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Don’t leave home without it…
(CBS/ AP)
The family of Karl Malden, the Academy Award- and Emmy-winning actor, said Wednesday he had died at age 97.
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CBS Radio news correspondent Sam Litzinger reports Malden was known for his bulbous nose, bullhorn voice and a certain gruffness he brought to more than six decades of acting roles.
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Whether playing heavies such as the police inspector in Alfred Hitchcock’s “I Confess,” or heroes like the priest in 1954’s “On the Waterfront,” his talent got him cast in a slew of prestigious movies.
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Then he switched to television, and was nominated for 4 Emmys for “The Streets of San Francisco.”
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Malden claimed to have loved every TV show and movie he’d ever been in — even the bad ones. The actor said working was what kept him going.
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He’ll also be remembered for the 21 years he spent pitching commercials.
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| “Don’t leave home without them,” he memorably warned in ads for American Express traveler’s checks. |
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