Marlon Brando
Photo: HRT press
Country: United States
Gender: M
Birthday: 1924-04-03
Died: 2004-07-01
Biography
Marlon Brando, Jr. (April 3, 1924 – July 1, 2004) was an American actor who performed for over half a century.
He was perhaps best known for his roles as Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), his Academy Award-nominated performance as Emiliano Zapata in Viva Zapata! (1952), his role as Mark Antony in the MGM film adaptation of the Shakespeare play Julius Caesar (1953), for which he was nominated for an Academy Award, and his Academy Award-winning performance as Terry Malloy in On the Waterfront (1954). During the 1970s, he was most famous for his Academy Award-winning performance as Vito Corleone in Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather (1972), also playing Colonel Walter Kurtz in another Coppola film, Apocalypse Now (1979). Brando delivered an Academy Award-nominated performance as Paul in Last Tango in Paris (1972), in addition to directing and starring in the western film One-Eyed Jacks (1961).
Brando had a significant impact on film acting, and was the foremost example of the "method" acting style. While he became notorious for his "mumbling" diction and exuding a raw animal magnetism, his mercurial performances were nonetheless highly regarded, and he is considered one of the greatest and most influential actors of the 20th century. Director Martin Scorsese said of him, "He is the marker. There's 'before Brando' and 'after Brando'.'"Actor Jack Nicholson once said, "When Marlon dies, everybody moves up one."
Brando was also an activist, supporting many issues, notably the African-American Civil Rights Movement and various American Indian Movements.
Actor:
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1. The Men (1950), film...Ken Wilocek
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2. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), film...Stanley
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3. Viva Zapata! (1952), film...Emiliano Zapata
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4. Julius Caesar (1953), film...Mark Antony
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5. The Wild One (1953), film...Johnny Strabler
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6. On the Waterfront (1954), film...Terry Malloy
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7. Désirée (1954), film...Napoleon Bonaparte
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8. Guys and Dolls (1955), film...Sky Masterson
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...Sakini
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10. Sayonara (1957), film...Major Lloyd Gruver
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11. The Young Lions (1958), film...Lt. Christian Diestl
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12. The Fugitive Kind (1960), film...Valentine 'Snakeskin' Xavier
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13. One-Eyed Jacks (1961), film...Rio
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14. Mutiny on the Bounty (1962), film...1st Lt. Fletcher Christian
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15. The Ugly American (1963), film...Ambassador Harrison Carter MacWhite
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16. Bedtime Story (1964), film...Freddy Benson
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17. Morituri (1965), film...Robert Crain
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18. The Appaloosa (1966), film...Matt Fletcher
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19. The Chase (1966), film...Sheriff Calder
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20. Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967), film...Maj. Weldon Penderton
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21. A Countess from Hong Kong (1967), film...Ogden
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22. The Night of the Following Day (1968), film...Bud - Chauffeur
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23. The Mercenary (1969), film...Sir William Walker
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24. The Nightcomers (1971), film...Peter Quint
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25. Last Tango in Paris (1972), film...Paul
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26. The Godfather (1972), film...Don Vito Corleone
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27. The Missouri Breaks (1976), film...Lee Clayton
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28. Superman (1978), film...Jor-El
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29. Apocalypse Now - Final Cut (1979), film...Col. Walter E. Kurtz
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30. Roots: The Next Generations (1979), series...George Lincoln Rockwell
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31. The Formula (1980), film...Adam Steiffel
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...Jor-El
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33. A Dry White Season (1989), film...McKenzie
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34. The Freshman (1990), film...Carmine Sabatini
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...Self (archive footage)
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...Tomas de Torquemada
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37. Don Juan DeMarco (1994), film...Dr. Jack Mickler
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38. D.N.A (1996), film...Dr. Moreau
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39. The Brave (1997), film...McCarthy
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40. Free Money (1998), film...The Swede
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41. The Score (2001), film...Max
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...Ogden Mears (archive footage)
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43. Superman Returns (2006), film...Jor-El (archive footage)
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...Self (archive footage)
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45. Reel Injun (2009), film...Self (archive footage)
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46. Smash His Camera (2010), film...Self (archive footage)
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...Self (archive footage)
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48. I Am Not Your Negro (2016), film...Self (archive footage)
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49. Sophia Loren (2019), film...Self (archive footage)
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50. The Passion of Anna Magnani (2019), film...Self (archive footage)
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...Stanley
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...Self (archive footage)
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53. Val (2021), film...Self (archive footage)
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54. kid 90 (2021), film...Self (archive footage)
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55. Val (2021), film...Self (archive footage)
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56. Looking For Al Pacino (2022), film...Self (archive footage)
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57. This Is Joan Collins (2022), film...Self (archive footage)
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58. Johnny Depp: Wild Child (2022), film...Self (archive footage)
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59. Sly (2023), film...Self (archive footage)
Director:
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1. One-Eyed Jacks (1961), film
Voice:
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1. Listen to Me Marlon (2015), film...Self (archive footage)