Karl Malden
Known for Acting
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
A Streetcar Named Desire
1951
as Harold Mitchell
How the West Was Won
1962
as Zebulon Prescott
On the Waterfront
1954
as Father Barry
Patton
1970
as General Omar N. Bradley
One-Eyed Jacks
1961
as Sheriff Dad Longworth
Birdman of Alcatraz
1962
as Harvey Shoemaker
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin
1967
as Judge Higgins
Where the Sidewalk Ends
1950
as Det. Lt. Thomas
Parrish
1961
as Judd Raike
Pollyanna
1960
as Reverend Paul Ford
Nevada Smith
1966
as Tom Fitch
Gypsy
1962
as Herbie Sommers
I Confess
1953
as Inspector Larrue
Kiss of Death
1947
as Sgt. William Cullen
The Gunfighter
1950
as Mac
The Cincinnati Kid
1965
as Shooter
Wild Rovers
1971
as Walter Buckman
The Hanging Tree
1959
as Frenchy Plante
The Cat o' Nine Tails
1971
as Franco Arnò
Cheyenne Autumn
1964
as Capt. Wessels