Karl Malden (1912-2009) was an Oscar® winning American actor and director. He was born Mladen Sekulovichan in Chicago, Illinois. He was one of the great character actors of his time…usually in supporting roles in movies, with occasional leading man roles. He gained even more notoriety when he starred in the American television show, The Streets of San Francisco from 1972 to 1977. His IMDb page shows 71 from 1940 to 2000. This page ranks 48 Karl Malden movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, bit parts and his movies not released in North America theaters are not included in the rankings.
Karl Malden Movies Ranked By Combination of Box Office, Reviews and Awards (UMR Score) *Classic UMR Table (the one with all the stats is the second table)
CreditRank
Movie (Year)
UMR Co-Star Links
UMR Score
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CreditRank Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links UMR Score S
1
On the Waterfront (1954)
AA Best Picture Win
AA Best Supp Actor NomMarlon Brando &
Eva Marie Saint100.0
2
Patton (1970)
AA Best Picture WinGeorge C. Scott
100.0
3
A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Supp Actor WinVivien Leigh &
Marlon Brando99.6
4
How the West Was Won (1962)
AA Best Picture NomGregory Peck &
James Stewart99.0
5
Gypsy (1962)
Natalie Wood &
Rosalind Russell96.1
6
Winged Victory (1944)
Jeanne Crain &
Directed by George Cukor93.8
8
Halls of Montezuma (1951)
Richard Widmark &
Robert Wagner93.2
7
The Gunfighter (1950)
Gregory Peck &
Helen Westcott92.8
10
One-Eyed Jacks (1961)
Marlon Brando
92.5
9
Kiss of Death (1947)
Uncredited RoleRichard Widmark &
Victor Mature92.4
11
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
Burt Lancaster &
Thelma Ritter90.4
12
The Great Imposter (1961)
Tony Curtis
89.5
13
Parrish (1961)
Claudette Colbert
89.4
14
The Cincinnati Kid (1965)
Steve McQueen &
Edward G. Robinson88.3
16
Nevada Smith (1966)
Uncredited RoleSteve McQueen &
Brian Keith87.4
15
Baby Doll (1956)
Carroll Baker &
Eli Wallach87.2
17
The Hanging Tree (1959)
Gary Cooper &
George C. Scott86.9
18
Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)
Dana Andrews &
Gene Tierney84.7
19
Murderers' Row (1966)
Dean Martin
83.9
19
Dead Ringer (1964)
Bette Davis
83.7
20
I Confess (1953)
Montgomery Clift &
Directed by Alfred Hitchcock83.7
21
Pollyanna (1960)
Jane Wyman &
Donald Crisp83.1
23
Ruby Gentry (1952)
Charlton Heston &
Jennifer Jones82.5
24
Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
James Stewart &
Directed by John Ford82.1
25
Fear Strikes Out (1957)
Baseball Movies &
Anthony Perkins77.1
26
Time Limit (1957)
Richard Widmark
72.6
27
Take The High Ground! (1953)
Richard Widmark
72.4
28
Phantom of the Rue Morgue (1954)
Claude Dauphin
71.6
29
Nuts (1987)
Barbra Streisand &
Richard Dreyfuss64.9
30
They Knew What They Wanted (1940)
Carole Lombard &
Charles Laughton63.9
31
Hotel (1967)
Rod Taylor &
Melvyn Douglas63.7
32
Bombers B-52 (1957)
Natalie Wood
62.8
34
Diplomatic Courier (1952)
Tyrone Power
60.3
33
Hot Millions (1968)
Maggie Smith
59.0
36
Operation Secret (1952)
Cornel Wilde
57.8
35
All Fall Down (1962)
Eva Marie Saint &
Warren Beatty56.8
37
The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967)
Roddy McDowall
51.0
40
Billion Dollar Brain (1967)
Michael Caine
34.9
39
Summertime Killer (1972)
Olivia Hussey
34.3
40
Come Fly With Me (1963)
Delores Hart
33.8
41
Billy Galvin (1986)
Lenny von Dohlen
33.6
42
Wild Rovers (1971)
William Holden &
Ryan O'Neal32.2
44
The Sellout (1952)
Walter Pidgeon &
Everett Sloane30.0
45
The Sting II (1983)
Jackie Gleason
29.2
43
Twilight Time (1982)
Jodi Thelen
28.7
44
Blue (1968)
Terrence Stamp
19.2
47
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979)
Michael Caine &
Sally Field7.7
48
Meteor (1979)
Sean Connery &
Henry Fonda2.2
Karl Malden Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
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R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
1 | On the Waterfront (1954) AA Best Picture Win AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
Marlon Brando & Eva Marie Saint |
12.00 | 281.2 | 281.20 | 20 | 92 | 12 / 08 | 100.0 | |
