RIP Karl Malden
In this Feb. 22, 2004 file photo, actor Karl Malden accepts the life achievement award at the 10th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles. Malden, a former steelworker who won an Oscar for his role as Mitch in the 1951 classic “A Streetcar Named Desire,” died Wednesday, July 1, 2009. He was 97. (Associated Press file photos)
Karl Malden in 1950
Oscar-winning actor Karl Malden died today at the age of 97.
Malden died of natural causes surrounded by his family at his Brentwood, Calif., home, according to the Associated Press.
He is best known for winning a best supporting actor Oscar in 1951 for his role as Blanche DuBois’ naive suitor Mitch in “A Streetcar Named Desire.”
He was nominated again for the supporting actor Academy Award in 1954 for his performance as Father Corrigan in “On the Waterfront.”
He also gained fame as Lt. Mike Stone in the 1970s TV show “The Streets of San Francisco,” with Michael Douglas.
Malden played a variety of roles in his lengthy career. According to The Oklahoman TV Editor Penny Soldan, he was inducted in to the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum’s Hall of Great Western Performers in 2005 for his roles in Westerns like ”The Gunfighter” (1950), “The Hanging Tree” (1959), “How the West Was Won” (1962), “Cheyenne Autumn” (1964) and “Nevada Smith” (1966).
Click here to see Malden’s IMDB biography.
The Screen Actors Guild released this statement from SAG National President Alan Rosenberg:
“Karl was an actor’s actor, the embodiment of professionalism. … We will remember the many indelible characters he created, and his screen legacy will continue to move us, educate us and enrich our lives.”
Our thoughts are with Malden’s family, friends and fans at this time.
-BAM
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