Marlon Brando Jr. (April 3, 1924 – July 1, 2004) was an American actor, film director, and activist. He is widely credited with bringing realism to film acting, helping to popularize the Stanislavski system of acting, studying with Stella Adler in the 1940s. He is considered by many as one of the greatest and most influential actors of all time. Brando is widely known for his Academy Award-winning performances as Terry Malloy in On the Waterfront (1954) and Don Vito Corleone in The Godfather (1972). He is also remembered for his performances in A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), Viva Zapata! (1952), Julius Caesar (1953), The Wild One (1953), Guys and Dolls (1955), The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956), Sayonara (1957), The Young Lions (1958), Mutiny on the Bounty (1962), The Chase (1966), Last Tango in Paris (1972), Superman (1978), Apocalypse Now (1979), and A Dry White Season (1989). Brando was also an activist for many causes, notably the Civil Rights Movement and various Native American movements. He is the subject of an award-winning documentary, Listen to Me Marlon.