Basic Information About Marlon Brando
| Category | Celebrities › Actors |
|---|---|
| Professions | Actor |
| Net worth | $100,000,000 |
| Date of birth | 1924-04-03 |
| Place of birth | Omaha |
| Date of death | 2004-07-01 (aged 80) |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Curiosities and Trademarks | Bizarrely unique voice with an extreme nasal tonality spoken in mumbles Frequently played young, somewhat misunderstood rebels in his youth (A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), The Wild One (1953), On the Waterfront (1954)), and later powerful criminals (The Godfather (1972), The Formula (1980), The Freshman (1990)). The pioneering use of Method Acting Often improvised his own dialogue Was known for being very difficult to work with Usually received top-billing in movies. Even if he wasn't the most seen character (e.g. Apocalypse Now (1979)) nor in the titular role (e.g. Superman (1978)). Frequently cast as military men |
| Spouse | Tarita - (10 August 1962 - 14 July 1972) (divorced) (2 children) Movita - (4 June 1960 - 1962) (divorced) (2 children) Anna Kashfi - (11 October 1957 - 22 April 1959) (divorced) (1 child) |
| Gender | Male |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.75 m) |
| Social Media | ↗︎ Wikipedia ↗︎ IMDb |
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What Movie Awards did Marlon Brando win?
 Oscar |
 Golden Globe |
 Golder Raspberry |
 BAFTA |
 Other |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
Marlon Brando awards
| Award Name | State | Movie / Series Name | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| KCFCC Award - Best Actor | Winner | The Godfather | 1972 |
| Oscar - Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominee | Ultimo tango a Parigi | 1974 |
| BAFTA Film Award - Best Actor | Nominee | Ultimo tango a Parigi | 1974 |
| Audience Award - Best Actor | Nominee | Ultimo tango a Parigi | 1972 |
| NSFC Award - Best Actor | Winner | Ultimo tango a Parigi | 1974 |
| NYFCC Award - Best Actor | Winner | Ultimo tango a Parigi | 1974 |
| Jupiter Award - Best International Actor | Nominee | Apocalypse Now | 1979 |
| Razzie Award - Worst Supporting Actor | Winner | The Island of Dr. Moreau | 1997 |
| Stinker Award - Worst Supporting Actor | Winner | The Island of Dr. Moreau | 1996 |
| DGA Award - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures | Nominee | One-Eyed Jacks | 1962 |
| Golden Seashell - | Winner | One-Eyed Jacks | 1961 |
Marlon Brando roles
| Movie / Series | Role |
|---|---|
| The Godfather | Don Vito Corleone |
| Superman | Jor-El |
| Ultimo tango a Parigi | Paul |
| Apocalypse Now | Colonel Walter E. Kurtz |
| In the Name of the Father | Don Vito Corleone (archive footage) |
| Superman Returns | Jor-El (archive footage) |
| The Score | Max |
| The Island of Dr. Moreau | Dr. Moreau |
| One-Eyed Jacks | Director |
| One-Eyed Jacks | Rio |
| Don Juan DeMarco | Dr. Jack Mickler |
| I Am Not Your Negro | Self (archive footage) |
| The Missouri Breaks | Lee Clayton |
| The Chase | Sheriff Calder |
| The Brave | McCarthy |
| Mutiny on the Bounty | 1st Lt. Fletcher Christian |
| Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Christopher Columbus: The Discovery | Tomas de Torquemada |
| Candy | Grindl |
| The Freshman | Carmine Sabatini |
| The Dick Cavett Show | Self - Guest 1 episode, 1973 |
Marlon Brando's Movie/Shows Salary
| Movie / Series | Salary |
|---|---|
| The Men (1950) | $50,000 (equivalent of $477,354 in 2012 dollars) |
| A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) | $75,000 (equivalent of $663,706 in 2012 dollars) |
| Viva Zapata! (1952) | $100,000 (equivalent of $868,245 in 2012 dollars) |
| On the Waterfront (1954) | $100,000 (equivalent of $855,334 in 2012 dollars) |
| Guys and Dolls (1955) | $200,000 (equivalent of $1,710,668 in 2012 dollars) |
| Sayonara (1957) | $300,000 (equivalent of $2,456,423 in 2012 dollars) |
| Mutiny on the Bounty (1962) | $1,250,000 (equivalent of $9,500,000 in 2012 dollars) |
| The Chase (1966) | $750,000 plus $130,000 fee to his production company Pennebaker (equivalent of $6,249,222 in 2012 dollars) |
| Reflections in a Golden Eye (1967) | $750,000 + 10% of the net profits (equivalent of $5,326,041 today) |
| Candy (1968) | $50,000 plus points |
| The Night of the Following Day (1969) | $50,000 |
| Queimada (1969) | $750,000 |
| The Nightcomers (1971) | $50,000 |
