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Screen legend Marlon Brando, famous for his roles in On the Waterfront and The Godfather, has died aged 80 in a Los Angeles hospital, his lawyer has said.
Brando, who had been ill for some time, was regarded as one of the pivotal actors of the post-war period.
He starred in more than 40 films, including Apocalypse Now, and won two best actor Oscars.
He is perhaps best known for his role as mafia leader Don Corleone in the 1972 classic The Godfather.
The BBC's Peter Bowes in Los Angeles said: "He was a film icon, often described as the greatest actor of his time.
"He was a very, very private character, reclusive even."
The method actor was nominated for eight Oscar nominations during his lifetime - all for best actor apart from his most recent nod in 1990 for A Dry White Season, which was for best supporting actor.
Oscar wins
His two Oscar wins were for On the Waterfront and The Godfather.
The other nominations were for Last Tango in Paris (1974), Sayonara (1957), Julius Caesar (1953), Viva Zapata! (1952) and Streetcar Named Desire (1951).
Brando made his screen debut as an embittered paraplegic in The Men in 1950, a role for which the 26-year-old was reported to have prepared by lying in bed for a month in a veterans' hospital.
A year on, he earned the first of four consecutive best actor Oscar nominations for his role as Stanley Kowalski in Elia Kazan's big screen version of A Streetcar Named Desire opposite Vivien Leigh.
But it was his role as washed-up boxer Terry Malloy in On the Waterfront that snagged Brando his first Oscar in 1954, though many believe he was cheated of a second nomination for his misunderstood rebel in The Wild One.
Brando's remarkable performance as Don Corleone in the 1972 epic The Godfather netted Brando his second Oscar.
Following his controversial turn in Last Tango in Paris, Brando opted out of leading man status, demanding outsize pay packets for cameo roles instead.
He once said: "The only thing an actor owes his public is not to bore them."
R.I.P.
Screen legend Marlon Brando, famous for his roles in On the Waterfront and The Godfather, has died aged 80 in a Los Angeles hospital, his lawyer has said.
Brando, who had been ill for some time, was regarded as one of the pivotal actors of the post-war period.
He starred in more than 40 films, including Apocalypse Now, and won two best actor Oscars.
He is perhaps best known for his role as mafia leader Don Corleone in the 1972 classic The Godfather.
The BBC's Peter Bowes in Los Angeles said: "He was a film icon, often described as the greatest actor of his time.
"He was a very, very private character, reclusive even."
The method actor was nominated for eight Oscar nominations during his lifetime - all for best actor apart from his most recent nod in 1990 for A Dry White Season, which was for best supporting actor.
Oscar wins
His two Oscar wins were for On the Waterfront and The Godfather.
The other nominations were for Last Tango in Paris (1974), Sayonara (1957), Julius Caesar (1953), Viva Zapata! (1952) and Streetcar Named Desire (1951).
Brando made his screen debut as an embittered paraplegic in The Men in 1950, a role for which the 26-year-old was reported to have prepared by lying in bed for a month in a veterans' hospital.
A year on, he earned the first of four consecutive best actor Oscar nominations for his role as Stanley Kowalski in Elia Kazan's big screen version of A Streetcar Named Desire opposite Vivien Leigh.
But it was his role as washed-up boxer Terry Malloy in On the Waterfront that snagged Brando his first Oscar in 1954, though many believe he was cheated of a second nomination for his misunderstood rebel in The Wild One.
Brando's remarkable performance as Don Corleone in the 1972 epic The Godfather netted Brando his second Oscar.
Following his controversial turn in Last Tango in Paris, Brando opted out of leading man status, demanding outsize pay packets for cameo roles instead.
He once said: "The only thing an actor owes his public is not to bore them."
R.I.P.
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