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He was also the lead of the mostly-new cast which creator David E. Kelley put in place in 2003 for ABC's The Practice (for which he won an Emmy Award) and was given the lead in that show's spinoff, Boston Legal. Steiger has a Bacon number of 2. William Rufus Shafter has a Steiger number of 8. See: Small world phenomenon. James Todd Spader (born February 7, 1960 in Boston, Massachusetts) is an actor best known for his roles in movies such as Pretty in Pink, Sex, Lies, and Videotape, Stargate, and Secretary. The average Steiger number of a movie actor is 2.679 (compared to Bacon's 2.955). Endless Love (1981). Rod Steiger is the most linkable actor in the Internet Movie Database. Tuff Turf (1985). Rod Steiger has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7080 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood.

The New Kids (1985). He is interred in the Forest Lawn - Hollywood Hills Cemetery. Pretty in Pink (1986). He died in Los Angeles of pneumonia and kidney failure at the age of seventy-seven. Wall Street (1987). Steiger called this refusal his "dumbest career move." He also turned down The Godfather. Mannequin (1987). The role was then given to George C. Scott, who won the Oscar.

Less Than Zero (1987). He was offered the title role in Patton but turned it down because he did not want to glorify war. Baby Boom (1987). 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). Jack's Back (1988). He was nominated for the Academy Award for his roles in On the Waterfront (1954), The Pawnbroker (1965) and The Hurricane (1999). Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989). 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.

The Rachel Papers (1989). Steiger appeared in over 100 motion pictures. White Palace (1990). 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. Bad Influence (1990). He ran away from home at age sixteen to join the US Navy during World War II. Moon 44 (1990). He was born Rodney Stephen Steiger in Westhampton, New York.

True Colors (1991). Rod Steiger (April 14, 1925 - July 9, 2002) was an American actor. Bob Roberts (1992). Storyville (1992). The Music of Chance (1993).

Stargate (1994). Wolf (1994). Dream Lover (1994). Crash (1996).

2 Days in the Valley (1996). Critical Care (1997). Curtain Call (1997). Driftwood (1997).

Keys to Tulsa (1997). Curtain Call (1999). The Watcher (2000). Slow Burn (2000).

Supernova (2000). Speaking of Sex (2001). Secretary (2002). Alien Hunter (2003).

I Witness (2003). Shadow of Fear (2004).