| The Godfather (1972) | $50,000 plus percentage of gross on sliding scale; points sold back for $100,000 ($150,000 equivalent of to $865,000 in 2013 dollars) |
| Ultimo tango a Parigi (1972) | $250,000 + 10% of the profits (equivalent of $10,000,00 in 2012 dollars) |
| The Missouri Breaks (1976) | $1,250,000 plus 11% of gross receipts over $8,850,000 (equivalent of $5,000,000 in 2012 dollars) |
| Superman (1978) | $3,000,000 |
| Roots: The Next Generations (1979) | $25,000 |
| Apocalypse Now (1979) | $2,000,000 plus additional percentage (equivalent of $6,338,429 in 2012 dollars) |
| The Formula (1980) | $2,700,000 |
| A Dry White Season (1989) | $3,300,000 plus 11.3% of gross with proviso M.G.M. would contribute his upfront payment plus a similar amount to an anti-apartheid group |
| Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992) | $5,000,000 |
| The Brave (1997) | $0 |
| The Score (2001) | $3,000,000 |
| Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration (2001) | $1,000,000 |
Marlon Brando's Quotes
- The more sensitive you are, the more likely you are to be brutalised, develop scabs and never evolve. Never allow yourself to feel anything because you always feel too much.
- The only thing an actor owes his public is not to bore them.
- An actor is at most a poet and at least an entertainer.
- Would people applaud me if I were a good plumber?
- I don't know what people expect when they meet me. They seem to be afraid that I'm going to piss in the potted palm and slap them on the ass.
Marlon Brando's photos
Interesting Facts about Marlon Brando
- Ranked #13 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list. [October 1997]
- He balked at the prospect of Burt Reynolds in the role of Santino Corleone in The Godfather (1972).
- Eldest son Christian Brando was arrested for murdering his half-sister's boyfriend Dag Drollet in 1990. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison in March 1991 and released in January 1996.
- Worked as a department store elevator operator before he became famous. He quit after four days due to his embarrassment in having to call out the lingerie floor.
- Was roommates with childhood friend Wally Cox during his theatrical training in New York City. The two remained lifelong friends, and Brando took Cox's sudden death from a heart attack at age 48 extremely hard.
- Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#14) (1995).
- Two years before Brando declined his Oscar for Best Actor in The Godfather (1972), he had applied to the Academy to replace the one he had won for On the Waterfront (1954), which had been stolen. Prior to its theft, Brando had been using the Oscar as a doorstop.
- Owned a private island off the Pacific coast, the Polynesian atoll known as Tetiaroa, from 1966 until his death in 2004.
- Native of Omaha, Nebraska. His mother once gave stage lessons to Henry Fonda, another Nebraska native.
- Lived on infamous "Bad Boy Drive" (Muholland Drive in Beverly Hills, California), which received its nickname because its residents were famous "bad boy" actors Jack Nicholson, Warren Beatty and Brando.
- Was the youngest of three children of Marlon Brando Sr. and Dorothy Pennebaker Brando.
- His son Miko C. Brando was once a bodyguard for Michael Jackson. Jackson and Brando remained good friends thereafter.
- Born to alcoholic parents, Brando was left alone much of the time as a child.
- While filming The Score (2001), he refused to be on the set at the same time as director Frank Oz, referring to the former "Muppets" director as "Miss Piggy".
- Younger brother of actress Jocelyn Brando, who appeared with him in The Ugly American (1963) and The Chase (1966).
- Daughter Cheyenne committed suicide in 1995, aged 25.
- In April 2002, a woman filed a $100-million palimony lawsuit in California against Brando, claiming he fathered her three children during a 14-year romantic relationship. Maria Cristina Ruiz, 43, filed the breach-of-contract suit, demanding damages and living expenses. The lawsuit was settled in April 2003.
- Ranked #12 in Entertainment Weekly's "Top 100 Entertainers" of all time (2000).
- Received more money for his short appearance as Jor-El in Superman (1978) than Christopher Reeve did in the title role. Brando later sued for a percentage of the film's profits.
- He used cue cards in many of his movies because he refused to memorize his lines. His lines were written on the diaper of the baby, "Kal-El", in Superman (1978).
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