
Person
Sanford Meisner
Acting · 1905–1997 · New York City, New York, USA
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

ER
Joseph Klein

Naked City
Kip Harris

The Last Movie Stars
Self (archive footage)

Mikey and Nicky
Dave Resnick

Tender Is the Night
Franz Gregorovious

She's The Best Thing in It
Self (archive footage)

Requiem
Restaurant Patron
Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group Theatre
Self (archive footage)

The Story on Page One
Phil Stanley
Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept Secret
Self
Filmography
- 2022The Last Movie StarsSelf (archive footage)
- 2015She's The Best Thing in ItSelf (archive footage)
- 1995RequiemRestaurant Patron
- 1994ERJoseph Klein
- 1990Sanford Meisner Master ClassHimself
- 1990Sanford Meisner: The American Theatre's Best Kept SecretSelf
- 1989Broadway's Dreamers: The Legacy of the Group TheatreSelf (archive footage)
- 1976Mikey and NickyDave Resnick
- 1962Tender Is the NightFranz Gregorovious
- 1959The Story on Page OnePhil Stanley
- 1958Naked CityKip Harris
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