Karl Malden has died, from the Associated Presss [1]:
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.
IMDB home page [2].
I think of Malden as more of technician than a star. He was not charasmatic, but he could play any kind of role, the more blue color the better.