Malden won a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for the 1951 classic A Streetcar Named Desire, where he played Mitch, a role he originated on Broadway. He also received an Oscar nomination for 1954's On The Waterfront. In both films he starred alongside Marlon Brando. Malden's most famous work came on TV, starring alongside Michael Douglas in the 70s series The Streets of San Francisco. He received four Emmy nominations for his work on the show but never won, but in 1985 he won a Best Supporting Actor Emmy for the made-for-tv miniseries Fatal Vision. He also served as president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences from 1989-1992 and served as a pitchman for American Express for over 21 years, where he coined the phrase, "don't leave home without it."