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Karl Malden Dead at 97

dhett

dhett

Karl Malden appeared in several films in the 1950s and 1960s, won an Oscar for his role in A Streetcar Named Desire in 1951, and was known for his role as Lt. Mike Stone in the television series The Streets of San Francisco, which aired from 1972 to 1977. He was also well-known as a pitchman for the American Express card - "Don't leave home without it."

Link: http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/entertainment/Actor-Karl-Malden-Dead-at-97.html
 
Geez, just when I thought we were done with the whole celebrity death thing for a while. Here we go again. God bless him for making it to 97, we should all be so lucky.
 
I can't say I was a big fan of his work, but I do remember one time he had a cameo on an episode of "Family Guy"...
 
never the leading man or STAR of the show, but one of THE "Quality" supporting actors, that always made a good movie a great movie. they don't make noses like that anymore.
 
dhett said:
He was also well-known as a pitchman for the American Express card - "Don't leave home without it."
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Correction - make that traveler's checks, not card :-[

That's what I get for posting when I'm supposed to be working
 
cspotrun said:
never the leading man or STAR of the show, but one of THE "Quality" supporting actors, that always made a good movie a great movie. they don't make noses like that anymore.
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He claimed that the bulbous nose was a result of it getting broken several times playing sports. His running joke was that he was the only person in the world that got to park in an handicapped spot on account of his nose. :)
 
dhett said:
cspotrun said:
never the leading man or STAR of the show, but one of THE "Quality" supporting actors, that always made a good movie a great movie. they don't make noses like that anymore.
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He claimed that the bulbous nose was a result of it getting broken several times playing sports. His running joke was that he was the only person in the world that got to park in an handicapped spot on account of his nose. :)
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Maulden was in the movie Patton with another one of my favorites George C. Scott.
 
cspotrun said:
dhett said:
cspotrun said:
never the leading man or STAR of the show, but one of THE "Quality" supporting actors, that always made a good movie a great movie. they don't make noses like that anymore.
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He claimed that the bulbous nose was a result of it getting broken several times playing sports. His running joke was that he was the only person in the world that got to park in an handicapped spot on account of his nose. :)
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Maulden was in the movie Patton with another one of my favorites George C. Scott.
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Right. Malden played real life General Omar Bradley - one of the more sensible and level headed Generals during and after World War II and into the Vietnam era. A very admirable historical figure. Bradley's modest style contrasted sharply with the preening warrior types like Patton, and Douglas MacArthur. That's how Malden played him.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omar_Bradley
 
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