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 known as an intense method actor and Saint admitted to having found him "adorable" but "a little frightening".

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

He also honored journalist Hunter S. Thompson and actor Marlon Brando with beaches bearing their names.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026

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

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

Rufino has taken to raising pigeons in wire-mesh cages in their backyard the way he saw Marlon Brando do in On the Waterfront.

From "Dreaming in Cuban" by Cristina García

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