Richard Widmark

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

103

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

  • Champs-Elysées

    Champs-Elysées

  • I Love Lucy

    I Love Lucy

  • What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

  • The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • How the West Was Won

    How the West Was Won

  • V.I.P. Schaukel

    V.I.P. Schaukel

  • Judgment at Nuremberg

    Judgment at Nuremberg

  • Murder on the Orient Express

    Murder on the Orient Express

  • Against All Odds

    Against All Odds

  • The Swarm

    The Swarm

  • Red Skies of Montana

    Red Skies of Montana

  • Coma

    Coma

  • Pickup on South Street

    Pickup on South Street

  • The Alamo

    The Alamo

  • The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

    The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

  • The Moonshine War

    The Moonshine War

  • A Gathering of Old Men

    A Gathering of Old Men

  • Backlash

    Backlash

  • Once Upon a Texas Train

    Once Upon a Texas Train

  • The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

  • No Way Out

    No Way Out

  • When the Legends Die

    When the Legends Die

  • Run for the Sun

    Run for the Sun

  • Slattery's Hurricane

    Slattery's Hurricane

  • Halls of Montezuma

    Halls of Montezuma

  • Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

    Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

  • Flight from Ashiya

    Flight from Ashiya

  • Saint Joan

    Saint Joan

  • The Bedford Incident

    The Bedford Incident

  • Death of a Gunfighter

    Death of a Gunfighter

  • Hanky Panky

    Hanky Panky

  • The Frogmen

    The Frogmen

  • Here's Hollywood

    Here's Hollywood

  • Rollercoaster

    Rollercoaster

  • True Colors

    True Colors

  • The Way West

    The Way West

  • A Whale for the Killing

    A Whale for the Killing

  • The Domino Principle

    The Domino Principle

  • Cold Sassy Tree

    Cold Sassy Tree

  • The Tunnel of Love

    The Tunnel of Love

  • Hell and High Water

    Hell and High Water

  • Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick

    Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick

  • James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

    James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

  • Two Rode Together

    Two Rode Together

  • The Secret Ways

    The Secret Ways

  • Bear Island

    Bear Island

  • Blackout

    Blackout

  • Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

    Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

  • O. Henry's Full House

    O. Henry's Full House

  • Warlock

    Warlock

  • Down to the Sea in Ships

    Down to the Sea in Ships

  • My Pal Gus

    My Pal Gus

  • Take the High Ground!

    Take the High Ground!

  • Don't Bother to Knock

    Don't Bother to Knock

  • Vanished

    Vanished

  • Who Dares Wins

    Who Dares Wins

  • Mr. Horn

    Mr. Horn

  • Destination Gobi

    Destination Gobi

  • The Street with No Name

    The Street with No Name

  • Lincoln

    Lincoln

  • Broken Lance

    Broken Lance

  • A Talent for Loving

    A Talent for Loving

  • Yellow Sky

    Yellow Sky

  • Panic in the Streets

    Panic in the Streets

  • Kiss of Death

    Kiss of Death

  • Night and the City

    Night and the City

  • The Last Day

    The Last Day

  • All God's Children

    All God's Children

  • To the Devil a Daughter

    To the Devil a Daughter

  • The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

    The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

  • The Last Wagon

    The Last Wagon

  • Madigan

    Madigan

  • A Prize of Gold

    A Prize of Gold

  • The Lives of Benjamin Franklin

    The Lives of Benjamin Franklin

  • Cheyenne Autumn

    Cheyenne Autumn

  • Twilight's Last Gleaming

    Twilight's Last Gleaming

  • Garden of Evil

    Garden of Evil

  • The Cobweb

    The Cobweb

  • Road House

    Road House

  • Madigan

    Madigan

  • Directed by John Ford

    Directed by John Ford

  • The Trap

    The Trap

  • Time Limit

    Time Limit

  • John Wayne's 'The Alamo'

    John Wayne's 'The Alamo'

  • National Lampoon's Movie Madness

    National Lampoon's Movie Madness

  • Exercise No. One

    Exercise No. One

  • Yesteryear

    Yesteryear

  • The Law and Jake Wade

    The Law and Jake Wade

  • Alvarez Kelly

    Alvarez Kelly

  • The Long Ships

    The Long Ships

  • Brock's Last Case

    Brock's Last Case

  • Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait

    Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait

  • Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

    Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

  • Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel

    Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel

  • The West of the Imagination

    The West of the Imagination

  • The Sell Out

    The Sell Out

  • Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters

    Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters

  • All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman

    All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman

  • American Cinema

    American Cinema

  • Boy with a Knife

    Boy with a Knife