A large-nosed (he broke it twice as a high school football player) supporting player, typically as gruff, blunt or uncouth characters, Malden made his name in several outstanding movies of the 1950s and 60s. Raised in Gary, Indiana, he studied acting at the Goodman Theater School before moving to NYC to pursue a stage career. Malden made his debut in Clifford Odets' "Golden Boy" in 1937. He…
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