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Karl Malden Acting Filmography (81)
Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act
2022·Self (archive footage)
Tesla Nation
2018·Himself (archive footage)
The Streets of the Invisibles
2011·Mike Stone (voice) (archival)
Censorship and Desire
2006·Self
An Actor Named Brando
2006·Self
A Man Named Brando
2006·Self
A Streetcar in Hollywood
2006·Self
A Streetcar on Broadway
2006·Self
Baby Doll: See No Evil
2006·Self
A Father… A Son… Once Upon a Time in Hollywood
2005·Self
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There
2003·Self
Sir John Mills' Moving Memories
2000·Self (archive footage)
Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters
2000·Self
Anthony Perkins: A Life in the Shadows
1999·Self
Vanished Without a Trace
1993·Ed Ray
Oscar's Greatest Moments
1992·Himself - Host / Narrator
Back to the Streets of San Francisco
1992·Mike Stone
Earth and the American Dream
1992·Reader (voice)
Absolute Strangers
1991·Fred Zusselman
Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
1990·Self
Call Me Anna
1990·Doctor Harold Arlen
The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro
1989·Leon Klinghoffer
My Father, My Son
1988·Elmo Zumwalt Jr.
Nuts
1987·Arthur Kirk
Billy Galvin
1986
With Intent to Kill
1984·Thomas E. Nolan
The Sting II
1983·Gus Macalinski
Twilight Time
1982·Marko Sekulović
Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady
1982
Miracle on Ice
1981·Herb Brooks
Word of Honor
1981·Mike McNeill
Skag
1980·Pete 'Skag' Skagska
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
1979·Wilbur Hubbard
Meteor
1979·Harry Sherwood
Captains Courageous
1977·Disko Troop
Summertime Killer
1972·Captain John Kiley
The Streets of San Francisco
1972·Detective Lieutenant Michael Stone
Wild Rovers
1971·Walter Buckman
The Cat o' Nine Tails
1971·Franco Arnò
Patton
1970·General Omar N. Bradley
Hot Millions
1968·Carlton J. Klemper
Blue
1968·Doc Morton
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin
1967·Judge Higgins
Billion Dollar Brain
1967·Leo Newbigen
Hotel
1967·Keycase Milne
Nevada Smith
1966·Tom Fitch
Murderers' Row
1966·Julian Wall
The Cincinnati Kid
1965·Shooter
Dead Ringer
1964·Sergeant Jim Hobbson
Cheyenne Autumn
1964·Capt. Wessels
Come Fly with Me
1963·Walter Lucas
Birdman of Alcatraz
1962·Harvey Shoemaker
How the West Was Won
1962·Zebulon Prescott
Gypsy
1962·Herbie Sommers
All Fall Down
1962·Ralph Willart
Parrish
1961·Judd Raike
One-Eyed Jacks
1961·Sheriff Dad Longworth
Pollyanna
1960·Reverend Paul Ford
The Great Impostor
1960·Father Devlin
The Hanging Tree
1959·Frenchy Plante
Bombers B-52
1957·MSgt. Chuck V. Brennan
Fear Strikes Out
1957·John Piersall
Time Limit
1957·Prisoner of War (uncredited)
Baby Doll
1956·Archie Lee Meighan
On the Waterfront
1954·Father Barry
Phantom of the Rue Morgue
1954·Dr. Marais
I Confess
1953·Inspector Larrue
Take the High Ground!
1953·Sgt. Laverne Holt
Diplomatic Courier
1952·Sgt. Ernie Guelvada
The Sellout
1952·Capt. Buck Maxwell
Ruby Gentry
1952·Jim Gentry
Operation Secret
1952·Maj. Latrec
A Streetcar Named Desire
1951·Harold Mitchell
Halls of Montezuma
1951·C.E. "Doc" Jones
The Gunfighter
1950·Mac
Where the Sidewalk Ends
1950·Det. Lt. Thomas
Kiss of Death
1947·Sgt. William Cullen
Boomerang!
1947·Det. Lt. White (uncredited)
13 Rue Madeleine
1947·Jump Master (uncredited)
Winged Victory
1944·Adams
They Knew What They Wanted
1940·Red