How old was Rod Steiger in the movie On the Waterfront?

Rod Steiger was 28 in On the Waterfront when he played the character 'Charlie Malloy'.

That was over 70 years ago in 1954.

In 2002 he died aged 77, starring in 117 films in his career, 113 of those after On the Waterfront was first released. If he were alive today he would be 99.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In On the Waterfront, I think Rod Steiger looks:

Did you know?

  • Director Elia Kazan has worked with Rod Steiger just once in his career.
  • Rod Steiger's first movie was as 'Frank' in Teresa, released in 1951 when he was 24
  • On the Waterfront scores 8 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of On the Waterfront

Rod Steiger's other movies