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Karl Malden Biography (1914?-)

Original name, Mladen Sekulovich; born March 22, 1914 (some sources say 1912), in Chicago, IL (some sources say Gary, IN); son of Peter (a milkman and steel mill worker) and Minnie (an actress; maiden name, Sebera) Sekulovich; married Mona Graham (an actress), December 18, 1938; children: Mila, Carla. Addresses: Contact: 1805 Mandoville Canyon, Los Angeles, CA 90049; c/o Shapiro-Lichtman, Inc., 8827 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor, director

Birth Details

March 22, 1914?

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• (Film debut) Red, They Knew What They Wanted, RKO, 1940
• (As Corporal Karl Malden) Adams, Winged Victory, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1944
• (Uncredited) Flight sergeant, 13 Rue Madeleine, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1946
• Detective Lieutenant White, Boomerang!, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1947
• Sergeant William Cullen, The Kiss of Death, Twentieth Century-Fox,1947
• Mac, proprietor of Palace Bar, The Gunfighter, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1950
• Lieutenant Bill Thomas, commander of the 16th Precinct detectives, Where the Sidewalk Ends, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1950
• Corporal C. E. "Doc" Jones, The Halls of Montezuma, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1951
• Buck Maxwell, The Sellout, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1951
• Harold "Mitch" Mitchell, A Streetcar Named Desire, Warner Bros., 1951
• Ernie, Diplomatic Courier, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1952
• Major Lautrec, Operation Secret, Warner Bros., 1952
• Jim Gentry, Ruby Gentry, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1952
• Sergeant Laverne Holt, Take the High Ground, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,1953
• Inspector Larrue, I Confess, Warner Bros., 1953
• Dr. Marais, Phantom of the Rue Morgue, Warner Bros., 1954
• Father Barry, On the Waterfront, Columbia, 1954
• Archie Lee Meighan, Baby Doll, Warner Bros., 1956
• Master Sergeant Chuck V. Brennan, line chief, Bombers B-52 (also known as No Sleep Till Dawn), Warner Bros., 1957
• John Piersall, Fear Strikes Out, Paramount, 1957
• Frenchy Plante, The Hanging Tree, Warner Bros., 1959
• Judd Raike, Parrish, Warner Bros., 1960
• Reverend Paul Ford, Pollyanna, Buena Vista, 1960
• Sheriff Dad Longworth, One-Eyed Jacks, Paramount, 1961
• Father Devlin, St. Augustine School, The Great Impostor, Universal, 1961
• Ralph Willart, All Fall Down, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1962
• Herbie Sommers, Gypsy, Warner Bros., 1962
• Harvey Shoemaker, The Birdman of Alcatraz, United Artists, 1962
• Zebulon Prescott, How the West Was Won, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1962
• Walter Lucas, Come Fly with Me, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1963
• Captain Oscar Wessles, Cheyenne Autumn, Warner Bros., 1964
• Sergeant Jim Hobbson, Dead Ringer (also known as Dead Image), Warner Bros., 1964
• Shooter, The Cincinnati Kid, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1965
• Tom Fitch, Nevada Smith, Paramount, 1966
• Julian Wall, Murderers' Row, Columbia, 1966
• Keycase, Hotel, Warner Bros., 1967
• Judge Higgins, The Adventures of Bull Whip Griffin, Buena Vista, 1967
• Leo Newbigin, Billion Dollar Brain, United Artists, 1967
• Carlton Klemper, Hot Millions, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1968
• Doc Morton, Blue, Paramount, 1968
• General Omar N. Bradley, Patton (also known as Lust for Glory, Blood and Guts, Patton: Lust for Glory, and Patton: A Salute to a Rebel), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1970
• Franco Arno, Cat o 'Nine Tails (also known as Il gatto a nove code, Le chat a neuf queues, and Di neunschwanzige Katze), National General, 1971
• Walter Buckman, R Bar owner, Wild Rovers, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1971
• John Kiley, Summertime Killer (also known as Un verano para matar, Meurtres au soleil, and Ricatto alla mala), AVCO-Embassy, 1973
• Wilbur Hubbard, Beyond the Poseidon Adventure, Warner Bros., 1979
• Hatry Sherwood, Meteor, American International, 1979
• Macalinski, The Sting II, Universal, 1983
• Marko, Twilight Time (also known as Suton), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1983
• Himself, Il mondo dell'orrore di Dario Argento (also known as Dario Argento's World of Horror), 1985
• Jack, Billy Galvin, Vestron, 1986
• Arthur Kirk, Nuts, Warner Bros., 1987
