Sanford Meisner

Acting

Sanford Meisner

Born August 31, 1905New York City, New York, USA11 credits

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
2022The Last Movie Stars
as Self (archive footage)TV
She's The Best Thing in It
2015She's The Best Thing in It
as Self (archive footage)Movie
Requiem
1995Requiem
as Restaurant PatronMovie
ER
1994ER
as Joseph KleinTV
Mikey and Nicky
1976Mikey and Nicky
as Dave ResnickMovie
Tender Is the Night
1962Tender Is the Night
as Franz GregoroviousMovie
The Story on Page One
1959The Story on Page One
as Phil StanleyMovie
Naked City
1958Naked City
as Kip HarrisTV