Karl Malden

KARL MALDEN d2009. American actor of many classic films including ; A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor / On the Waterfront (1954) / Pollyanna (1960) and One-Eyed Jacks (1961). He also played in high-profile Hollywood films ; Baby Doll (1956) / The Hanging Tree (1959) / How the West Was Won (1962) / Gypsy (1962) and Patton (1970). From 1972 to 1977, he portrayed Lt Mike Stone in the primetime television crime drama "The Streets of San Francisco". He died in California aged 97 on July 1st 2009. At the time of his death, he was described as "one of the great character actors of his time" who created a number of "powerhouse performances on screen"