Thompson on Hollywood Jul 5, 2009
In 1962, John Frankenheimer starred him in both The Birdman of Alcatraz and All Fall Down. Walden stood up to Rosalind Russell in Gypsy and played Bradley to George C. Scott's Patton. (Variety)
KARL MALDEN 1912-2009 Jul 3, 2009
You never caught Mr. Malden overacting in the dozens of movies he made during the 1950s, '60s and '70s, including, notably, "Baby Doll," "Birdman of Alcatraz" and "Gypsy." ... "Birdman of Alcatraz," 1962. (San Francisco Chronicle)
You should be dancin', yeah Jul 3, 2009
He played opposite Marlon Brando several times, winning an Oscar as the likable Mitch in "A Streetcar Named Desire" and playing the sympathetic priest in "On the Waterfront." He also played Gen. Omar Bradley in "Patton" and the prison warden in "Birdman of Alcatraz," but my personal favorite is probably Malden's vicious crook-turned-sheriff in the terrific revenge western "One-Eyed Jacks" (another Brando film, and the only one he ever directed). Malden was born in Chicago as Mladen Sekulovich,... (Salon)
List of Karl Malden's film, TV, Broadway credits Jul 3, 2009
"Birdman of Alcatraz," 1962. "Gypsy," 1962. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Oscar Winner Karl Malden Dies (E! Online) Jul 2, 2009
Other notable movie credits include Baby Doll (1956), Fear Strikes Out (1957), Pollyanna (1960), Birdman of Alcatraz (1962), Gypsy (1962), How the West Was Won (1962), The Cincinnatti Kid (1965) and Patton, playing Gen. Omar Bradley opposite Oscar winner George C. Scott. Malden showed Douglas the ropes as Lt. Mike Stone on the hit '70s TV crime series The Streets of San Francisco, earning four Emmy nominations. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Prison Film Festival Offers Guilty Pleasures May 11, 2009
He is also a big fan of "Birdman of Alcatraz," starring Burt Lancaster as famed prisoner-turned-ornithologist Robert Stroud. Brown says inmates who choose the movies to be shown at Sing Sing tend to prefer newer movies, with "The Shawshank Redemption" (not in the Film Forum series) topping the list. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
