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