Karl Malden

Karl Malden's birth name is Mladen Sekulovich. On the interior set of "The Streets of San Francisco", a desk bearing a nameplate that reads, "Patrolman Sekulovich" was played by Art Passarella, an ex-baseball umpire who is Malden's stand-in as well. The name Sekulovich materializes in other ways on the show, too, occasionally minor characters are given the name, usually bad guys, funny-looking people or stupid characters.

Malden co-starred in On the Watefront with the likes of Marlon Brando. In the scene where all the union thugs have been subpoenaed to testify in front of the crime commission the commission does a roll call. The character played by Fred Gwynne answers to the name Mladen Sekulovich--Karl Malden's real name.

Karl Malden portrayed General Omar S. Bradley in the movie Patton. The real Bradley, who served as a technical advisor on the film, and Malden became friends in real life.