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Karl Malden, kown for roles in films like A Streetcar Named Desire and On the Waterfront and the TV series The Streets of San Francisco, died on Wednesday at age 97, his agent said.

Malden, also remembered as the commercial spokesman in a trench coat for American Express travelers checks, died in his sleep at about 2:30 a.m. in his Los Angeles area home, his agent, Budd Moss, said.