Academy Award winning actor Karl Malden died of natural causes on Wednesday at the age of 97.Malden won a supporting actor Oscar in 1951 for his role as Blanche DuBois' naive suitor Mitch in "A Streetcar Named Desire" — a role he also played on Broadway.
He was nominated again as best supporting actor in 1954 for his performance as Father Corrigan, a fearless, friend-of-the-workingman priest in "On the Waterfront." In both movies, he costarred with Marlon Brando.Malden, however, may be best known to modern audiences for his role as Detective Mike Stone on the TV series 'The Streets of San Francisco' in which he co-starred with Michael Douglas. He was nominated for an Emmy 5 times for that role.
He also became known for his series of commercials for American Express and made the phrase "Don't Leave Home Without It!" popular.
He won an Emmy in 1985 for his role in the TV Miniseries 'Fatal Vision.'
He acted very rarely in recent years, appearing in 2000 in a small role on TV's 'The West Wing.'
Malden married actress Mona Greenberg on December 18, 1938, whom he was married to until his death. Their marriage is one of the longest marriages in Hollywood history.
Besides his wife he is also survived by his, daughters Mila and Cara, his sons-in-law, three granddaughters, and four great grandchildren.
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