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Marlon Brando Jr. (April 3, 1924 – July 1, 2004) was an American actor and film director who had a significant impact on film acting. Recognised as one of the greatest actors of the 20th century, Brando came to prominence during the late 1940s till the 1970s. He became widely regarded for his unconventional and intense style of method acting, brought to mainstream audiences by Stella Adler, to which he was greatly influenced during the 1940s. His powerful and passionate performances were thoroughly admired and he gained much recognition for his remarkable ability to embed himself in his characters. Notably known for his emotional performances in A Streetcar Named Desire and On the Waterfront, both directed by Elia Kazan in the early 1950s, and his academy award-winning performance as Vito Corleone in The Godfather (1972).
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Given Name: Marlon Brando Jr.
Born: Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.
Citizenship: American
Birthday: April 3, 1924
Occupations: Actor, Film Director
Years Active: 1944-2004
Children: 11
Spouses: Anna Kashfi, Movita Castaneda, Tarita Teriipaia
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43rd British Academy Film Awards 1990
47th Golden Globe Awards 1990
Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Comedy or Musical (Supporting Actor)
A Dry White Season46th Academy Awards 1974
27th British Academy Film Awards 1974
45th Academy Awards 1973
26th British Academy Film Awards 1973
30th Golden Globe Awards 1973
The 27th Academy Awards 1955
8th British Academy Film Awards 1955
12th Golden Globe Awards 1955
The 24th Academy Awards 1952
On the Waterfront
Apocalypse Now
Burn! (re-release)
Last Tango in Paris
The Missouri Breaks
Listen to Me Marlon
Apocalypse Now Redux
Don Juan DeMarco
Mutiny on the Bounty
A Streetcar Named Desire
The Godfather
The Freshman
A Huey P. Newton Story
The Wild One
Guys and Dolls
Reflections in a Golden Eye
Bedtime Story
Jay Sebring....Cutting to the Truth
The Island of Dr. Moreau
CHAOS: The Manson Murders
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen
And the Oscar Goes To…
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
The Madding Crowd
Making Montgomery Clift
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
Sophia Loren, a special destiny
Taking Flight: The Development of ‘Superman’
Making ‘Superman’: Filming the Legend
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
Sacheen: Breaking the Silence
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
Behind the scenes: Last Tango in Paris
Lost in “The Thinking”
The Godfather and the Mob
Brando: The Documentary
Anthony Quinn: An Original
Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut
Brando: An Icon Is Born
Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker’s Apocalypse
The Making of ‘Superman: The Movie’
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
The Formula
Hello Actors Studio
Broadway’s Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Daniel Day-Lewis: The Hollywood Genius
Becoming Al Pacino
Operation Teahouse
Raoni
Burn!
Julius Caesar
The Ugly American
The Movie Orgy
Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still
Meet Marlon Brando
The Fugitive Kind
Free Money
Mario Puzo’s The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television
Roots: The Next Generations
Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman
The Brave
A Countess from Hong Kong
Désirée
Sayonara
Morituri
The Night of the Following Day
The Chase
Candy
The Young Lions
The Last Days of Marlon Brando
One-Eyed Jacks
Marlon Brando: The Wild One
Ballybrando
The Nightcomers
Viva Zapata!
Johnny Depp: The Love of the Bizarre
Marlon Brando in Paradise
The Teahouse of the August Moon
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2022
Becoming Al Pacino
Self (archive footage)
Johnny Depp: The Love of the Bizarre
Self (archive footage)
2019
Yellowface: Asian Whitewashing and Racism in Hollywood
(archive footage)
Sophia Loren, a special destiny
Self (archive footage)
Sacheen: Breaking the Silence
Self (archive footage)
2014
And the Oscar Goes To…
Self (archive footage)
Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desire
Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
2001
Apocalypse Now Redux
A Huey P. Newton Story
Taking Flight: The Development of ‘Superman’
Self
Making ‘Superman’: Filming the Legend
Self
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
Self (archive footage)
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
Self
1998
Free Money
Warden Sven 'The Swede' Sorenson
Lee Marvin: A Personal Portrait by John Boorman
Self (archive footage)
1990
The Freshman
Anthony Quinn: An Original
Self (archive footage)
The Godfather Family: A Look Inside
Self / Don Vito Corleone (archive footage)
1988
Hello Actors Studio
Self (archive footage)
John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Happy Birthday, Bob: 50 Stars Salute Your 50 Years with NBC
Self (archive footage)

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