2 | Patton (1970) AA Best Picture Win |
George C. Scott | 61.70 | 429.5 | 429.50 | 4 | 90 | 10 / 07 | 100.0 | |
3 | A Streetcar Named Desire (1951) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actor Win |
Vivien Leigh & Marlon Brando |
13.70 | 295.7 | 295.70 | 4 | 85 | 12 / 04 | 99.6 | |
4 | How the West Was Won (1962) AA Best Picture Nom |
Gregory Peck & James Stewart |
36.10 | 518.8 | 1,237.40 | 2 | 76 | 08 / 03 | 99.0 | |
5 | Gypsy (1962) | Natalie Wood & Rosalind Russell |
17.10 | 246.4 | 246.40 | 10 | 72 | 03 / 00 | 96.1 | |
6 | Winged Victory (1944) | Jeanne Crain & Directed by George Cukor |
9.70 | 326.0 | 326.00 | 17 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 93.8 | |
8 | Halls of Montezuma (1951) | Richard Widmark & Robert Wagner |
7.60 | 163.2 | 163.20 | 20 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 93.2 | |
7 | The Gunfighter (1950) | Gregory Peck & Helen Westcott |
5.60 | 125.1 | 125.10 | 48 | 84 | 01 / 00 | 92.8 | |
10 | One-Eyed Jacks (1961) | Marlon Brando | 12.30 | 179.0 | 179.00 | 14 | 66 | 01 / 00 | 92.5 | |
9 | Kiss of Death (1947) Uncredited Role |
Richard Widmark & Victor Mature |
4.50 | 129.9 | 129.90 | 78 | 81 | 02 / 00 | 92.4 | |
11 | Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) | Burt Lancaster & Thelma Ritter |
7.60 | 108.8 | 108.80 | 33 | 80 | 04 / 00 | 90.4 | |
12 | The Great Imposter (1961) | Tony Curtis | 8.60 | 124.9 | 124.90 | 24 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 89.5 | |
13 | Parrish (1961) | Claudette Colbert | 10.60 | 154.1 | 229.00 | 22 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 89.4 | |
14 | The Cincinnati Kid (1965) | Steve McQueen & Edward G. Robinson |
9.70 | 102.8 | 102.80 | 27 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 88.3 | |
16 | Nevada Smith (1966) Uncredited Role |
Steve McQueen & Brian Keith |
13.80 | 134.8 | 134.80 | 23 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 87.4 | |
15 | Baby Doll (1956) | Carroll Baker & Eli Wallach |
3.90 | 76.3 | 101.30 | 89 | 81 | 04 / 00 | 87.2 | |
17 | The Hanging Tree (1959) | Gary Cooper & George C. Scott |
6.30 | 112.9 | 112.90 | 40 | 71 | 01 / 00 | 86.9 | |
18 | Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950) | Dana Andrews & Gene Tierney |
2.90 | 64.2 | 64.20 | 110 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 84.7 | |
19 | Murderers' Row (1966) | Dean Martin | 15.90 | 155.6 | 155.60 | 19 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 83.9 | |
19 | Dead Ringer (1964) | Bette Davis | 5.70 | 65.5 | 95.00 | 52 | 79 | 00 / 00 | 83.7 | |
20 | I Confess (1953) | Montgomery Clift & Directed by Alfred Hitchcock |
4.40 | 78.5 | 158.90 | 80 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 83.7 | |
21 | Pollyanna (1960) | Jane Wyman & Donald Crisp |
4.30 | 67.0 | 67.00 | 59 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 83.1 | |
23 | Ruby Gentry (1952) | Charlton Heston & Jennifer Jones |
4.90 | 95.3 | 95.30 | 63 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 82.5 | |
24 | Cheyenne Autumn (1964) | James Stewart & Directed by John Ford |
8.80 | 100.7 | 256.40 | 30 | 64 | 01 / 00 | 82.1 | |
25 | Fear Strikes Out (1957) | Baseball Movies & Anthony Perkins |
2.40 | 45.4 | 45.40 | 103 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 77.1 | |
26 | Time Limit (1957) | Richard Widmark | 3.60 | 68.8 | 68.80 | 69 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 72.6 | |
27 | Take The High Ground! (1953) | Richard Widmark | 3.90 | 70.8 | 70.80 | 93 | 61 | 01 / 00 | 72.4 | |
28 | Phantom of the Rue Morgue (1954) | Claude Dauphin | 3.60 | 85.0 | 158.20 | 92 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 71.6 | |
29 | Nuts (1987) | Barbra Streisand & Richard Dreyfuss |
31.00 | 85.3 | 85.30 | 38 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 64.9 | |
30 | They Knew What They Wanted (1940) | Carole Lombard & Charles Laughton |
1.60 | 63.5 | 63.50 | 128 | 57 | 01 / 00 | 63.9 | |
31 | Hotel (1967) | Rod Taylor & Melvyn Douglas |
7.50 | 66.8 | 66.80 | 38 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 63.7 | |
