Karl Malden
Known for: Acting
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
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
The West Wing
Father Thomas Cavanaugh
1999
Series
The Mike Douglas Show
Self
1961
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Series
American Playhouse
Jack Galvin
1982
Film '72
Self
1971
Series
Midi Première
Self
1975
Series
Bambi
Self
1948
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Series
The Streets of San Francisco
Mike Stone
1972
Series
Dinah!
Self
1974
Film
On the Waterfront
Father Barry
1954
Series
The Wonderful World of Disney
Reverend Ford
1954
Film
How the West Was Won
Zebulon Prescott
1962
Film
A Streetcar Named Desire
Harold Mitchell
1951
Film
Patton
General Omar N. Bradley
1970
Series
Alice in Wonderland
Walrus
1985
Film
Nevada Smith
Tom Fitch
1966
Film
One-Eyed Jacks
Sheriff Dad Longworth
1961
Film
I Confess
Inspector Larrue
1953
Film
Cheyenne Autumn
Capt. Wessels
1964
Film
Birdman of Alcatraz
Harvey Shoemaker
1962
Film
The Cincinnati Kid
Shooter
1965
Series
The Lionhearts
(voice)
1998
Film
Meteor
Harry Sherwood
1979
Film
The Cat o' Nine Tails
Franco Arnò
1971
Film
Bombers B-52
MSgt. Chuck V. Brennan
1957
Film
Billion Dollar Brain
Leo Newbigen
1967
Film
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
Wilbur Hubbard
1979
Film
The Hanging Tree
Frenchy Plante
1959
Film
Pollyanna
Reverend Paul Ford
1960
Film
The Gunfighter
Mac
1950
Film
Kiss of Death
Sgt. William Cullen
1947
Series
Fatal Vision
Freddy Kassab
1984
Film
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin
Judge Higgins
1967
Film
Gypsy
Herbie Sommers
1962
Film
Murderers' Row
Julian Wall
1966
Film
Diplomatic Courier
Sgt. Ernie Guelvada
1952
Film
Halls of Montezuma
C.E. "Doc" Jones
1951
Film
Baby Doll
Archie Lee Meighan
1956
Skag
1980
Film
Dead Ringer
Sergeant Jim Hobbson
1964
Film
The Sting II
Gus Macalinski
1983
Film
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
Self
2003
Film
Boomerang!
Det. Lt. White (uncredited)
1947
Film
Skag
Pete 'Skag' Skagska
1980
Film
The Great Impostor
Father Devlin
1960
Film
Time Limit
Prisoner of War (uncredited)
1957
Film
Nuts
Arthur Kirk
1987
Film
13 Rue Madeleine
Jump Master (uncredited)
1947
Film
Hot Millions
Carlton J. Klemper
1968
Film
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
Dr. Marais
1954
Film
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Det. Lt. Thomas
1950
Film
Ruby Gentry
Jim Gentry
1952
Film
Fear Strikes Out
John Piersall
1957
Film
Earth and the American Dream
Reader (voice)
1992
Film
Hotel
Keycase Milne
1967
Film
Parrish
Judd Raike
1961
Film
Wild Rovers
Walter Buckman
1971
Film
Blue
Doc Morton
1968
Film
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
1982
Film
Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act
Self (archive footage)
2022
Film
Miracle on Ice
Herb Brooks
1981
Film
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
Self (archive footage)
2000
Film
The Streets of San Francisco
Detective Lieutenant Michael Stone
1972
Film
All Fall Down
Ralph Willart
1962
Film
Take the High Ground!
Sgt. Laverne Holt
1953
Film
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
Self
1990
Film
Summertime Killer
Captain John Kiley
1972
Film
Vanished Without a Trace
Ed Ray
1993
Film
Come Fly with Me
Walter Lucas
1963
Film
A Father… A Son… Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
Self
2005
Film
They Knew What They Wanted
Red
1940
Film
Winged Victory
Adams
1944
Film
With Intent to Kill
Thomas E. Nolan
1984
Film
Captains Courageous
Disko Troop
1977
Film
A Streetcar on Broadway
Self
2006
Film
Call Me Anna
Doctor Harold Arlen
1990
Film
Absolute Strangers
Fred Zusselman
1991
Film
Back to the Streets of San Francisco
Mike Stone
1992
Film
The Green Fog
2018
Film
Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters
Self
2000
Film
The Sellout
Capt. Buck Maxwell
1952
Film
Word of Honor
Mike McNeill
1981
Film
Oscar's Greatest Moments
Himself - Host / Narrator
1992
Film
Billy Galvin
1986
Film
An Actor Named Brando
Self
2006
Anthony Perkins: A Life in the Shadows
Self
1999
Film
The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro
Leon Klinghoffer
1989
Film
Operation Secret
Maj. Latrec
1952
Film
Twilight Time
Marko Sekulović
1982
Film
A Streetcar in Hollywood
Self
2006
Film
My Father, My Son
Elmo Zumwalt Jr.
1988
Film
Desire and Censorship
Self
2006
Film
North and the Music of the South
Self (archive footage)
2006
A Man Named Brando
Self
2006
The Streets of the Invisibles
Mike Stone (voice) (archival)
2011
Film
Baby Doll: See No Evil
Self
2006
Film
Tesla Nation
Himself (archive footage)
2018