Movies by Karl Malden
As part of the cast:
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Who Is Norman Lloyd? (2007)
Cast: Norman Lloyd, Tom Fontana, Karl Malden …
Directed by: Matthew Sussman
Actor Norman Lloyd's impressive credentials include everything from amateur vaudeville to appearing with Cameron Diaz in 2005's In Her Shoes. This captivating documentary explores…
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Vanished Without a Trace (1993)
Cast: Karl Malden, Tim Ransom, Travis Fine …
Directed by: Vern Gillum
In this shocking tale based on a bizarre real-life abduction, Karl Malden plays Ed Ray, the heroic school bus driver who saves a group of children from three men who hijack and bury a school…
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Absolute Strangers (1991)
Cast: Henry Winkler, Patty Duke, Richard Kiley …
Directed by: Gilbert Cates
This intimate social drama centers on a husband choosing to abort the pregnancy of his comatose wife, Nancy (Jennifer Hetrick) -- as a desperate means of saving her life -- and doesn't…
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Nuts (1987)
Cast: Barbra Streisand, Richard Dreyfuss, Maureen Stapleton …
Directed by: Martin Ritt
When high-class call girl Claudia Draper (Barbra Streisand) kills a customer in self-defense, her parents (Karl Malden and Maureen Stapleton) attempt to have her declared mentally incompetent…
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Billy Galvin (1986)
Cast: Karl Malden, Lenny von Dohlen, Joyce Van Patten …
Directed by: John Gray
Wanting a better life for his son, Billy (Lenny von Dohlen), a hardened construction worker (Karl Malden) does everything he can to keep him from following in his footsteps, even going so far…
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The Sting II (1983)
Cast: Jackie Gleason, Mac Davis, Teri Garr …
Directed by: Jeremy Paul Kagan, Jeremy Kagan
Jackie Gleason and Mac Davis play Gondorff and Hooker (the characters made famous by Paul Newman and Robert Redford in The Sting), two con artists who return for more action when rival gangs…
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Twilight Time (1982)
Cast: Karl Malden, Jodi Thelen, Damien Nash …
Directed by: Goran Paskaljevic
After spending 20 years in America, aging widower Marko Sekulovic (Karl Malden) returns to his Yugoslavian homeland to take care of his two young grandchildren. But Marko's quiet life is…
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Word of Honor (1981)
Cast: Karl Malden, Rue McClanahan, Ron Silver …
Directed by: Mel Damski
When a scrupulous reporter refuses to divulge the name of an important source in a story he wrote about a young girl's murder, he finds himself ostracized by everyone he knows. But will…
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Miracle on Ice (1981)
Cast: Karl Malden, Andrew Stevens, Steve Guttenberg …
Directed by: Steven Hilliard Stern
Karl Malden headlines this truth-based, made-for-television movie about the seventh-seeded U.S. Olympic hockey team's stunning defeat of the heavily favored Soviet Union team in the 1980…
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Meteor (1979)
Cast: Sean Connery, Natalie Wood, Karl Malden …
Directed by: Ronald Neame
When a comet collides with an asteroid, sending a 5-mile-wide piece of rock toward Earth, a renegade scientist (Sean Connery) proposes blowing the rock out of the sky using a secret nuclear…
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Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979)
Cast: Peter Boyle, Michael Caine, Sally Field …
Directed by: Irwin Allen
After a massive wave leaves the ocean liner &NFi;Poseidon&NFi_; upside down in the middle of the sea, some scrappy salvagers find themselves in a fight for their lives in this sequel to the…
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The Cat O'Nine Tails (1971)
Cast: James Franciscus, Karl Malden, Catherine Spaak …
Directed by: Dario Argento
Blind retired detective Franco Arno (Karl Malden) overhears a strange conversation by two men outside a pharmaceutical company. When a series of killings occurs connected to the…
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Wild Rovers (1971)
Cast: William Holden, Ryan O'Neal, Karl Malden …
Directed by: Blake Edwards
From writer-director Blake Edwards comes this star-studded Western about a pair of cowhands (William Holden and Ryan O'Neal) who impulsively choose a new profession -- bank robbery --…
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Patton (1970)
Cast: George C. Scott, Karl Malden, Michael Bates …
Directed by: Franklin J. Schaffner
