Karl Malden, the Academy Award-winning actor from A Streetcar Named Desire, has died at age 97.

Malden was best known for his role in the 1970′s drama The Streets of San Francisco, where he played a saged dective to a then-young Michael Douglas.

But most will remember him for the series of commercials he did for American Express, where he warned travelers “Don’t leave home without it.”

His other roles included a portrayal of General Omar Bradley in Patton, as well as the love interest of Mama Rose from the original film adaptation of Gypsy.

Karl Malden, 1912-2009.