Marlin Brando was one of Uta Hagen 's acting students .
Hagen was an influential acting teacher who taught , among others , Matthew Broderick , Christine Lahti , Jason Robards , Sigourney Weaver , Liza Minnelli , Whoopi Goldberg , Jack Lemmon , Robert De Niro , Charles Nelson Reilly , Marlin Brando and Al Pacino .