32 | Bombers B-52 (1957) | Natalie Wood | 3.30 | 63.6 | 117.40 | 76 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 62.8 | |
34 | Diplomatic Courier (1952) | Tyrone Power | 3.90 | 76.2 | 76.20 | 90 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 60.3 | |
33 | Hot Millions (1968) | Maggie Smith | 1.90 | 15.4 | 15.40 | 120 | 69 | 01 / 00 | 59.0 | |
36 | Operation Secret (1952) | Cornel Wilde | 2.80 | 54.0 | 100.00 | 128 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 57.8 | |
35 | All Fall Down (1962) | Eva Marie Saint & Warren Beatty |
2.30 | 32.9 | 32.90 | 93 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 56.8 | |
37 | The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967) | Roddy McDowall | 4.80 | 42.3 | 42.30 | 53 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 51.0 | |
40 | Billion Dollar Brain (1967) | Michael Caine | 3.80 | 33.4 | 33.40 | 63 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 34.9 | |
39 | Summertime Killer (1972) | Olivia Hussey | 1.10 | 7.0 | 7.00 | 135 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 34.3 | |
40 | Come Fly With Me (1963) | Delores Hart | 1.50 | 18.7 | 18.70 | 108 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 33.8 | |
41 | Billy Galvin (1986) | Lenny von Dohlen | 0.30 | 0.9 | 0.90 | 195 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 33.6 | |
42 | Wild Rovers (1971) | William Holden & Ryan O'Neal |
5.50 | 35.6 | 35.60 | 58 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 32.2 | |
44 | The Sellout (1952) | Walter Pidgeon & Everett Sloane |
1.20 | 23.6 | 35.10 | 188 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 30.0 | |
45 | The Sting II (1983) | Jackie Gleason | 6.30 | 21.7 | 21.70 | 78 | 52 | 01 / 00 | 29.2 | |
43 | Twilight Time (1982) | Jodi Thelen | 0.80 | 2.9 | 2.90 | 137 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 28.7 | |
44 | Blue (1968) | Terrence Stamp | 0.20 | 1.2 | 1.20 | 179 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 19.2 | |
47 | Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979) | Michael Caine & Sally Field |
5.50 | 23.7 | 23.70 | 78 | 37 | 01 / 00 | 7.7 | |
48 | Meteor (1979) | Sean Connery & Henry Fonda |
8.40 | 36.1 | 36.10 | 71 | 24 | 01 / 00 | 2.2 |
Wasn’t Richard Herd on T.J. Hooker with William Shatner? Karl Malden is no longer on the Oracle of Bacon Top 1000 Center of the Hollywood Universe list. However he was # 359 back in 2000. The following actors on the 2016 list appeared with him;
9 DONALD SUTHERLAND Billion Dollar Brain (1967)
10 MICHAEL CAINE Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979)
10 MICHAEL CAINE Billion Dollar Brain (1967)
37 SALLY KIRKLAND Blue (1968)
40 HARRY DEAN STANTON How the West Was Won (1962)
69 MARTIN LANDAU Meteor (1979)
69 MARTIN LANDAU Nevada Smith (1966)
112 ROD STEIGER On the Waterfront (1954)
126 TERENCE STAMP Blue (1968)
181 RIP TORN Baby Doll (1956)
181 RIP TORN The Cincinnati Kid (1965)
181 RIP TORN Time Limit (1957)
220 ELI WALLACH Baby Doll (1956)
220 ELI WALLACH How the West Was Won (1962)
220 ELI WALLACH Nuts (1987)
247 CHARLTON HESTON Ruby Gentry (1952)
271 ROBERT WAGNER Halls of Montezuma (1950)
289 SEAN CONNERY Meteor (1979)
347 CLYDE KUSATSU Meteor (1979)
447 RICHARD DREYFUSS Nuts (1987)
523 HARRY FIELDER Billion Dollar Brain (1967)
561 PAUL GUILFOYLE (II) Billy Galvin (1986)
655 TOM SKERRITT Wild Rovers (1971)
660 ANN-MARGRET Murderers’ Row (1966)
660 ANN-MARGRET The Cincinnati Kid (1965)
746 PETER BOYLE Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979)
758 GARY CARLOS CERVANTES NUTS (1987)
762 JACK WARDEN Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979)
807 TERI GARR The Sting II (1983)
846 BOB MINOR The Sting II (1983)
855 LESLIE NIELSEN Nuts (1987)
897 TONY CURTIS The Great Impostor (1961)
900 JOE DON BAKER Wild Rovers (1971)
912 ARTHUR TOVEY Dead Ringer (1964)
912 ARTHUR TOVEY Meteor (1979)
912 ARTHUR TOVEY Phantom of the Rue Morgue (1954)
937 ROBERT EASTON Come Fly with Me (1963)
956 LARRY HANKIN The Sting II (1983)
973 SYBIL DANNING Meteor (1979)
992 BERT REMSEN Dead Ringer (1964)
992 BERT REMSEN The Sting II (1983)
The following actors appeared on the 2000 list but have since fallen off. All worked with Karl.
