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 West Wing

    The West Wing

  • The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Bambi

    Bambi

  • Midi Première

    Midi Première

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Streets of San Francisco

    The Streets of San Francisco

  • Baby Doll

    Baby Doll

  • Blue

    Blue

  • Boomerang!

    Boomerang!

  • Parrish

    Parrish

  • Operation Secret

    Operation Secret

  • Pollyanna

    Pollyanna

  • A Streetcar Named Desire

    A Streetcar Named Desire

  • How the West Was Won

    How the West Was Won

  • Murderers' Row

    Murderers' Row

  • Diplomatic Courier

    Diplomatic Courier

  • Wild Rovers

    Wild Rovers

  • Billy Galvin

    Billy Galvin

  • Nevada Smith

    Nevada Smith

  • Hotel

    Hotel

  • The Gunfighter

    The Gunfighter

  • Winged Victory

    Winged Victory

  • Patton

    Patton

  • Meteor

    Meteor

  • Cheyenne Autumn

    Cheyenne Autumn

  • Captains Courageous

    Captains Courageous

  • Alice in Wonderland

    Alice in Wonderland

  • I Confess

    I Confess

  • Birdman of Alcatraz

    Birdman of Alcatraz

  • Time Limit

    Time Limit

  • Absolute Strangers

    Absolute Strangers

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

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

  • On the Waterfront

    On the Waterfront

  • Nuts

    Nuts

  • Skag

    Skag

  • Halls of Montezuma

    Halls of Montezuma

  • Beyond the Poseidon Adventure

    Beyond the Poseidon Adventure

  • Billion Dollar Brain

    Billion Dollar Brain

  • Fear Strikes Out

    Fear Strikes Out

  • The Hanging Tree

    The Hanging Tree

  • Tesla Nation

    Tesla Nation

  • Twilight Time

    Twilight Time

  • All Fall Down

    All Fall Down

  • Call Me Anna

    Call Me Anna

  • The Cat o' Nine Tails

    The Cat o' Nine Tails

  • The Cincinnati Kid

    The Cincinnati Kid

  • 13 Rue Madeleine

    13 Rue Madeleine

  • Hot Millions

    Hot Millions

  • Kiss of Death

    Kiss of Death

  • The Sting II

    The Sting II

  • One-Eyed Jacks

    One-Eyed Jacks

  • Where the Sidewalk Ends

    Where the Sidewalk Ends

  • The Great Impostor

    The Great Impostor

  • The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin

    The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin

  • Earth and the American Dream

    Earth and the American Dream

  • Miracle on Ice

    Miracle on Ice

  • Take the High Ground!

    Take the High Ground!

  • Vanished Without a Trace

    Vanished Without a Trace

  • Phantom of the Rue Morgue

    Phantom of the Rue Morgue

  • Come Fly with Me

    Come Fly with Me

  • Bombers B-52

    Bombers B-52

  • Summertime Killer

    Summertime Killer

  • Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

    Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

  • They Knew What They Wanted

    They Knew What They Wanted

  • Back to the Streets of San Francisco

    Back to the Streets of San Francisco

  • Gypsy

    Gypsy

  • The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro

    The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro

  • Fatal Vision

    Fatal Vision

  • With Intent to Kill

    With Intent to Kill

  • A Streetcar on Broadway

    A Streetcar on Broadway

  • Skag

    Skag

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

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

  • Word of Honor

    Word of Honor

  • Censorship and Desire

    Censorship and Desire

  • Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

    Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

  • My Father, My Son

    My Father, My Son

  • The Lionhearts

    The Lionhearts

  • A Streetcar in Hollywood

    A Streetcar in Hollywood

  • Dead Ringer

    Dead Ringer

  • Anthony Perkins: A Life in the Shadows

    Anthony Perkins: A Life in the Shadows

  • A Man Named Brando

    A Man Named Brando

  • Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters

    Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters

  • Oscar's Greatest Moments

    Oscar's Greatest Moments

  • An Actor Named Brando

    An Actor Named Brando

  • The Sellout

    The Sellout

  • Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act

    Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act

  • Ruby Gentry

    Ruby Gentry

  • Baby Doll: See No Evil

    Baby Doll: See No Evil

  • The Streets of San Francisco

    The Streets of San Francisco

  • The Streets of the Invisibles

    The Streets of the Invisibles