Brando

American  

[bran-doh] / ˈbræn doʊ /

noun

1. Marlon, 1924–2004, U.S. actor.

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Brando British  

/ ˈbrændəʊ /

noun

1. 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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Example Sentences

“If we mentioned Brando once we mentioned him 25 times,” Duvall told The Times in 2014.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

Years later, on the set of “The Godfather,” he did impressions of Marlon Brando.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 16, 2026

Director Elia Kazan’s crime drama takes the Oscar and Marlon Brando also wins for his portrayal of dockworker Terry Malloy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

At a press conference at Heston’s home in Pacific Palisades, they stood together with Brando, Poitier, Newman, Garner, Carroll, Moreno and Burt Lancaster—an improbable coalition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 31, 2026

Or somebody might be singing and she’ll point to a few clouds: Look, Marlon Brando.

From "The House on Mango Street" by Sandra Cisneros