Karl Malden

Karl Malden, 1951 Academy Award winner for Best Supporting Actor as Mitch in "A Streetcar Named Desire" with Marlon Brando, died Wednesday at age 97. (AP)

Malden in the 1956 movie "Baby Doll" with actress Carroll Baker. (AP)

Karl Malden in the 1953 movie "Confess." ( )

Karl Malden as Father Barry in the 1954 film "On the Waterfront" for which he won an Academy Award. ( )

An early photo of Malden. (AP)

Winning a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Screen Actors Guild in 2004, Malden is shown here with presenter, Michael Douglas. (AP)

Malden starred in television as well, nominated for Primetime Emmys for the popular crime drama, "The Streets of San Francisco," with Michael Douglas. (AP)

In 1938, Malden married Mona Greenberg, who survives him, in one of the longest Hollywood marriages. (AP)

Malden was also nominated in 1954 for his supporting role as Fr. Barry in "On the Waterfront" (AP)