Rod Steiger

Rodney Stephen Steiger was an American actor, noted for his portrayal of offbeat, often volatile and crazed characters. 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. He starred as Marlon Brando's mobster brother Charley in On the Waterfront (1954), the title character Sol Nazerman in The Pawnbroker (1964) which won him the Silver Bear for Best Actor, and as police chief Bill Gillespie opposite Sidney Poitier in the film In the Heat of the Night (1967) which won him the Academy Award for Best Actor.

14 April 1925

Born on the same birth date (14 April 1925): Abel Muzorewa

Born on the same birth day (14 April): Anastasios Papaligouras • Bob Massie • David Hope, Baron Hope of Thornes • Dimitri Kipiani • Eric Gryba • Georg Siimenson • Marie-Thérèse Fortin • Martin Lipp • Osamu Sato • Roberto De Vicenzo • Sylvio Mantha • Wilson Kiprop

Born in the same month (April 1925): Claude Wagner • Emmett Williams • Ernie Stautner • Frank Truitt • George MacDonald Fraser • Hans Rosenthal • Jan van Roessel • John Compton • Michele Ferrero • René Moawad • T. John Lesinski • Tony Benn • Virginia Gibson