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Also known as Mladen George Sekulovich

American actor (1912–2009)

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Karl Malden was an American and British television, film, and stage actor who also worked as a film director. Born in Chicago, he began his professional career in 1937. His acting credits include *The streets of San Francisco* and *The desperate hours*. He served in World War II and was educated at DePaul University and the Stella Adler Studio of Acting.

Malden received several honors for his work, including the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie. He also has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He spoke Serbian and English.

Malden died in Brentwood in 2009. He is buried at Westwood Village Memorial Park Cemetery.

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Person · Open Library

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  • The streets of San Francisco
  • The desperate hours
  • The desperate hours
  • When do I start?

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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 — Self2006
  • Baby Doll: See No Evil — Self2006
  • A Father… A Son… Once Upon a Time in Hollywood — Self2005

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Karl Malden (1914-2009): Un Actor Carismático que Dejó Huella en el Cine y la Televisión - MCN Biografías

Karl Malden Un Actor Carismático que Dejó Huella en el Cine y la Televisión Karl Malden, nacido como Mladen Sekulovich el 22 de marzo de 1914 en Gary

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Instance of
human
Given name
Karl
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Chicago
Place of death
Brentwood
Occupation
actor
Languages spoken
English language
Student of
Robert Lewis
Conflict
World War II
Official website
www.karlmalden.com
Image
Karl Malden in I Confess trailer.jpg
Height
185
Number of children
2
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Karl Malden
date of birth
1914-03-22
date of death
2009-01-01
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cause of death
stroke
start of work period
1937-00-00
end of work period
2000-00-00
manner of death
natural causes
name in native language
Karl Malden
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Encyclopedic overview

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.

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