Karl Malden

    Karl Malden

    Acting

    March 22, 1912
    Died July 1, 2009 (97 years old)
    Chicago, Illinois, USA

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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...

    Known For

    Filmography

    Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act

    Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act

    2022

    as Self (archive footage)

    8.5
    Tesla Nation

    Tesla Nation

    2018

    as Himself (archive footage)

    The Green Fog

    The Green Fog

    2018

    6.1

    The Streets of the Invisibles

    2011

    as Mike Stone (voice) (archival)

    An Actor Named Brando

    An Actor Named Brando

    2006

    as Self

    Desire and Censorship

    Desire and Censorship

    2006

    as Self

    3

    A Man Named Brando

    2006

    as Self

    A Streetcar in Hollywood

    A Streetcar in Hollywood

    2006

    as Self

    6.5
    A Streetcar on Broadway

    A Streetcar on Broadway

    2006

    as Self

    6.5
    Baby Doll: See No Evil

    Baby Doll: See No Evil

    2006

    as Self

    North and the Music of the South

    North and the Music of the South

    2006

    as Self (archive footage)

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

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

    2005

    as Self

    6.4
    Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There

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

    2003

    as Self

    7
    Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

    Sir John Mills' Moving Memories

    2000

    as Self (archive footage)

    7
    Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters

    Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters

    2000

    as Self

    Anthony Perkins: A Life in the Shadows

    1999

    as Self

    8
    The West Wing

    The West Wing

    1999

    as Father Thomas Cavanaugh

    8.3
    The Lionhearts

    The Lionhearts

    1998

    as (voice)

    4.5
    Vanished Without a Trace

    Vanished Without a Trace

    1993

    as Ed Ray

    8.1
    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    1993

    as Self - Guest

    7.3
    Oscar's Greatest Moments

    Oscar's Greatest Moments

    1992

    as Himself - Host / Narrator

    10
    Back to the Streets of San Francisco

    Back to the Streets of San Francisco

    1992

    as Mike Stone

    6
    Earth and the American Dream

    Earth and the American Dream

    1992

    as Reader (voice)

    6.7
    Absolute Strangers

    Absolute Strangers

    1991

    as Fred Zusselman

    Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

    Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge

    1990

    as Self

    7
    Call Me Anna

    Call Me Anna

    1990

    as Doctor Harold Arlen

    5.5
    The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro

    The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro

    1989

    as Leon Klinghoffer

    9
    My Father, My Son

    My Father, My Son

    1988

    as Elmo Zumwalt Jr.

    6.4
    Nuts

    Nuts

    1987

    as Arthur Kirk

    6.4
    Billy Galvin

    Billy Galvin

    1986

    5.7
    Alice in Wonderland

    Alice in Wonderland

    1985

    as Walrus

    6.7
    With Intent to Kill

    With Intent to Kill

    1984

    as Thomas E. Nolan

    6.5
    Fatal Vision

    Fatal Vision

    1984

    as Freddy Kassab

    7
    The Sting II

    The Sting II

    1983

    as Gus Macalinski

    4.7
    Twilight Time

    Twilight Time

    1982

    as Marko Sekulović

    5.6
    Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

    Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

    1982

    as Self

    6
    American Playhouse

    American Playhouse

    1982

    as Jack Galvin

    6.6
    Miracle on Ice

    Miracle on Ice

    1981

    as Herb Brooks

    6.6
    Word of Honor

    Word of Honor

    1981

    as Mike McNeill

    7.5
    Skag

    Skag

    1980

    as Pete 'Skag' Skagska

    Skag

    1980

    7
    Beyond the Poseidon Adventure

    Beyond the Poseidon Adventure

    1979

    as Wilbur Hubbard

    5
    Meteor

    Meteor

    1979

    as Harry Sherwood

    5.2
    Captains Courageous

    Captains Courageous

    1977

    as Disko Troop

    7
    Midi Première

    Midi Première

    1975

    as Self

    9
    Dinah!

    Dinah!

