Karl Malden

American actor (1912–2009)

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Karl Malden was an American actor who had a long career in film, television, and theater spanning much of the 20th century. He is remembered as a respected and accomplished performer who appeared in numerous notable productions during his lifetime.

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Born: 1914-03-22
Died: 2009-01-01
Works: 4

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Acting · Chicago, Illinois, USA

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…

Known for

Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act — Self (archive footage)2022
Tesla Nation — Himself (archive footage)2018
The Streets of the Invisibles — Mike Stone (voice) (archival)2011
Censorship and Desire — Self2006
An Actor Named Brando — Self2006
A Man Named Brando — Self2006
A Streetcar in Hollywood — Self2006
A Streetcar on Broadway — Self

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Karl Malden (born Mladen George Sekulovich; March 22, 1912 – July 1, 2009) was an American stage, movie and television actor who first achieved acclaim in the original Broadway productions of Arthur Miller's All My Sons and Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire in 1946 and 1947. Recreating the role of Mitch in the 1951 film of Streetcar, he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Malden was primarily a character actor, who according to Robert Berkvist, "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 and On the Waterfront (1954), for which he received a second Best Supporting Oscar nomination.