LOS ANGELES — Karl Malden, the Academy Award-winning actor whose intelligent characterizations on stage and screen made him a star despite his plain looks, died Wednesday, his family said. He was 97.

I knew the day would come when I'd be sharing memories of my interviews and time spent with the one and only Karl Malden. Like Bob Hope, Malden was a perfect example of just how nice a legend can be. ...

Karl Malden's mother was 104 when she died in 1996 while living at St. Anthony's Nursing Home in Crown Point. At age 97, he came close to catching up with his mother's triple-digit number. Malden, who ...