14 JOHN CARRADINE Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
25 RODDY MCDOWELL The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967)
26 JACK PALANCE Halls of Montezuma (1950)
27 MARC LAWRENCE Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936)
45 BURT LANCASTER Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
48 MARTIN BALSAM On the Waterfront (1954)
48 MARTIN BALSAM Time Limit (1957)
53 CHARLES BRONSON Diplomatic Courier (1952)
54 STUART WHITMAN Bombers B-52 (1957)
56 HENRY FONDA How the West Was Won (1962)
56 HENRY FONDA Meteor (1979)
61 TREVOR HOWARD Meteor (1979)
75 CAMERON MITCHELL The Sellout (1952)
93 HARRY CAREY JR. Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
93 HARRY CAREY JR. The Great Impostor (1961)
94 ROBERT MORLEY Hot Millions (1968)
96 FERDY MAYNE Come Fly with Me (1963)
100 IAN WOLFE Pollyanna (1960)
108 DUB TAYLOR Parrish (1961)
108 DUB TAYLOR The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967)
108 DUB TAYLOR The Cincinnati Kid (1965)
109 OLIVER REED The Sting II (1983)
119 RICHARD WIDMARK Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
119 RICHARD WIDMARK Halls of Montezuma (1950)
119 RICHARD WIDMARK How the West Was Won (1962)
119 RICHARD WIDMARK Kiss of Death (1947)
119 RICHARD WIDMARK Take the High Ground! (1953)
119 RICHARD WIDMARK Time Limit (1957)
137 CARROLL BAKER Baby Doll (1956)
137 CARROLL BAKER Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
137 CARROLL BAKER How the West Was Won (1962)
139 E.G. MARSHALL 13 Rue Madeleine (1947)
144 PETER USTINOV Hot Millions (1968)
146 MIKE MAZURKI Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
146 MIKE MAZURKI The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967)
149 TELLY SAVALAS Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979)
149 TELLY SAVALAS Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
151 CESAR ROMERO Hot Millions (1968)
153 JAMES GARNER Bombers B-52 (1957)
156 GREGORY PECK How the West Was Won (1962)
156 GREGORY PECK The Gunfighter (1950)
165 R.G. ARMSTRONG Baby Doll (1956)
179 JOHN WAYNE How the West Was Won (1962)
180 LEE VAN CLEEF How the West Was Won (1962)
185 KEVIN MCCARTHY Hotel (1967)
185 KEVIN MCCARTHY Winged Victory (1944)
188 MARLON BRANDO A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
188 MARLON BRANDO On the Waterfront (1954)
188 MARLON BRANDO One-Eyed Jacks (1961)
189 VAL AVERY Nevada Smith (1966)
189 VAL AVERY The Sting II (1983)
205 BRIAN KEITH Boomerang! (1947)
205 BRIAN KEITH Meteor (1979)
205 BRIAN KEITH Nevada Smith (1966)
207 WILLIAM HOLDEN Wild Rovers (1971)
213 BEN JOHNSON Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
213 BEN JOHNSON One-Eyed Jacks (1961)
219 ELISHA COOK JR. One-Eyed Jacks (1961)
220 RAF VALLONE Nevada Smith (1966)
220 RAF VALLONE Un verano para matar (1972)
221 JOHN CRAWFORD Come Fly with Me (1963)
232 ROY JENSON How the West Was Won (1962)
232 ROY JENSON Operation Secret (1952)
236 LEE MARVIN Diplomatic Courier (1952)
237 PETER LAWFORD Dead Ringer (1964)
245 SLIM PICKENS Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979)
245 SLIM PICKENS One-Eyed Jacks (1961)
248 ARTHUR KENNEDY Boomerang! (1947)
248 ARTHUR KENNEDY Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
248 ARTHUR KENNEDY Nevada Smith (1966)
249 PAT HINGLE Nevada Smith (1966)
249 PAT HINGLE On the Waterfront (1954)
253 ROBERT WEBBER Nuts (1987)
256 HANK WORDEN One-Eyed Jacks (1961)
273 GEORGE COULOURIS Come Fly with Me (1963)
278 KEYE LUKE Charlie Chan at the Opera (1936)
289 ANTHONY PERKINS Fear Strikes Out (1957)
296 KENNETH TOBEY The Gunfighter (1950)
301 LEE J. COBB Boomerang! (1947)
301 LEE J. COBB How the West Was Won (1962)
301 LEE J. COBB On the Waterfront (1954)
301 LEE J. COBB Winged Victory (1944)
310 STEVE FORREST Phantom of the Rue Morgue (1954)
