Karl Malden
Acting • Born 1912-03-22 – Died 2009-07-01
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.
Filmography
93 credits
The Cincinnati Kid
Movie • 1965
Shooter
Birdman of Alcatraz
Movie • 1962
Harvey Shoemaker
On the Waterfront
Movie • 1954
Father Barry
A Streetcar Named Desire
Movie • 1951
Harold Mitchell
An Actor Named Brando
Movie • 2006
Self
Censorship and Desire
Movie • 2006
Self
Diplomatic Courier
Movie • 1952
Sgt. Ernie Guelvada
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin
Movie • 1967
Judge Higgins
Billion Dollar Brain
Movie • 1967
Leo Newbigen
I Confess
Movie • 1953
Inspector Larrue
Patton
Movie • 1970
General Omar N. Bradley
Nevada Smith
Movie • 1966
Tom Fitch
Kiss of Death
Movie • 1947
Sgt. William Cullen
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
Movie • 2000
Self (archive footage)
Pollyanna
Movie • 1960
Reverend Paul Ford
Dead Ringer
Movie • 1964
Sergeant Jim Hobbson
Miracle on Ice
Movie • 1981
Herb Brooks
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
Movie • 1979
Wilbur Hubbard
How the West Was Won
Movie • 1962
Zebulon Prescott
The Sellout
Movie • 1952
Capt. Buck Maxwell
Hot Millions
Movie • 1968
Carlton J. Klemper
Meteor
Movie • 1979
Harry Sherwood
Parrish
Movie • 1961
Judd Raike
Baby Doll
Movie • 1956
Archie Lee Meighan
Cheyenne Autumn
Movie • 1964
Capt. Wessels
Nuts
Movie • 1987
Arthur Kirk
Murderers' Row
Movie • 1966
Julian Wall
Wild Rovers
Movie • 1971
Walter Buckman
Oscar's Greatest Moments
Movie • 1992
Himself - Host / Narrator
The Sting II
Movie • 1983
Gus Macalinski
The Hanging Tree
Movie • 1959
Frenchy Plante
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
Movie • 1954
Dr. Marais
The Great Impostor
Movie • 1960
Father Devlin
Halls of Montezuma
Movie • 1951
C.E. "Doc" Jones
The Gunfighter
Movie • 1950
Mac
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Movie • 1950
Det. Lt. Thomas
Gypsy
Movie • 1962
Herbie Sommers
One-Eyed Jacks
Movie • 1961
Sheriff Dad Longworth
Summertime Killer
Movie • 1972
Captain John Kiley
Ruby Gentry
Movie • 1952
Jim Gentry
Hotel
Movie • 1967
Keycase Milne
All Fall Down
Movie • 1962
Ralph Willart
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Movie • 2003
Self
Bombers B-52
Movie • 1957
MSgt. Chuck V. Brennan
Take the High Ground!
Movie • 1953
Sgt. Laverne Holt
Fear Strikes Out
Movie • 1957
John Piersall
Come Fly with Me
Movie • 1963
Walter Lucas
Vanished Without a Trace
Movie • 1993
Ed Ray
Winged Victory
Movie • 1944
Adams
Blue
Movie • 1968
Doc Morton
Skag
Movie • 1980
Pete 'Skag' Skagska
Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters
Movie • 2000
Self
Operation Secret
Movie • 1952
Maj. Latrec
The Streets of San Francisco
Movie • 1972
Detective Lieutenant Michael Stone
Billy Galvin
Movie • 1986
Twilight Time
Movie • 1982
Marko Sekulović
Anthony Perkins: A Life in the Shadows
Movie • 1999
Self
Absolute Strangers
Movie • 1991
Fred Zusselman
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
Movie • 1990
Self
The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro
Movie • 1989
Leon Klinghoffer
Word of Honor
Movie • 1981
Mike McNeill
Boomerang!
Movie • 1947
Det. Lt. White (uncredited)
The Streets of the Invisibles
Movie • 2011
Mike Stone (voice)
Call Me Anna
Movie • 1990
Doctor Harold Arlen
Captains Courageous
Movie • 1977
Disko Troop
They Knew What They Wanted
Movie • 1940
Red
Back to the Streets of San Francisco
Movie • 1992
Mike Stone
A Man Named Brando
Movie • 2006
Self
A Father… A Son… Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Movie • 2005
Self
13 Rue Madeleine
Movie • 1947
Jump Master (uncredited)
Time Limit
Movie • 1957
Prisoner of War (uncredited)
My Father, My Son
Movie • 1988
Elmo Zumwalt Jr.
Tesla Nation
Movie • 2018
Himself (archive footage)
Earth and the American Dream
Movie • 1992
Reader (voice)
The Cat o' Nine Tails
Movie • 1971
Franco Arnò
A Streetcar in Hollywood
Movie • 2006
Self
A Streetcar on Broadway
Movie • 2006
Self
Baby Doll: See No Evil
Movie • 2006
Self
With Intent to Kill
Movie • 1984
Thomas E. Nolan
Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act
Movie • 2022
Self (archive footage)
The West Wing
TV • 1999
Father Thomas Cavanaugh
The Streets of San Francisco
TV • 1972
Mike Stone
Skag
TV • 1980
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
Alice in Wonderland
TV • 1985
Walrus
Fatal Vision
TV • 1984
Freddy Kassab
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
Bambi
TV • 1948
Self
Midi Première
TV • 1975
Self
The Lionhearts
TV • 1998
(voice)
The Mike Douglas Show
TV • 1961
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
Self
The Wonderful World of Disney
TV • 1954
Reverend Ford