Sanford Meisner

American actor and acting teacher (1905-1997)

Person · Open Library

Works: 1

Top works

Sanford Meisner on acting

via Open Library + Wikidata

Film & TV

New York City, New York, USA

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…

Known for

The Last Movie Stars — Self (archive footage)2022
She's The Best Thing in It — Self (archive footage)2015
Requiem — Restaurant Patron1995
ER — Joseph Klein1994
Sanford Meisner Master Class — Himself1990
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret — Self1990
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre — Self (archive footage)1989
Mikey and Nicky — Dave Resnick1976
Tender Is the Night — Franz Gregorovious1962
The Story on Page One — Phil Stanley1959

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United States
Active from: 1946-03-08
Active to: 2023-07-26

pop rock

Discography

Discogs Stream

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 2
Total plays: 16

via Last.fm · Sanford Meisner

Wikidata facts

Instance of: human
Gender: male
Citizenship: United States
Place of birth: Brooklyn
Place of death: Sherman Oaks
Occupation: pedagogue
Educated at: Juilliard School
Languages spoken: English language
Native language: English language
Notable work: Meisner technique
Student of: Lee Strasberg
Residence: Sherman Oaks

Show 6 more facts

student: Robert Duvall
nickname: Sandy
date of birth: 1905-08-31
date of death: 1997-02-01
start of work period: 1924-00-00
writing language: English language

Sources (2)

via Wikidata · CC0

Available in 18 languages

via Wikidata sitelinks · CC0