Karl Malden

Actor Karl Malden appeared in several movies including A Streetcar Named Desire, for which he won an Academy Award as best supporting actor, and How the West Was Won.

Malden died on July 1, 2009, at the age of 97.

He was nominated in 1955 "Best Actor in a Supporting Role"(Oscar) for On the Waterfront (1954). He won in 1952 the Oscar as "Best Actor in a Supporting Role" for A Streetcar Named Desire (1951).

"People have told me that I came to this industry at its Golden Age. But when I was there, it was just an age. "
[on his early days]"My father was a milkman. So, I delivered milk."
“The way he shot me was brilliant, ... Streetcar.”
“On the Waterfront”
“I'm a workaholic. I love every movie I've been in, even the bad ones, every TV series, every play, because I love to work. It's what keeps me going.”
“Norman deserved that award; he's a damn good director, ... The Cincinnati Kid.”
“He could handle longtime stars like Joan Blondell and Edward G. Robinson, and he also could handle Steve McQueen. Norman stepped in at the last moment (Sam Peckinpah had been fired after a week's filming), and that's not an easy thing to do.”
"I am thrilled to be honored by the Screen Actors Guild because I`ve been with it for such a long time. The Screen Actors Guild is sort of a highfalutin name for a union, and this union was always wonderful to work for. For the rank-and-file of the union to honor me is the best compliment I can receive."
Blanche DuBois: "Marry me, Mitch." Mitch(Karl Malden): "No, I don't think I want to marry you anymore... No, you're not clean enough to bring into the house with my mother."

March 22, 1912: Born as Mladen George Sekulovich

1931: Graduated from high school

1937: Graduated from Arkansas State Teacher's College

October, 1937: First Broadway role in "Golden Boy"

December 18, 1938: Married Mona Greenberg

1946: First Starred with Marlon Brando in stage play "Truckline Cafe"

1948: Founding Member of "The Actors Studio"

1952: Won Academy Award for "A Streetcar Named Desire"

1972-1977: Great role as Detective Lt. Mike Stone in The Streets of San Francisco

1975-1995: Spokesperson for American Express

1985: Won an Emmy for role in miniseries "Fatal Vision"

1989: Elected President of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

1997: Autobiography, "When Do I Start?" Published

2000: Last credited acting performance (The West Wing)

July 1, 2009: Died in Los Angeles, CA (age 97)