Acting
Karl Malden
- Titles
- 81movies16TV 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
- 43top three billing
- Average score
64/100
- Highest rated
On the Waterfront89/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 52 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical5.5average 2.6
- Nostalgia5.4average 3.7
- Crime5.3average 3.7
- Mystery4.9average 4.1
- Tension6.8average 6.0
- Class & Capitalism4.1average 3.3
- Politics3.3average 2.6
- Pathos5.9average 5.2
Rarely in their work
- Contemporary Realism3.1, average 5.4
- Fantasy0.7, average 1.7
- Pop Culture1.4, average 2.2
- Absurdist Humor1.3, average 2.0
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- Character Study 9
- Moral Ambiguity 6
- Coming-of-Age 6
- Historical Setting 4
- Moral Dilemma 4
- Social Commentary 4
- Classic Hollywood 4
- Psychological Thriller 3
- Film Noir 3
- Historical Drama 3
- Legal Drama 3
- Psychological Tension 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Richard WidmarkActorTake the High Ground!, Kiss of Death, Cheyenne Autumn, Halls of Montezuma, Time Limit- JJames R. WebbWriterHow the West Was Won, Phantom of the Rue Morgue, Cheyenne Autumn, Operation Secret
Henry HathawayDirectorHow the West Was Won, Nevada Smith, Kiss of Death, Diplomatic Courier
Michael DouglasActorThe Streets of San Francisco, The Streets of San Francisco, The Streets of the Invisibles
Ricardo MontalbanActorCheyenne Autumn, Blue, Captains Courageous
Lee J. CobbActorOn the Waterfront, How the West Was Won, Winged Victory
Edmond O'BrienActorBirdman of Alcatraz, Winged Victory, The Great Impostor
Eva Marie SaintActorOn the Waterfront, Fatal Vision, All Fall Down
Natalie WoodActorMeteor, Gypsy, Bombers B-52
Carroll BakerActorHow the West Was Won, Baby Doll, Cheyenne Autumn
Marlon BrandoActorOn the Waterfront, A Streetcar Named Desire, One-Eyed Jacks
Charles LangCinematographerHow the West Was Won, One-Eyed Jacks, Hotel
Movies and TV shows
722010s
1 title
as Mike Stone (voice) (archival)
1990s
7 titles · average score 66
TV show · as Father Thomas Cavanaugh
TV show · as (voice)
as Ed Ray
as Mike Stone
as Reader (voice)
as Fred Zusselman
as Doctor Harold Arlen
1980s
13 titles · average score 59
as Leon Klinghoffer
as Elmo Zumwalt Jr.
as Arthur Kirk
TV show · as Freddy Kassab
as Thomas E. Nolan
as Gus Macalinski
as Marko Sekulović
TV show · as Jack Galvin
as Herb Brooks
as Mike McNeill
as Pete 'Skag' Skagska
TV show
1970s
9 titles · average score 55
as Harry Sherwood
as Wilbur Hubbard
as Disko Troop
TV show · as Mike Stone
as Captain John Kiley
as Detective Lieutenant Michael Stone
as Franco Arnò
as Walter Buckman
as General Omar N. Bradley
1960s
19 titles · average score 63
as Carlton J. Klemper
as Judge Higgins
as Leo Newbigen
as Keycase Milne
as Tom Fitch
as Julian Wall
as Capt. Wessels
as Sergeant Jim Hobbson
as Harvey Shoemaker
as Herbie Sommers
as Sheriff Dad Longworth
as Judd Raike
1950s
18 titles · average score 70
as Frenchy Plante
as John Piersall
as Prisoner of War (uncredited)
as MSgt. Chuck V. Brennan
as Archie Lee Meighan
as Father Barry
as Dr. Marais
as Inspector Larrue
as Sgt. Laverne Holt
as Jim Gentry
as Harold Mitchell
as Mac
1940s
5 titles · average score 66
as Sgt. William Cullen
as Det. Lt. White (uncredited)
as Jump Master (uncredited)
as Adams
