Karl Malden

Karl Malden

🎂 22nd March 1912 (113 yrs) 📍 Chicago, Illinois, USA

Known For

On the Waterfront

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.

Karl Malden

Movies Featuring Karl Malden

Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act

Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act (2022)

as Self (archive footage)
Tesla Nation

Tesla Nation (2018)

as Himself (archive footage)
No Image

The Streets of the Invisibles (2011)

as Mike Stone (voice)
An Actor Named Brando

An Actor Named Brando (2006)

as Self
Censorship and Desire

Censorship and Desire (2006)

as Self
No Image

A Man Named Brando (2006)

as Self
Baby Doll: See No Evil

Baby Doll: See No Evil (2006)

as Self
A Streetcar on Broadway

A Streetcar on Broadway (2006)

as Self
A Streetcar in Hollywood

A Streetcar in Hollywood (2006)

as Self
A Father… A Son… Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

A Father… A Son… Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (2005)

as Self
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There (2003)

as Self
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

Sir John Mills' Moving Memories (2000)

as Self (archive footage)
Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters

Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters (2000)

as Self
No Image

Anthony Perkins: A Life in the Shadows (1999)

as Self
Vanished Without a Trace

Vanished Without a Trace (1993)

as Ed Ray
Earth and the American Dream

Earth and the American Dream (1992)

as Reader (voice)
Oscar's Greatest Moments

Oscar's Greatest Moments (1992)

as Himself - Host / Narrator
Back to the Streets of San Francisco

Back to the Streets of San Francisco (1992)

as Mike Stone
Absolute Strangers

Absolute Strangers (1991)

as Fred Zusselman
Call Me Anna

Call Me Anna (1990)

as Doctor Harold Arlen
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge (1990)

as Self
The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro

The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro (1989)

as Leon Klinghoffer
My Father, My Son

My Father, My Son (1988)

as Elmo Zumwalt Jr.
Nuts

Nuts (1987)

as Arthur Kirk
Billy Galvin

Billy Galvin (1986)

With Intent to Kill

With Intent to Kill (1984)

as Thomas E. Nolan
The Sting II

The Sting II (1983)

as Gus Macalinski
Twilight Time

Twilight Time (1982)

as Marko Sekulović
Miracle on Ice

Miracle on Ice (1981)

as Herb Brooks
Word of Honor

Word of Honor (1981)

as Mike McNeill
Skag

Skag (1980)

as Pete 'Skag' Skagska
Meteor

Meteor (1979)

as Harry Sherwood
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure

Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979)

as Wilbur Hubbard
Captains Courageous

Captains Courageous (1977)

as Disko Troop
The Streets of San Francisco

The Streets of San Francisco (1972)

as Detective Lieutenant Michael Stone
Summertime Killer

Summertime Killer (1972)

as Captain John Kiley
Wild Rovers

Wild Rovers (1971)

as Walter Buckman
The Cat o' Nine Tails

The Cat o' Nine Tails (1971)

as Franco Arnò
Patton

Patton (1970)

as General Omar N. Bradley
Hot Millions

Hot Millions (1968)

as Carlton J. Klemper
Blue

Blue (1968)

as Doc Morton
Billion Dollar Brain

Billion Dollar Brain (1967)

as Leo Newbigen
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin

The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967)

as Judge Higgins
Hotel

Hotel (1967)

as Keycase Milne
Murderers' Row

Murderers' Row (1966)

as Julian Wall
Nevada Smith

Nevada Smith (1966)

as Tom Fitch
The Cincinnati Kid

The Cincinnati Kid (1965)

as Shooter
Cheyenne Autumn

Cheyenne Autumn (1964)

as Capt. Wessels
Dead Ringer

Dead Ringer (1964)

as Sergeant Jim Hobbson
Come Fly with Me

Come Fly with Me (1963)

as Walter Lucas
How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won (1962)

as Zebulon Prescott
Gypsy

Gypsy (1962)

as Herbie Sommers
Birdman of Alcatraz

Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)

as Harvey Shoemaker
All Fall Down

All Fall Down (1962)

as Ralph Willart
Parrish

Parrish (1961)

as Judd Raike
One-Eyed Jacks

One-Eyed Jacks (1961)

as Sheriff Dad Longworth
The Great Impostor

The Great Impostor (1960)

as Father Devlin
Pollyanna

Pollyanna (1960)

as Reverend Paul Ford
The Hanging Tree

The Hanging Tree (1959)

as Frenchy Plante
Bombers B-52

Bombers B-52 (1957)

as MSgt. Chuck V. Brennan
Time Limit

Time Limit (1957)

as Prisoner of War (uncredited)
Fear Strikes Out

Fear Strikes Out (1957)

as John Piersall
Baby Doll

Baby Doll (1956)

as Archie Lee Meighan
On the Waterfront

On the Waterfront (1954)

as Father Barry
Phantom of the Rue Morgue

Phantom of the Rue Morgue (1954)

as Dr. Marais
Take the High Ground!

Take the High Ground! (1953)

as Sgt. Laverne Holt
I Confess

I Confess (1953)

as Inspector Larrue
Ruby Gentry

Ruby Gentry (1952)

as Jim Gentry
Operation Secret

Operation Secret (1952)

as Maj. Latrec
Diplomatic Courier

Diplomatic Courier (1952)

as Sgt. Ernie Guelvada
The Sellout

The Sellout (1952)

as Capt. Buck Maxwell
A Streetcar Named Desire

A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

as Harold Mitchell
Halls of Montezuma

Halls of Montezuma (1951)

as C.E. "Doc" Jones
Where the Sidewalk Ends

Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)

as Det. Lt. Thomas
The Gunfighter

The Gunfighter (1950)

as Mac
Kiss of Death

Kiss of Death (1947)

as Sgt. William Cullen
Boomerang!

Boomerang! (1947)

as Det. Lt. White (uncredited)
13 Rue Madeleine

13 Rue Madeleine (1947)

as Jump Master (uncredited)
Winged Victory

Winged Victory (1944)

as Adams
They Knew What They Wanted

They Knew What They Wanted (1940)

as Red