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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

Best Karl Malden movies by genre

Movies (61 total, ranked by score)

  1. On the Waterfront

    1954 · ★ 7.9 (1,828 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Romance

    1

  2. A Streetcar Named Desire

    1951 · ★ 7.6 (1,508 votes)

    Drama, Thriller

    2

  3. Birdman of Alcatraz

    1962 · ★ 7.5 (353 votes)

    Drama, Crime, History

    3

  4. How the West Was Won

    1962 · ★ 7.0 (508 votes)

    Western

    4

  5. I Confess

    1953 · ★ 7.1 (495 votes)

    Drama, Thriller, Crime

    5

  6. The Gunfighter

    1950 · ★ 7.4 (211 votes)

    Western

    6

  7. Kiss of Death

    1947 · ★ 7.1 (170 votes)

    Crime, Thriller, Drama

    7

  8. One-Eyed Jacks

    1961 · ★ 6.8 (260 votes)

    Western, Drama

    8

  9. Where the Sidewalk Ends

    1950 · ★ 7.2 (207 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Thriller

    9

  10. Pollyanna

    1960 · ★ 7.0 (211 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Family

    10

  11. Nevada Smith

    1966 · ★ 6.7 (194 votes)

    Western

    11

  12. Baby Doll

    1956 · ★ 7.0 (138 votes)

    Drama

    12

  13. The Hanging Tree

    1959 · ★ 6.7 (130 votes)

    Western

    13

  14. Boomerang!

    1947 · ★ 7.0 (84 votes)

    Drama, Mystery

    14

  15. The Cat o' Nine Tails

    1971 · ★ 6.7 (453 votes)

    Horror, Mystery, Thriller

    15

  16. Time Limit

    1957 · ★ 7.2 (26 votes)

    Drama, Mystery, War

    16

  17. Hot Millions

    1968 · ★ 6.5 (27 votes)

    Comedy, Crime

    17

  18. Diplomatic Courier

    1952 · ★ 6.2 (25 votes)

    Mystery, Thriller, Drama

    18

  19. Winged Victory

    1944 · ★ 5.5 (2 votes)

    Drama, War

    19

  20. The Adventures of Bullwhip Griffin

    1967 · ★ 6.6 (43 votes)

    Action, Comedy, Drama

    20

  21. A Father… A Son… Once Upon a Time in Hollywood

    2005 · ★ 6.4 (5 votes)

    Documentary, TV Movie

    21

  22. Nuts

    1987 · ★ 6.3 (123 votes)

    Drama

    22

  23. Halls of Montezuma

    1951 · ★ 5.9 (43 votes)

    War, Drama

    23

  24. Fear Strikes Out

    1957 · ★ 7.2 (22 votes)

    Drama

    24

  25. Anthony Perkins: A Life in the Shadows

    1999

    Documentary

    25

  26. Oscar's Greatest Moments

    1992 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    26

  27. Miracle on Ice

    1981 · ★ 6.6 (12 votes)

    Action, Drama, Family

    27

  28. Blue

    1968 · ★ 5.4 (17 votes)

    Romance, Western

    28

  29. Baby Doll: See No Evil

    2006

    Documentary

    29

  30. 13 Rue Madeleine

    1947 · ★ 6.1 (39 votes)

    Thriller, War

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 30, 2026.