She came alive again".[14]. – Los Angeles, Kalifornia, 2002. július 9.) As a result, the scenes of battle at Waterloo are visually and technically sublime, and must be seen to be believed. [24] In one of his last interviews, Steiger said: "What is the greatest thing an artist in any profession can give to a person?—that would be a constructive, warm memory. [35][36] Steiger made his big screen debut with a small role in Fred Zinnemann's Teresa (shot in 1951, released in 1953). Rod Steiger in dem Film "Waterloo") die die dunklen Kolonnen, die sich im Osten dem Schlachtfeld näherten, Preußen waren. The following year, he played a serial killer of many guises in No Way to Treat a Lady. [153] He sank into an even deeper depression when he was not involved in acting, but it bothered him more that his acting career had taken a turn for the worse and was no longer challenging. "[155] His reputation as a fine character actor remained intact, and Joel Hirschhorn at the time considered his talent to be "as strong as ever". [120], In 1971, Steiger played a chauvinistic big game hunter, explorer and war hero opposite Susannah York in Mark Robson's Happy Birthday, Wanda June,[121] before agreeing to star alongside James Coburn as Mexican bandit Juan Miranda in Sergio Leone's Duck, You Sucker!, which was alternatively titled A Fistful of Dynamite. Ein Eintrag in mein Gästebuch würde mich besonders freuen. 8,99 € - 6 %. From Brando's sad, anxious older brother in On the Waterfront, to the morose, tormented holocaust survivor in The Pawnbroker, to the Southern Police Chief in In the Heat of the Night, Steiger always gave full throttle fearless performances. [152] He later regretted the poorer films in which he appeared during the 1980s, and wished he had done more stage work. Die Homepage wurde aktualisiert am 26.09.2019. [174] The role earned Steiger a Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor nomination, and the film was listed in The Official Razzie Movie Guide as one of "The 100 Most Enjoyably Bad Movies Ever Made". [24], Steiger played Pontius Pilate in Franco Zeffirelli's TV miniseries Jesus of Nazareth (1977). The screenplay, which was based on a memoir by Carlotta Monti, who was Fields' mistress for the last 14 years of his life, was penned by Bob Merrill. Rod Steiger als Napoleon wird schwerlich zu toppen sein. Last modified on Wed 9 Sep 2009 18.51 BST, Director: Sergei BondarchukEntertainment grade: C–History grade: A–. Waterloo ist ein italienisch-sowjetischer Historienfilm des sowjetischen Regisseurs Sergei Bondartschuk aus dem Jahr 1970, der die Schlacht bei Waterloo behandelt. [16], Steiger was so devoted to his craft that during the 1970s he turned to many foreign productions, especially in Italy, to obtain the sort of roles he desired, but often clashed with directors over his method acting techniques. [190] The film Saving Shiloh, released in 2006, was dedicated to his memory. He portrayed Napoleon Bonaparte in Waterloo (1970), a Mexican bandit in Sergio Leone's Duck, You Sucker! "[102] A. D. Murphy of Variety described Steiger's performance as "outstanding", writing: "Steiger's transformation from a diehard Dixie bigot to a man who learns to respect Poitier stands out in smooth comparison to the wandering solution of the murder. Auch alle anderen Akteure können absolut überzeugen; hier wird Geschichte lebendig erzählt. For his role as Charley "the Gent", the brother of Marlon Brando's character in Elia Kazan's On the Waterfront (1954), Steiger was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Laurel Award for Best Male Dramatic Performance, David di Donatello Award for Best Foreign Actor, Genie Award for Best Performance by a Foreign Actor, Montréal World Film Festival Award for Best Actor, Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor, List of awards and nominations received by Rod Steiger, "Steiger brought a sense of pain, guilt and authenticity to his characters", "Rod Steiger explains his mother's alcoholism", "Rod Steiger Interview by Matias A. Bombal", "Never Meet Your Hero. Großes Historienkino, spannend in Szene gesetzt mit einem einmalig agierenden Rod Steiger als Napoleon Bonaparte. [207] Pauline Kael found his performances so powerful that she believed he "often seems to take over a picture even when he isn't in the lead". Ad. Dean reportedly gave Steiger his prized copy of Ernest Hemingway's book Death in the Afternoon, and had underlined every appearance of the word "death". "Waterloo" is a full-scale dramatization of the decisive 1815 battle, as Napoleon returns from enforced exile for one last run at glory as French Emperor. Rod Steiger, Christopher Plummer, Orson Welles, Sergo Sakariadse, Dan O´Herlihy u.a. [194] It upset him greatly when his marriage with Bloom ended in 1969 and that she quickly remarried Broadway producer Hillard Elkins the same year, a man whom Steiger had entrusted to care for her while he was away shooting Waterloo. Helena von Troja Remastered. [184] Steiger portrayed H. Lee Sarokin, the judge responsible for freeing Carter. [177] The following year, he took a minor role as Doc Wallace in the Dale Rosenbloom family drama Shiloh. Share. Rod Steiger heads a solid cast as Napoleon, Emperor of France, joined by Christopher Plummer as the Duke of Wellington, his English nemesis. He always flew solo and I haven't seen him since the film. Rod Steiger is also excellent as Napoleon (it is possibly his greatest role ever), although here again, his character is somehow changed compared to real Emperor, with unnecessary elements of buffoonery added by Bondarchuk (who, after all, was Russian and therefore quite prejudiced against this great man). [16] In one clash in a column in the Los Angeles Times, Steiger responded to a letter sent by Heston saying that he was shocked that the American Film Institute had not honored Elia Kazan because of his testimony to the House Un-American Activities Committee. (1971), Benito Mussolini in Last Days of Mussolini (1975), and ended the decade playing a disturbed priest in The Amityville Horror (1979). [125] Steiger auditioned for the role of Michael Corleone in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather (1972), a film adaptation of Italian American author Mario Puzo's 1969 novel of the same name, but Puzo felt that Steiger was too old for the part and rejected him. [58] Upon its release in April 1956, a writer for Variety was impressed with the "evil venom" displayed by his character, and remarked that there had not "been as hateful a screen heavy around in a long time". [16] Steiger's stage work continued in 1950, with a minor role as a townperson in a stage production of An Enemy of the People at the Music Box Theatre. [214] Kazan felt that Steiger often displayed a competitive edge as an actor and tried to steal scenes from his co-stars. Film critic Dennis Schwartz stated that Steiger gave "one of his greatest performances". Kostenlose Lieferung für viele Artikel! Rod Steiger, Actor: In the Heat of the Night. He said of the experience: "You begin to lose self-esteem. [167] Although Steiger admitted that his performance in The January Man was "way over the top", he enjoyed the experience, thereby marking a positive turning point after a period of clinical depression. [197], Steiger suffered from depression throughout much of his life. [c] Steiger was particularly keen on demonstrating the showiness of Capone, speaking thunderously, slinging a camel-hair coat over his shoulders and wearing his hat at a jaunty angle. [98] It has since been acclaimed as one of the greatest films ever made, and in 1998 was selected as the 39th best American film in the original AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies list by the American Film Institute. He made his stage debut in 1946, in a production of Curse you, Jack Dalton! He admitted that during this period he accepted "everything I was offered", and knew that many of the films he appeared in were not great, but wanted to demonstrate his strong work ethic despite his issues. [133] He was highly critical of Chabrol's lack of communication and aloofness from the production, and preference for playing chess on set instead of talking through scenes. The faith he had to find was in other people, because God had betrayed him. Steiger was born on April 14, 1925 in Westhampton, New York, the only child of Lorraine (née Driver) and Frederick Steiger,[2][3] of French, Scottish and German descent. Steiger never forgave Howard, whom he referred to as a "cocksucker", for rejecting him for the part and giving it to Cyril Cusack. Versatile actor, Rod Steiger, created several of the most indelible screen characterizations in movie history. Welles looks like Jabba the Hutt, but so did Louis XVIII, so that's fine. She's getting ahead of herself: it's 1815, and white only became a popular colour for wedding dresses after Queen Victoria wore it to marry Prince Albert in 1840. he