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My Take
I keep coming back to Brando as the dividing line in screen acting: there is before him and after him. What fascinates me most is not the two Oscars but the refusal underneath them, the mumbling that turned out to be precision, the rejected statuette, the contempt for Hollywood even as he defined it. A Streetcar Named Desire still feels dangerous, and Don Corleone is practically scripture for every actor since. Yes, the late years were erratic, and the Razzie sits on his record like graffiti on a monument. To me that mess is inseparable from the genius; he treated acting as truth-telling, and truth is rarely tidy.
Overview
Marlon Brando Jr. (April 3, 1924 – July 1, 2004) was an American actor. Widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential performers in the history of cinema, he received numerous accolades, including two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, three BAFTAs, a Cannes Film Festival Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Marlon Brando
- Name (Japanese)
- マーロン・ブランド
- Reading
- まーろん・ぶらんど
- Born
- April 3, 1924 – July 1, 2004
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Aries / Rat
- Origin
- Omaha, Nebraska, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 175 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film actor / stage actor / television actor / director / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Libertyville High School
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 1955 Academy Award for Best Actor
- 1973 Academy Award for Best Actor
- 1946 Theatre World Award
- 1973 Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama
- 1996 Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor - Razzie Award
- 1979 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Donaldson Awards
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | The Godfather | — | |
| Notable work | Apocalypse Now | — | |
| Notable work | A Streetcar Named Desire | — | |
| Notable work | On the Waterfront | — | |
| Notable work | One-Eyed Jacks | — | |
| Notable work | Last Tango in Paris | — |
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.