Karl Malden was an unconventional leading man known for his roles in A Street Car Named Dsire and On The Waterfront and the television series The Streets Of San Francisco. His career spanned from the 1940's through to the 1990's. he came from a working class background and broke his nose twice playing basketball. He started acting in New York and worked under Elia Kazan. His first screen role was a small role in They Knew What They Wanterd. Winged Victory was made whilst serving in World War 2. After the war he returned to the theatre and stared with Marlon brando in the original stage version of A Street Car Named Desire. His first significant film was Gunfighter. Where The Sidewalk Ends was a film directed by Otto Preminger. Elia Kazan directed the film adaptation of A Street Car Named Desire that was a big box office success and gained him a Best Supporting Actor oscar nomination. I Confess was a film from Alfred Hitchcock. This was followed by the war film Take The High Ground and the horror film Phantom of The Rue Morgue. He then worked again with director Elia Kazan in On The Waterfront and one his best performances, for which he was nominated for Best Supporting Actor Oscar. Baby Doll was another Elia Kazan film. TIme Limit in 1957 was the only film he directed. Bombers B-52 was a Korean war drama. The Hanging Tree was a dark Western and was followed by Disney's Pollyanna. He work again with Marlon Brando in the western One-Eyed Jacks. In All FallDown he again worked with Eva Marie Saint from John Frankenheimer, who also directed Birdman Of Alcatraz. Gypsy was anoter film he made with Natalie Wood. how The West Was Won was a big all star epic set in the 19th century. In a change of style Come Fly With Me was a British comedy. Cheyenne Autumn was a return to the western genre and was director John Ford's final western. The Cincinnati Kid was a depression era film around playing poker. Murderers' Row was a return to comedy films. Hot Millions was ahead of its time being about computer fraud. He spent much of the 1970's in the television series the Streets Of San Francisco.
