
F.I.S.T. (1978)
THE AMITYVILLE HORROR (1979)
LION OF THE DESERT (1981)
THE CHOSEN (1981)
THE NAKED FACE (1984)
THE KINDRED (1987)
FEEL THE HEAT
AMERICAN GOTHIC (1988)
THE JANUARY MAN (1989)
GUILTY AS CHARGED (1991)
THE SPECIALIST (1994)
CAPTAIN NUKE AND THE BOMBER BOYS (1995)
MARS ATTACKS! (1996)
SHILOH (1996)
MODERN VAMPIRES (1998)
THE HURRICANE (1999)_
END OF DAYS (1999)
THE LAST PRODUCER (2000)
THE HOLLYWOOD SIGN (2001)
THE FLYING DUTCHMAN (2001)
A MONTH OF SUNDAYS (2001)
THE HOLLYWOOD SIGN (2001)
POOLHALL JUNKIES (2001)

Rod Steiger's television credits include:

JESUS OF NAZARETH (TV mini-series) (1977)
THE GLORY BOYS (1984)
HOLLYWOOD WIVES (TV mini-series) (1985)
SINATRA (mini-series) (1992)
TALES OF THE CITY (mini-series) (1993)
IN THE PURSUIT OF HONOR (TV movie) 1995)
LITTLE SURPRISES (1996)
HOLLYWOOD SQUARES (series)
ALEXANDIA HOTEL (1998)
UNFORGETTABLE DIANA DORS (