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unusual facts about Rod Steiger



Allen W. Gullion

Major general Gullion was portrayed on screen by actor Rod Steiger in the 1955 picture The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell.

Bill Tilghman

Tilghman was played by Rod Steiger in the 1981 film Cattle Annie and Little Britches.

Reni Santoni

His first significant film role was an uncredited appearance in the 1964 film The Pawnbroker (starring Rod Steiger), in which he played a junkie trying to sell a radio to the title character (using anti-Semitic slurs to no effect).

Tony Blankley

He was briefly a child actor, appearing, most notably, as Rod Steiger's son in The Harder They Fall (1955).


see also

Goodyear Television Playhouse

Notable productions included Chayefsky's Marty (May 24, 1953) starring Rod Steiger, Chayefsky's The Bachelor Party (1955), Vidal's Visit to a Small Planet (1955), Richardson's Ark of Safety and Foote's The Trip to Bountiful.