Karl Malden was 27 in They Knew What They Wanted when he played the character 'Red'.
That was over 84 years ago in 1940.
This was his first recorded movie acting credit (although may not technically be his first actual acting role).
In 2009 he died aged 97, starring in 75 films in his career, 74 of those after They Knew What They Wanted was first released. If he were alive today he would be 112.
In They Knew What They Wanted, I think Karl Malden looks: