[Leftovers] R.I.P. Karl Malden
July 1st, 2009 by Will O'HarganVeteran actor and American Express pitchman Karl Malden died at age 97 today, continuing a bizarre string of celebrity deaths. Malden was an Academy Award winning actor, for his work on A Streetcar Named Desire and appeared in several other films including On the Waterfront and Patton. While he is best known to younger audiences as the man who said “don’t leave home without it”, we here at Bewildered Society would like to remember him for his final on-screen role, as Father Thomas Cavanaugh on the episode Take This the Sabbath Day of “The West Wing”. It was basically an extended cameo, however the parable he delivers was considered for our list of The Ten Best Aaron Sorkin Speeches. Below is that parable.
You can see the full scene here.
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