Sanford Meisner
Known For
Acting
Born
1905-08-31 in New York City, New York, USA
Died
1997-02-02
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.
Most Known For
ER
as Joseph Klein
Naked City
as Kip Harris
The Last Movie Stars
as Self (archive footage)
Requiem
as Restaurant Patron
Mikey and Nicky
as Dave Resnick
Tender Is the Night
as Franz Gregorovious
The Story on Page One
as Phil Stanley
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
as Self (archive footage)
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
as Self
She's The Best Thing in It
as Self (archive footage)
Sanford Meisner Master Class
as Himself