Acting
Karl Malden
- Titles
- 79movies13TV shows
- Career
Active from 1944 to 2011, with a break from 1994 to 2010, busiest in 1952 and 1962 with 4 main titles each.
- Leading roles
- 42top three billing
- Average score
65/100
- Highest rated
On the Waterfront79/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 42 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical5.6average 2.6
- Crime5.5average 3.7
- Nostalgia5.3average 3.6
- Tension7.2average 6.1
- Mystery5.1average 4.1
- Catharsis5.9average 5.1
- Melancholy5.4average 4.7
- Politics3.3average 2.6
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism2.3, average 5.2
- Fantasy0.5, average 1.8
- Pop Culture1.1, average 2.2
- Situational Comedy1.8, average 2.7
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Character Study 8
- Moral Ambiguity 7
- Coming-of-Age 5
- Moral Dilemma 4
- Western 4
- Historical Setting 4
- Psychological Tension 3
- Character-Driven 3
- Historical Drama 3
- Political Intrigue 3
- Legal Drama 3
- Social Commentary 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Richard WidmarkActorHow the West Was Won, Cheyenne Autumn, Kiss of Death, Halls of Montezuma, Take the High Ground!, +1 more
Henry HathawayDirectorHow the West Was Won, Nevada Smith, Kiss of Death, Diplomatic Courier- JJames R. WebbWriterHow the West Was Won, Cheyenne Autumn, Phantom of the Rue Morgue, Operation Secret
Michael DouglasActorThe Streets of San Francisco, The Streets of San Francisco, The Streets of the Invisibles
Edmond O'BrienActorBirdman of Alcatraz, The Great Impostor, Winged Victory
Eva Marie SaintActorOn the Waterfront, Fatal Vision, All Fall Down
Ricardo MontalbanActorCheyenne Autumn, Blue, Captains Courageous
Marlon BrandoActorA Streetcar Named Desire, On the Waterfront, One-Eyed Jacks
Carroll BakerActorHow the West Was Won, Cheyenne Autumn, Baby Doll
Natalie WoodActorMeteor, Gypsy, Bombers B-52- HHarry Stradling Sr.CinematographerA Streetcar Named Desire, Gypsy, Parrish
Elia KazanDirectorA Streetcar Named Desire, On the Waterfront, Baby Doll
Movies and TV shows
712010s
1 title
as Mike Stone (voice)
1990s
7 titles · average score 68
83
TV show · as Father Thomas Cavanaugh
TV show · as (voice)
72
as Ed Ray
59
as Mike Stone
as Reader (voice)
60
as Fred Zusselman
as Doctor Harold Arlen
1980s
12 titles · average score 62
as Leon Klinghoffer
as Elmo Zumwalt Jr.
65
as Arthur Kirk
71
TV show · as Walrus
70
TV show · as Freddy Kassab
as Thomas E. Nolan
48
as Gus Macalinski
56
as Marko Sekulović
65
as Herb Brooks
as Mike McNeill
as Pete 'Skag' Skagska
TV show
1970s
9 titles · average score 63
51
as Harry Sherwood
48
as Wilbur Hubbard
as Disko Troop
TV show · as Mike Stone
76
as Detective Lieutenant Michael Stone
59
as Captain John Kiley
66
as Franco Arnò
63
as Walter Buckman
76
as Gen. Omar N. Bradley
1960s
19 titles · average score 65
67
as Carlton J. Klemper
57
as Leo Newbigen
65
as Judge Higgins
68
as Tom Fitch
58
as Julian Wall
71
as Sergeant Jim Hobbson
67
as Capt. Wessels
76
as Harvey Shoemaker
67
as Herbie Sommers
69
as Sheriff Dad Longworth
59
as Judd Raike
69
as Father Devlin
1950s
18 titles · average score 68
69
as Frenchy Plante
70
as John Piersall
58
as MSgt. Chuck V. Brennan
71
as Prisoner (uncredited)
71
as Archie Lee Meighan
79
as Father Barry
61
as Dr. Marais
71
as Inspector Larrue
65
as Jim Gentry
77
as Harold Mitchell
75
as Mac
73
as Det. Lt. Thomas
1940s
5 titles · average score 69
72
as Sgt. William Cullen
64
as Jump Master (uncredited)
71
as Det. Lt. White (uncredited)
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