Karl Malden

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.

Filmography (99 Appearances)

Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act

Tesla Nation

The Green Fog

The Streets of the Invisibles

Baby Doll: See No Evil

A Streetcar in Hollywood

North and the Music of the South

A Man Named Brando

Desire and Censorship

An Actor Named Brando

A Streetcar on Broadway

A Father… A Son… Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters

The West Wing

Anthony Perkins: A Life in the Shadows

The Lionhearts

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Vanished Without a Trace

Earth and the American Dream

Oscar's Greatest Moments

Back to the Streets of San Francisco

Absolute Strangers

Call Me Anna

Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro

My Father, My Son

Nuts

Billy Galvin

Alice in Wonderland

Fatal Vision

With Intent to Kill

The Sting II

Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

Twilight Time

American Playhouse

Miracle on Ice

Word of Honor

Skag

Skag

Meteor

Beyond the Poseidon Adventure

Captains Courageous

Midi Première

Dinah!

The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco

Summertime Killer

Film '72

Wild Rovers

The Cat o' Nine Tails

Patton

Hot Millions

Blue

Billion Dollar Brain

The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin

Hotel

Murderers' Row

Nevada Smith

The Cincinnati Kid

Cheyenne Autumn

Dead Ringer

Come Fly with Me

How the West Was Won

Gypsy

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Birdman of Alcatraz

All Fall Down

The Mike Douglas Show

Parrish

One-Eyed Jacks

The Great Impostor

Pollyanna

The Hanging Tree

Bombers B-52

Time Limit

Fear Strikes Out

Baby Doll

The Wonderful World of Disney

On the Waterfront

Phantom of the Rue Morgue

Take the High Ground!

The Oscars

I Confess

Ruby Gentry

Operation Secret

Diplomatic Courier

The Sellout

A Streetcar Named Desire

Halls of Montezuma

Where the Sidewalk Ends

The Gunfighter

Bambi

Kiss of Death

Boomerang!

13 Rue Madeleine

Winged Victory

They Knew What They Wanted

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