Sanford Meisner
Born: 1905-08-31 in New York City, New York, USA
Died: 1997-02-02
Known For: Acting
Biography
Sanford Meisner (August 31, 1905 – February 2, 1997) was an American actor and acting teacher who developed an approach to acting instruction that is now known as the Meisner technique. While Meisner was exposed to method acting at the Group Theatre, his approach differed markedly in that he completely abandoned the use of affective memory, a distinct characteristic of method acting. Meisner maintained an emphasis on "the reality of doing", which was the foundation of his approach. Description above from the Wikipedia article Sanford Meisner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2022
- The Last Movie Stars as Self (archive footage)
2015
- She's The Best Thing in It as Self (archive footage)
1995
- Requiem as Restaurant Patron
1994
- ER as Joseph Klein
1990
1989
- Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre as Self (archive footage)
1976
- Mikey and Nicky as Dave Resnick
1962
- Tender Is the Night as Franz Gregorovious
1959
- The Story on Page One as Phil Stanley
1958
- Naked City as Kip Harris