One confidante, Pat Cox – who had been romantically linked to screenwriter Wally Cox, Brando’s close friend – offered an unflinching assessment of the Last Tango in Paris star while speaking to Grobel about the profile he was writing on the Hollywood icon.

In 'The Godfather,' De Niro and Brando combined to make Vito Corleone one of the most iconic and recognizable movie characters of all time.

Christopher Reeve calmly and succinctly shared with David Letterman why Marlon Brando was not impressive to work with on 'Superman': 'The man didn't care.'

Zanuck had tried to leverage Brando into headlining 1954’s historical epic The Egyptian, but he quit a week before the start of shooting. Unfortunately, the studio mogul still had the star bent over a barrel, exercising his contractual option to cast him as Napoleon Bonaparte in Desirée, a project Brando wasn’t convinced would succeed.

Marlon Brando’s Jor-El cameo in Superman became Hollywood legend for its salary, behind-the-scenes drama, and surreal ideas involving bagels and green suitcases.