Born 1924, in Omaha, Nebraska, American actor, film director, and activist Marlon Brando is credited with bringing realism to film acting, helping to popularize the Stanislavski system of acting, studying with Stella Adler in the 1940s.
Regarded for his cultural influence on 20th century film, Brando’s Academy Award-winning performances include that of Terry Malloy in On the Waterfront (1954) and Don Vito Corleone in The Godfather (1972). He also was an activist for many causes, notably the civil rights movement and various Native American movements.
Brando was included in a list of Top Ten Money Making Stars three times in the 1950s, coming in at number 10 in 1954, number 6 in 1955, and number 4 in 1958. He 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, and was one of six professional actors, along with Charlie Chaplin, Ronald Reagan, Lucille Ball, Frank Sinatra, and Marilyn Monroe, named in 1999 by Time magazine as one of its 100 Most Important People of the Century.
Brando died of respiratory failure in 2004, at age 80.
Take a look at these color photos to see portrait of young Marlon Brando from the 1940s and 1950s.
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One-Eyed Jacks
Marlon Brando, Karl Malden
Released: 1961
Directed by: Marlon Brando
One-Eyed Jacks, a 1961 Western, is the only film directed by actor Marlon Brando. The picture was originally planned to be directed by Stanley Kubrick from a screenplay by Sam Peckinpah
14.The Men
Marlon Brando, Teresa Wright
Released: 1950
Directed by: Fred Zinnemann
The Men is a 1950 film directed by Fred Zinnemann. It tells the story of a World War II lieutenant, who is seriously injured in combat, and the struggles he faces as he attempts to re-enter..
13.The Fugitive Kind
Marlon Brando, Joanne Woodward
Released: 1959
Directed by: Sidney Lumet
For the 1937 Tennessee Williams play, see Fugitive Kind.The Fugitive Kind is a 1960 American drama film starring Marlon Brando and Anna Magnani, and directed by Sidney Lumet. The..
12.Reflections in a Golden Eye
Elizabeth Taylor, Marlon Brando
Released: 1967
Directed by: John Huston
Reflections in a Golden Eye is a film directed by John Huston based on the 1941 novel of the same name by Carson McCullers. It deals with elements of repressed sexuality, voyeurism..
Last Tango in Paris
Marlon Brando, Jean Piere Leaud
Released: 1972
Directed by: Bernardo Bertolucci
Last Tango in Paris is a 1972 Franco-Italian romantic drama film directed by Bernardo Bertolucci which portrays a recent American widower who begins an anonymous relationship with a young..
10.Morituri
Marlon Brando, Yul Brynner
Released: 1965
Directed by: Bernhard Wicki
Morituri is a 1965 film about the sabotage of a German merchant ship full of rubber. The film stars Marlon Brando, Yul Brynner, Janet Margolin, Trevor Howard and Wally Cox. It was directed..
9.The Chase
Marlon Brando, Jane Fonda
Released: 1966
Directed by: Arthur Penn
The Chase is a 1966 Technicolor American drama film in Panavision directed by Arthur Penn and starring Marlon Brando, Jane Fonda, and Robert Redford, about a series of events set into..
8.The Young Lions
Marlon Brando, Dean Martin
Released: 1958
Directed by: Edward Dmytryk
The Young Lions is a 1958 CinemaScope war drama film directed by Edward Dmytryk, based upon the 1948 novel of the same name by Irwin Shaw, and starring Marlon Brando, Montgomery
7.Sayonara
Marlon Brando, James Garner
Released: 1957
Directed by: Joshua Logan
Sayonara is a 1957 color American film starring Marlon Brando. The picture tells the story of an American Air Force flier who was an ace fighter pilot during the Korean War. Sayonara won four..
6.The Wild One
Marlon Brando, Lee Marvin
Released: 1953
Directed by: László Benedek
The Wild One is a 1953 American film directed by László Benedek and produced by Stanley Kramer. It is famed for Marlon Brando’s iconic portrayal of a motorcycle gang leader Johnny..
5.Julius Caesar
Marlon Brando, Deborah Kerr
Released: 1953
Directed by: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Julius Caesar is a 1953 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer film adaptation of the play by Shakespeare, directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, who also wrote the uncredited screenplay, and produced by…
4.Apocalypse Now
Marlon Brando, Harrison Ford
Released: 1979
Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola
Apocalypse Now is a 1979 American epic adventure war film set during the Vietnam War. Produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Marlon Brando, Martin Sheen, and..
3.The Godfather
Al Pacino, Marlon Brando
Released: 1972
Directed by: Francis Ford Coppola
The Godfather is a 1972 American crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola, based on the novel by Mario Puzo. The aging patriarch (Marlon Brando) of an organized crime dynasty…
2.A Streetcar Named Desire
Marlon Brando, Vivien Leigh
Released: 1951
Directed by: Elia Kazan
A Streetcar Named Desire is a 1951 American drama film adaptation of Tennessee Williams’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 1947 play of the same name. It is the story of a southern lady, Blanche…
1.On the Waterfront
Marlon Brando, Eva Marie Saint
Released: 1954
Directed by: Elia Kazan
On the Waterfront is a 1954 American drama film about union violence and corruption amongst longshoremen. The film was directed by Elia Kazan and written by Budd Schulberg. It stars Marlon.
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