Rodney Stephen "Rod" Steiger (April 14, 1925 – July 9, 2002) was an American movie, television, stage, radio, and voice actor. He was known for his roles in: "In the Heat of the Night", "On the Waterfront", "The Pawnbroker", "Doctor Zhivago", "Oklahoma!", "A Fistful of Dynamite", and in "Mars Attacks!". He won two BAFTA Awards, one Golden Globe Award, and an Academy Award.