death_date children nationality birth_date education alma_mater death_place spouse image name occupation caption resting_place years_active birth_place awards parents article_title birth_name
01 july 2009 mila malden carla malden american 22 march 1912 emerson school for visual and performing arts depaul university los angeles , california , u.s. mona , 2 daughters -rrb- greenberg -lrb- 1938 -- 2009 ; his death karl malden - autographed.jpg karl malden actor publicity photo , 1950s westwood village memorial park cemetery 1937 -- 2000 chicago , illinois , u.s. '' awards and recognition '' petar sekulović , minnie -lrb- née sebera -rrb- sekulovich karl malden
 mladen george sekulovich
karl malden

karl malden -lrb- born mladen george sekulovich ; march 22 , 1912 -- july 1 , 2009 -rrb- was an american actor .
malden was primarily a character actor who `` for more than 60 years brought an intelligent intensity and a homespun authenticity to roles in theater , film and television '' , especially in such classic films as `` a streetcar named desire '' , for which he won the academy award for best supporting actor , `` on the waterfront '' , and `` one-eyed jacks '' .
malden later played in high-profile hollywood movies such as `` baby doll '' , `` how the west was won '' , and `` patton '' as well as appearing on u.s. television as lt. mike stone on the 1970s crime drama , `` the streets of san francisco '' and as the spokesman for american express .
film and culture critic charles champlin described malden as `` an everyman , but one whose range moved easily up and down the levels of society and the iq scale , from heroes to heavies and ordinary , decent guys just trying to get along '' , and at his death malden was described as `` one of the great character actors of his time '' who created a number of `` powerhouse performances on screen '' .
malden was also president of the academy of motion picture arts and sciences from 1988 to 1993 .