bellows, though two minutes later he has calmed down and done it. Beschreibung Zusätzliche Information Beschreibung. [179], In 1997, Steiger played Tony Vago, the mob boss of Vincent Gallo's character in Kiefer Sutherland's Truth or Consequences, N.M., a gritty noir about a drug heist gone wrong. American actor Rod Steiger as Napoleon in "Waterloo" Rodney Stephen Steiger (April 14, 1925 – July 9, 2002) was an American actor, noted for his portrayal of offbeat, often volatile and crazed characters. [21] His first major role on Broadway came in Clifford Odets's production of Night Music (1951), where he played A. L. at the Civic Repertory Theatre of Newark, and subsequently appeared in productions such as An Enemy of the People (1950), Clifford Odets's Night Music (1951), Seagulls Over Sorrento (1952) and Rashomon (1959). [161] Steiger also performed on Joni Mitchell's 1985 album Dog Eat Dog, where he provided the voice of an evangelist in the song "Tax Free". [20] Subsequent to this, he received an invitation from one of his teachers, Daniel Mann, to attend the Actors Studio, established by Elia Kazan in October 1947. (1958) for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Warum ? [209] Steiger once said: I don't like the term Method, but for the sake of argument method acting is a means to an end. Film von Sergej Bondartschuk (1970) Es war keine Schlacht wie jede andere, die am 18. Canby called it "dreadful" and described Steiger's portrayal of Fields as a "wax dummy of a character". Ad. [citation needed] Hutchinson described him as "one of Hollywood's most charismatic and dynamic stars". Seit einem Dreivierteljahrhundert tobt ein heftiger Konkurrenzkampf zwischen Napoleon Bonaparte und Adolf Hitler. In the Heat of the Night (1967) won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Steiger, who was lauded for his performance as a Mississippi police chief who learns to respect an African-American officer (Poitier) as they search for a killer. Each minute a second of life is a challenge—so sit still, schmuck, and let this be a lesson to you. Marysia i Napoleon, de Leonard Buczkowski (Pologne) - 1967 - Guerre et Paix, de Serge Bondartchouk; 1969 - L'Auberge des plaisirs, de Franz Antel (Autriche) 1969 - Eagle in a Cage, de Fielder Cook (Royaume-Uni) Depuis les années 1970. [8][9] As a result, she quit show business and moved away from Westhampton to raise her son. [25] Among Steiger's credits were Danger (1950–53),[26] Lux Video Theatre (1951),[27] Out There (1951),[28] Tales of Tomorrow (1952–53),[29] The Gulf Playhouse (1953),[30] Medallion Theatre (1953),[31] Goodyear Television Playhouse (1953),[32] and as Shakespeare's Romeo in "The First Command Performance of Romeo and Juliet (1957)" episode of You Are There in 1954, under director Sidney Lumet. Later that year, Steiger starred as an Irish Republican Army terrorist who plans to blow up the Houses of Parliament in Don Sharp's British thriller Hennessy. [134] Vincent Canby of The New York Times dismissed it as "little more than a soap opera", writing: "The performances are of a piece—uniformly atrocious. Warum ? Am 18. Montgomery Clift was perhaps the actor who started it, Brando caused the sensation and [James] Dean made it a cult. [42], For his role as Charley "the Gent", the brother of Marlon Brando's character in Elia Kazan's On the Waterfront (1954), Steiger was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. [11], Film writer Paul Simpson notes how closely Steiger prepared for his roles, and how he "effortlessly" recreated the mannerisms of figures such as Mussolini, in a "compelling take on an enigmatic figure". [11] The film was the biggest international box office draw of the 1960s,[97] grossing $200 million worldwide. Königreich der Himmel hat sich geschichtlich viele Freiheiten genommen. He died of pneumonia and kidney failure as a result of complications from surgery for a gall bladder tumor on July 9, 2002, aged 77, in Los Angeles, and was survived by his fifth wife Joan Benedict Steiger. [55] Steiger and Palance did not get along during the production, and in one scene Palance threw several record albums at Steiger in frustration, feeling that he was trying to steal the scene. With Rod Steiger, Christopher Plummer, Orson Welles, Jack Hawkins. – Ein Mann geht seinen Weg, 1978. Rod Steiger is also excellent as Napoleon (it is possibly his greatest role ever), although here again, his character is somehow changed compared to real