Rob Steiger Dead

LOS ANGELES (AP) – Rod Steiger, who played Marlon Brando’s mob-connected brother in “On the Waterfront” and won the 1967 Oscar for best actor for his role as the redneck Southern police chief in “In the Heat of the Night,” died Tuesday. He was 77.

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wow, i honestly never thought i would see this man go. Cheers to a most excellent actor and a great man 😉

Updated: July 11, 2002 — 9:19 pm