J.A.W. Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 (edited) Karl Malden died today. He was 97. Another great actor gone... LA Times obit Edited July 1, 2009 by J.A.W. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 Had no idea he was still around. He was especially fine as the avenging father in Fatal Vision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
porcy62 Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 Wow! Another 'movie face' is gone. RIP Lt. Stone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fasstrack Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 (edited) Had no idea he was still around. He was especially fine as the avenging father in Fatal Vision. At 97 he probably didn't know he was still around. That's a pretty long run, though. My favorite moments: 'let me get a good look at you in the light'.........Streetcar punching out the goon that dissed him in On the Waterfront and then telling the guy to try to get him to rat on Johnny Friendly 'Jesus is there with you in the hole' the best was when he was shot by Brando in some western (not One-Eyed Jacks. Don't know which one). He's on his knees and 80% dead and he keeps screaming at Brando to 'finish me off' Edited July 1, 2009 by fasstrack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardbopjazz Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 A Streetcar Named Desire was such a great movie Karl Malden, the Academy Award-winning actor whose intelligent characterizations on stage and screen made him a star despite his plain looks, died Wednesday, his family said. He was 97. Malden died of natural causes surrounded by his family at his Brentwood home, they told the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences. He served as the academy's president from 1989-92. While he tackled a variety of characters over the years, he was often seen in working-class garb or military uniform. His authenticity in grittier roles came naturally: He was the son of a Czech mother and a Serbian father, and worked for a time in the steel mills of Gary, Indiana, after dropping out of college. Story Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Nessa Posted July 1, 2009 Report Share Posted July 1, 2009 His mother used to call in at WGN anytime his name was mentioned on air. She was a strong woman and good mother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSngry Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 I hope he didn't leave home without it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 97! Wow. So that means back in the "Streets of San Francisco" days he was merely in his 50's. What a run. RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockefeller center Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 Malden often found ways to say "Sekulovich" in films and television shows in which he appears. For example, as General Omar Bradley in Patton, as his troops slog their way through enemy fire in Sicily, Malden says "Hand me that helmet, Sekulovich" to another soldier. In Dead Ringer, as a police detective in the squad room, Malden tells another detective: "Sekulovich, gimme my hat." In Fear Strikes Out, Malden, playing Jimmy Piersall's father John, introduces Jimmy to a baseball scout named Sekulovich. In Birdman of Alcatraz, as a prison warden touring the cell block, Malden recites a list of inmates' names, including Sekulovich. Malden's father was not pleased, as he told his son 'Mladen, no Sekulovich has ever been in prison!' Perhaps the most notable usage of his real name was in the TV series The Streets of San Francisco. Malden's character in the program, Mike Stone, employed a legman (played by Art Metrano) with that name, who did various errands. Also, in On the Waterfront, in which Malden plays the priest, among the names of the officers of Local 374 called out in the courtroom scene is Mladen Sekulovich, Delegate. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karl_malden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmer Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 I've always enjoyed Karl Malden. Apart from the films already mentioned, I like his performances in I Confess, Birdman of Alcatraz, The Cincinnati Kid, Nevada Smith and Patton. R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catesta Posted July 2, 2009 Report Share Posted July 2, 2009 96! Damn, that's what I call longevity. The Streets of San Francisco was a great show. RIP, Mr. Malden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted July 3, 2009 Report Share Posted July 3, 2009 I remember being surprised when he appeared in Boomerang from 1947, but I shouldn't have been because he also appeared in Kiss of Death from around the same time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BruceH Posted July 6, 2009 Report Share Posted July 6, 2009 Turns out I was wrong about him retiring from acting a long time ago. According to the IMDB he appeared on an episode of The West Wing in 2000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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