Emperor, with unnecessary elements of buffoonery added by Bondarchuk (who, after all, was Russian and therefore quite prejudiced against this great man). He was buried in Forest Lawn – Hollywood Hills Cemetery. One of the main reasons he wanted to be an actor was to regain public respect for his family name, which had so humiliated him during childhood. Soon afterward he began receiving positive reviews from critics such as John Crosby, who believed Steiger regularly gave "effortless persuasive performances". They're just coming back stronger because the greed finally ran into a wall, and what proved it was all these small independent films getting nominations and winning awards where all these multi-million dollar films did nothing, and that really shook them up. Filmpreise: Preis/Veranstaltung Jahr, Ort Kategorie Person; 65. [17] While serving as a torpedoman on destroyers, he saw action in the South Pacific, including the Battle of Iwo Jima. Meine erste Homepage entstand 1997. If I got a role which was similar to another I'd try to do it a little different. Wer … Rod Steiger (Westhampton, New York, 1925. április 14. Einer der überragenden Schauspieler des vergangenen Jahrhunderts ist tot. I would always say the bigger the budget, the less imagination. [178] Also in 1996, Steiger played a "jingoistic top general" who "petitions the president to go nuclear in the middle of a global crisis" in the ensemble production of Mars Attacks!. Photograph: Ronald Grant Archive, Waterloo Photograph: Ronald Grant Archive, WATERLOO [IT / USSR / BR 1970]..ORSN WELLES as Louis XVIII [seated] Photograph: Ronald Grant Archive, SUSAN WOOD, IAN OGILVY Photograph: The Ronald Grant Archive, CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER as Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, VIRGINIA MCKENNA as the Duchess of Richmond Photograph: Ronald Grant Archive. Lacking matinée idol looks, much like Malden and Wallach, he began pursuing a career as a character actor rather than as a leading man. Steiger called this refusal his "dumbest career move",[117] remarking, "I got on my high horse. (1946) at the Civic Repertory Theatre of Newark. [24] Elvis Presley was highly impressed with Steiger's "powerful and wrenching performance" in The Pawnbroker. Man hört diesen Marsch auch im Film "Waterloo" mit Rod Steiger als Napoleon Die Homepage wurde aktualisiert am 26.09.2019 Bitte vergesst nicht, mir zu schreiben, wenn Ihnen/Euch meine Homepage gefallen (oder auch nicht gefallen) hat. Zinnemann recalled that Steiger was "very popular, extremely articulate and full of remarkable memories", and the two remained highly respectful of each other for life. He played a Southern police chief searching for a murderer. [17] On December 17, 1944, off the coast of Luzon in the Philippines, Steiger and the Taussig encountered a severe typhoon, which became known as Halsey's Typhoon, with winds reaching one hundred knots (115 mph) and 80 foot (24 m) waves. [47] Steiger later remarked: "We didn't get to know each other at all. Napoleons persönliches Waterloo wurde alsbald zum geflügelten Wort für schwere Niederlagen und Misserfolg. Hört sich sehr sehr vielversprechend an. Never in any walk of life, take for granted your capabilities. [190] In an interview with journalist Kenneth Passingham, Steiger stated that Bloom was "all I ever wanted in a woman", and that "maybe our marriage was better than most because we were both established when we met". Cited as "one of Hollywood's most charismatic and dynamic stars,"[1] 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. Richard Harland Smith of TCM notes that Steiger's career was waning at the time, and he had to "scramble for paying gigs for a decade" before getting this part. [16] Poitier considered Steiger and Spencer Tracy to have been the finest actors he had ever worked with, remarking in 1995, "He's so good he made me dig into bags I never knew I had. [82] According to co-star Richard Burton, Steiger had privately admitted to him that he was in financial trouble at the time and had a face lift, which Burton thought made him look like "one half of a naked ass-hole". The impressive recreation of France's Hundred Days has bona fide battle scenes, but Rod Steiger reduces the fearless Bonaparte to a charisma-free crusader, Rod Steiger takes a timid bath as Napoleon. You're no good". [92] His curly-haired appearance in the film was modeled on a bust of Apollo he once saw while meeting Richardson.