Karl Malden was an actor famous for his craggy face, huge nose, and for saying "Don't leave home without it", his long-running line as TV pitchman for American Express.
President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science from 1989 to 1993.
[1] Karl Malden and Carla Malden, When Do I Start? (1997), page 15.
Wife: Mona Greenberg (actress, "Mona Graham", m. 1938, two daughters)
Daughter: Carla
Daughter: Mila
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President (1989-93)
Young Musicians Foundation Celebrity Director
Oscar for Best Supporting Actor 1952 for A Streetcar Named Desire
Emmy 1985 for Fatal Vision
Hollywood Walk of Fame 6231 Hollywood Blvd. (motion pictures)
Endorsement of American Express 1975
Serbian Ancestry Paternal
Czech Ancestry Maternal
TELEVISION
The Streets of San Francisco Det. Lt. Mike Stone (1972-77)
FILMOGRAPHY AS DIRECTOR
Time Limit (23-Oct-1957)
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
Broadway: The Golden Age (Apr-2003) · Himself
They've Taken Our Children: The Chowchilla Kidnapping (1-Mar-1993)
Absolute Strangers (14-Apr-1991) · Fred Zusselman
Call Me Anna: The Patty Duke Story (11-Nov-1990)
The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro (13-Feb-1989)
Nuts (20-Nov-1987) · Arthur Kirk
Billy Galvin (Nov-1986) · Jack Galvin
Alice in Wonderland (9-Dec-1985)
Fatal Vision (18-Nov-1984)
The Sting II (18-Feb-1983) · Macalinski
Twilight Time (23-Nov-1982)
Meteor (19-Oct-1979)
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (18-May-1979) · Wilbur
Summertime Killer (29-Jan-1973)
Wild Rovers (23-Jun-1971) · Walter Buckman
The Cat o' Nine Tails (11-Feb-1971)
Patton (4-Feb-1970) · Gen. Omar N. Bradley
Hot Millions (19-Sep-1968) · Klemper
Blue (10-May-1968)
Billion Dollar Brain (20-Dec-1967) · Leo Newbigen
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (3-Mar-1967)
Hotel (19-Jan-1967) · Keycase
Murderers' Row (20-Dec-1966) · Julian Wall
Nevada Smith (10-Jun-1966) · Tom Fitch
The Cincinnati Kid (15-Oct-1965) · Shooter
Cheyenne Autumn (3-Oct-1964) · Capt. Wessels
Dead Ringer (19-Feb-1964) · Sgt. Hobbson
Come Fly with Me (27-Mar-1963) · Walter Lucas
Gypsy (1-Nov-1962) · Herbie Sommers
How the West Was Won (1-Nov-1962) · Zebulon Prescott
Birdman of Alcatraz (3-Jul-1962) · Harvey Shoemaker
All Fall Down (11-Apr-1962) · Ralph Willart
Parrish (4-May-1961) · Judd Raike
One-Eyed Jacks (30-Mar-1961) · Dad Longworth
The Great Impostor (3-Feb-1961)
Pollyanna (19-May-1960)
The Hanging Tree (11-Feb-1959) · Frenchy Plante
Bombers B-52 (22-Nov-1957) · Sgt. Chuck Brennan
Fear Strikes Out (20-Mar-1957)
Baby Doll (18-Dec-1956) · Archie Lee Meighan
On the Waterfront (28-Jul-1954) · Fr. Barry
Phantom of the Rue Morgue (27-Mar-1954) · Dr. Marais
Take the High Ground! (30-Oct-1953) · Sgt. Laverne Holt
I Confess (22-Mar-1953) · Insp. Larrue
Ruby Gentry (25-Dec-1952) · Jim Gentry
Operation Secret (5-Nov-1952)
Diplomatic Courier (13-Jun-1952)
The Sellout (30-May-1952) · Buck Maxwell
A Streetcar Named Desire (18-Sep-1951) · Mitch
Halls of Montezuma (5-Jan-1951) · Doc
Where the Sidewalk Ends (26-Jun-1950) · Det. Lt. Thomas
The Gunfighter (23-Jun-1950) · Mac
Kiss of Death (27-Aug-1947) · Sgt. William Cullen
Winged Victory (20-Dec-1944)
They Knew What They Wanted (19-Oct-1940)
Author of books:
When Do I Start? (1997, memoir, with Carla Malden)
AKA Mladen George Sekulovich