Richard Widmark

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

104

Gender

Male

Birthday

1914-12-26

Day of death

2008-03-24 (93 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

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • Champs-Elysées

    Champs-Elysées

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • I Love Lucy

    I Love Lucy

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • Rollercoaster

    Rollercoaster

  • Biography

    Biography

  • Against All Odds

    Against All Odds

  • Madigan

    Madigan

  • Warlock

    Warlock

  • Lincoln

    Lincoln

  • Night and the City

    Night and the City

  • The Trap

    The Trap

  • Yellow Sky

    Yellow Sky

  • Twilight's Last Gleaming

    Twilight's Last Gleaming

  • Who Dares Wins

    Who Dares Wins

  • Time Limit

    Time Limit

  • Halls of Montezuma

    Halls of Montezuma

  • V.I.P. Schaukel

    V.I.P. Schaukel

  • The Lives of Benjamin Franklin

    The Lives of Benjamin Franklin

  • Kiss of Death

    Kiss of Death

  • Murder on the Orient Express

    Murder on the Orient Express

  • The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

  • The World of Hammer

    The World of Hammer

  • Judgment at Nuremberg

    Judgment at Nuremberg

  • The Last Wagon

    The Last Wagon

  • Blackout

    Blackout

  • Bear Island

    Bear Island

  • Alvarez Kelly

    Alvarez Kelly

  • Destination Gobi

    Destination Gobi

  • Directed by John Ford

    Directed by John Ford

  • How the West Was Won

    How the West Was Won

  • Saint Joan

    Saint Joan

  • Panic in the Streets

    Panic in the Streets

  • My Pal Gus

    My Pal Gus

  • The Alamo

    The Alamo

  • James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

    James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

  • Coma

    Coma

  • Down to the Sea in Ships

    Down to the Sea in Ships

  • Vanished

    Vanished

  • Cheyenne Autumn

    Cheyenne Autumn

  • The Way West

    The Way West

  • O. Henry's Full House

    O. Henry's Full House

  • Hanky Panky

    Hanky Panky

  • The Swarm

    The Swarm

  • No Way Out

    No Way Out

  • The Bedford Incident

    The Bedford Incident

  • Pickup on South Street

    Pickup on South Street

  • Backlash

    Backlash

  • Don't Bother to Knock

    Don't Bother to Knock

  • Here's Hollywood

    Here's Hollywood

  • The Long Ships

    The Long Ships

  • Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters

    Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters

  • Broken Lance

    Broken Lance

  • The Street with No Name

    The Street with No Name

  • To the Devil a Daughter

    To the Devil a Daughter

  • True Colors

    True Colors

  • Two Rode Together

    Two Rode Together

  • Boy with a Knife

    Boy with a Knife

  • Garden of Evil

    Garden of Evil

  • The Domino Principle

    The Domino Principle

  • The Tunnel of Love

    The Tunnel of Love

  • Death of a Gunfighter

    Death of a Gunfighter

  • Road House

    Road House

  • Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

    Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

  • The Cobweb

    The Cobweb

  • Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

    Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

  • Madigan

    Madigan

  • National Lampoon's Movie Madness

    National Lampoon's Movie Madness

  • The Law and Jake Wade

    The Law and Jake Wade

  • Hell and High Water

    Hell and High Water

  • The Frogmen

    The Frogmen

  • Run for the Sun

    Run for the Sun

  • Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick

    Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick

  • Once Upon a Texas Train

    Once Upon a Texas Train

  • Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

    Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

  • The Secret Ways

    The Secret Ways

  • All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman

    All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman

  • The West of the Imagination

    The West of the Imagination

  • Cold Sassy Tree

    Cold Sassy Tree

  • Flight from Ashiya

    Flight from Ashiya

  • The Moonshine War

    The Moonshine War

  • A Gathering of Old Men

    A Gathering of Old Men

  • Red Skies of Montana

    Red Skies of Montana

  • Yesteryear

    Yesteryear

  • The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

    The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

  • When the Legends Die

    When the Legends Die

  • The Last Day

    The Last Day

  • Take the High Ground!

    Take the High Ground!

  • A Prize of Gold

    A Prize of Gold

  • A Whale for the Killing

    A Whale for the Killing

  • Mr. Horn

    Mr. Horn

  • The Sell Out

    The Sell Out

  • Brock's Last Case

    Brock's Last Case

  • Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait

    Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait

  • Slattery's Hurricane

    Slattery's Hurricane

  • All God's Children

    All God's Children

  • A Talent for Loving

    A Talent for Loving

  • John Wayne's 'The Alamo'

    John Wayne's 'The Alamo'

  • Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel

    Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel

  • The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

    The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

  • Exercise No. One

    Exercise No. One