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Brando

American

[bran-doh] / ˈbræn doʊ /

noun

Marlon, 1924–2004, U.S. actor.

Brando British

/ ˈbrændəʊ /

noun

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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Brando was 30, the same age as Chalamet, when he achieved his third nomination in 1954.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

“One is Brando, who’s done his best work, and the other is Robert Duvall.”

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

She was the young woman who rejected an Academy Award on behalf of Marlon Brando.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day

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