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Also Known As	Marlon Brando, Jr.
Born	April 3, 1924 • Omaha • Nebraska
Died	July 1, 2004 (aged 80) • Los Angeles • California
Awards And Honors	Academy Award (1973) • Academy Award (1955) • Academy Award (1973): Actor in a Leading Role • Academy Award (1955): Actor in a Leading Role • Emmy Award (1979): Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special • Golden Globe Award (1974): World Film Favorites • Golden Globe Award (1973): World Film Favorites • Golden Globe Award (1973): Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama • Golden Globe Award (1956): World Film Favorites • Golden Globe Award (1955): Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
Notable Works	“One-Eyed Jacks”
Married To	Anna Kashfi (1957–1959) • Tarita (1962–1972) • Movita (1960–1962)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In)	"The Wild One" (1953) • "The Appaloosa" (1966) • "Apocalypse Now" (1979) • "The Young Lions" (1958) • "Don Juan DeMarco" (1994) • "Julius Caesar" (1953) • "The Score" (2001) • "The Teahouse of the August Moon" (1956) • "Désirée" (1954) • "One-Eyed Jacks" (1961) • "The Ugly American" (1963) • "Omnibus" (1955) • "Viva Zapata!" (1952) • "Bedtime Story" (1964) • "Free Money" (1998) • "The Godfather" (1972) • "A Dry White Season" (1989) • "The Godfather: A Novel for Television" (1977) • "The Freshman" (1990) • "Morituri" (1965) • "The Missouri Breaks" (1976) • "Roots: The Next Generations" (1979) • "Reflections in a Golden Eye" (1967) • "Actor's Studio" (1949) • "The Nightcomers" (1971) • "Candy" (1968) • "Superman" (1978) • "The Chase" (1966) • "The Island of Dr. Moreau" (1996) • "A Countess from Hong Kong" (1967) • "Mutiny on the Bounty" (1962) • "The Night of the Following Day" (1969) • "Guys and Dolls" (1955) • "A Streetcar Named Desire" (1951) • "Ultimo tango a Parigi" (1972) • "The Men" (1950) • "The Fugitive Kind" (1960) • "Sayonara" (1957) • "The Formula" (1980) • "On the Waterfront" (1954) • "The Brave" (1997) • "Christopher Columbus: The Discovery" (1992) • "Queimada" (1969)
Movies/Tv Shows (Directed)	"One-Eyed Jacks" (1961)
Movies/Tv Shows (Cinematography)	"Untitled Famine Relief Fund-Raising Documentary" (1967)

Top Questions

Is Marlon Brando married?

Anna Kashfi (1957–1959), Tarita (1962–1972), Movita (1960–1962)

When was Marlon Brando born?

Marlon Brando was born on April 3, 1924.

Where was Marlon Brando born?

Marlon Brando was born in Omaha, Nebraska, United States.

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Marlon Brando as Stanley Kowalski in A Streetcar Named Desire, wearing a fitted T-shirt and looking toward the camera beside a brick wall.

Vivien Leigh as Blanche DuBois and Marlon Brando as Stanley Kowalski stand close together in an emotional scene from A Streetcar Named Desire, 1951.

Marlon Brando as Emiliano Zapata sits shirtless on a bed beside Jean Peters as Josefa Zapata in a dramatic scene from the film Viva Zapata! directed by Elia Kazan.

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Lobby card for the film Desiree shows Marlon Brando as Napoleon Bonaparte embracing Jean Simmons as Desiree Clary, with bold yellow title text and cast names above.

Marlon Brando as Rio holds hands with Pina Pellicer as Louisa through jail bars in a scene from the western film One-Eyed Jacks.

Tarita as Maimiti places a flower lei around Marlon Brando as Fletcher Christian in a jungle setting in the film Mutiny on the Bounty (1962).

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Fred Zinnemann stands between Marlon Brando, left, in a suit, and Montgomery Clift, right, in a tank top, on the set of From Here to Eternity, with lockers in the background.

Francis Ford Coppola, at right, directs Marlon Brando, in a tuxedo at left, during a crowded outdoor wedding scene from The Godfather, surrounded by extras in formal attire.

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