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Marlon Brando

Acting

Marlon Brando

Marlon Brando is an actor born on April 3, 1924 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. He died on July 1, 2004, aged 80. He is known for The Godfather, Apocalypse Now and Superman. GloboWatch shows where to watch 2 of his movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Acting
Born
April 3, 1924
Place of birth
Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Died
July 1, 2004
Also known as
Marlon Brando Jr. · Marlon Brando Junior

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

  1. 2025Chaos: The Manson Murdersas Self - Activist (archive footage)
  2. 2021Valas Self (archive)
  3. 2021Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go for Itas Self (archive footage)
  4. 2015Listen to Me Marlonas Self (voice) (archive footage)
  5. 2015Tab Hunter Confidentialas Self (archive)
  6. 2014Marlon Brando: An Actor Named Desireas Self - Actor / Various Roles (archive footage)
  7. 2014Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreauas Self (archive footage)
  8. 2014The Sixtiesas Self - Civil Rights Activist (archive footage) · 1 episode
  9. 2012Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemenas (archive footage)
  10. 2006Superman II: The Richard Donner Cutas Jor-El
  11. 2006Superman Returnsas Jor-El
  12. 2002Naqoyqatsias Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  13. 2001Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebrationas Self
  14. 2001The Scoreas Max
  15. 1998Free Moneyas Warden Sven 'The Swede' Sorenson
  16. 1997The Braveas McCarthy
  17. 1996The Island of Dr. Moreauas Dr. Moreau
  18. 1996E! True Hollywood Story1 episode
  19. 1994Don Juan DeMarcoas Dr. Jack Mickler
  20. 1992The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980as Don Vito Corleone
  21. 1992Christopher Columbus: The Discoveryas Tomas de Torquemada
  22. 1991Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypseas Self
  23. 1990The Freshmanas Carmine Sabatini, aka Jimmy The Toucan
  24. 1989A Dry White Seasonas Ian McKenzie
  25. 1980The Formulaas Adam Steiffel
  26. 1979Apocalypse Nowas Colonel Walter Kurtz
  27. 1979Roots: The Next Generationsas George Lincoln Rockwell · 1 episode
  28. 1978Supermanas Jor-El
  29. 1977Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Televisionas Don Vito Corleone · 4 episodes
  30. 1976The Missouri Breaksas Robert E. Lee Clayton
  31. 1974Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Stillas Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
  32. 1972Last Tango in Parisas Paul
  33. 1972The Godfatheras Don Vito Corleone
  34. 1972The Nightcomersas Peter Quint
  35. 1969Burn!as Sir William Walker
  36. 1969The Night of the Following Dayas Chauffeur
  37. 1968Candyas Grindl
  38. 1968The Movie Orgyas Self (archive footage)
  39. 1967Reflections in a Golden Eyeas Maj. Weldon Penderton
  40. 1967A Countess from Hong Kongas Ogden Mears
  41. 1966The Appaloosaas Matt
  42. 1966The Chaseas Sheriff Calder
  43. 1965Moriturias Robert Crain
  44. 1964Bedtime Storyas Freddy Benson
  45. 1963The Ugly Americanas Ambassador Harrison Carter MacWhite
  46. 1962Mutiny on the Bountyas First Lieutnant Fletcher Christian
  47. 1961One-Eyed Jacksas Rio · Director
  48. 1960The Fugitive Kindas Valentine 'Snakeskin' Xavier
  49. 1958The Young Lionsas Lt. Christian Diestl
  50. 1957Sayonaraas Major Lloyd Gruver
  51. 1957The Teahouse of the August Moonas Sakini
  52. 1955Guys and Dollsas Sky Masterson
  53. 1954Désiréeas Napoleon Bonaparte
  54. 1954On the Waterfrontas Terry Malloy
  55. 1953The Wild Oneas Johnny Strabler
  56. 1953Julius Caesaras Mark Antony
  57. 1953The Oscarsas Self · 3 episodes
  58. 1952Viva Zapata!as Emiliano Zapata
  59. 1951A Streetcar Named Desireas Stanley Kowalski
  60. 1950The Menas Ken