Karl Malden
Acting

Karl Malden

Born 22 March 1912 · Chicago, Illinois, USA · Died 1 July 2009

Karl Malden (born Mladen George Sekulovich; Serbian Cyrillic: Младен Секуловић; March 22, 1912 – July 1, 2009) was an Serbian-American actor. He was primarily a character actor who for more than 60 years brought an intelligent intensity and a homespun authenticity to roles in theater, film and television, especially in such classic films as A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) — for which he won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor — On the Waterfront (1954), Pollyanna (1960), and One-Eyed Jacks (1961). Malden also played in high-profile Hollywood films such as Baby Doll (1956), The Hanging Tree (1959), How the West Was Won (1962), Gypsy (1962) and Patton (1970). From 1972 to 1977, he portrayed Lt. Mike Stone in the prime time television crime drama The Streets of San Francisco. He was later the spokesman for American Express. Malden was President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 1989 to 1992.

Known for

On the Waterfront
A Streetcar Named Desire
Patton
The West Wing
How the West Was Won
I Confess
The Cat o' Nine Tails
Birdman of Alcatraz
The Cincinnati Kid
One-Eyed Jacks
Pollyanna
The Gunfighter
Vanished Without a Trace
Back to the Streets of San Francisco
Earth and the American Dream
Absolute Strangers
Call Me Anna
The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro
My Father, My Son
Nuts
Billy Galvin
With Intent to Kill
The Sting II
Twilight Time
Miracle on Ice
Word of Honor
Skag
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
Meteor
Captains Courageous
Summertime Killer
The Streets of San Francisco
Wild Rovers
The Cat o' Nine Tails
Patton
Hot Millions
Blue
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin
Billion Dollar Brain
Hotel
Nevada Smith
Murderers' Row
The Cincinnati Kid
Dead Ringer
Cheyenne Autumn
Come Fly with Me
Birdman of Alcatraz
How the West Was Won
Gypsy
All Fall Down
Parrish
One-Eyed Jacks
Pollyanna
The Great Impostor
The Hanging Tree
Bombers B-52
Fear Strikes Out
Time Limit
Baby Doll
On the Waterfront
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
I Confess
Take the High Ground!
Diplomatic Courier
The Sellout
Ruby Gentry
Operation Secret
A Streetcar Named Desire
Halls of Montezuma
The Gunfighter
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Kiss of Death
Winged Victory
They Knew What They Wanted
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