I'm a workaholic. I love every movie I've been in, even the bad ones, every TV series, every play, because I love to work. It's what keeps me going.
My father was a milkman. So, I delivered milk.
In 1985, Karl won an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Special for his performance in the miniseries, Fatal Vision.
In 2004, Karl was the recipient of the Screen Actors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award.
Karl was a close friend of The Magnificent Seven star Brad Dexter.
In 1951, Karl won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor as Mitch in A Streetcar Named Desire.
In the late 1980's Karl published his memoir entitled, When Do I Start?: A Memoir.
After moving to New York, Karl became involved with the Group Theater, an organization of actors and directors that quickly changed the face of New York's theater scene.
Karl has been married to Mona Graham since 1938.
Karl Malden did not learn how to speak English until he was in kindergarten.