Gen. George S. Patton (George C. Scott) earned the nickname "Blood and Guts" for his determination on the battlefield. This epic-scale production follows the commander as he guides his troops…
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Blue (1968)
Cast: Terence Stamp, Joanna Pettet, Karl Malden …
Directed by: Silvio Narizzano
Terence Stamp stars as Blue, a Mexican bandito who used to live a life of crime along with the rest of his gang, which includes the man who adopted him (Ricardo Montalban). But the love of a…
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Billion Dollar Brain (1967)
Cast: Michael Caine, Karl Malden, Ed Begley …
Directed by: Ken Russell
In this final installment of the Harry Palmer spy trilogy, Palmer (Michael Caine) has left the espionage game to work as a private eye but is pressed back into service when an American…
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Hotel (1967)
Cast: Rod Taylor, Catherine Spaak, Karl Malden …
Directed by: Richard Quine
Excellent performances from a star-studded cast elevate director Richard Quine's colorful drama set in New Orleans's French Quarter. With his high-class hotel in severe financial…
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The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin (1967)
Cast: Roddy McDowall, Suzanne Pleshette, Karl Malden …
Directed by: James Neilson
Roddy McDowall stars as Bullwhip Griffin, butler to an elite19th-century Boston clan that's suddenly gone bankrupt and whose eldest son has decided that the answer to the family's…
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Nevada Smith (1966)
Cast: Steve McQueen, Karl Malden, Brian Keith …
Directed by: Henry Hathaway
Steve McQueen stars as Nevada Smith, a half-white, half-Native American who seeks to avenge the murder of his parents at the hands of gangster Tom Fitch (Karl Malden). Smith solicits the help…
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Murderers' Row (1966)
Cast: Dean Martin, Ann-Margret, Karl Malden …
Directed by: Henry Levin
When the evil Julian Wall (Karl Malden) kidnaps Dr. Norman Solaris (Richard Eastham) -- inventor of the potentially diabolical heliobeam -- suave spy Matt Helm (Dean Martin) embarks on a…
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The Cincinnati Kid (1965)
Cast: Steve McQueen, Edward G. Robinson, Ann-Margret …
Directed by: Norman Jewison
In Depression-era New Orleans, cocksure stud poker player Eric Stoner (Steve McQueen) -- the titular Cincinnati Kid -- challenges longtime champ Lancey "The Man" Howard (Edward G. Robinson)…
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Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
Cast: Richard Widmark, Carroll Baker, Karl Malden …
Directed by: John Ford
Director John Ford's last Western chronicles the 1878 migration of a band of Cheyenne, who -- in defiance of the U.S. government -- leave their barren Oklahoma reservation to return to…
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Dead Ringer (1964)
Cast: Bette Davis, Karl Malden, Peter Lawford …
Directed by: Paul Henreid
Twins Edith and Margaret (Bette Davis in a dual role) both desire a wealthy Spaniard, but Margaret marries him under false pretense in this dark tale from director Paul Henreid about a…
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Gypsy (1962)
Cast: Rosalind Russell, Natalie Wood, Karl Malden …
Directed by: Mervyn LeRoy
Mervyn LeRoy directs this old-fashioned musical (featuring a classic Stephen Sondheim-Jule Styne score) about stage-mother-from-hell Mama Rose Hovick (Rosalind Russell) and the two daughters…
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Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Karl Malden, Thelma Ritter …
Directed by: John Frankenheimer
Convict Robert Stroud (Burt Lancaster, Oscar-nominated for his portrayal of the real-life inmate) finds solace in his life sentence of solitary confinement for murder by becoming an…
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One Eyed Jacks (1961)
Cast: Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Katy Jurado …
Directed by: Marlon Brando
After a successful bank robbery in Mexico, outlaw bandit Rio (Marlon Brando, who also directed) is betrayed by partner Dad Longworth (Karl Malden) and ends up serving a long prison stretch.…
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Parrish (1961)
Cast: Troy Donahue, Claudette Colbert, Karl Malden …
Directed by: Delmer Daves
After moving to a Connecticut farming community with his mother (Claudette Colbert), young Parrish McLean (Troy Donahue) becomes embroiled in a feud involving ruthless tobacco tycoon Judd…
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Pollyanna (1960)
