Marlon Brando stands among the greatest of all actors, and the energy, the intensity he introduced to the movies—his radical cool—did no less than change the course of motion pictures forever.

Brando was born on April 3, 1924 in Omaha, Nebraska. The youngest of three children, his father, Marlon Brando Sr., worked in chemical sales.

Marlon Brando's professional debut. Brando made his film debut as a disabled veteran in The Men, ... and future stars like James Dean and Elvis Presley were inspired by his swaggering cool.

MARLON BRANDO 1924-2004 / BRANDO / Rebellious. Erratic. Brilliant. ... the film shows that Brando was the embodiment of 1950s cool before anyone heard of Elvis Presley or James Dean. ...

Marlon Brando, a two-time Academy Award winner who spent much of his career shunning the Hollywood establishment yet earned its enduring admiration through muscular, naturalistic performances that ...

From left: Producer Al Ruddy, Marlon Brando and Francis Ford Coppola film Vito’s assassination attempt scene for The Godfather. When the film premiered on NBC over two nights from 9–11 p.m ...

Billy Zane made a stunning transformation into late film actor Marlon Brando. The 58-year-old appeared as a spitting image of Brando’s Don Vito Corleone from Francis Ford Coppola’s 1972 mob ...

Marlon Brando at 100 He did more than make mighty acting weather. He created a climate. Marlon Brando in "On the ... (Elvis was ‘50s hot, not ‘50s cool).

Anyone could imitate Marlon Brando (search) — it was as simple as a scowl, a nasal voice and a scratch of the cheek — but few could copy the skill that made him an icon.

One of their early films has been hard to find, but I was delighted to see that next month it will be available online via Fandor.Shot in 1965, Meet Marlon Brando shows the legendary actor being ...

The Brando opened in 2014, 10 years after Marlon died, and it took every one of those years to get it working with its odd-couple combo of tranquil, lavish resort, inventive and challenging green ...