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Karl Malden

Actor · 62 credits · 39 in highly-rated films

Best known for On the Waterfront (1954)

Frequent collaborators: Marlon Brando, Kim Hunter, Elia Kazan, Michael Douglas, Vivien Leigh

Movies (61 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Green Fog

    2018 · ★ 6.1 (27 votes)

    Documentary, Mystery

    31

  2. A Man Named Brando

    2006

    Documentary

    32

  3. My Father, My Son

    1988 · ★ 5.5 (4 votes)

    Drama, War, TV Movie

    33

  4. Murderers' Row

    1966 · ★ 5.7 (46 votes)

    Action, Adventure, Comedy

    34

  5. Summertime Killer

    1972 · ★ 5.8 (13 votes)

    Action, Crime

    35

  6. Hotel

    1967 · ★ 6.0 (24 votes)

    Drama

    36

  7. Bombers B-52

    1957 · ★ 5.8 (16 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    37

  8. Word of Honor

    1981 · ★ 7.5 (2 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    38

  9. Billion Dollar Brain

    1967 · ★ 5.7 (125 votes)

    Thriller

    39

  10. Call Me Anna

    1990 · ★ 5.7 (3 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    40

  11. Whoopi Goldberg: The Winning Act

    2022 · ★ 8.5 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    41

  12. North and the Music of the South

    2006

    Documentary

    42

  13. All Fall Down

    1962 · ★ 6.0 (30 votes)

    Drama

    43

  14. The Streets of San Francisco

    1972 · ★ 7.3 (3 votes)

    Crime, Drama, TV Movie

    44

  15. Phantom of the Rue Morgue

    1954 · ★ 6.2 (19 votes)

    Thriller, Crime, Mystery

    45

  16. The Streets of the Invisibles

    2011

    Crime, Animation

    46

  17. The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro

    1989

    Action, Drama

    47

  18. Back to the Streets of San Francisco

    1992 · ★ 5.5 (4 votes)

    Crime, TV Movie, Drama

    48

  19. Desire and Censorship

    2006 · ★ 3.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    49

  20. Come Fly with Me

    1963 · ★ 5.0 (13 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    50

  21. Tesla Nation

    2018

    Documentary

    51

  22. A Streetcar on Broadway

    2006 · ★ 6.5 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    52

  23. A Streetcar in Hollywood

    2006 · ★ 6.5 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    53

  24. Meteor

    1979 · ★ 5.2 (176 votes)

    Science Fiction, Thriller, Action

    54

  25. Billy Galvin

    1986 · ★ 5.7 (3 votes)

    Drama, Family

    55

  26. Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters

    2000

    Documentary, TV Movie

    56

  27. Natalie - A Tribute to a Very Special Lady

    1982 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    57

  28. The Sellout

    1952 · ★ 5.1 (13 votes)

    Crime, Drama

    58

  29. Beyond the Poseidon Adventure

    1979 · ★ 5.0 (143 votes)

    Action, Adventure, Drama

    59

  30. The Sting II

    1983 · ★ 4.7 (52 votes)

    Comedy, Crime

    60

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Sep 3, 2026.