SAG lifetime award goes to Karl Malden

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Karl Malden has been named the 40th recipient of Screen Actors Guild's Life Achievement Award for career achievement and humanitarian accomplishment.

The 2003 Life Achievement Award will be presented to Malden at the 10th annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, which will premier on Turner Network Television on Feb. 22, 2004.

"In a career spanning six decades, Karl Malden has superbly achieved the goal of every actor -- to bring an extraordinarily rich range of iconic characters to the screen and stage," said SAG President Melissa Gilbert.

Malden won his first Oscar in 1951 for his supporting performance as Blanche du Bois' suitor, Mitch, in "A Streetcar Named Desire," and he won his second in 1954 for his performance as crusading priest Father Barry in "On the Waterfront."

He won an Emmy in 1985 for his leading role as Jeffrey McDonald's father-in-law in the miniseries, "Fatal Vision," and was nominated four times for his starring role as Lt. Mike Stone opposite Michael Douglas on "The Streets of San Francisco."

In addition to numerous feature films and television movies and series Malden also appeared on Broadway.