RIP Karl Malden

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'Cause old soldiers never die. They just fade away.

Loved him in Patton as Omar Bradley.

 

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Ned (Oggie Oglethorpe) Dowd also worked on the movie, behind the camera.

With a very young Steve Guttenberg as Jim Craig......turning in a pretty good job as I recall.

 

One of the better actors in the 20th century. Was great in the Jimmy Piersall story. And of course he made The Streets of San Francisco a hit. Loved that nose.

 

Enough already...

 

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When I was a kid in the 70s, I remember reading a comic strip (I forget which one) that said this:
"You ever noticed in those American Express Traveler's Checks ads, how whenever somebody lost their wallet he was always around? Kind of makes you wonder."

 

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Abe Vigoda outlives another one. RIP.

 

One of the first actors I knew by name.

One of my earliest memories is watching Streets Of San Francisco with my mom back in the mid 70s. He's the first TV star I remember, he had a great presence.

Of course, he was a great movie actor too. I watched the Cincinnati Kid the other night and he was excellent.

Back to Streets of San Francisco. Next to Rockford Files, it had the second-greatest open in TV history. It's the way I'll always think of Malden.

RIP.

 

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Just quoted you in the office to much laughter.

 

He didn't look much like Herb Brooks.

But he was a great antagonist vs. Marlon Brando (One-Eyed Jacks) and Steve McQueen (Nevada Smith), playing more or less the same role.

 

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I think this makes seven dead celebs in a week. I think that's more than enough.

Always enjoyed his work on "Streets of San Francisco" with that "kid," Michael Douglas.

RIP, Karl.

 

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And we're off with the next celebrity death flight :

1 Karl Malden
2 TBD
3 TBD

 

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No, just one more:

1. Billy Mays
2. Karl Malden
3. ???