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| 3 | Karl Malden (born Mladen George Sekulovich; March 22, 1912 – July 1, 2009) was an American actor whose career spanned more than sixty years. |
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| 5 | He is best known for having primarily been a character actor, especially in such classic films as ''Theatre/AStreetcarNamedDesire'' (1951), for which he won the UsefulNotes/AcademyAward for Best Supporting Actor, ''Film/OnTheWaterfront'' (1954), ''Film/{{Pollyanna|1960}}'' (1960), and ''Film/OneEyedJacks'' (1961), although he also played more high-profile roles in films such as ''Film/BabyDoll'' (1956), ''Film/HowTheWestWasWon'' (1962), ''Theatre/{{Gypsy}}'' (1962), and ''Film/{{Patton}}'' (1970). He would later go on to portray Lt. Mike Stone in the primetime television crime drama ''Series/TheStreetsOfSanFrancisco'' (1972–77), and became well-known as a commercial pitchman for American Express Travelers Cheques ("Don't leave home without them!"). |
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| 7 | Malden served in the U.S. Army Air Forces during UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, 1942–46. |
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| 9 | He was married to Mona Greenberg and they had two children. |
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| 11 | Malden died in 2009 at the age of 97 from natural causes. |
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| 14 | !!Filmography |
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| 17 | [[folder:Film Roles]] |
| 18 | * 1940: ''Film/TheyKnewWhatTheyWanted'' as Red |
| 19 | * 1944: ''Film/WingedVictory'' as Adams |
| 20 | * 1946: ''Film/ThirteenRueMadeleine'' as Jump Master (UncreditedRole) |
| 21 | * 1947: ''Film/{{Boomerang|1947}}'' as Det. Lt. White (uncredited) |
| 22 | * 1947: ''Film/KissOfDeath'' as Sgt. William Cullen |
| 23 | * 1950: ''Film/TheGunfighter'' as Mac |
| 24 | * 1950: ''Film/WhereTheSidewalkEnds'' as Lt. Thomas |
| 25 | * 1951: ''Film/AStreetcarNamedDesire'' as Mitch |
| 26 | * 1952: ''Film/TheSellout'' as Capt. Buck Maxwell |
| 27 | * 1952: ''Film/DiplomaticCourier'' as Sgt. Ernie Guelvada |
| 28 | * 1952: ''Film/OperationSecret'' as Maj. Latrec |
| 29 | * 1952: ''Film/RubyGentry'' as Jim Gentry |
| 30 | * 1953: ''Film/IConfess'' as Inspector Larrue |
| 31 | * 1953: ''Film/TakeTheHighGround'' as Sgt. Laverne Holt |
| 32 | * 1954: ''Film/PhantomOfTheRueMorgue'' as Dr. Marais |
| 33 | * 1954: ''Film/OnTheWaterfront'' as Father Pete Barry |
| 34 | * 1956: ''Film/BabyDoll'' as Archie Lee Mieghan |
| 35 | * 1957: ''Film/FearStrikesOut'' as John Piersall |
| 36 | * 1957: ''Film/TimeLimit'' as Prisoner (uncredited) |
| 37 | * 1957: ''Film/BombersB52'' as M. Sgt. Chuck V. Brennan |
| 38 | * 1960: ''Film/{{Pollyanna}}'' as Rev. Paul Ford |
| 39 | * 1960: ''Film/TheGreatImposter'' as Father Devlin |
