Biography
Lee Strasberg (1901–1982) was an American actor, director and acting teacher. He co-founded the Group Theatre in 1931 with Harold Clurman and Cheryl Crawford. From 1951 he served as artistic director of the Actors Studio in New York, and in 1969 he founded the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute.
Strasberg is credited with introducing and popularising method acting in the United States. He trained many actors including Marlon Brando, Marilyn Monroe, Al Pacino and Robert De Niro. His own screen appearances were few; he made his film debut as Hyman Roth in The Godfather Part II (1974), for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor. Other film roles include Going in Style (1979) and ...And Justice for All (1979).
