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Ted says on 3/Dec/07
looked really tall in streetcar. I always thought he wAS 6'3 kiefer says on 20/Jun/07
I say just over 6ft is right for malden. He was one hell of an ugly bloke with his giant nose and fat posture.
the shredder says on 4/May/07
Rob , I made a mistake .... I re watched Street Car two nights ago ! .... He said " I am 207 lbs and 6 feet 1 and 1 half inch in my bare feet " !!! misha says on 20/Feb/07
Two fabulous westerns in which Karl Malden plays incredibly nasty lead roles both convey a good idea of his height against rather shorter superstars. In
"One-Eyed Jacks" (1961) as the treacherous Dad Longworth, he has three inches over Marlon Brando as the moody gunslinger Rio, but I've always put Brando right at 5'9. Then in "Nevada Smith" (1966) he plays the vicious saddle-tramp killer Tom Fitch pitted against the young protagonist Steve McQueen with about the same height difference in evidence. Karl Malden has always looked tall but is tricky to pin down. I thought he may have been 6'1" until I saw him in "Meteor" with Sean Connery. There is a scene where they are both standing close to each other in an office, discussing the imminent threat posed by the titular fast-approaching gigantic meteor. I simply could not believe how much taller Sean Connery was than Malden, at least two inches, as I had expected them to be roughly the same height. It should be noted that Connery's round head and sloping shoulders make him seem shorter than he really is. I think right about six feet, or perhaps a half-inch taller, is right for most of Malden's career. He is an extraordinarily fine actor - there's a scene in "One-Eyed Jacks" where he agonizes over whether to ride back to a canyon several miles away and rescue Marlon Brando, who has been pinned down by Federalis and is running out of time, or simply mount up on the fresh horse he's just purchased and save himself by riding in the opposite direction - no dialog, yet it is truly the finest acting that I have ever seen, period. G-MANN says on 13/Jan/07
He's very old now, one of Hollywood's elder statesman, and everyone loses height (it think it's because the cartilage in the spine wears away), but in classic Hollywood movies like On the Waterfront he looked a lot taller than 6'1", about 6'3" in fact. He towered over Brando, and in Patton he was taller than 6'1" George C. Scott. Editor Rob says on 14/Sep/06
2001, Eirie Times he stated:
"I was 6-foot-1, which was tall in those days, but I didn't have much meat on my bones" Mr. R says on 18/Apr/06
He always seemed about three inches taller than Michael Douglass in the Streets of San Francisco, so this is about right. Shredder, you are right about the quote from "Streetcar Named Desire" (One of the best films ever). But, is that just a part of the screenplay, or is that Malden's real height? larry says on 15/Apr/06
Malden has been described as from 6'0.5" to 6'1.5". He was the same height as George C. Scott, so I'd say 6'1" is right. Great character actor! Paul says on 13/Apr/06
Malden is now in his 90s so if not quite 6'1" anymore that is quite understandable. He always looked quite tall on screen; I might have even guessed 6'2", but actors of his generation were usually below 6' so those above that mark looked like giants. the shredder says on 13/Apr/06
rob, i was the one that said that. (i was tgri). the movie was a streetcar named desire with marlon brando . karl malden told vivien leigh ' iam 6ft and 1/2 inch and 207lbs . i also find it funny that in the godfather brando does not look under 5'10 , but when you watch a streetcar or on the waterfront its very hard to see him anywhere near 5'10 next to karl malden and other co-stars. i really do agree with frank2 . brando was *maybe* never over a little under 5'9. |