Karl Malden (born Mladen George Sekulovich, March 22, 1912 – July 1, 2009) has died from natural causes surrounded by his family at his home in the Brentwood division of Los Angeles, daughter Mila Doerner told the Los Angeles Times. He changed his name from Mladen Sekulovich to Karl Malden at age 22.
Malden acquired perhaps his biggest popularity as Lt. Mike Stone in the 1970s TV program “The Streets of San Francisco,” in which Michael Douglas played the veteran detective’s junior partner.
In the ’70s, Malden gained a lucrative 21-year sideline and a place in pop culture with his “Don’t leave home without them” ads for American Express.
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.
Among Malden’s more than 50 film credits were: Baby Doll (1956), Fear Strikes Out (1957), Pollyanna (1960), Birdman of Alcatraz (1962), Gypsy (1962), How the West Was Won (1962), The Cincinnatti Kid (1965) and Patton, playing Gen. Omar Bradley opposite Oscar winner George C. Scott.
Malden and his wife, Mona, a fellow acting student at the Goodman, had one of Hollywood’s longest marriages, having celebrated their 70th anniversary in December.
Besides his wife, Malden is survived by daughters Mila and Cara, his sons-in-law, three granddaughters, and four great grandchildren.
RIP 
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