Oscar-winning actor Karl Malden dies at 97

[Mike80]

LOS ANGELES ? Karl Malden, the Academy Award-winning actor whose intelligent characterizations on stage and screen made him a star despite his plain looks, died Wednesday, his family said. He was 97. Malden died of natural causes surrounded by his family at his Brentwood home, they told the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. He served as the academy's president from 1989-92.

"Karl lived a rich, full life," Academy president Sid Ganis said. "He has the greatest and most loving family; a career that has spanned the spectrum of the arts from theater to film and television, to some very famous commercial work."

While he tackled a variety of characters over the years, he was often seen in working-class garb or military uniform. His authenticity in grittier roles came naturally: He was the son of a Czech mother and a Serbian father, and worked for a time in the steel mills of Gary, Ind., after dropping out of college.
Malden said he got his celebrated bulbous nose when he broke it a couple of times playing basketball or football, joking that he was "the only actor in Hollywood whose nose qualifies him for handicapped parking." He liked to say he had "an open-hearth face."

And another one bites the dust....


Oscar-winning actor Karl Malden dies at 97 - Yahoo! News

 

[sandgk]

Ya know what - this one, unlike some recent passings, this one is definitely worth commemorating.

Great actor in his prime, simply great.

 

[Jake]

I honestly didn't know he was still alive. 97 years and active for most of them. Can't ask for much more than that. RIP.

 

[Wingate1217]

Ya know what - this one, unlike some recent passings, this one is definitely worth commemorating.

Great actor in his prime, simply great.

I agree! I remember him playing Omar Bradley in the Patton movie with George C. Scott. Just a great and unassuming actor....

 

[ScriptOhio]

Don't leave home without them....

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0mEAYOKWo8"]YouTube - Karl Malden[/ame]

R.I.P.

 

[BB73]

He was also in The Streets of San Francisco, a 70s TV cop show, with Michael Douglas.

 

[BrutusMaximus]

We will never know how the west was won now.

 

[cincibuck]

Ya know what - this one, unlike some recent passings, this one is definitely worth commemorating.

Great actor in his prime, simply great.

On the Waterfront. The fighting Father. Still one of the best flics ever made.

 

[Steve19]

Ya know what - this one, unlike some recent passings, this one is definitely worth commemorating.

Great actor in his prime, simply great.

Ditto

 

[BUCKYLE]

So young.

 

[Apache]

Karl Malden

Great actor. Not at all your pretty boy.

The best thing in my opinion was the role he played with Henry Fonda as a jurist. ......... Angry Men. I think.

 

[BrutusMaximus]

Angry Men

12 Angry Men. Excellent flick.

 

[generaladm]

12 Angry Men was one of the best films ever made, however, Mr. Malden was not a part of it. Still, he had an impressive list of roles, and led a full, rich life. RIP.

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete

Martin Balsam ... Juror #1 John Fiedler ... Juror #2
Lee J. Cobb ... Juror #3
E.G. Marshall ... Juror #4
Jack Klugman ... Juror #5 Ed Binns ... Juror #6 (as Edward Binns)
Jack Warden ... Juror #7
Henry Fonda ... Juror #8 Joseph Sweeney ... Juror #9
Ed Begley ... Juror #10 George Voskovec ... Juror #11 Robert Webber ... Juror #12 rest of cast listed alphabetically: Rudy Bond ... Judge (uncredited)James Kelly ... Guard (uncredited)Billy Nelson ... Court Clerk (uncredited)

 

[Apache]

No Karl?

Thanks for the correction. My mind is lost in space today.

Thanks No Karl on the jury!