Marlon Brando

Credits: Far Out / Paramount Pictures

Full Name

Marlon Brando Jr

Born

April 3rd, 1924

Height

5ft 9in

Hometown

Omaha, Nebraska, USA

Net Worth

Approximately $100 million (at the time of his death)

Partner

Tarita Teriipaia (former spouse)

Family

Marlon Brando was the son of Marlon Brando Sr. and Dorothy Pennebaker Brando. He had two sisters, Jocelyn and Frances. Brando fathered at least 11 children, including Christian Brando, Cheyenne Brando, Miko Brando and Rebecca Brando.

Top Movies

‘A Streetcar Named Desire’, ‘On the Waterfront’, ‘The Godfather’, ‘Last Tango in Paris’, ‘Apocalypse Now’, ‘Julius Caesar’, ‘The Wild One’

Top Shows

‘Actors Studio’, ‘The Men Who Made the Movies’

Awards

2 Academy Awards, 2 Golden Globe Awards, 1 BAFTA Award, Cannes Film Festival 'Best Actor' Award

Fun Facts

Marlon Brando famously refused his Academy Award for ‘The Godfather’ in 1973, sending activist Sacheen Littlefeather to decline it on his behalf.

Related Actors

Al Pacino, James Dean, Robert De Niro, Jack Nicholson, Paul Newman, Montgomery Clift, Dustin Hoffman

Marlon Brando was a pioneering American actor whose revolutionary approach to performance transformed modern cinema.

Emerging from New York’s Actors Studio, Brando became the leading figure of method acting through acclaimed performances in ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’, ‘The Wild One’ and ‘On the Waterfront’. His naturalistic style influenced generations of actors and helped redefine screen acting in the post-war era.

After a career resurgence in the 1970s, Brando delivered two of his most celebrated performances as Vito Corleone in ‘The Godfather’ and Colonel Kurtz in ‘Apocalypse Now’. A two-time Academy Award winner, he remains one of Hollywood’s most influential and iconic stars, with a legacy that continues to shape acting, filmmaking and popular culture decades after his death.