Karl Malden

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

92

Gender

Male

Birthday

1912-03-22

Day of death

2009-07-01 (97 years old)

Place of Birth

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Karl Malden

Biography

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

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • The West Wing

    The West Wing

  • Midi Première

    Midi Première

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Bambi

    Bambi

  • The Streets of San Francisco

    The Streets of San Francisco

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • How the West Was Won

    How the West Was Won

  • Fear Strikes Out

    Fear Strikes Out

  • Back to the Streets of San Francisco

    Back to the Streets of San Francisco

  • Patton

    Patton

  • The Hanging Tree

    The Hanging Tree

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

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

  • A Streetcar Named Desire

    A Streetcar Named Desire

  • The Great Impostor

    The Great Impostor

  • Beyond the Poseidon Adventure

    Beyond the Poseidon Adventure

  • Phantom of the Rue Morgue

    Phantom of the Rue Morgue

  • Halls of Montezuma

    Halls of Montezuma

  • Murderers' Row

    Murderers' Row

  • Baby Doll

    Baby Doll

  • One-Eyed Jacks

    One-Eyed Jacks

  • Winged Victory

    Winged Victory

  • Alice in Wonderland

    Alice in Wonderland

  • Billy Galvin

    Billy Galvin

  • Twilight Time

    Twilight Time

  • The Sting II

    The Sting II

  • Parrish

    Parrish

  • Birdman of Alcatraz

    Birdman of Alcatraz

  • Bombers B-52

    Bombers B-52

  • The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro

    The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro

  • Pollyanna

    Pollyanna

  • The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin

    The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin

  • 13 Rue Madeleine

    13 Rue Madeleine

  • Operation Secret

    Operation Secret

  • On the Waterfront

    On the Waterfront

  • Censorship and Desire

    Censorship and Desire

  • Call Me Anna

    Call Me Anna

  • My Father, My Son

    My Father, My Son

  • The Cincinnati Kid

    The Cincinnati Kid

  • The Cat o' Nine Tails

    The Cat o' Nine Tails

  • Meteor

    Meteor

  • Earth and the American Dream

    Earth and the American Dream

  • Gypsy

    Gypsy

  • Diplomatic Courier

    Diplomatic Courier

  • The Lionhearts

    The Lionhearts

  • Boomerang!

    Boomerang!

  • Take the High Ground!

    Take the High Ground!

  • An Actor Named Brando

    An Actor Named Brando

  • A Streetcar on Broadway

    A Streetcar on Broadway

  • Blue

    Blue

  • All Fall Down

    All Fall Down

  • Anthony Perkins: A Life in the Shadows

    Anthony Perkins: A Life in the Shadows

  • Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

    Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

  • The Gunfighter

    The Gunfighter

  • Kiss of Death

    Kiss of Death

  • Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

    Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

  • Hotel

    Hotel

  • Nevada Smith

    Nevada Smith

  • I Confess

    I Confess

  • Come Fly with Me

    Come Fly with Me

  • Skag

    Skag

  • Captains Courageous

    Captains Courageous

  • Word of Honor

    Word of Honor

  • Cheyenne Autumn

    Cheyenne Autumn

  • Absolute Strangers

    Absolute Strangers

  • Fatal Vision

    Fatal Vision

  • Where the Sidewalk Ends

    Where the Sidewalk Ends

  • With Intent to Kill

    With Intent to Kill

  • Billion Dollar Brain

    Billion Dollar Brain

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

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

  • Miracle on Ice

    Miracle on Ice

  • Time Limit

    Time Limit

  • Skag

    Skag

  • Summertime Killer

    Summertime Killer

  • A Man Named Brando

    A Man Named Brando

  • They Knew What They Wanted

    They Knew What They Wanted

  • Vanished Without a Trace

    Vanished Without a Trace

  • A Streetcar in Hollywood

    A Streetcar in Hollywood

  • Nuts

    Nuts

  • Hot Millions

    Hot Millions

  • Dead Ringer

    Dead Ringer

  • Tesla Nation

    Tesla Nation

  • Wild Rovers

    Wild Rovers

  • Ruby Gentry

    Ruby Gentry

  • Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters

    Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters

  • Oscar's Greatest Moments

    Oscar's Greatest Moments

  • Baby Doll: See No Evil

    Baby Doll: See No Evil

  • The Sellout

    The Sellout

  • The Streets of San Francisco

    The Streets of San Francisco

  • Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act

    Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act

  • The Streets of the Invisibles

    The Streets of the Invisibles