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Karl Malden

Film Director | * 03/22/1912 († 97, 07/01/2009) | Chicago, Illinois (United States of America (USA))
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Karl Malden (born Mladen George Sekulovich; March 22, 1912 – July 1, 2009) was an American stage, movie and television actor who first achieved acclaim in the original Broadway productions of Arthur Miller's All My Sons and Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire in 1946-7. Recreating the role of Mitch in the 1951 film of Streetcar, he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Malden primarily was a character actor, who according to Robert Berkvist, "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 and On the Waterfront (1954), for which he received a second Best Supporting Oscar nomination. He also played in high-profile Hollywood films such as I Confess (1953), Baby Doll (1956), ()
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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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Crime | Comedies

Known for these Movies & Shows

Terry Malloy dreams about being a prize fighter, while tending his pigeons and running errands at the docks for Johnny Friendly, the corrupt boss of the dockers union. Terry witnesses a murder by two ...

On the Waterfront

NR

1954 | 4.0/5 | 1h 48min
Crime, Drama
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A fading southern belle tries to build a new life with her sister in New Orleans. ...

A Streetcar Named Desire

PG

1951 | 3.8/5 | 2h 5min
Drama
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Archie Lee Meighan is a failing cotton gin owner who is married to Baby Doll, a 19-year old childlike beauty whose father arranged the marriage for financial reasons. As Archie awaits the arrival of B ...

Baby Doll

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1956 | 3.6/5 | 1h 54min
Drama
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"Patton" tells the tale of General George S. Patton, famous tank commander of World War II. The film begins with patton's career in North Africa and progresses through the invasion of Germany and the ...

Patton

PG

1970 | 3.7/5 | 2h 52min
War, Drama, History
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Awards & Nominations for Karl Malden

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame Donaldson Awards Mary Pickford Award 2x Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
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Movies with Karl Malden as Actor(74)

as Himself (archive footage)2018 Tesla Nation
as Mike Stone (voice)2011 The Streets of the Invisibles
as himself2006 A Streetcar in Hollywood
as himself2006 Baby Doll: See No Evil
as himself2006 A Streetcar on Broadway
as himself2006 Censorship and Desire
as himself2005 A Father… A Son… Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
as himself2003 Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
as Self (archive footage)2000 Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
as himself2000 Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters
as himself1999 Anthony Perkins: A Life in the Shadows
as Ed Ray1993 Vanished Without a Trace
1992 Oscar's Greatest Moments
as Mike Stone1992 Back to the Streets of San Francisco
as Fred Zusselman1991 Absolute Strangers
as Doctor Harold Arlen1990 Call Me Anna
as Leon Klinghoffer1989 The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro
as Elmo Zumwalt Jr.1988 My Father, My Son
as Arthur Kirk1987 Nuts
1986 Billy Galvin
as Thomas E. Nolan1984 With Intent to Kill
as Gus Macalinski1983 The Sting II
as Marko Sekulović1982 Twilight Time
as Herb Brooks1981 Miracle on Ice
as Mike McNeill1981 Word of Honor
as Harry Sherwood1979 Meteor
as Wilbur Hubbard1979 Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
as Disko Troop1977 Captains Courageous
as Detective Lieutenant Michael Stone1972 The Streets of San Francisco
as Captain John Kiley1972 Summertime Killer
as Franco Arnò1971 The Cat o' Nine Tails
as Walter Buckman1971 Wild Rovers
as Gen. Omar N. Bradley1970 Patton
as Carlton J. Klemper1968 Hot Millions
as Doc Morton1968 Blue
as Leo Newbigen1967 Billion Dollar Brain
as Keycase Milne1967 Hotel
as Judge Higgins1967 The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin
as Tom Fitch1966 Nevada Smith
as Julian Wall1966 Murderers' Row
as Shooter1965 The Cincinnati Kid
as Sergeant Jim Hobbson1964 Dead Ringer
as Captain Wessels1964 Cheyenne Autumn
as Walter Lucas1963 Come Fly with Me
as Herbie Sommers1962 Gypsy
as Harvey Shoemaker1962 Birdman of Alcatraz
as Zebulon Prescott1962 How the West Was Won
as Ralph Willart1962 All Fall Down
as Judd Raike1961 Parrish
as Sheriff Dad Longworth1961 One-Eyed Jacks
as Reverend Paul Ford1960 Pollyanna
as Father Devlin1960 The Great Impostor
as Frenchy Plante1959 The Hanging Tree
as Prisoner (uncredited)1957 Time Limit
as MSgt. Chuck V. Brennan1957 Bombers B-52
as John Piersall1957 Fear Strikes Out
as Archie Lee Meighan1956 Baby Doll
as Father Barry1954 On the Waterfront
as Dr. Marais1954 Phantom of the Rue Morgue
as Inspector Larrue1953 I Confess
as Sgt. Laverne Holt1953 Take the High Ground!
as Maj. Latrec1952 Operation Secret
as Jim Gentry1952 Ruby Gentry
as Sgt. Ernie Guelvada1952 Diplomatic Courier
as Capt. Buck Maxwell1952 The Sellout
as C.E. "Doc" Jones1951 Halls of Montezuma
as Harold Mitchell1951 A Streetcar Named Desire
as Mac1950 The Gunfighter
as Det. Lt. Thomas1950 Where the Sidewalk Ends
as Jump Master (uncredited)1947 13 Rue Madeleine
as Det. Lt. White1947 Boomerang!
as Sgt. William Cullen1947 Kiss of Death
as Adams1944 Winged Victory
as Red1940 They Knew What They Wanted

TV Shows/Series with Karl Malden as Actor(8)

as Father Thomas Cavanaugh1999 The West Wing
as (voice)1998 The Lionhearts
as Self - Guest1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Freddy Kassab1984 Fatal Vision
1980 Skag
as himself1975 Midi Première
as Mike Stone1972 The Streets of San Francisco
as himself1961 The Mike Douglas Show

Movies with Karl Malden as Crew(1)

Directing/Director1957 Time Limit

Born: Friday, 03/22 1912 (March) in Chicago, Illinois (United States of America (USA))
Died: Wednesday, 07/01 2009 (July) in Brentwood (aged: 97)
Zodiac sign: Aries (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: English (EN), Serbian (SR)
Educated at: DePaul University, Stella Adler Studio of Acting
Other names for Karl Malden (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Mladen George Sekulovich"
"Malden Sekulovich"
"Младен Секуловић"
"Mladen Sekulović"
Karl Malden frequently works together with these people:
Laurent Bouzereau (9x, Crew)
Richard Widmark (8x, Actor)
Elia Kazan (7x, Crew)
Gordon Bau (7x, Crew)
Lyle R. Wheeler (6x, Crew)
Henry Hathaway (6x, Crew)
Rick McKay (6x, Crew)
Alfred Newman (6x, Crew)
Ben Nye (6x, Crew)
Thomas Little (6x, Crew)
Bert Freed (5x, Actor)
Tim Matheson (4x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:4358, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/10/2024