Brando

Bran·do

(brăn′dō), Marlon 1924-2004.

American actor noted especially for his intense and charismatic performances in the stage and film versions of A Streetcar Named Desire (1947 and 1951) and in the film The Godfather (1972).

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Brando

(ˈbrændəʊ)

(Biography) Marlon. 1924–2004, US actor; his films include On the Waterfront (1954) and The Godfather (1972), for both of which he won Oscars, Last Tango in Paris (1972), Apocalypse Now (1979), A Dry White Season (1989), and Don Juan de Marco (1995)

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