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.

Filmography

• 2018The Green Fog
• 2011The Streets of the Invisibles — Mike Stone (voice) (archival)
• The West Wing — Father Thomas Cavanaugh
• The Lionhearts — (voice)
• 1993Vanished Without a Trace — Ed Ray
• 1992Back to the Streets of San Francisco — Mike Stone
• 1992Earth and the American Dream — Reader (voice)
• 1991Absolute Strangers — Fred Zusselman
• 1990Call Me Anna — Doctor Harold Arlen
• 1989The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro — Leon Klinghoffer
• 1988My Father, My Son — Elmo Zumwalt Jr.
• 1987Nuts — Arthur Kirk
• 1986Billy Galvin
• Alice in Wonderland — Walrus
• Fatal Vision — Freddy Kassab
• 1984With Intent to Kill — Thomas E. Nolan
• 1983The Sting II — Gus Macalinski
• American Playhouse — Jack Galvin
• 1982Twilight Time — Marko Sekulović
• 1981Miracle on Ice — Herb Brooks
• 1981Word of Honor — Mike McNeill
• 1980Skag — Pete 'Skag' Skagska
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• 1979Beyond the Poseidon Adventure — Wilbur Hubbard
• 1979Meteor — Harry Sherwood
• 1977Captains Courageous — Disko Troop
• 1972Summertime Killer — Captain John Kiley
• 1972The Streets of San Francisco — Detective Lieutenant Michael Stone
• The Streets of San Francisco — Mike Stone
• 1971The Cat o' Nine Tails — Franco Arnò
• 1971Wild Rovers — Walter Buckman
• 1970Patton — General Omar N. Bradley
• 1968Blue — Doc Morton
• 1968Hot Millions — Carlton J. Klemper
• 1967Billion Dollar Brain — Leo Newbigen
• 1967Hotel — Keycase Milne
• 1967The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin — Judge Higgins
• 1966Murderers' Row — Julian Wall
• 1966Nevada Smith — Tom Fitch
• 1965The Cincinnati Kid — Shooter
• 1964Cheyenne Autumn — Capt. Wessels
• 1964Dead Ringer — Sergeant Jim Hobbson
• 1963Come Fly with Me — Walter Lucas
• 1962All Fall Down — Ralph Willart
• 1962Birdman of Alcatraz — Harvey Shoemaker
• 1962Gypsy — Herbie Sommers
• 1962How the West Was Won — Zebulon Prescott
• 1961One-Eyed Jacks — Sheriff Dad Longworth
• 1961Parrish — Judd Raike
• 1960Pollyanna — Reverend Paul Ford
• 1960The Great Impostor — Father Devlin
• 1959The Hanging Tree — Frenchy Plante
• 1957Bombers B-52 — MSgt. Chuck V. Brennan
• 1957Fear Strikes Out — John Piersall
• 1957Time Limit — Prisoner of War (uncredited), Director
• 1956Baby Doll — Archie Lee Meighan
• 1954On the Waterfront — Father Barry
• 1954Phantom of the Rue Morgue — Dr. Marais
• The Wonderful World of Disney — Reverend Ford
• 1953I Confess — Inspector Larrue
• 1953Take the High Ground! — Sgt. Laverne Holt
• 1952Diplomatic Courier — Sgt. Ernie Guelvada
• 1952Operation Secret — Maj. Latrec
• 1952Ruby Gentry — Jim Gentry
• 1952The Sellout — Capt. Buck Maxwell
• 1951A Streetcar Named Desire — Harold Mitchell
• 1951Halls of Montezuma — C.E. "Doc" Jones
• 1950The Gunfighter — Mac
• 1950Where the Sidewalk Ends — Det. Lt. Thomas
• 194713 Rue Madeleine — Jump Master (uncredited)
• 1947Boomerang! — Det. Lt. White (uncredited)
• 1947Kiss of Death — Sgt. William Cullen
• 1944Winged Victory — Adams
• 1940They Knew What They Wanted — Red

Appearances as themselves (25)

• 2022Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act — Self (archive footage)
• 2018Tesla Nation — Self (archive footage)
• 2006A Man Named Brando — Self
• 2006A Streetcar in Hollywood — Self
• 2006A Streetcar on Broadway — Self
• 2006An Actor Named Brando — Self
• 2006Baby Doll: See No Evil — Self
• 2006Desire and Censorship — Self
• 2006North and the Music of the South — Self (archive footage)
• 2005A Father… A Son… Once Upon a Time in Hollywood — Self
• 2003Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There — Self
• 2000Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters — Self
• 2000Sir John Mills' Moving Memories — Self (archive footage)
• 1999Anthony Perkins: A Life in the Shadows — Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest
• 1992Oscar's Greatest Moments — Himself - Host / Narrator
• 1990Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge — Self
• 1982Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady — Self
• Midi Première — Self
• Dinah! — Self
• Film '72 — Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self
• The Mike Douglas Show — Self
• The Oscars — Self
• Bambi — Self