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