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
How the West Was Won
(1962)
Zebulon Prescott
A Streetcar Named Desire
(1951)
Harold Mitchell
Patton
(1970)
Gen. Omar N. Bradley
Dead Ringer
(1964)
Sergeant Jim Hobbson
Pollyanna
(1960)
Reverend Paul Ford
On the Waterfront
(1954)
Father Barry
The Gunfighter
(1950)
Mac
One-Eyed Jacks
(1961)
Sheriff Dad Longworth
The Cat o' Nine Tails
(1971)
Franco Arnò
Where the Sidewalk Ends
(1950)
Det. Lt. Thomas
Cheyenne Autumn
(1964)
Capt. Wessels
Gypsy
(1962)
Herbie Sommers
Birdman of Alcatraz
(1962)
Harvey Shoemaker
The Cincinnati Kid
(1965)
Shooter
Kiss of Death
(1947)
Sgt. William Cullen
Full Filmography
Acting
They Knew What They Wanted
(1940)
Red
Winged Victory
(1944)
Adams
Boomerang!
(1947)
Det. Lt. White
Kiss of Death
(1947)
Sgt. William Cullen
13 Rue Madeleine
(1947)
Jump Master (uncredited)
The Gunfighter
(1950)
Mac
Where the Sidewalk Ends
(1950)
Det. Lt. Thomas
Halls of Montezuma
(1951)
C.E. "Doc" Jones
A Streetcar Named Desire
(1951)
Harold Mitchell
Operation Secret
(1952)
Maj. Latrec
Diplomatic Courier
(1952)
Sgt. Ernie Guelvada
The Sellout
(1952)
Capt. Buck Maxwell
Ruby Gentry
(1952)
Jim Gentry
I Confess
(1953)
Inspector Larrue
Take the High Ground!
(1953)
Sgt. Laverne Holt
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
(1954)
Dr. Marais
On the Waterfront
(1954)
Father Barry
Baby Doll
(1956)
Archie Lee Meighan
Time Limit
(1957)
Prisoner (uncredited)
Fear Strikes Out
(1957)
John Piersall
Bombers B-52
(1957)
MSgt. Chuck V. Brennan
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
How the West Was Won
(1962)
Zebulon Prescott
All Fall Down
(1962)
Ralph Willart
Birdman of Alcatraz
(1962)
Harvey Shoemaker
Gypsy
(1962)
Herbie Sommers
Come Fly with Me
(1963)
Walter Lucas
Cheyenne Autumn
(1964)
Capt. Wessels
Dead Ringer
(1964)
Sergeant Jim Hobbson
The Cincinnati Kid
(1965)
Shooter
Murderers' Row
(1966)
Julian Wall
Nevada Smith
(1966)
Tom Fitch
Billion Dollar Brain
(1967)
Leo Newbigen
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin
(1967)
Judge Higgins
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
Meteor
(1979)
Harry Sherwood
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
(1979)
Wilbur Hubbard
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
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
(1990)
Self
Call Me Anna
(1990)
Doctor Harold Arlen
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
Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters
(2000)
Self
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
(2000)
Self (archive footage)
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
(2003)
Self
A Father… A Son… Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
(2005)
Self
A Streetcar in Hollywood
(2006)
Self
A Streetcar on Broadway
(2006)
Self
Censorship and Desire
(2006)
Self
An Actor Named Brando
(2006)
Self
Baby Doll: See No Evil
(2006)
Self
The Streets of the Invisibles
(2011)
Mike Stone (voice)
Tesla Nation
(2018)
Himself (archive footage)
Directing