Cast: Hayley Mills, Jane Wyman, Richard Egan …
Directed by: David Swift
Hayley Mills received a special Academy Award for her performance in this timeless Walt Disney tapestry of small-town Americana. The young, orphaned Pollyanna (Mills) arrives in a town…
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Fear Strikes Out (1957)
Cast: Anthony Perkins, Karl Malden, Norma Moore …
Directed by: Robert Mulligan
This absorbing biopic stars Anthony Perkins as Jimmy Piersall, whose talents on the baseball diamond take him to the Major Leagues as a Red Sox outfielder -- and whose desire to please his…
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Bombers B-52 (1957)
Cast: Natalie Wood, Karl Malden, Marsha Hunt …
Directed by: Gordon Douglas
Just when Air Force sergeant Chuck Brennan (Karl Malden) is deciding whether to re-up his enlistment or retire, he learns that his brave but reckless commander, pilot Jim Herlihy (Efrem…
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Baby Doll (1956)
Cast: Karl Malden, Carroll Baker, Eli Wallach …
Directed by: Elia Kazan
Written by Tennessee Williams, this black comedy tells the story of cotton gin owner Archie (Karl Malden) and his sexy teenage wife (Carroll Baker), who won't consummate the marriage…
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On the Waterfront (1954)
Cast: Marlon Brando, Karl Malden, Lee J. Cobb …
Directed by: Elia Kazan
Winner of eight Oscars, director Elia Kazan's classic morality tale stars Marlon Brando as Terry Malloy, a has-been boxer who experiences a crisis of conscience while working for…
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I Confess (1953)
Cast: Montgomery Clift, Anne Baxter, Karl Malden …
Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
In this memorable Alfred Hitchcock thriller, all Father Michael Logan (Montgomery Clift) wants to be is a good priest, but his calling is made more complicated after someone confesses a…
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Ruby Gentry (1952)
Cast: Jennifer Jones, Charlton Heston, Karl Malden …
Directed by: King Vidor
Jennifer Jones is the titular Ruby, a poverty-stricken woman in love with the rich Boake Tackman (Charlton Heston). Ruby's family thinks she's foolish to pine for someone who's…
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A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)
Cast: Marlon Brando, Vivien Leigh, Karl Malden …
Directed by: Elia Kazan
After losing the family plantation to creditors, aging Southern belle Blanche DuBois (Vivien Leigh) travels to New Orleans seeking solace in her sister, Stella (Kim Hunter). Instead, she goes…
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Halls of Montezuma (1950)
Cast: Richard Widmark, Jack Palance, Reginald Gardiner …
Directed by: Lewis Milestone
Assigned to the Pacific, Marine lieutenant Anderson (Richard Widmark) and his men must thwart a Japanese rocket-launching facility in this World War II epic. Ex-schoolteacher Anderson uses…
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Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)
Cast: Dana Andrews, Gene Tierney, Gary Merrill …
Directed by: Otto Preminger
Tormented by his criminal father's reputation, hard-line cop Mark Dixon (Dana Andrews) spins a web of lies to conceal his accidental killing of a suspect. But by planting evidence meant…
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Boomerang! (1947)
Cast: Dana Andrews, Jane Wyatt, Lee J. Cobb …
Directed by: Elia Kazan
When a man of the cloth is shot to death on the street, pressure mounts on District Attorney Henry Harvey (Dana Andrews) to put drifter John Waldron (Arthur Kennedy) on trial for the killing.…
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Kiss of Death (1947)
Cast: Victor Mature, Brian Donlevy, Coleen Gray …
Directed by: Henry Hathaway
Richard Widmark nabbed an Oscar nod for his memorable debut role as a sadistic mobster in this classic crime noir. Caught red-handed during a heist, two-bit hood Nick Bianco (Victor Mature,…
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13 Rue Madeleine (1947)
Cast: James Cagney, Annabella, Richard Conte …
Directed by: Henry Hathaway
After one of his men is murdered by a German enemy within the ranks, intelligence agent turned O.S.S. instructor Robert Sharkey (James Cagney) travels to occupied France to track down the…
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Time Limit (1957)
Cast: Richard Widmark, Richard Basehart, Dolores Michaels …
Directed by: Karl Malden
Richard Widmark stars in this court drama as Col. William Edwards, a military lawyer assigned to defend Korean War POW Maj. Cargill (Richard Basehart) of treason. But as commanding officers…