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Karl Malden was an 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. Film and culture critic Charles Champlin described Malden as "an Everyman, but one whose range moved easily up and down the levels of society and the IQ scale, from heroes to heavies and ordinary, decent guys just trying to get along", and at the time of his death, Malden was described as "one of the great character actors of his time" who created a number of "powerhouse performances on screen". Malden was also President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 1989 to 1992.
Birth Name
Mladen George Sekulovich
Born
Friday, 22 March 1912
Died
Wednesday, 01 July 2009
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation | Mitch | 2021 |
The Green Fog | Detective Lt. Mike Stone | 2018 |
Makers: Women Who Make America | Self | 2013 |
Brows Held High | Self | 2011 |
The 82nd Annual Academy Awards | Self - In Memoriam | 2010 |
Who Is Norman Lloyd? | Self | 2007 |
Brando | Self | 2007 |
... A Father... A Son... Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Himself / Self | 2005 |
Imagine | Self | 2003 |
The 75th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Past Winner | 2003 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Truman & Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation | Mitch | 2021 |
The Green Fog | Detective Lt. Mike Stone | 2018 |
Makers: Women Who Make America | Self | 2013 |
Brows Held High | Self | 2011 |
The 82nd Annual Academy Awards | Self - In Memoriam | 2010 |
Who Is Norman Lloyd? | Self | 2007 |
Brando | Self | 2007 |
... A Father... A Son... Once Upon a Time in Hollywood | Himself / Self | 2005 |
Imagine | Self | 2003 |
The 75th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Past Winner | 2003 |
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There | Self | 2003 |
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies | Self | 2001 |
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories | Self / Self (archive footage) | 2000 |
The West Wing | Father Thomas Cavanaugh | 1999 |
60 Minutes II | Self - Actor (segment "Classic: Arthur Miller") | 1999 |
The Lionhearts | (voice) | 1998 |
The 70th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Past Winner | 1998 |
E! Mysteries & Scandals | Self | 1998 |
Barbra: The Concert | Self - Audience Member | 1994 |
Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Himself | 1993 |
They've Taken Our Children: The Chowchilla Kidnapping | Ed Ray | 1993 |
Earth and the American Dream | Reader | 1992 |
Oscar's Greatest Moments | Self / Host / Himself - Host / Narrator | 1992 |
One on One with John Tesh | Self - Guest | 1991 |
Absolute Strangers | Fred Zusselman | 1991 |
The 63rd Annual Academy Awards | Self | 1991 |
Reflections on the Silver Screen | Himself | 1990 |
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge | Self | 1990 |
The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro | Leon Klinghoffer | 1989 |
Nuts | Arthur Kirk | 1987 |
Biography | Self / P.T. Barnum | 1987 |
The 59th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Presenter | 1987 |
Billy Galvin | Jack Galvin | 1986 |
Nightlife | Self | 1986 |
American Masters | Self / Father Barry | 1986 |
Alice in Wonderland | The Walrus | 1985 |
Dario Argento's World of Horror | Franco Arnò | 1985 |
Fatal Vision | Freddy Kassab | 1984 |
With Intent to Kill | Thomas E. Nolan | 1984 |
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts | Self | 1984 |
The Sting II | Gus Macalinski | 1983 |
Twilight Time | Marko Sekulović / Marko Sekulovic | 1982 |
Miracle on Ice | Herb Brooks | 1981 |
Skag | Pete 'Skag' Skagska | 1980 |
Meteor | Harry Sherwood | 1979 |
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure | Wilbur Hubbard / Wilbur | 1979 |
Captains Courageous | Disko Troop | 1977 |
America at the Movies | Zebulon Prescott | 1976 |
Dinah! | Self - Guest | 1974 |
Bicentennial Minutes | Self - Narrator | 1974 |
The Streets of San Francisco | Detective Lt. Mike Stone / Mike Stone | 1972 |
Summertime Killer | Captain John Kiley | 1972 |
Film '72 | Self | 1971 |
Wild Rovers | Walter Buckman | 1971 |
The Cat o' Nine Tails | Franco Arnò | 1971 |
Patton | General Omar N. Bradley / Gen. Omar N. Bradley | 1970 |
Hot Millions | Carlton J. Klemper | 1968 |
Blue | Doc Morton | 1968 |
Billion Dollar Brain | Leo Newbigen | 1967 |
The Joey Bishop Show | Self - Guest | 1967 |
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin | Judge Higgins | 1967 |
Hotel | Keycase Milne | 1967 |
Murderers' Row | Julian Wall | 1966 |
Nevada Smith | Tom Fitch | 1966 |
The Cincinnati Kid | Shooter | 1965 |
Cheyenne Autumn | Capt. Wessels / Captain Wessels | 1964 |
Dead Ringer | Sgt. Jim Hobbson / Sergeant Jim Hobbson | 1964 |
Come Fly with Me | Walter Lucas | 1963 |
How the West Was Won | Zebulon Prescott | 1962 |
Gypsy | Herbie Sommers | 1962 |
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | Himself - Guest / Himself | 1962 |
Birdman of Alcatraz | Harvey Shoemaker | 1962 |
All Fall Down | Ralph Willart | 1962 |
The Mike Douglas Show | Himself | 1961 |
Parrish | Judd Raike | 1961 |
One-Eyed Jacks | Sheriff Dad Longworth | 1961 |
The Great Impostor | Father Devlin | 1960 |
Here's Hollywood | Self | 1960 |
Pollyanna | Reverend Paul Ford | 1960 |
The Hanging Tree | Frenchy Plante | 1959 |
Bombers B-52 | MSgt. Chuck V. Brennan | 1957 |
Time Limit | Prisoner | 1957 |
Fear Strikes Out | John Piersall | 1957 |
Baby Doll | Archie Lee Meighan | 1956 |
The Magical World of Disney | Reverend Ford / Judge Higgins | 1954 |
On the Waterfront | Father Barry | 1954 |
Phantom of the Rue Morgue | Dr. Marais | 1954 |
Take the High Ground! | Sgt. Laverne Holt | 1953 |
I Confess | Inspector Larrue | 1953 |
Ruby Gentry | Jim Gentry | 1952 |
Operation Secret | Maj. Latrec | 1952 |
Diplomatic Courier | Sgt. Ernie Guelvada | 1952 |
The Sellout | Capt. Buck Maxwell | 1952 |
A Streetcar Named Desire | Mitch / Harold Mitchell | 1951 |
Halls of Montezuma | Doc / C.E. "Doc" Jones | 1951 |
Life with Linkletter | Self | 1950 |
Where the Sidewalk Ends | Lt. Thomas / Det. Lt. Thomas | 1950 |
The Gunfighter | Mac | 1950 |
The Ford Theatre Hour | Friedrich Bhaer | 1948 |
Kiss of Death | Sgt. William Cullen | 1947 |
Boomerang! | Det. Lt. White | 1947 |
13 Rue Madeleine | Jump Master | 1947 |
Winged Victory | Adams | 1944 |
They Knew What They Wanted | Red | 1940 |
Director Filmography
Title | Year |
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The Hanging Tree | 1959 |
Time Limit | 1957 |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1985 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special | Won |
1977 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated |
1976 | Golden Globe | Best Actor in a Television Series - Drama | Nominated |
1976 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated |
1975 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated |
1974 | Emmy | Best Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Nominated |
1963 | Golden Globe | Best Actor - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
1957 | Golden Globe | Best Actor - Drama | Nominated |
1955 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
1952 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Won |