Top 10 greatest acting performances of all-time

#5 Marlon Brando as 1st Lt. Fletcher Christian

[to Captain Bligh] "You remarkable pig. You can thank whatever pig god you pray to that you haven't turned me into a murderer."

Well you've done rather well, Ned. Promoted to the rank of criminal. Not even 20 and a death sentence on your head.

"I believe I did what honour dictated and that belief sustains me, except for a slight desire to be dead which I'm sure will pass."

"There'll be no more killing aboard this ship, not even Captain Bligh."



This may seem unusual as I think the accepted choices for a top Brando performance would be On The Waterfront or The Godfather. Brando in the top 10 is a foregone conclusion, so the question then becomes which film was he best in. I would probably have chosen Vito Corleone in the #5 position, but it's really a supporting role.

Despite being commonly regarded as a Method actor, Brando saw himself as anything but. He claimed to have abhorred Lee Strasberg's teachings: "After I had some success, Lee Strasberg tried to take credit for teaching me how to act. He never taught me anything. He would have claimed credit for the sun and the moon if he believed he could get away with it. He was an ambitious, selfish man who exploited the people who attended the Actors Studio and tried to project himself as an acting oracle and guru. Some people worshipped him, but I never knew why... Strasberg never taught me acting." [Brando and Lindsey 1994, p. 83.]

Although he declined to accept the award, the Academy gave him top acting honors in 1954 for his portrayal of Terry Malloy in On the Waterfront.

He's (Brando) had enough praise for "I coulda' been a contender".

Mutiny on the Bounty (1962) clocks in at an epic 178 minutes and Brando's on-screen the majority of the film. If you haven't seen it yet, I highly recommend it. It's hard to find on the web, but it does air on Netflix now and then.


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Last Edited by Person445 on 03/07/2013 07:13 PM