Marlon Brando

Acting · Born 1924-04-03 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Biography

Marlon Brando Jr. (April 3, 1924 – July 1, 2004) was an American actor. Considered one of the most influential actors of the 20th century, he received numerous accolades throughout his career which spanned six decades, including two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and three British Academy Film Awards. Brando was also an activist for many causes, notably the civil rights movement and various Native American movements. Having studied with Stella Adler in the 1940s, he is credited with being one of the first actors to bring the Stanislavski system of acting and method acting, derived from the Stanislavski system, to mainstream audiences. He initially gained acclaim and his first Academy Award nomination for Best Actor in a Leading Role for reprising the role of Stanley Kowalski in…

Filmography

• Apocalypse Now as Colonel Walter Kurtz
• Superman Returns as Jor-El
• On the Waterfront as Terry Malloy
• The Freshman as Carmine Sabatini, aka Jimmy The Toucan
• A Streetcar Named Desire as Stanley Kowalski
• Movie Tough Guys as Self (archive footage)
• Last Tango in Paris as Paul
• Behind the scenes: Last Tango in Paris as Self (archive footage)
• John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
• Viva Zapata! as Emiliano Zapata