Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Los Angeles County
Memorial Page for Rod Steiger (née Rodney Stephen Steiger)
Apr 14, 1925 – Jul 9, 2002(77 years)Died in:Los Angeles, Los Angeles County
American actor
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Biography
Rod Steiger (* April 14, 1925 in Westhampton; † July 9, 2002 in Los Angeles) was an american actor. He was 77 years old. He had 5 wives. His education included Actors Studio, West Side High School, HB Studio and The New School. He received 6 awards, including Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama, Silver Bear for Best Actor. His cause of death was pneumonia. He was buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
Life Events
13 EventsBorn in Westhampton, Suffolk County
1925Married Sally Gracie
1952until 1958
Married Claire Bloom
1959until 1969
Silver Bear for Best Actor
1964The Pawnbroker
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
1967In the Heat of the Night
Academy Award for Best Actor
1968In the Heat of the Night
David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor
1969Married Sherry Nelson
1973until 1979
Married Paula Ellis
1986until 1997
Mary Pickford Award
1996star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
1997Married Joan Benedict Steiger
2000until 2002
Died in Los Angeles, Los Angeles County (pneumonia)
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Rod Steiger (née Rodney Stephen Steiger). Forever remembered.