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Trevor Wallace Howard - Smith ( 29 September 1913  7 January 1988 ), known as Trevor Howard , was an English actor . After varied stage work , he achieved star status with his role in the film " Brief Encounter " ( 1945 ), followed by " The Third Man " ( 1949 ). This led to many popular appearances on film and TV . Method acting refers to a range of training and rehearsal techniques that seek to encourage sincere and emotionally expressive performances , as formulated by a number of different theatre practitioners , principally in the United States , where it is among the most popular  and controversial  approaches to acting . These techniques built on the Stanislavski ' s " system " of the Russian actor and director Konstantin Stanislavski . Though many have contributed to the development of the Method , three teachers are associated with " having set the standard of its success ," though each emphasized different aspects of the approach : Lee Strasberg ( the psychological aspects ), Stella Adler ( the sociological aspects ), and Sanford Meisner ( the behavioral aspects ). The approach was first developed when they worked together at the Group Theatre in ___MASK33___ . All three subsequently claimed to be the rightful heirs of Stanislavski ' s approach . His three major books were An Actor Prepares , Building a Character , and Creating a Role . Rodney Stephen " Rod " Steiger ( April 14 , 1925July 9 , 2002 ) was an American actor , noted for his portrayal of offbeat , often volatile and crazed characters . Cited as " one of ___MASK56___ ' s most charismatic and dynamic stars ", he is closely associated with the art of method acting , embodying the characters he played , which at times led to clashes with directors and co - stars . He starred as Marlon Brando ' s mobster brother Charlie in " On the Waterfront " ( 1954 ), the title character Sol Nazerman in " The Pawnbroker " ( 1964 ), and as police chief Bill Gillespie opposite Sidney Poitier in the film " In the Heat of the Night " ( 1967 ). His " In the Heat of the Night " performance won him the Academy Award for Best Actor . George IV ( George Augustus Frederick ; 12 August 1762  26 June 1830 ) was King of the ___MASK40___ of Great Britain and Ireland and of Hanover following the death of his father , George III , on 29 January 1820 , until his own death ten years later . From 1811 until his accession , he served as Prince Regent during his father ' s final mental illness . The Tomorrow People is a British children ' s science fiction television series , created by Roger Price . Produced by Thames Television for the ITV Network , the series first ran from 1973 to 1979 . A remake appeared in ___MASK61___ , with Roger Price acting as executive producer . This version used the same basic premise as the original series with some changes , and ran until 1995 . A series of audio plays using the original concept and characters ( and many of the original series ' actors ) was produced by Big Finish Productions between 2001 and 2007 . In 2013 , an American remake of the show premiered on The CW . It is shown on E4 in the UK . Lee Ann Remick ( December 14 , 1935  July 2 , ___MASK42___ ) was an American actress . She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for the 1962 film " Days of Wine and Roses ", and for the 1966 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her Broadway performance in " Wait Until Dark ". Peter Egan ( born 28 September 1946 ) is a British actor known for his TV roles , including Hogarth in " Big Breadwinner Hog ", the future King George IV of the ___MASK40___ in " Prince Regent " ( 1979 ); smooth neighbour Paul Ryman in the sitcom " Ever Decreasing Circles " ( 1984  89 ); and Hugh " Shrimpie " MacClare , Marquess of Flintshire , in " Downton Abbey " ( 2012  15 ). He is married to retired actress Myra Frances . Big Breadwinner Hog is a British television thriller serial devised by Robin Chapman , produced by ___MASK19___ TV and transmitted in eight parts , starting at 9 . 00pm on 11 April 1969 on the ITV network . It portrayed the ruthless rise through the criminal underworld of the trendy young ___MASK70___ gangster Hogarth ( Peter Egan ). He exploits the resources of a declining gangster , Ryan ( Godfrey Quigley ), to take over the dominant crime syndicate Scot - Yanks , controlled by the equally ruthless and manipulative Lennox ( Timothy West ). The key to Hogarth ' s success is knowledge of a murder arranged by Lennox , of which there is a crucial witness , Ackerman ( Donald Burton ), a one - time private eye who has been blackmailed into working for Scot - Yanks , and bitterly resents Lennox as a consequence . The Third Man is a 1949 British film noir , directed by Carol Reed and written by Graham Greene . It stars Joseph Cotten , Alida Valli , Orson Welles , and Trevor Howard . Set in post - war ___MASK26___ , the film focuses on Holly Martins , an American who is given a job by his friend Harry Lime , but when he arrives the man is dead . He then meets with Lime ' s acquaintances in an attempt to investigate his suspicious death . Marlon Brando , Jr . ( April 3 , 1924  July 1 , 2004 ) was an American actor , film director and activist . He is credited with bringing realism to film acting , and is considered one of the greatest and most influential actors of all time . He helped to popularize the Stanislavski system of acting , studying with Stella Adler in the 1940s . Brando is most famous for his Academy Award - winning performances as Terry Malloy in " On the Waterfront " ( 1954 ) and Vito Corleone in " The Godfather " ( 1972 ), as well as performances in " A Streetcar Named Desire " ( 1951 ), " Viva Zapata !" ( 1952 ), " Julius Caesar " ( 1953 ), " The Wild One " ( 1953 ), " Reflections in a Golden Eye " ( 1967 ), " Last Tango in ___MASK92___ " ( 1972 ), and " Apocalypse Now " ( 1979 ). Brando was also an activist for many causes , notably the African - American Civil Rights Movement and various Native American movements . Hennessy is a 1975 British thriller film directed by Don Sharp and starring Rod Steiger , Trevor Howard , Lee Remick , Richard Johnson , Peter Egan , Stanley Lebor and Patrick Stewart . On the Waterfront is a 1954 American crime drama film with elements of film noir . The film was directed by Elia Kazan and written by Budd Schulberg . It stars Marlon Brando and features Karl Malden , Lee J . Cobb , Rod Steiger , Pat Henning , and , in her film debut , Eva Marie Saint . The soundtrack score was composed by Leonard Bernstein . The film was suggested by " Crime on the Waterfront " by Malcolm Johnson , a series of articles published in November - December 1948 in the " ___MASK33___ Sun " which won the 1949 Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting , but the screenplay by Budd Schulberg is directly based on his own original story . The film focuses on union violence and corruption amongst longshoremen while detailing widespread corruption , extortion , and racketeering on the waterfronts of Hoboken , New ___MASK91___ . Stanley Harvey Lebor ( 24 September 1934  22 November ___MASK25___ ) was an English actor , best known for his role as Howard Hughes in the 1980s BBC TV comedy series , " Ever Decreasing Circles " and the Mongon Doctor in " Flash Gordon " ( 1980 ) and as RSM Lord in " A Bridge Too Far " ( 1977 ). Before this , he was better known for villainous roles in series such as " Jason King " and " The Tomorrow People ".