| 40 | * 1961: ''Film/OneEyedJacks'' as Sheriff Dad Longworth |
| 41 | * 1961: ''Film/{{Parrish}}'' as Judd Raike |
| 42 | * 1962: ''Film/AllFallDown'' as Ralph Willart |
| 43 | * 1962: ''Film/BirdmanOfAlcatraz'' as Harvey Shoemaker |
| 44 | * 1962: ''Theatre/{{Gypsy}}'' as Herbie Sommers |
| 45 | * 1962: ''Film/HowTheWestWasWon'' as Zebulon Prescott |
| 46 | * 1963: ''Film/ComeFlyWithMe'' as Walter Lucas |
| 47 | * 1964: ''Film/DeadRinger'' as Sgt. Jim Hobbson |
| 48 | * 1964: ''Film/CheyenneAutumn'' as Capt. Wessels |
| 49 | * 1965: ''Film/TheCincinnatiKid'' as Shooter |
| 50 | * 1966: ''Film/NevadaSmith'' as Tom Fitch |
| 51 | * 1966: ''[[Film/MurderersRow1966 Murderers' Row]]'' as Julian Wall |
| 52 | * 1967: ''Film/{{Hotel|1967}}'' as Keycase Milne |
| 53 | * 1967: ''Film/TheAdventuresOfBullwhipGriffin'' as Judge Higgins |
| 54 | * 1967: ''Film/BillionDollarBrain'' as Leo Newbigen |
| 55 | * 1968: ''Film/{{Blue}}'' as Doc Morton |
| 56 | * 1968: ''Film/HotMillions'' as Carlton J. Klemper |
| 57 | * 1970: ''Film/{{Patton}}'' as Gen. Omar N. Bradley |
| 58 | * 1971: ''Film/TheCatONineTails'' as Franco Arno |
| 59 | * 1971: ''Film/WildRovers'' as Walter Buckman |
| 60 | * 1972: ''Film/SummertimeKiller'' as Captain John Kiley |
| 61 | * 1977: ''Film/CaptainsCourageous'' as Disko Troop |
| 62 | * 1979: ''Film/BeyondThePoseidonAdventure'' as Wilbur Hubbard |
| 63 | * 1979: ''Film/{{Meteor}}'' as Harry Sherwood |
| 64 | * 1981: ''Film/WordOfHonor'' as Mike [=McNeill=] |
| 65 | * 1981: ''Film/MiracleOnIce'' as Herb Brooks |
| 66 | * 1982: ''Film/TwilightTime'' as Marko Sekulovic |
| 67 | * 1983: ''Film/TheStingII'' as Gus Macalinski |
| 68 | * 1984: ''Film/WithIntentToKill'' as Thomas E. Nolan |
| 69 | * 1985: ''Film/AliceInWonderland1985'' as The Walrus |
| 70 | * 1986: ''Film/BillyGalvin'' as Jack Galvin |
| 71 | * 1987: ''Film/{{Nuts|1987}}'' as Arthur Kirk |
| 72 | * 1988: ''Film/MyFatherMySon'' as Elmo Zumwalt Jr. |
| 73 | * 1989: ''Film/TheHijackingOfTheAchilleLauro'' as Leon Klinghoffer |
| 74 | * 1990: ''Film/CallMeAnna'' as Dr. Harold Arlen |
| 75 | * 1991: ''Film/AbsoluteStrangers'' as Fred Zusselman |
| 76 | * 1992: ''Film/BackToTheStreetsOfSanFrancisco'' as Mike Stone (TV Movie) |
| 77 | * 1993: ''Film/TheyveTakenOurChildrenTheChowchillaKidnapping'' as Ed Ray (TV Movie) |
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| 80 | [[folder:Television Roles]] |
| 81 | * 1949: ''Series/TheFordTheatreHour'' as Friedrich Bhaer |
| 82 | * 1972-1977: ''Series/TheStreetsOfSanFrancisco'' as Det. Lt. Mike Stone |
| 83 | * 1980: ''Series/{{Skag}}'' as Pete 'Skag' Skagska |
| 84 | * 1984: ''Series/FatalVision'' as Freddy Kassab |
| 85 | * 1995: ''Series/{{Biography}}'' as UsefulNotes/PTBarnum |
| 86 | * 2000: ''Series/TheWestWing'' as Father Thomas Cavanaugh |
| 87 | [[/folder]] |
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