• Himself/host, Oscar's Greatest Moments: 1971 to 1991, 1992
• Film Work
• Director, Time Limit, United Artists, 1957
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Lieutenant Mike Stone, The Streets of San Francisco, ABC, 1972-1977
• Pete "Skag" Skagska (title role), Skag, NBC, 1980
• Host/narrator, Unsolved Mysteries, 1987
• Movies
• Captain Disko Troop, Captains Courageous, ABC, 1977
• Mike McNeil, Word of Honor, CBS, 1981
• Herb Brooks, Miracle on Ice, ABC, 1981
• Tom Nolen, With Intent to Kill (also known as Urge to Kill), CBS, 1984
• Freddy Kassab, Fatal Vision, NBC, 1984
• Admiral Elmo "Bud" Zumwalt, Jr., My Father, My Son, CBS, 1988
• Leon Klinghoffer, Hijacking of the Achille Lauro (also known as Sea of Terror, The Last Voyage, and Achille Lauro: Terror at Sea), NBC, 1989
• Dr. Harold Arlen, Call Me Anna (also known as My Name Is Anna), ABC, 1990
• Fred Zusselman, Absolute Strangers (also known as Matter of Privacy), CBS, 1991
• Captain Mike Stone, Back to the Streets of San Francisco, NBC, 1992
• Ed Ray, They've Taken Our Children: The Chowchilla Kidnapping Story (also known as Buried Alive: The Chowchilla Kidnapping), ABC, 1993
• Pilots
• Lieutenant Mike Stone, The Streets of San Francisco, ABC, 1972
• Pete "Skag" Skagska (title role), Skag, NBC, 1980
• Specials
• The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, 1984
• Walrus, Alice in Wonderland (also known as Alice through the Looking Glass), CBS, 1985
• The 59th Annual Academy Awards Presentations, ABC, 1987
• (In archive footage) Himself, Mort Sahl: The Loyal Opposition, 1989
• The 19th Annual American Film Institute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to Kirk Douglas, CBS, 1991
• Voice, Earth and the American Dream, HBO, 1993
• Voice of P. T. Barnum, P. T. Barnum: America's Greatest Showman, 1995
• Presenter, The 22nd Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1996
• Academy of Television Arts & Sciences 13th Annual Hall of Fame, Showtime, 1998
• The 70th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1998
• Anthony Perkins: A Life in the Shadows, 1999
• The 5th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, TNT, 1999
• Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters, Arts and Entertainment, 2000
• Himself, AFI's 100 Years, 100 Thrills: America's Most Heart-Pounding Movies, CBS, 2001
• Episodic
• Professor Friedrich Bhaer, "Little Women," Ford Theatre Hour, CBS,1949
• "Anything but Love," Armstrong Circle Theater, NBC, 1950
• "Billy Galvin," American Playhouse, PBS, 1988
• "Harold Clurman: A Life of Theatre," American Masters, PBS, 1989
• "Stella Adler: Awake and Dream," American Masters, PBS, 1989
• Guest, Reflections on the Silver Screen with Professor Richard Brown, AMC, 1990
• Father Thomas Cavanaugh, "Take This Sabbath Day," The West Wing, NBC, 2000
• Himself, "Streth of Character," Biography, Arts and Entertainment,2000
• Also appeared in American Cinema, PBS.
• Stage Appearances
• (Broadway debut) Barker, Golden Boy, Belasco Theatre, New York City, 1937
• Redemption, Goodman Theatre, Chicago, IL, 1938
• Joe, How to Get Tough about It, Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, 1938
• Charlie Johnson, Missouri Legend, Empire Theatre, New York City, 1938
• Magruder, The Gentle People, Belasco Theatre, 1939
• Hunk, Key Largo, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City, 1939
• Captain George McNab, Flight to the West, Guild Theatre, New YorkCity, 1940
• Ben, Uncle Harry, Broadhurst Theatre, New York City, 1942
• Giltzparer, Counterattack, Windsor Theatre, New York City, 1943
• Matthew Graves, Sons and Soldiers, Morosco Theatre, New York City,1943
• Adams, Winged Victory, 44th Street Theatre, New York City, 1943
• Andre Vauquin, The Assassin, National Theatre, New York City, 1945
• Stag, Truckline Cafe, Belasco Theatre, 1946
• George Deever, All My Sons, Coronet Theatre, New York City, 1947
• Mitch, A Streetcar Named Desire, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, 1947
• Buttonmolder, Peer Gynt, American National Theatre and Academy (ANTA), New York City, 1951
• Ephraim Cabot, Desire under the Elms, ANTA, 1952
• Dan Hilliard, The Desperate Hours, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, 1955
• Hank Parsons, The Egghead, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, 1957
• Radio Appearances
• Series
• Appeared in Our Gal Sunday.
• WRITINGS
• Autobiography
• (With Carla Malden) When Do I Start?: A Memoir, Simon & Schuster, 1997

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

• International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 3: Actors and Actresses, St. James Press, 1996