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He is currently married to Joanna Hall Gleason, and has a 21 year-old daughter, Stephanie. Steiger has a Bacon number of 2. William Rufus Shafter has a Steiger number of 8. See: Small world phenomenon. He has appeared in a large number of smaller budget genre films and distinguishes himself in most of his roles due to his intensity and dedication to the craft of acting. The average Steiger number of a movie actor is 2.679 (compared to Bacon's 2.955). He was married to the actress Susan Sarandon, who retained her married name after their divorce. Rod Steiger is the most linkable actor in the Internet Movie Database. Chris Sarandon (born July 24, 1942), is an American actor. Rod Steiger has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7080 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood.

The Nightmare Before Christmas - Jack Skellington (voice). He is interred in the Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery. Fright Night - Jerry the Vampire. He died in Los Angeles of pneumonia and kidney failure at the age of seventy-seven. The Sentinel. Steiger called this refusal his "dumbest career move." He also turned down The Godfather. Dog Day Afternoon. The role was then given to George C. Scott, who won the Oscar.

The Princess Bride - Prince Humperdinck. He was offered the title role in Patton but turned it down because he did not want to glorify war. Steiger had five wives, actress Sally Gracie (married 1952-divorced 1958), actress Claire Bloom (married 1959-divorced 1969), Sherry Nelson (married 1973-divorced 1979), Paula Ellis (married 1986-divorced 1997) and actress Joan Benedict (married 2000-his death 2002). He was nominated for the Academy Award for his roles in On the Waterfront (1954), The Pawnbroker (1965) and The Hurricane (1999). He won the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his portrayal of Sheriff Bill Gillespie in the 1967 movie In the Heat of the Night (1967) opposite Sidney Poitier.

Steiger appeared in over 100 motion pictures. After the war, he returned to New Jersey and joined a drama group before studying drama full-time under Lee Strasberg and Elia Kazan at The Actor's Studio. He ran away from home at age sixteen to join the US Navy during World War II. He was born Rodney Stephen Steiger in Westhampton, New York.

Rod Steiger (April 14, 1925 - July 9, 2002) was an American actor.