Born Mladen Sekulovich, he always regretted that in order to become an actor, he had to change his name. Since he was proud of his heritage, when he starred in a movie or on TV, he insisted that a character carry his family name: In "On The Waterfront", Fred Gwynne's character was named "Sekulovich".

His sixty-seven year marriage to Mona Greenberg is the third longest in Hollywood history. Bob Hope and Dolores Hope's sixty-nine year marriage, from 1934 until his death in 2003, is the second longest. Norman Lloyd and Peggy Lloyd (29 June 1936 - present) is the longest.

According to his memoir "When Do I Start," he arranged a meeting between his "Meteor" (1979) co-star Sean Connery and his friend Marlon Brando at Connery's request. Brando drank heavily at the get-together with Connery to get back at Malden, as he had earlier admonished him about Brando's drinking as alcoholism ran through his family and had ruined the career of his sister Jocelyn Brando. Brando did not get drunk, despite the intake of alcohol.

Received both of his Oscar-nominations for movies also starring Marlon Brando.

has two daughters, Mila and Carla. Carla co-authored his autobiography "When Do I Start"

Member of the jury at the Berlin International Film Festival in 1963

President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 1989 to 1992

Was a close friend of The Magnificent Seven (1960) star Brad Dexter. who was also of Serbian descent.

2008 marks the Malden`s 70th wedding anniversary making theirs the 2nd longest marriage in Hollywood history surpassing Bob and Delores Hope`s 69 yrs., (1934 until his death in 2003) and just behind Norman and Peggy Lloyd, who were wed 2yrs earlier (1936).

In 1971, he accepted the Oscar for "Best Director" on behalf of Franklin J. Schaffner, who wasn`t present at the awards ceremony

Birth name was Mladen Sekulovich. Born to a Czech mother and a Serbian father in Chicago