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Marlon Brando
Acting

Marlon Brando
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1924-04-03,Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Gender
Male
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 the 1951 film adaptation of Tennessee Williams' play A Streetcar Named Desire, a role that he originated successfully on Broadway. He received further praise, and a first Academy Award and Golden Globe Award, for his performance as Terry Malloy in On the Waterfront, and his portrayal of the rebellious motorcycle gang leader Johnny Strabler in The Wild One proved to be a lasting image in popular culture. Brando received Academy Award nominations for playing Emiliano Zapata in Viva Zapata! (1952); Mark Antony in Joseph L. Mankiewicz's 1953 film adaptation of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar; and Air Force Major Lloyd Gruver in Sayonara (1957), an adaptation of James A. Michener's 1954 novel. The 1960s saw Brando's career take a commercial and critical downturn. He directed and starred in the cult western One-Eyed Jacks, a critical and commercial flop, after which he delivered a series of notable box-office failures, beginning with Mutiny on the Bounty (1962). After ten years of underachieving, he agreed to do a screen test as Vito Corleone in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather (1972). He got the part and subsequently won his second Academy Award and Golden Globe Award in a performance critics consider among his greatest. He declined the Academy Award due to alleged mistreatment and misportrayal of Native Americans by Hollywood. The Godfather was one of the most commercially successful films of all time, and alongside his Oscar-nominated performance in Last Tango in Paris (1972), Brando reestablished himself in the ranks of top box-office stars. After a hiatus in the early 1970s, Brando was generally content with being a highly paid character actor in supporting roles, such as Jor-El in Superman (1978), as Colonel Kurtz in Apocalypse Now (1979), and Adam Steiffel in The Formula (1980), before taking a nine-year break from film. According to the Guinness Book of World Records, Brando was paid a record $3.7 million ($16 million in inflation-adjusted dollars) and 11.75% of the gross profits for 13 days' work on Superman. Brando was ranked by the American Film Institute as the fourth-greatest movie star among male movie stars whose screen debuts occurred in or before 1950. He was one of only six actors named in 1999 by Time magazine in its list of the 100 Most Important People of the Century. In this list, Time also designated Brando as the "Actor of the Century".

