Karl Malden

Acting

Mar 22, 1912 – Jul 1, 2009 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

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.

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

On the Waterfront1954
as ⁨Father Barry⁩
A Streetcar Named Desire1951
as ⁨Harold Mitchell⁩
Patton1970
as ⁨General Omar N. Bradley⁩
How the West Was Won1962
as ⁨Zebulon Prescott⁩
I Confess1953
as ⁨Inspector Larrue⁩
The Cat o' Nine Tails1971
as ⁨Franco Arnò⁩
Birdman of Alcatraz1962
as ⁨Harvey Shoemaker⁩
The Cincinnati Kid1965
as ⁨Shooter⁩
as ⁨Sheriff Dad Longworth⁩
as ⁨Reverend Paul Ford⁩
as ⁨Mac⁩
as ⁨Det. Lt. Thomas⁩
as ⁨Tom Fitch⁩
as ⁨Harry Sherwood⁩
as ⁨Sgt. William Cullen⁩
as ⁨Capt. Wessels⁩
as ⁨Archie Lee Meighan⁩
as ⁨Wilbur Hubbard⁩
as ⁨Frenchy Plante⁩
as ⁨Leo Newbigen⁩
as ⁨Arthur Kirk⁩
as ⁨Sergeant Jim Hobbson⁩
as ⁨Det. Lt. White (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Herbie Sommers⁩
as ⁨Gus Macalinski⁩
as ⁨Walter Buckman⁩

Adds the top 10 unseen, by popularity

On the Waterfront1954
as ⁨Father Barry⁩
A Streetcar Named Desire1951
as ⁨Harold Mitchell⁩
Patton1970
as ⁨General Omar N. Bradley⁩
How the West Was Won1962
as ⁨Zebulon Prescott⁩
I Confess1953
as ⁨Inspector Larrue⁩
The Cat o' Nine Tails1971
as ⁨Franco Arnò⁩
Birdman of Alcatraz1962
as ⁨Harvey Shoemaker⁩
The Cincinnati Kid1965
as ⁨Shooter⁩
as ⁨Sheriff Dad Longworth⁩
as ⁨Reverend Paul Ford⁩
as ⁨Mac⁩
as ⁨Det. Lt. Thomas⁩
as ⁨Tom Fitch⁩
as ⁨Harry Sherwood⁩
as ⁨Sgt. William Cullen⁩
as ⁨Capt. Wessels⁩
as ⁨Archie Lee Meighan⁩
as ⁨Wilbur Hubbard⁩
as ⁨Frenchy Plante⁩
as ⁨Leo Newbigen⁩
as ⁨Arthur Kirk⁩
as ⁨Sergeant Jim Hobbson⁩
as ⁨Det. Lt. White (uncredited)⁩
as ⁨Herbie Sommers⁩
as ⁨Gus Macalinski⁩
as ⁨Walter Buckman⁩