Actor profile

Marlon Brando

The modern screen-acting fault line. Brando made behavior feel discovered instead of performed.

American actor. Born 1924. Era: Classic Hollywood to New Hollywood. Lane: Method naturalism.

Known for

  • A Streetcar Named Desire
  • On the Waterfront
  • The Godfather
  • Last Tango in Paris

Ranking signals

  • 2 Academy Awards
  • 8 Oscar nominations
  • AFI screen legend

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