Filmography

8.267

Apocalypse Now
1979-05-19

Superman Returns

5.82

Superman Returns
2006-06-28

On the Waterfront

7.855

On the Waterfront
1954-06-22

6.298

The Freshman
1990-07-20

A Streetcar Named Desire

7.61

A Streetcar Named Desire
1951-09-18

Movie Tough Guys

10

Movie Tough Guys
1991-01-01

Last Tango in Paris

6.899

Last Tango in Paris
1972-12-15

Behind the scenes: Last Tango in Paris

8.5

Behind the scenes: Last Tango in Paris
2004-12-03

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick

6

John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
1988-10-24

6.9

Viva Zapata!
1952-02-07

7

The Men
1950-08-25

Don Juan DeMarco

6.757

Don Juan DeMarco
1994-10-12

7.163

Superman
1978-12-14

Reflections in a Golden Eye

6.504

Reflections in a Golden Eye
1967-10-13

6.722

The Movie Orgy
1968-01-01

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse

7.9

Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
1991-11-27

A Countess from Hong Kong

6.008

A Countess from Hong Kong
1967-01-05

6.577

Guys and Dolls
1955-12-23

Mutiny on the Bounty

7.1

Mutiny on the Bounty
1962-11-08

6.712

The Score
2001-07-13

5.4

Free Money
1998-12-03

7.088

The Chase
1966-02-18

5.59

The Formula
1980-12-19

A Dry White Season

6.697

A Dry White Season
1989-09-20

The Island of Dr. Moreau

4.9

The Island of Dr. Moreau
1996-08-23

6.393

The Appaloosa
1966-09-15

6.044

The Brave
1997-07-30

The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959

9

The Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959
2016-01-17

Sophia Loren, a special destiny

6.9

Sophia Loren, a special destiny
2019-12-24

The Young Lions

6.8

The Young Lions
1958-04-02

6.709

Sayonara
1957-12-25

6.563

The Wild One
1953-12-30

6.3

Bedtime Story
1964-06-10

Brando: An Icon Is Born

7

Brando: An Icon Is Born
2007-05-22

Christopher Columbus: The Discovery

4.847

Christopher Columbus: The Discovery
1992-08-20

The Missouri Breaks

6.524

The Missouri Breaks
1976-05-19

The Nightcomers

5.675

The Nightcomers
1972-02-15

6.805

Burn!
1969-12-21

6.8

Morituri
1965-08-24

The Teahouse of the August Moon

6.2

The Teahouse of the August Moon
1957-01-14

6.559

Désirée
1954-11-16

The Night of the Following Day

5.975

The Night of the Following Day
1969-01-10

5.1

Candy
1968-12-17

The Fugitive Kind

6.888

The Fugitive Kind
1960-04-14

Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It

7.441

Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for It
2021-06-18

Tab Hunter Confidential

7.271

Tab Hunter Confidential
2015-03-15

7.084

Julius Caesar
1953-06-04

6.775

One-Eyed Jacks
1961-03-30

The Ugly American

6.622

The Ugly American
1963-04-02

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

7.6

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
2012-02-04

8.687

The Godfather
1972-03-14

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

7

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003-04-03

Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1

9

Hollywood Screen Tests: Take 1
1999-01-01

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC

6

Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
1988-05-16

Montgomery Clift: The Hidden Star

10

Montgomery Clift: The Hidden Star
1987-10-07

Daniel Day-Lewis: The Hollywood Genius

7.2

Daniel Day-Lewis: The Hollywood Genius
2021-10-10

Making Montgomery Clift

7.8

Making Montgomery Clift
2018-09-23

Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration

8

Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
2001-11-13

Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood

5.7

Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
2019-10-13

Hello Actors Studio

6.667

Hello Actors Studio
1988-11-09

Sacheen: Breaking the Silence

0

Sacheen: Breaking the Silence
2019-04-05

Meet Marlon Brando

6.9

Meet Marlon Brando
1966-09-16

Anthony Quinn: An Original

6.75

Anthony Quinn: An Original
1990-09-10

The Godfather: Behind the Scenes

0

The Godfather: Behind the Scenes
1971-01-01

Listen to Me Marlon

7.5

Listen to Me Marlon
2015-07-29

Black Leather Jacket

9

Black Leather Jacket
1989-01-01

Marlon Brando in Paradise

5

Marlon Brando in Paradise
2024-04-01

An Actor Named Brando

0

An Actor Named Brando
2006-05-02

Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies

8.5

Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
2001-10-07

The Brando Interregnum: The Decade of Marlon's Dirty Dozen 1962-1972

0

The Brando Interregnum: The Decade of Marlon's Dirty Dozen 1962-1972
2022-12-28

6.8

Brando
2007-05-01

Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire

7.2

Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
2014-09-20

The Godfather and the Mob

7

The Godfather and the Mob
2006-04-25

Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still

7.2

Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still
1974-04-11

Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'

7.6

Taking Flight: The Development of 'Superman'
2001-05-01

The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'

6.778

The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
1982-01-24

Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend

7.2

Making 'Superman': Filming the Legend
2001-05-01

6

Raoni
1978-02-15

A Huey P. Newton Story

5.4

A Huey P. Newton Story
2001-06-18

Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage

9

Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage
1994-12-19

The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980

8.902

The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
1992-10-21

Hollywood Invasion

6

Hollywood Invasion
2011-09-01

Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut

7.368

Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
2006-11-02

Marlon Brando: The Wild One

6.5

Marlon Brando: The Wild One
1994-08-11

10

Ballybrando
2009-12-12

The Madding Crowd

0

The Madding Crowd
2017-02-01

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis

7.333

King: A Filmed Record... Montgomery to Memphis
1970-03-24

The Last Days of Marlon Brando

7

The Last Days of Marlon Brando
2008-03-01

All Power to the People!

6.333

All Power to the People!
1996-06-01

6.982

kid 90
2021-03-12

6.1

Naqoyqatsi
2002-09-02

Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau

6.659

Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
2014-08-24

Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend

5

Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
2021-01-02

1955, Seven Days of Fall

0

1955, Seven Days of Fall
2005-10-04

Operation Teahouse

6.5

Operation Teahouse
1956-11-29

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre

0

Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
1989-06-26

7

Lost in "The Thinking"
2005-10-29

Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild

2

Jack Nicholson: The Joker Is Wild
2004-08-29

Marlon Brando's Tahitian Mirage

6

Marlon Brando's Tahitian Mirage
2025-05-09

Albert Maysles: The Poetic Eye

0

Albert Maysles: The Poetic Eye
2006-08-06

Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity

5.9

Tough Guise: Violence, Media & the Crisis in Masculinity
1999-01-01

Hollywood: No Sex, Please!

5.5

Hollywood: No Sex, Please!
2018-03-01

Hollywood sul Tevere

0

Hollywood sul Tevere
2009-09-07

Chaos: The Manson Murders

6.145

Chaos: The Manson Murders
2025-03-06

0

Always Brando
2011-09-08

Horrifying Hollywood Murders

0

Horrifying Hollywood Murders

Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth

7.5

Jay Sebring… Cutting to the Truth
2020-03-06

Humpty Dumpty X

0

Humpty Dumpty X
2026-06-06

Mickey Rourke: Just Like a Man

5

Mickey Rourke: Just Like a Man
2022-01-01

The Shadows Of Method

0

The Shadows Of Method
2026-06-18

All-Time Movie Greats

0

All-Time Movie Greats
1988-01-01

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

8

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
1995-06-05

Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey

6.111

Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey
1995-08-14

A Streetcar on Broadway

6.5

A Streetcar on Broadway
2006-01-01

A Streetcar in Hollywood

6.5

A Streetcar in Hollywood
2006-05-02

Desire and Censorship

3

Desire and Censorship
2006-05-02

North and the Music of the South

0

North and the Music of the South
2006-05-02

E! True Hollywood Story

8.15

E! True Hollywood Story
1996-08-21

The David Susskind Show

7

The David Susskind Show
1959-01-18

The Ed Sullivan Show

6.8

The Ed Sullivan Show
1948-06-20

Celebrities Uncensored

4.833

Celebrities Uncensored
2003-06-04

Roots: The Next Generations

7.5

Roots: The Next Generations
1979-02-18

The Hollywood Greats

4.667

The Hollywood Greats
1977-08-04

6.988

The Oscars
1953-03-19

Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television

8.6

Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
1977-11-12

6

Midi trente
1972-03-06

8.667

Cinépanorama
1956-02-04

The Dick Cavett Show

6.8

The Dick Cavett Show
1968-06-06

Brando: The Documentary

4.5

Brando: The Documentary
2007-05-01

The Mike Douglas Show

5.8

The Mike Douglas Show
1961-12-11

7.5

The Sixties
2014-05-29

Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae

8.7

Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae
2024-11-26

The English Programme

0

The English Programme
1976-09-20

7.5

MGM Parade
1955-09-14