How old was Karl Malden in the movie On the Waterfront?

Karl Malden was 41 in On the Waterfront when he played the character 'Father Barry'.

That was over 70 years ago in 1954.

In 2009 he died aged 97, starring in 75 films in his career, 58 of those after On the Waterfront was first released. If he were alive today he would be 112.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In On the Waterfront, I think Karl Malden looks:

Did you know?

  • Director Elia Kazan has worked with Karl Malden a total of 4 times in his career.
  • Karl Malden's first movie was as 'Red' in They Knew What They Wanted, released in 1940 when he was 27
  • On the Waterfront scores 8 out of 10 on TMDB.

The cast of On the Waterfront

Karl Malden's other movies