310 STEVE FORREST Take the High Ground! (1953)
326 ANGELA LANSBURY All Fall Down (1962)
343 GEORGE C. SCOTT Patton (1970)
343 GEORGE C. SCOTT The Hanging Tree (1959)
344 JAMES STEWART Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
344 JAMES STEWART How the West Was Won (1962)
345 WILLIAM PRINCE Nuts (1987)
345 WILLIAM PRINCE The Sting II (1983)
350 L.Q. JONES Nevada Smith (1966)
361 JAMES WHITMORE Nuts (1987)
379 ANN DORAN Bombers B-52 (1957)
384 GILBERT ROLAND Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
395 WALTER PIDGEON The Sellout (1952)
396 RICHARD JAECKEL The Gunfighter (1950)
399 NEHEMIAH PERSOFF On the Waterfront (1954)
406 EDMOND O’BRIEN Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
406 EDMOND O’BRIEN The Great Impostor (1961)
409 ROD TAYLOR Hotel (1967)
420 MAURICE MARSAC Come Fly with Me (1963)
421 MICHAEL ANSARA Diplomatic Courier (1952)
451 DANA ANDREWS Boomerang! (1947)
451 DANA ANDREWS Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)
458 WARREN BEATTY All Fall Down (1962)
459 DABBS GREER Diplomatic Courier (1952)
459 DABBS GREER Take the High Ground! (1953)
463 EDWARD G. ROBINSON Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
463 EDWARD G. ROBINSON The Cincinnati Kid (1965)
503 RICHARD CONTE 13 Rue Madeleine (1947)
503 RICHARD CONTE Hotel (1967)
522 RED BUTTONS 13 Rue Madeleine (1947)
522 RED BUTTONS Winged Victory (1944)
524 RICHARD WATTIS Come Fly with Me (1963)
535 FRANK CAMPANELLA Parrish (1961)
539 RYAN O’NEAL Wild Rovers (1971)
542 PAUL FIX Nevada Smith (1966)
546 REED MORGAN Meteor (1979)
549 STROTHER MARTIN Nevada Smith (1966)
553 DAN O’HERLIHY Operation Secret (1952)
562 PAUL BRYAR All Fall Down (1962)
562 PAUL BRYAR How the West Was Won (1962)
564 HARRY GUARDINO The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967)
573 LOIS MAXWELL Come Fly with Me (1963)
592 WHIT BISSELL Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
592 WHIT BISSELL The Sellout (1952)
592 WHIT BISSELL Winged Victory (1944)
599 JOHN DOUCETTE Bombers B-52 (1957)
599 JOHN DOUCETTE Nevada Smith (1966)
599 JOHN DOUCETTE Patton (1970)
602 MAGGIE SMITH Hot Millions (1968)
606 ALBERTO MORIN The Gunfighter (1950)
607 VINCENT GARDENIA Parrish (1961)
609 JOHN MARLEY Kiss of Death (1947)
617 PAUL FREES Patton (1970)
617 PAUL FREES Pollyanna (1960)
623 RUSS TAMBLYN How the West Was Won (1962)
623 RUSS TAMBLYN Take the High Ground! (1953)
648 HARRY MORGAN How the West Was Won (1962)
650 ARTHUR MALET The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967)
651 MELVYN DOUGLAS Hotel (1967)
657 DEBBIE REYNOLDS How the West Was Won (1962)
665 MARIA SCHELL The Hanging Tree (1959)
682 RAY TEAL One-Eyed Jacks (1961)
690 PARLEY BAER Gypsy (1962)
690 PARLEY BAER The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967)
691 GEORGE PEPPARD How the West Was Won (1962)
697 DON GORDON Halls of Montezuma (1950)
704 TROY DONAHUE Parrish (1961)
723 MICKEY KNOX Boomerang! (1947)
732 ARTHUR O’CONNELL The Great Impostor (1961)
740 GEORGE CHANDLER Dead Ringer (1964)
742 RICARDO MONTALBAN Blue (1968)
742 RICARDO MONTALBAN Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
744 DEAN JAGGER Parrish (1961)
745 RICHARD BASEHART Time Limit (1957)
746 HERB VIGRAN Gypsy (1962)
750 SALLY FIELD Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979)
767 PHILIP AHN Halls of Montezuma (1950)
767 PHILIP AHN One-Eyed Jacks (1961)
767 PHILIP AHN The Great Impostor (1961)
783 JAMES FLAVIN Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
783 JAMES FLAVIN The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967)
799 MAUREEN STAPLETON Nuts (1987)
811 ROBERT NICHOLS Bombers B-52 (1957)
811 ROBERT NICHOLS Come Fly with Me (1963)
816 CARLETON YOUNG Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
816 CARLETON YOUNG Diplomatic Courier (1952)
816 CARLETON YOUNG How the West Was Won (1962)
824 FRANK WILCOX Ruby Gentry (1952)
832 DON BRODIE Fear Strikes Out (1957)
840 FRANK GORSHIN The Great Impostor (1961)
848 FRANK LATIMORE 13 Rue Madeleine (1947)
848 FRANK LATIMORE Patton (1970)
856 LEE DE BROUX Wild Rovers (1971)
858 MICHAEL V. GAZZO On the Waterfront (1954)
863 ALAN HALE JR. The Gunfighter (1950)
878 DENVER PYLE Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
881 ROBERT DOQUI The Cincinnati Kid (1965)
882 DEAN MARTIN Murderers’ Row (1966)
897 PETER DONAT Meteor (1979)
918 BETTE DAVIS Dead Ringer (1964)
930 BING RUSSELL Bombers B-52 (1957)
930 BING RUSSELL Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
930 BING RUSSELL Fear Strikes Out (1957)
930 BING RUSSELL The Great Impostor (1961)
943 SELMA ARCHERD Meteor (1979)
949 JOHN HANCOCK The Sting II (1983)
953 HARVEY KORMAN Gypsy (1962)
961 NICKY BLAIR Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
961 NICKY BLAIR Bombers B-52 (1957)
961 NICKY BLAIR The Great Impostor (1961)
972 RICHARD BOONE Halls of Montezuma (1950)
980 VICTOR MATURE Kiss of Death (1947)
982 BILLY BENEDICT The Hanging Tree (1959)
990 STEFAN SCHNABEL Diplomatic Courier (1952)
992 NICK DIMITRI Murderers’ Row (1966)
994 ELLEN CORBY The Gunfighter (1950)
1000 TED MARKLAND The Great Impostor (1961)
Karl appeared with 46 Oscar winners;
ANNE BAXTER I Confess (1953)
BARBRA STREISAND Nuts (1987)
BEN JOHNSON Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
BEN JOHNSON One-Eyed Jacks (1961)
BETTE DAVIS Dead Ringer (1964)
BURT LANCASTER Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
CHARLES LAUGHTON They Knew What They Wanted (1940)
CHARLTON HESTON Ruby Gentry (1952)
CLAUDETTE COLBERT Parrish (1961)
DEAN JAGGER Parrish (1961)
DONALD CRISP POLLYANNA (1960)
EDMOND O’BRIEN Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
EDMOND O’BRIEN The Great Impostor (1961)
EDMUND O’BRIEN Winged Victory (1944)
EVA MARIE SAINT All Fall Down (1962)
EVA MARIE SAINT On the Waterfront (1954)
GARY COOPER The Hanging Tree (1959)
GEORGE C. SCOTT Patton (1970)
GEORGE C. SCOTT The Hanging Tree (1959)
GREGORY PECK How the West Was Won (1962)
GREGORY PECK The Gunfighter (1950)
HENRY FONDA How the West Was Won (1962)
HENRY FONDA Meteor (1979)
JACK PALANCE Halls of Montezuma (1950)
JAMES CAGNEY 13 Rue Madeleine (1947)
JAMES STEWART Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
JAMES STEWART How the West Was Won (1962)
JANE WYMAN Pollyanna (1960)
JENNIFER JONES Ruby Gentry (1952)
JOHN WAYNE How the West Was Won (1962)
JUDY HOLLIDAY Winged Victory (1944)
KATY JURADO One-Eyed Jacks (1961)
KIM HUNTER A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
LEE MARVIN Diplomatic Courier (1952)
MAGGIE SMITH Hot Millions (1968)
MARLON BRANDO A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
MARLON BRANDO On the Waterfront (1954)
MARLON BRANDO One-Eyed Jacks (1961)
MARTIN BALSAM On the Waterfront (1954)
MARTIN BALSAM Time Limit (1957)
MARTIN LANDAU Meteor (1979)
MARTIN LANDAU Nevada Smith (1966)
MAUREEN STAPLETON Nuts (1987)
MELVYN DOUGLAS Hotel (1967)
MICHAEL CAINE Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979)
MICHAEL CAINE Billion Dollar Brain (1967)
PATRICIA NEAL Diplomatic Courier (1952)
PETER USTINOV Hot Millions (1968)
RED BUTTONS 13 Rue Madeleine (1947)
RED BUTTONS Winged Victory (1944)
RICHARD DREYFUSS Nuts (1987)
ROD STEIGER On the Waterfront (1954)
SALLY FIELD Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979)
SEAN CONNERY Meteor (1979)
SHIRLEY JONES Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979)
SPENCER TRACY How the West Was Won (1962)
VIVIEN LEIGH A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
WALTER BRENNAN How the West Was Won (1962)
WILLIAM HOLDEN Wild Rovers (1971)
