Oscar-winning actor Karl Malden dead at 97 #8 now
Karl Malden in "The Streets of San Francisco" in 1974. Malden was nominated for four Emmys for the series. 1 of 2 Malden died in his sleep about 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, said his manager, Bud Ross. Malden appeared alongside Marlon Brando in two of director Elia Kazan's classic films of the 1950s -- "A Streetcar Named Desire" and "On the Waterfront." He won the best supporting actor Oscar for "Streetcar," which was released in 1951, in 1952 and was nominated for his role as a priest crusading against crooked union bosses in "On the Waterfront." Ross said he did not know the cause of death. "It could be a combination of things," Ross said. "He was 97 years old." Born Mladen George Sekulovich in Gary, Indiana, the bulb-nosed actor made his New York stage debut in 1938 and first appeared in films in the 1940 melodrama "They Knew What They Wanted." After serving in the Army Air Corps in World War II, he made his mark in the New York production of "Streetcar," by Tennessee Williams. Watch Malden talk about why he got into acting ยป Malden also did extensive work in television, starring with Michael Douglas in the police drama "The Streets of San Francisco" from 1972-77. He was nominated four times for Emmys for the show, and won a supporting-actor Emmy for his part in the miniseries adaptation of the true-crime bestseller "Fatal Vision" in 1985. His other well-known screen roles include his performances in "Patton," in which he |
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| I don't remember much of his work, but I did like him in The Streets of San Francisco. 97 - wow!
Where do you get #8? I count 5 - Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett, Michael Jackson, Billy Mays and Karl Malden. Am I missing anybody? |
| He was a great actor. And was well respected by his fellow actors for his incredible work ethic.
He was also well known for his stint as the spokesperson for American Express Travelers Checks in the 70's-80's - "Don't leave home without them". I thought it was cool that he and his wife were married for over 70 years. Thanks for posting about him. He was a class act and someone some of the celebrities today could stand to emulate. |
Drezzie's Mom wrote: I don't remember much of his work, but I did like him in The Streets of San Francisco. 97 - wow!
Where do you get #8? I count 5 - Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett, Michael Jackson, Billy Mays and Karl Malden. Am I missing anybody? David Carradine kind of got lost in the shuffle of all the bigger names. |
| well gale storm and jim Trevelano (sp) make this what 7? |
kerry wrote: well gale storm and jim Trevelano (sp) make this what 7?
I think you mean Fred Travalena? I don't know if the last two really count as relevant celebrities but I think they were a part of Deana's Death Toll. |
ButtersStotch wrote: Drezzie's Mom wrote: I don't remember much of his work, but I did like him in The Streets of San Francisco. 97 - wow! Where do you get #8? I count 5 - Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett, Michael Jackson, Billy Mays and Karl Malden. Am I missing anybody? David Carradine kind of got lost in the shuffle of all the bigger names. well according to celebrity deaths, if you go back to DC than the count is 12? Karl Malden, Billy Mays, Fred Travalena, Gale Storm, Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, Ed McMahon, Sky Saxon (lead singer and bass player with influention US psychedelic rock group The Seeds), Bob Bogle (lead guitarist with 150s band The Ventures, who had hits with Walk - Don't Run and Hawaii Five-O), Habib Tanvir (Indian playwright, theatre director and actor), Shih Kien (Hong Kong actor best known for playing the rival of Bruce Lee's character in the kung-fu classic Enter the Dragon), David Carradine |
| And Harve Presnell....mostly Broadway (Annie---yes, Daddy Warbucks, and The Unsinkable Molly Brown) but also Wm H. Macy's father-in-law in the movie "Fargo." TV work was "The Pretender." |
| Daddy Warbucks is dead?!
And although sad, some of these are sort of okay, like Karl Malden being 97... |
| Thanks to all for the update. You are all right.
SAD but right. Why so many? or is it just some very famouse ones |
| Aren't you supposed to wait until three people die and then start your count over? That's how you end up with things "happening in threes".
If you count all the people who died in the plane crash this week you'd run out of fingers and toes to count on.  |
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