Karl Malden

Karl Malden

Karl Malden news, related photos and videos, and reviews of Karl Malden performances. According to Wikipedia: Karl Malden is an Emmy Award-winning, Oscar-winning and Golden Globe-nominated American actor, known for his expansive manner... [more]

Karl Malden news, related photos and videos, and reviews of Karl Malden performances. According to Wikipedia: Karl Malden is an Emmy Award-winning, Oscar-winning and Golden Globe-nominated American actor, known for his expansive manner. In a career that spanned over seven decades, he starred in films such as A Streetcar Named Desire, On the Waterfront and One-Eyed Jacks, with the late Marlon Brando, and also starred in the blockbuster movie, Patton. Among other notable film roles are Archie Lee Meighan in Baby Doll and Zebulon Prescott in How the West Was Won both starring Carroll Baker. His best-known role was on television as Lt. Mike Stone on the popular 1970s crime drama, The Streets of San Francisco. Towards the end of his acting career, he guest-starred on an episode of The West Wing. As of 2007, he is the second oldest living male Hollywood star.

 
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Karl Malden passed away at 97. Karl Malden , who won an Oscar for his work in A Streetcar Named Desire , passed away the age of 97. Malden was also known for his distinct nose and for his famous "Don't leave home with it" American Express commercials. From an article at the AP: The family of Karl Malden says the actor who won an Oscar for his role in "A Streetcar Named Desire" has died at age 97. Malden's family informed the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences of his death on Wednesday. Malden served as the academy's president from 1989-92. He ... Read Full Story
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar winner Karl Malden, the character actor acclaimed for film roles in "A Streetcar Named Desire" and "On the Waterfront" before gaining TV fame as a leading man in "The Streets of San Francisco," died on Wednesday at age 97. Also remembered as the commercial spokesman for American Express travelers checks, sternly warning tourists, "Don't leave home without them," Malden died in his sleep at his Los Angeles-area home, according to his longtime agent, Budd Moss. He said the actor had been in failing health in recent years. In a career spanning seven decades, Malden made his mark portraying plain-spoken ... Read Full Story
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar winner Karl Malden, the character actor acclaimed for film roles in "A Streetcar Named Desire" and "On the Waterfront" before gaining TV fame as a leading man in "The Streets of San Francisco," died on Wednesday at age 97. Also remembered as the commercial spokesman for American Express travelers checks, sternly warning tourists, "Don't leave home without them," Malden died in his sleep at his Los Angeles-area home, according to his longtime agent, Budd Moss. He said the actor had been in failing health in recent years. In a career spanning seven decades, Malden made his mark portraying plain-spoken ... Read Full Story
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Oscar-winning actor Karl Malden, known for his distinctive nose and roles opposite Marlon Brando in "A Streetcar Named Desire" and "On The Waterfront," has died, officials have said. He was 97. Malden's passing was announced on Wednesday by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), where he served as president from 1989 to 1992. A statement distributed by the Academy said the actor, who starred in more than 50 films, died at home surrounded by family members. No cause of death was disclosed. Born Mladen Sekulovich in Chicago in 1912 to a Serbian father and Czech mother, Malden was the eldest of ... Read Full Story
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Oscar-winning actor Karl Malden, known for his distinctive nose and roles opposite Marlon Brando in "A Streetcar Named Desire" and "On The Waterfront," has died, officials said Wednesday. He was 97. Malden's passing was announced by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), where he served as president from 1989 to 1992. A statement distributed by the Academy said the actor died at home surrounded by family members. No cause of death was disclosed. Born Mladen Sekulovich in Chicago in 1912 to a Serbian father and Czech mother, Malden was the eldest of three sons and grew up in Gary, Indiana. He ... Read Full Story
Sydney Morning HeraldBlanchett, Ullmann Bring Jolting 'Desire' to Brooklyn: ReviewBloomberg... staged by Elia Kazan and featuring not only the incomparable Marlon Brando, but also the superb Jessica Tandy, Kim Hunter and Karl Malden, ...A Streetcar Named Desire at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, New YorkTimes OnlineCate Blanchett takes a slow 'Streetcar' to Brooklynnewjerseynewsroom.comBlanchett's southern belle rings in the praisesSydney...  
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