Hey Dan
1. Thanks for the these lists….they are greatly appreciated.
2. Yes..Richard Herd was on T.J.Hooker…..IMDb has him listed in 36 episodes.
3. When I first saw that photo…I thought they had gotten the photo wrong….but then I read the title of the photo….and I realized that they did look alike.
4. Growing up, I only knew him as a television star….so seeing that he was in the Top 400 on the 2000 list is surprising.
5. Two Top 10 co-stars…and those two Caine and Sutherland keep making movies……which makes me happy.
6. The second list is massive….I am sure Flora and Bob are happy to see Richard Widmark’s name show up so many times.
7. 47 Oscar winning co-stars is one of the best totals yet…..which I also find surprising.
Good lists….thanks again for sharing them.
HI FLORA
Naturally I’m disappointed that you don’t list any of the Brando/Malden films among your favourites but as the saying goes “I would defend to the death your right” to enjoy what you like and to say what you do or do not enjoy.
Anyway there are many positives in the tastes that you and I DO share such as Greg, Glenn and Richard W. Steve and I both share Chuck Heston and [it surprised me recently to learn] Brando as people we like. Bruce [Cogerson] and I both have Sir Michael Caine as an idol and although Bruce Willis is not in my top 20 I still enjoy watching him and admire him as an all round action hero, actor and comedian [in the Friends TV sitcom as I’ve said many times on this site]. But then again Bruce C and I disagree about Joel Hirschhorn on films and yet ironically I like Joel as a music critic
Also you may have seen recently Steve expressing surprise at some of my own tastes and my arguing with him that it will always be the case that “one person’s meat is another one’s poison”. It would be a boring old world if we all liked the same idols/movies.
Hope all is going well with you. I’ve been following your other recent comments and you seem to be in fine form.
Hi, Bob.
Yes, I have been following your conversation with Steve. It would indeed be boring if we all loved the same actors/films. As for Brando, I do enjoy Teahouse of the August Moon, Guys and Dolls and Julius Caesar.
HI FLORA
Thanks for your reply
Apparently when Brando died and they went to clear out his effects the only one of his own films that they found among his DVD collection was Guys and Dolls, so he would probably have said that you had good taste in respect of that film !
Hey Bob….though not a musical fan at all….I did enjoy Guys and Dolls…..and I am not ashamed to admit…lol. Interesting that was one of his movies he had in his DVD collection…good trivia for sure.
HI BRUCE
You will have seen from my exchanges with Flora that when Brando died the only one of his own movies they found among his DVDs was Guys and Dolls.
I read elsewhere that 1969’s Burn [aka Quiemada] was his personal fave but it struck me that maybe at one time he had a lot of his own movies in that collection and then he came across Joel’s book and decided the rest weren’t worth keeping !!
As it was the DVD collection consisted almost entirely of silent comedies featuring the likes of Charlie and the Kops. Pity Mumbles grew to hate Chaplin when they made Countess from Hong Kong. Apparently one of Marlon’s gripes with The Little Tramp was that the latter insisted on directing his fellow Legend as if he were a beginner. Maybe Chaplin too had been privy to some of Joel’s critiques! Ah the egos of the supposed Greats!
Anyway “it’s an ill wind that blows nobody some good” and your pointing out that Flora had excluded Brando from her faves gave me the opportunity to have a chat with her and I always like that. Take care.
