Born Mladen George Sekulovich to Serbian and Czech parents in Chicago and raised in Gary, Indiana, he first honed his craft in school drama and community choir before adopting the stage name Karl Malden at twenty-two. After breakthrough Broadway appearances in Arthur Miller’s All My Sons and Tennessee Williams’s A Streetcar Named Desire (1946-47), he transferred the role of Mitch to the 1951 film,… Read more
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources
Known for On the Waterfront 1954 A Streetcar Named Desire 1951 Patton 1970 The West Wing 1999 Series ★ 8.3 The West Wing 1999
Father Thomas Cavanaugh ★ 7.4 Birdman of Alcatraz 1962
Harvey Shoemaker ★ 7.2 Where the Sidewalk Ends 1950
Det. Lt. Thomas ★ 7 The Cincinnati Kid 1965
Shooter Series ★ 7.9 The Wonderful World of Disney 1954
Reverend Ford ★ 7 Kiss of Death 1947
Sgt. William Cullen Series ★ 7.1 The Streets of San Francisco 1972
Mike Stone ★ 7 Baby Doll 1956
Archie Lee Meighan ★ 6.9 Pollyanna 1960
Reverend Paul Ford ★ 7 Boomerang! 1947
Det. Lt. White (uncredited) ★ 6.9 Dead Ringer 1964
Sergeant Jim Hobbson ★ 7.2 Time Limit 1957
Prisoner of War (uncredited) ★ 6.7 The Cat o' Nine Tails 1971
Franco Arnò ★ 7.2 Fear Strikes Out 1957
John Piersall ★ 6.7 One-Eyed Jacks 1961
Sheriff Dad Longworth ★ 6.7 Nevada Smith 1966
Tom Fitch ★ 7 The Great Impostor 1960
Father Devlin ★ 6.7 Cheyenne Autumn 1964
Capt. Wessels ★ 6.7 The Hanging Tree 1959
Frenchy Plante Series ★ 6.7 Alice in Wonderland 1985
Walrus ★ 6.6 The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin 1967
Judge Higgins ★ 6.6 Hot Millions 1968
Carlton J. Klemper ★ 6.4 Ruby Gentry 1952
Jim Gentry ★ 6.2 Phantom of the Rue Morgue 1954
Dr. Marais ★ 6.2 Diplomatic Courier 1952
Sgt. Ernie Guelvada ★ 6.1 Hotel 1967
Keycase Milne ★ 6.4 Gypsy 1962
Herbie Sommers ★ 6.2 13 Rue Madeleine 1947
Jump Master (uncredited) ★ 5.9 Blue 1968
Doc Morton ★ 6 The Green Fog 2018
★ 6 All Fall Down 1962
Ralph Willart ★ 6.4 Nuts 1987
Arthur Kirk ★ 6.1 Wild Rovers 1971
Walter Buckman ★ 6 Halls of Montezuma 1951
C.E. "Doc" Jones ★ 5.7 Murderers' Row 1966
Julian Wall ★ 5.2 Meteor 1979
Harry Sherwood ★ 5 Beyond the Poseidon Adventure 1979
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