Marlon Brando biography
Marlon Brando was an American actor, born on 3 April 1924 in Omaha, who died on 1 July 2004.
Marlon Brando's screen career began in 1949 with Actors Studio, playing Doctor.
Marlon Brando appeared in 54 films and 4 television or streaming titles between 1949 and 2016.
Marlon Brando is remembered for The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, A Streetcar Named Desire, On the Waterfront.
Honours include Academy Award for Best Actor (2 times), Theatre World Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor , Motion Picture Drama.
- Born
- 3 April 1924
- Died
- 1 July 2004 (aged 80)
- Birthplace
- Omaha
- Work
- Film actor, Stage actor, Television actor, Director, Actor
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1944 to 2004
- Known for
- The Godfather, Apocalypse Now, A Streetcar Named Desire, On the Waterfront, One-Eyed Jacks, Last Tango in Paris
- Awards
- Academy Award for Best Actor (2 times)
- Theatre World Award
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor , Motion Picture Drama
- Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor - Razzie Award
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
Marlon Brando filmography
54 films and 4 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | I Am Not Your Negro | English | ||
| 2015 | Listen to Me Marlon | English | ||
| 2012 | Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen | Cantonese | ||
| 2011 | Always Brando | Arabic | ||
| 2006 | Superman Returns | English | ||
| 2006 | The Godfather | Don Vito Corleone | Cameo; released posthumously | |
| 2006 | Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut | Jor-El | ||
| 2004 | Big Bug Man | Mrs. Sour | Voice; Unreleased | |
| 2001 | The Score | Max | ||
| 2001 | Apocalypse Now Redux | Khmer | ||
| 2001 | A Huey P. Newton Story | English | ||
| 1998 | Free Money | Warden Sven "The Swede" Sorenson | ||
| 1997 | The Brave | McCarthy | ||
| 1996 | The Island of Dr. Moreau | Dr. Moreau | ||
| 1996 | Divine Rapture | Priest | Unreleased | |
| 1995 | Don Juan DeMarco | Dr. Jack Mickler | ||
| 1992 | The Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980 | |||
| 1992 | Christopher Columbus: The Discovery | Tomás de Torquemada | ||
| 1991 | Here's Looking at You, Warner Bros. | English | ||
| 1991 | Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse | English | ||
| 1990 | The Freshman | Carmine Sabatini | ||
| 1989 | A Dry White Season | Ian McKenzie | ||
| 1980 | The Formula | Adam Steiffel | ||
| 1979 | Apocalypse Now | Colonel Walter E. Kurtz | ||
| 1978 | Superman | Jor-El |
Show all 54 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Raoni | Narrator | Voice; Documentary | |
| 1976 | The Missouri Breaks | Robert E. Lee Clayton | ||
| 1972 | The Godfather | Don Vito Corleone | ||
| 1972 | Last Tango in Paris | Paul | ||
| 1971 | The Nightcomers | Peter Quint | ||
| 1969 | The Night of the Following Day | Chauffeur | ||
| 1969 | Burn! | Sir William Walker | ||
| 1968 | Candy | Grindl | ||
| 1967 | Reflections in a Golden Eye | Maj. Weldon Penderton | ||
| 1967 | A Countess from Hong Kong | Ogden Mears | ||
| 1966 | The Chase | Sheriff Calder | ||
| 1966 | The Appaloosa | Matt Fletcher | ||
| 1965 | Morituri | Robert Crain | ||
| 1964 | Bedtime Story | Freddy Benson | ||
| 1963 | The Ugly American | Ambassador Harrison Carter MacWhite | ||
| 1962 | Mutiny on the Bounty | 1st Lt. Fletcher Christian | ||
| 1961 | One-Eyed Jacks | Rio | Also director | |
| 1960 | The Fugitive Kind | Valentine "Snakeskin" Xavier | ||
| 1958 | The Young Lions | Lt. Christian Diestl | ||
| 1957 | Sayonara | Maj. Lloyd "Ace" Gruver, USAF | ||
| 1956 | The Teahouse of the August Moon | Sakini | ||
| 1955 | Guys and Dolls | Sky Masterson | ||
| 1954 | On the Waterfront | Terry Malloy | ||
| 1954 | Désirée | Napoleon Bonaparte | ||
| 1953 | Julius Caesar | Mark Antony | ||
| 1953 | The Wild One | Johnny Strabler | ||
| 1952 | Viva Zapata! | Emiliano Zapata | ||
| 1951 | A Streetcar Named Desire | Stanley Kowalski | ||
| 1950 | The Men | Kenneth "Ken" Wilcheck / "Bud" |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Roots: The Next Generations | George Lincoln Rockwell | Episode: Part VII (1960-1967) | |
| 1977 | The Godfather Saga | English | ||
| 1950 | Come Out Fighting | Jimmy Brand | Pilot | |
| 1949 | Actors Studio | Doctor | Episode: "I'm No Hero" |