Hey Bob…..so I am guessing you did notice that Flora had shut the door on the Brando/Malden movies. Although she did say she liked those movies…just not her favorites. Speaking of Peck and Widmark….they are well represented on this Malden page…I still need to add some trailer pages to those movies. Speaking of Joel…I was looking through his book….Rating The Movie Stars (maybe you have heard of that one)…when I stumbled across one of his assessments on one of your favorites….and this time…I think….be still my beating heart….you will agree with him. Good stuff from you as always.
I saw 17 including top 8, tens on the waterfront, streetcar named desire, patton(favourite) , how the west was won(favourite). no hidden gems
Hey bob cox….thanks for sharing your thoughts on Karl Malden movies. Tally count: Flora 26, me 22, Steve 18 and you, 17. As for your favorites….I like On The Waterfront, Patton and How The West Was Won (my Blu-Ray of that movie looks incredible)…..as for Streetcar Named Desire…it is a classic movie that has bored me to tears on my three viewings….I do keep trying to see what all the fuzz is about. Maybe one day, the other Bob, will wear off on me, and I will see the light. Good stuff.
Karl Malden eh, interesting choice. How many films with Brando? I count 3. Must have been buddies. Or were until One Eyed Jacks came along.
I’ve seen 18 of the 48 films on the chart. Favorites – the much loved classic ‘Meteor’, Patton, The Gunfighter, Kiss of Death, On the Waterfront and How the West Was Won.
Phantom of the Rue Morgue is an interesting horror, loosely based on Poe’s Murders in the Rue Morgue and released in 3D and full color. WB was hoping to repeat the success of Vincent Price’s House of Wax. It’s been years since I last watched it.
Hmm Malden’s top rated films – Patton and On the Waterfront, starring two actors who refused the Oscar.
Good stuff Bruce. Vote Up!
Hey Steve
1. Thanks for the tally, the comment, the vote up and for sharing your thoughts on Mr. Malden.
2. Tally count: Flora 26, me 22, you 18 and bob cox 17…..all decent tally counts.
3. Malden has defended Brando in numerous interviews….so I think they got along just fine on One-Eyed….even though their characters had some major issues with each other…lol.
4. Good to see Meteor on your favorites list…I have been thinking it is time to re-watch that one….been decades since seeing it….it is always associated with The Swarm in my mind.
5. The Gunfighter is an underappreciated western…..I think The Shootist borrowed heavily from that one.
6. Good information on Rue Morgue…..and good trivia on Malden’s two Best Picture Oscar winning movies…..though Brando actually was very excited about getting his first Oscar.
Good feedback as always.
Thanks for adding the comment box, Bruce!
I love Karl Maldon films. I have seen 26 Karl Maldon movies.
The HIGHEST rated film I have seen is On The Waterfront.
The highest rated film I have NOT seen is Patton.
The LOWEST rated film I have seen is Wild Rovers.
Maldon made a lot of films with Richard Widmark that I enjoy.
Favourite Maldon movies:
The Gunfighter
How the West Was Won
Take The High Ground
Halls of Montezuma
Kiss of Death
Birdman of Alcatraz
The Cincinnati Kid
I Confess
Cheyenne Autumn
Hotel
Hey Flora….thanks for checking out our Karl Malden page. I feel good that my tally is pretty close to your tally. I have seen 22 to your 26. My first miss is #9 Kiss of Death….yes I hide my head in shame for not seeing that one. I have seen the David Caruso version of that one….does it count?…lol.
My lowest rated Malden movie seen is Meteor and Beyond the Posideon Adventure….two truly bad movies. I noticed that Malden was in many movies with Widmark. I will have to add those trailers into the page. Malden actually directed Widmark’s Time Limit. Malden also has an uncredited director credit for The Hanging Tree.
As for your favorites….I have seen all of them except for Hotel and Cheyenne Autumn. My favorites would be On The Waterfront, The Cincy Kid, Birdman of Alcatraz and Billion Dollar Brain…the last of the Harry Palmer trilogy. Good feedback as always.
P.S. I wonder if Bob will notice that none of the Brando/Malden movies made your favorites list.
Bruce – Bob may indeed notice that none of the Brando/Malden movies made my favourites list. They are movies I admire but do not enjoy. I’ve seen all of them.
Another movie that I did not include on my favourites list is Gypsy. It is rare that a musical does not make that list. I have seen the movie several times, but the stage mother story line makes me uncomfortable. That said, if Gypsy is on TCM in the evening I generally watch it anyway.
Hey Flora….thanks for explaining the absence of the Brando movies on your favorites list. I do not like Streetcar at all….On The Waterfront is a much better movie…and One-Eyed Jacks is growing on me. I have seen Gypsy one time….and it was a one and done movie for me. Good feedback as always.