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Richard Widmark

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
105

Gender
Male

Birthday
December 26, 1914 (111 years old)

Place of Birth
Sunrise Township, Minnesota, USA

Richard Widmark

Biography

Richard Widmark (December 26, 1914 – March 24, 2008) was an American actor of films, stage, radio and television.

He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role as the villainous Tommy Udo in his debut film, Kiss of Death. Early in his career Widmark specialized in similar villainous or anti-hero roles in film noirs, but he later branched out into more heroic leading and support roles in westerns, mainstream dramas and horror films, among others.

At his death, Widmark was the earliest surviving Oscar nominee in the Supporting Actor category, and one of only two left from the 1940s (the other having been James Whitmore). For his contribution to the motion picture industry, Widmark has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6800 Hollywood Boulevard. In 2002, he was inducted into the Western Performers Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Known For

Acting

2002The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fulleras Skip McCoy (archive footage)
2000Richard Widmark: Strength of Charactersas Self
1999Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angelas
1999Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portraitas Self - Actor
1997Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Westernas Self
1995Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverickas Self
1994The World of Hammeras Self (archive footage)
1992Lincolnas Ward Hill Lamon (voice)
1992John Wayne's 'The Alamo'as Jim Bowie
1991Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmakeras Self (archive footage)
1991True Colorsas Sen. James Stiles
1989Cold Sassy Treeas Enoch Rucker Blakeslee
1988Once Upon a Texas Trainas Capt. Owen Hayes
1987A Gathering of Old Menas Sheriff Mapes
1987Biographyas Self - Actor
1987James Stewart: A Wonderful Lifeas Self (archive footage)
1986Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legendas Self - Narrator
1986The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburnas Self
1985Blackoutas Joe Steiner
1984Against All Oddsas Ben Caxton
1982Who Dares Winsas Secretary of State Arthur Currie
1982Yesteryearas Self
1982Hanky Pankyas Ransom
1982National Lampoon's Movie Madnessas Stan Nagurski ("Municipalians")
1982Champs-Elyséesas Self
1981A Whale for the Killingas Tom Goodenough
1980All God's Childrenas Judge Parke Denison
1979All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergmanas Self
1979Bear Islandas Otto Gerran
1979Mr. Hornas Al Sieber
1979Mr. Hornas Al Sieber
1978The Swarmas Gen. Thaddeus Slater
1978Comaas Dr. Harris
1977Rollercoasteras Agent Hoyt
1977The Domino Principleas Tagge
1977Twilight's Last Gleamingas Gen. Martin MacKenzie - Commanding General SA
1976The Sell Outas Sam Lucas
1976To the Devil a Daughteras John Verney
1975The Last Dayas Will Spence
1974Murder on the Orient Expressas Mr. Ratchett
1974The Lives of Benjamin Franklinas Rebel Benjamin Franklin
1973The American Film Institute Salute to ...as Self
1973Brock's Last Caseas Lieutenant Max Brock
1972When the Legends Dieas Red Dillon
1972Madiganas Dan Madigan
1971Directed by John Fordas (archive footage)
1971V.I.P. Schaukelas Self
1971Vanishedas President Paul Roudebush
1970The Moonshine Waras Dr. Emmett Taulbee
1969Death of a Gunfighteras Marshal Frank Patch
1969A Talent for Lovingas Major William Patten
1968Madiganas Det. Daniel Madigan
1967The Way Westas Lije Evans
1966Alvarez Kellyas Col. Tom Rossiter
1965The Bedford Incidentas Captain Eric Finlander, U.S.N.
1964Cheyenne Autumnas Capt. Thomas Archer
1964The Long Shipsas Rolfe
1964Flight from Ashiyaas L:t. Col. Glenn Stevenson
1962How the West Was Wonas Mike King
1962Exercise No. Oneas
1961Judgment at Nurembergas Tad Lawson
1961Two Rode Togetheras First Lt. Jim Gary
1961The Secret Waysas Michael Reynolds
1960The Alamoas Jim Bowie
1960Here's Hollywoodas
1959Warlockas Johnny Gannon
1959The Trapas Ralph Anderson
1958The Tunnel of Loveas August 'Augie' Poole
1958The Law and Jake Wadeas Clint Hollister
1957Time Limitas Col. William Edwards
1957Saint Joanas The Dauphin, Charles VII
1956The Last Wagonas Comanche Todd
1956Run for the Sunas Michael 'Mike' Latimer
1956Backlashas Jim Slater
1956Boy with a Knifeas Narrator
1955A Prize of Goldas Sgt. Joe Lawrence
1955The Cobwebas Dr. Stewart 'Mac' McIver
1954Broken Lanceas Ben Devereaux
1954Garden of Evilas Fiske
1954Hell and High Wateras Capt. Adam Jones
1953Take the High Ground!as Sgt. Thorne Ryan
1953Pickup on South Streetas Skip McCoy
1953Destination Gobias Sam McHale
1953The Oscarsas Self
1952My Pal Gusas Dave Jennings
1952O. Henry's Full Houseas Johnny Kernan (segment "The Clarion Call")
1952Don't Bother to Knockas Jed Towers
1952Red Skies of Montanaas Cliff Mason
1951I Love Lucyas Richard Widmark
1951The Frogmenas Lt. Cmdr. John Lawrence
1951Halls of Montezumaas Lt. Carl Anderson
1950No Way Outas Ray Biddle
1950Panic in the Streetsas Lt. Cmdr. Clinton 'Clint' Reed M.D.
1950Night and the Cityas Harry Fabian
1950What's My Line?as Self
1949Slattery's Hurricaneas Lt. Willard Francis Slattery
1949Down to the Sea in Shipsas Dan Lunceford
1948Yellow Skyas Dude
1948Road Houseas Jefferson T. 'Jefty' Robbins
1948The Street with No Nameas Alec Stiles
1948The Ed Sullivan Showas Self
1947Kiss of Deathas Tommy Udo
1944Golden Globe Awardsas Self - Nominee
1944Golden Globe Awardsas Self - Presenter
The West of the Imaginationas

Production

1965The Bedford Incident...Producer
1961The Secret Ways...Producer
1957Time Limit...Producer