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This school of acting served the American theater and motion pictures well, but it was restricting. The American theater has never been able to present Shakespeare or classical drama of any kind satisfactorily. We simply do not have the style, the regard for the language or the cultural disposition … You cannot mumble in Shakespeare. You cannot improvise, and you are required to adhere strictly to the text. The English theater has a sense of language that we do not recognize … In the United States the English language has developed almost into a patois. |
In the 2015 documentary Listen to Me Marlon, Brando shared his thoughts on playing a death scene, stating, "That's a tough scene to play. You have to make 'em believe that you are dying ... Try to think of the most intimate moment you've ever had in your life." |
His favorite actors were Spencer Tracy, John Barrymore, Fredric March, James Cagney, and Paul Muni. He also showed admiration for Sean Penn, Jack Nicholson, Johnny Depp, and Daniel Day-Lewis. |
Acting credits and accolades |
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Among the numerous accolades for his acting work, Brando has won two Academy Awards for Best Actor for his role as a longshoreman in the Elia Kazan directed drama On the Waterfront (1954) and Vito Corleone in the Francis Ford Coppola directed crime film The Godfather (1972). He also won three BAFTA Awards, five Golden Globe Awards and a Primetime Emmy Award. |
Over his lengthy career he has been recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for the following performances: |
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24th Academy Awards: Best Actor in a Leading Role, nomination, A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) |
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25th Academy Awards: Best Actor in a Leading Role, nomination, Viva Zapata! (1952) |
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26th Academy Awards: Best Actor in a Leading Role, nomination, Julius Caesar (1953) |
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27th Academy Awards: Best Actor in a Leading Role, win, On the Waterfront (1954) |
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30th Academy Awards: Best Actor in a Leading Role, nomination, Sayonara (1957) |
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45th Academy Awards: Best Actor in a Leading Role, win, The Godfather (1972) |
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46th Academy Awards: Best Actor in a Leading Role, nomination, Last Tango in Paris (1973) |
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62nd Academy Awards: Best Actor in a Supporting Role, nomination, A Dry White Season (1989) |
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List of actors with Academy Award nominations |
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List of actors with two or more Academy Award nominations in acting categories |
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List of actors with two or more Academy Awards in acting categories |
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List of LGBT Academy Award winners and nominees |
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List of most valuable celebrity memorabilia |
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List of oldest and youngest Academy Award winners and nominees |
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Marlon Bundo, a pet rabbit named after the actor |
Citations |
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Works cited |
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Further reading |
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External links |
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Official website |
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Marlon Brando at IMDb |
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Marlon Brando at the TCM Movie Database |
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Marlon Brando at Playbill Vault |
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Marlon Brando at the American Film Institute Catalog |
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Marlon Brando at the Internet Broadway Database |
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Vanity Fair: "The King Who Would Be Man" by Budd Schulberg |
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The New Yorker: "The Duke in His Domain" (Archived July 3, 2014, at the Wayback Machine) – Truman Capote's influential 1957 interview. |
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