    1974

    as Self

    7
    Summertime Killer

    Summertime Killer

    1972

    as Captain John Kiley

    5.8
    The Streets of San Francisco

    The Streets of San Francisco

    1972

    as Detective Lieutenant Michael Stone

    7.3
    The Streets of San Francisco

    The Streets of San Francisco

    1972

    as Mike Stone

    7.1
    Wild Rovers

    Wild Rovers

    1971

    as Walter Buckman

    6.1
    The Cat o' Nine Tails

    The Cat o' Nine Tails

    1971

    as Franco Arnò

    6.7

    Film '72

    1971

    as Self

    5.1
    Patton

    Patton

    1970

    as General Omar N. Bradley

    7.4
    Hot Millions

    Hot Millions

    1968

    as Carlton J. Klemper

    6.6
    Blue

    Blue

    1968

    as Doc Morton

    5.9
    The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin

    The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin

    1967

    as Judge Higgins

    6.6
    Billion Dollar Brain

    Billion Dollar Brain

    1967

    as Leo Newbigen

    5.6
    Hotel

    Hotel

    1967

    as Keycase Milne

    6
    Nevada Smith

    Nevada Smith

    1966

    as Tom Fitch

    6.7
    Murderers' Row

    Murderers' Row

    1966

    as Julian Wall

    5.7
    The Cincinnati Kid

    The Cincinnati Kid

    1965

    as Shooter

    7
    Dead Ringer

    Dead Ringer

    1964

    as Sergeant Jim Hobbson

    6.9
    Cheyenne Autumn

    Cheyenne Autumn

    1964

    as Capt. Wessels

    6.7
    Come Fly with Me

    Come Fly with Me

    1963

    as Walter Lucas

    5
    Birdman of Alcatraz

    Birdman of Alcatraz

    1962

    as Harvey Shoemaker

    7.5
    How the West Was Won

    How the West Was Won

    1962

    as Zebulon Prescott

    7
    Gypsy

    Gypsy

    1962

    as Herbie Sommers

    6.3
    All Fall Down

    All Fall Down

    1962

    as Ralph Willart

    6
    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    1962

    as Self

    7.5
    Parrish

    Parrish

    1961

    as Judd Raike

    5
    One-Eyed Jacks

    One-Eyed Jacks

    1961

    as Sheriff Dad Longworth

    6.8
    The Mike Douglas Show

    The Mike Douglas Show

    1961

    as Self

    5.8
    Pollyanna

    Pollyanna

    1960

    as Reverend Paul Ford

    7
    The Great Impostor

    The Great Impostor

    1960

    as Father Devlin

    6.9
    The Hanging Tree

    The Hanging Tree

    1959

    as Frenchy Plante

    6.7
    Bombers B-52

    Bombers B-52

    1957

    as MSgt. Chuck V. Brennan

    5.8
    Fear Strikes Out

    Fear Strikes Out

    1957

    as John Piersall

    7.2
    Time Limit

    Time Limit

    1957

    as Prisoner of War (uncredited)

    7.2
    Baby Doll

    Baby Doll

    1956

    as Archie Lee Meighan

    7
    On the Waterfront

    On the Waterfront

    1954

    as Father Barry

    7.8
    Phantom of the Rue Morgue

    Phantom of the Rue Morgue

    1954

    as Dr. Marais

    6.2
    The Wonderful World of Disney

    The Wonderful World of Disney

    1954

    as Reverend Ford

    7.9
    I Confess

    I Confess

    1953

    as Inspector Larrue

    7.1
    Take the High Ground!

    Take the High Ground!

    1953

    as Sgt. Laverne Holt

    6.2
    The Oscars

    The Oscars

    1953

    as Self

    7
    Diplomatic Courier

    Diplomatic Courier

    1952

    as Sgt. Ernie Guelvada

    6.2
    The Sellout

    The Sellout

    1952

    as Capt. Buck Maxwell

    5.4
    Ruby Gentry

    Ruby Gentry

    1952

    as Jim Gentry

    6.4
    Operation Secret

    Operation Secret

    1952

    as Maj. Latrec

    6
    A Streetcar Named Desire

    A Streetcar Named Desire

    1951

    as Harold Mitchell

    7.6
    Halls of Montezuma

    Halls of Montezuma

    1951

    as C.E. "Doc" Jones

    5.9
    The Gunfighter

    The Gunfighter

    1950

    as Mac

    7.4
    Where the Sidewalk Ends

    Where the Sidewalk Ends

    1950

    as Det. Lt. Thomas

    7.2
    Bambi

    Bambi

    1948

    as Self

    9
    Kiss of Death

    Kiss of Death

    1947

    as Sgt. William Cullen

    7.1
    Boomerang!

    Boomerang!

    1947

    as Det. Lt. White (uncredited)

    7
    13 Rue Madeleine

    13 Rue Madeleine

    1947

    as Jump Master (uncredited)

    6.1
    Winged Victory

    Winged Victory

    1944

    as Adams

    6.3
    They Knew What They Wanted

    They Knew What They Wanted

    1940

    as Red

    6