So Long, Mr. Malden...
It's sad and scary both to say goodbye to you, because you represented the last man standing from a period in film-making whose like we won't see again.
As we celebrate the Fourth, we should think of you, since you represented all the best possibilities of being American : a young immigrant, full of promise, who found identity and success in the new world.
In your 97 well-lived years, you were a veteran, were married over seventy years to one lady. You were a family man, a dedicated worker, a lover of your craft.
You gave back to your industry on-screen, making Brando and Kazan look good... and off-screen, most recently as President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
A delightful education awaits those who only remember you from "The Streets Of San Francisco" and the old American Express Travelers Cheques campaign.
Just explore the following Malden titles on www.bestmoviesbyfarr.com:
Kiss Of Death (1947)
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
On The Waterfront (1954)
Baby Doll (1956)
Fear Strikes Out (1957)
Pollyanna (1960)
Birdman Of Alcatraz (1962)
How The West Was Won (1962)
Patton (1970)
If a film actor is judged by the breadth and quality of the work he leaves behind, then you, Karl Malden, were one hell of an actor.
We will miss you.
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RIP, Mr. Malden.
You were great in every thing you did, and you will be sorely missed.
Karl was my father-in-law's cousin. A good actor and a good man. He will be missed.
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did you know him?
I'll always remember him as the priest in "On the Waterfront," standing up to the mob and eulogizing KO in the hold of the cargo ship where he was murdered by telling the gangsters, "This is my parish!" He managed to keep up with Brando, Eva Marie Saint, Lee J Cobb, Rod Steiger--an amazing cast, amazing film, amazing life. Thanks.
We lost another good one. Rest in peace, Mr. Malden, and know that some of us remember the good work you did.
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and more should and hopefully will over time.
I always enjoyed the roles he played as well as the films he acted in.
He seemed like a regular guy and that made him special.
Mladen Sekulovich, born in Chicago to a Serbian father and a Czech mother, was an actor unlike any other. Whether in "On the Waterfront", "Baby Doll" or "Nuts", the man known as Karl Malden was a great one. He even managed to stay married to the same woman his whole life!
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it's striking just how many great films he did.
He was one of my very favorite actors. I remember especially his roles in Baby Doll, BIrd Man, and Patton. And also of course the TV series. RIP Mr. Malden, you will be missed.
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he's also great in "fear strikes out".
I had Forgotten he was in Kiss of Death w/ Richard Widmark. A good good movie. And Maldon was one of a kind.
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no doubt.
and what a life he led.
"Streetcar ..." and "Baby Doll" are two of my favorite Malden performances. I always got him confused with Jack Klugman though. They both had the same intensity, if not physical resemblance, and naturalness as actors. No matter what film Malden appeerd in he always gave you you're money's worth and more.
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he was famous way before klugman as well.
And how could you miss that nose?? Nothing like Klugman.
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