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Brando in The Wild One, 1953
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Marlon Brando, Jr. (April 3, 1924 – July 1, 2004) was an American screen and stage actor.
He is hailed for bringing a gripping realism to film acting and is widely
considered to be one of the greatest and most influential actors of all time. A cultural icon, Brando is most famous for his
Oscar-winning performances as Terry Malloy in On the Waterfront (1954)
and Vito Corleone in The Godfather (1972), as well as influential
performances in A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), Viva Zapata!
(1952), Julius Caesar (1953),
The Wild One (1953), Reflections
in a Golden Eye (1967), Last Tango in Paris (1972) and Apocalypse
Now (1979). Brando was also an activist, supporting many causes, notably
the African-American Civil Rights Movement and various American Indian
Movements.
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Brando as Don Vito Corleone
in The Godfather (1972)
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Marlon Brando died ten years ago (July,1 2004).
