Lee Strasberg(1901-1982)
- Actor
- Additional Crew
- Director
Famed acting teacher Lee Strasberg was born Israel Strassberg in Budzanov,
Austria-Hungary (now Budanov, Ukraine). Brought to America as a child,
he had a brief acting career, before becoming one of the founders of
the Group Theatre in 1931, directing a number of plays there. His
greatest influence, however, was through the Actors Studio, where he
became director in 1950. A proponent of "method" acting, which he
adapted from the "system" brought to America by Konstantin
Stanislavski's disciple--and Marlon Brando's mentor--Stella Adler, he influenced
several generations of actors, from James Dean to Dustin Hoffman. Film audiences
would know him best as gangster Hyman Roth in The Godfather Part II (1974).
Austria-Hungary (now Budanov, Ukraine). Brought to America as a child,
he had a brief acting career, before becoming one of the founders of
the Group Theatre in 1931, directing a number of plays there. His
greatest influence, however, was through the Actors Studio, where he
became director in 1950. A proponent of "method" acting, which he
adapted from the "system" brought to America by Konstantin
Stanislavski's disciple--and Marlon Brando's mentor--Stella Adler, he influenced
several generations of actors, from James Dean to Dustin Hoffman. Film audiences
would know him best as gangster Hyman Roth in The Godfather Part II (1974).