Mr. Malden shall be deeply missed
RIP Karl Malden
1912-2009
USA Today reports…
Actor Karl Malden dies at 97
The family of Karl Malden says the actor who won an Oscar for his role in A Streetcar Named Desire has died at age 97.
Malden’s family informed the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences of his death on Wednesday. Malden served as the academy’s president from 1989-92.
He made his screen debut in the 1940 movie They Knew What They Wanted, and was praised for his role as Mitch in the 1951 classic A Streetcar Named Desire.
His greatest fame came as Detective Mike Stone in the 1970s TV series The Streets of San Francisco, in which he co-starred with Michael Douglas.
Malden also was a pitchman for American Express in a series of commercials airing over 21 years.
Karl Malden was one-of-a-kind. We are losing many of the one-of-a-kind of late. Karl had smiling eyes; they twinkled no matter how tough he becamse in his roles.
Mr Malden is great and will be missed.