Sanford Meisner
Birthday
1905/08/31
Day of death
1997/02/02 (91 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also know as
Sandy 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 ...Read more
Acting
(1959) The Story on Page One
as Phil Stanley
(1976) Mikey and Nicky
as Dave Resnick
(1989) Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
as Self (archive footage)
(1990) Sanford Meisner Master Class
as Himself
(2015) She's The Best Thing in It
as Self (archive footage)
(1995) Requiem
as Restaurant Patron
(1990) Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
as Self
(1962) Tender Is the Night
as Franz Gregorovious
(1958) Naked City
as Kip Harris
(2022) The Last Movie Stars
as Self (archive footage)
(1994) ER
as Joseph Klein