About
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...
Known for
The West WingSeries • 1999
American PlayhouseSeries • 1982
The Streets of San FranciscoSeries • 1972
The Wonderful World of DisneySeries • 1954
On the WaterfrontMovie • 1954
How the West Was WonMovie • 1962
A Streetcar Named DesireMovie • 1951
One-Eyed JacksMovie • 1961
PattonMovie • 1970
I ConfessMovie • 1953
Alice in WonderlandSeries • 1985
Birdman of AlcatrazMovie • 1962
The Cincinnati KidMovie • 1965
The Adventures of Bullwhip GriffinMovie • 1967
PollyannaMovie • 1960
MeteorMovie • 1979
The Hanging TreeMovie • 1959
Hot MillionsMovie • 1968
Time LimitMovie • 1957
Cheyenne AutumnMovie • 1964
Nevada SmithMovie • 1966
Beyond the Poseidon AdventureMovie • 1979
Kiss of DeathMovie • 1947
GypsyMovie • 1962