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Portrait of Rod Steiger

Acting

Rod Steiger

Titles
133movies45TV shows
Career

Active from 1953 to 2002, busiest in 1995 with 6 main titles.

Leading roles
71
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score59/100
Highest rated
Poster for On the Waterfront
On the Waterfront
GoodWatch score89/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 89 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 5.1 versus catalog average 4.8EnergyHeart: 3.8 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.7WorldCraft: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.4CraftStyle: 5.9 versus catalog average 6.0Style
Rod Steiger Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.8, average 5.2
  • Situational Comedy
    1.7, average 2.7
  • Coming of Age
    2.0, average 2.9
  • Wholesome
    2.4, average 3.3

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Character Study 11
  • Psychological Drama 8
  • Historical Drama 6
  • Political Intrigue 6
  • Mystery 6
  • Social Commentary 5
  • Biographical Drama 5
  • Moral Dilemma 4
  • Psychological Thriller 4
  • Crime 4
  • Suspenseful 4
  • Psychological Tension 4

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

32
TypeAllMovies112TV shows32
RoleAnyActing32Appearances13
ScoreAny60+70+80+
DecadeAny1940s21950s71960s61970s21980s61990s9
GenreAnyDrama22Comedy9Crime5Mystery4Documentary3Talk3Sci-Fi & Fantasy2Animation2Action & Adventure1War & Politics1
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DecadesScores
Highest firstLowest first

Great

Score 80 to 89

3 titles
GoodWatch89
Poster for Tales of the City

TV show · as Bookshop Owner

GoodWatch83
Poster for The Simpsons

TV show · as Captain Tenille (voice)

GoodWatch83
Poster for Columbo

TV show · as Vincenzo Fortelli

Good

Score 70 to 79

7 titles
GoodWatch79
Poster for Jesus of Nazareth

TV show · as Pontius Pilate

GoodWatch78
Poster for The Critic

TV show · as Rod Steiger (voice)

GoodWatch74
Poster for Sinatra

TV show · as Salvatore 'Sam' 'Momo' Giancana

GoodWatch74
Poster for Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

TV show · as Hume Searcy / Charles Steinmetz

GoodWatch71
Poster for Suspicion

TV show · as Frank Marre

Decent

Score 60 to 69

8 titles
GoodWatch69
Poster for American Playhouse

TV show · as Bookstore Owner

GoodWatch68
Poster for General Electric Theater

TV show · as Bruno Holder

GoodWatch62
Poster for Suspense

TV show · as Leo Whaley

GoodWatch61
Poster for BBC Play of the Month

TV show · as Willy Loman

GoodWatch60
Poster for The Glory Boys

TV show · as Professor David Sokarev

Bad to mediocre

Score 30 to 59

5 titles
GoodWatch55
Poster for Hollywood Wives

TV show · as Oliver Easterne

GoodWatch54
Poster for OP Center

TV show · as Boroda

Not rated yet

9 titles
Poster for The Philco Television Playhouse

TV show · as Marty Pilletti

Poster for Lux Video Theatre

TV show · as Victor Honegger

Poster for The Magic Mountain

TV show · as Mynheer Peperkorn

Poster for Breakout

TV show · as Narrator

Poster for Sunday-Night Play

TV show · as Sherriff Harvey Denton