Perhaps you're not old enough to have seen On the Waterfront or Streetcar Named Desire, but Brando practically invented method acting. In my book, especially early in his career, he was the consumate actor to portray any brooding, troubled character. He even carried this to a film late in his career, a little ditty called Apocalypse Now. His admirers among his peers included DeNiro, Pacino and Jack Nicholson. Not to bad a fan club if ya ask me...