Karl Malden

Actor. Born 22 March 1912 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Died 1 July 2009.

Titles on Fi1m

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 6 titles

Oscar1 won · 1 nominated

Born

22 March 1912, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Died

1 July 2009

Active

1951–1999

Frequently works with

Marlon Brando, Elia Kazan, Lee J. Cobb

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

81Fi1m

77Critics

We rate Karl’s work 4 points above the press, across 6 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above4

60 to 792

Under 600

Of 6 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 2 of 5 billed first or second
Reviewed: 5 films, 1 series
Screen time: 12 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $112m across 5 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar1 won · 1 nominated
Active: 1951–1999

Genres

Drama5
Western2
Crime1
History1
Romance1
Thriller1

Best and worst on Fi1m

89BestOn the Waterfront1954

62WorstHow the West Was Won1962

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

51940s

181950s

191960s

91970s

151980s

71990s

22010s

Directors most worked with

Marlon Brando3 titles

Elia Kazan2 titles

Co-stars most worked with

Lee J. Cobb2 titles

Awards

Academy Awards1 won · 1 nominated

Nominated1955Best Supporting Actor · On the Waterfront
Won1952Best Supporting Actor · A Streetcar Named Desire

Primetime Emmy Awards1 won

Won1985Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie · Fatal Vision

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.