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Marlon Brando (b. April 3, 1924 – July 1, 2004) is an Academy Award-winning American actor best known for his role in The Godfather which earned him a 1973 Best Actor Oscar. He won his first Oscar for his performance in On the Waterfront and was previously nominated for his breakout performance in A Streetcar Named Desire. One of this screen legend's last genre roles was that of the title madman in the ill-fated 1996 version of The Island of Dr. Moreau. Brando's other credits include starring opposite George C. Scott in The Formula (1980), portraying the title hero's father in Superman: The Movie (1978), and playing Peter Quint in The Nightcomers (1972), a prequel to Henry James's haunting The Turn of the Screw. Brando was born in Omaha, Nebraska.