Rod Steiger (1925-2002)
72.6 TOPICAL actor score · #189 of 1,977 actors
Rod Steiger (1925-2002) has a TOPICAL actor score of 72.6 - ranked 189 of the 1,977 actors TOPICAL ranks. Their strongest parts are acting honours and credits. They've won 3 acting honours from 4 nominations, including the Academy Award for Best Actor. Their best ten-year run was 1964-1973. Best films: In the Heat of the Night (1967), On the Waterfront (1954), Doctor Zhivago (1965).
Why this score
Each bar: better than this % of the 1,977 actors we rank. How the score works.
Acting honours93
Prime84
Their movies68
Credits89
Career standing87
- Acting honours3 wins, 4 nominations - incl. Academy Award for Best Actor; Silver Bear for Best Actor; Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
- Prime1964-1973
- Credits96 films and shows · billed in the top 8 of 13 scored films (6 as a lead)
- Known inWikipedia articles in 60 languages
“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.”
Wikipedia · read the article - AI legacy read: 8/10
Rod Steiger's scored films
| TOPICAL rank | Film | Year | Billed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | On the Waterfront | 1954 | 5 |
| 202 | In the Heat of the Night | 1967 | 2 |
| 299 | Doctor Zhivago | 1965 | 4 |
| 1,808 | Duck, You Sucker | 1971 | 1 |
| 1,899 | The Pawnbroker | 1964 | 1 |
| 2,006 | Oklahoma! | 1955 | 6 |
| 2,253 | The Harder They Fall | 1956 | 2 |
| 2,920 | Waterloo | 1970 | 1 |
| 3,470 | The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell | 1955 | 4 |
| 5,253 | Seven Thieves | 1960 | 2 |
| 5,276 | The Mark | 1961 | 3 |
| 5,582 | The Amityville Horror | 1979 | 3 |
| 6,063 | The Specialist | 1994 | 4 |