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Richard Widmark

Richard Widmark

Acting

Born: December 26, 1914Sunrise Township, Minnesota, USA

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
Filmography
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

Skip McCoy (archive footage)

2002
Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters

Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters

Self

2000
Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel

Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel

1999
Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait

Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait

Self - Actor

1999
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

Self

1997
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick

Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick

Self

1995

Lincoln

Ward Hill Lamon (voice)

1992

John Wayne's 'The Alamo'

Jim Bowie

1992
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Self (archive footage)

1991
True Colors

True Colors

Sen. James Stiles

1991
Cold Sassy Tree

Cold Sassy Tree

Enoch Rucker Blakeslee

1989
Once Upon a Texas Train

Once Upon a Texas Train

Capt. Owen Hayes

1988
A Gathering of Old Men

A Gathering of Old Men

Sheriff Mapes

1987
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

Self (archive footage)

1987
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

Self - Narrator

1986
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

Self

1986
Blackout

Blackout

Joe Steiner

1985
Against All Odds

Against All Odds

Ben Caxton

1984
Who Dares Wins

Who Dares Wins

Secretary of State Arthur Currie

1982
Hanky Panky

Hanky Panky

Ransom

1982
National Lampoon's Movie Madness

National Lampoon's Movie Madness

Stan Nagurski ("Municipalians")

1982
A Whale for the Killing

A Whale for the Killing

Tom Goodenough

1981
All God's Children

All God's Children

Judge Parke Denison

1980
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman

All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman

Self

1979
Bear Island

Bear Island

Otto Gerran

1979
Mr. Horn

Mr. Horn

Al Sieber

1979
The Swarm

The Swarm

Gen. Thaddeus Slater

1978
Coma

Coma

Dr. Harris

1978
Rollercoaster

Rollercoaster

Agent Hoyt

1977
The Domino Principle

The Domino Principle

Tagge

1977
Twilight's Last Gleaming

Twilight's Last Gleaming

Gen. Martin MacKenzie - Commanding General SA

1977
The Sell Out

The Sell Out

Sam Lucas

1976
To the Devil a Daughter

To the Devil a Daughter

John Verney

1976
The Last Day

The Last Day

Will Spence

1975
Murder on the Orient Express

Murder on the Orient Express

Mr. Ratchett

1974
Brock's Last Case

Brock's Last Case

Lieutenant Max Brock

1973
When the Legends Die

When the Legends Die

Red Dillon

1972
Directed by John Ford

Directed by John Ford

(archive footage)

1971
The Moonshine War

The Moonshine War

Dr. Emmett Taulbee

1970
Death of a Gunfighter

Death of a Gunfighter

Marshal Frank Patch

1969
A Talent for Loving

A Talent for Loving

Major William Patten

1969
Madigan

Madigan

Det. Daniel Madigan

1968
The Way West

The Way West

Lije Evans

1967
Alvarez Kelly

Alvarez Kelly

Col. Tom Rossiter

1966
The Bedford Incident

The Bedford Incident

Captain Eric Finlander, U.S.N.

1965
Cheyenne Autumn

Cheyenne Autumn

Capt. Thomas Archer

1964
Flight from Ashiya

Flight from Ashiya

L:t. Col. Glenn Stevenson

1964
The Long Ships

The Long Ships

Rolfe

1964
How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won

Mike King

1962

Exercise No. One

1962
Judgment at Nuremberg

Judgment at Nuremberg

Tad Lawson

1961
Two Rode Together

Two Rode Together

First Lt. Jim Gary

1961
The Secret Ways

The Secret Ways

Michael Reynolds

1961
The Alamo

The Alamo

Jim Bowie

1960
Warlock

Warlock

Johnny Gannon

1959
The Trap

The Trap

Ralph Anderson

1959
The Tunnel of Love

The Tunnel of Love

August 'Augie' Poole

1958
The Law and Jake Wade

The Law and Jake Wade

Clint Hollister

1958
Time Limit

Time Limit

Col. William Edwards

1957
Saint Joan

Saint Joan

The Dauphin, Charles VII

1957
The Last Wagon

The Last Wagon

Comanche Todd

1956
Run for the Sun

Run for the Sun

Michael 'Mike' Latimer

1956
Backlash

Backlash

Jim Slater

1956
Boy with a Knife

Boy with a Knife

Narrator

1956
A Prize of Gold

A Prize of Gold

Sgt. Joe Lawrence

1955
The Cobweb

The Cobweb

Dr. Stewart 'Mac' McIver

1955
Broken Lance

Broken Lance

Ben Devereaux

1954
Garden of Evil

Garden of Evil

Fiske

1954
Hell and High Water

Hell and High Water

Capt. Adam Jones

1954
Take the High Ground!

Take the High Ground!

Sgt. Thorne Ryan

1953
Pickup on South Street

Pickup on South Street

Skip McCoy

1953
Destination Gobi

Destination Gobi

Sam McHale

1953
My Pal Gus

My Pal Gus

Dave Jennings

1952
O. Henry's Full House

O. Henry's Full House

Johnny Kernan (segment "The Clarion Call")

1952
Don't Bother to Knock

Don't Bother to Knock

Jed Towers

1952
Red Skies of Montana

Red Skies of Montana

Cliff Mason

1952
The Frogmen

The Frogmen

Lt. Cmdr. John Lawrence

1951
Halls of Montezuma

Halls of Montezuma

Lt. Carl Anderson

1951
No Way Out

No Way Out

Ray Biddle

1950
Panic in the Streets

Panic in the Streets

Lt. Cmdr. Clinton 'Clint' Reed M.D.

1950
Night and the City

Night and the City

Harry Fabian

1950
Slattery's Hurricane

Slattery's Hurricane

Lt. Willard Francis Slattery

1949
Down to the Sea in Ships

Down to the Sea in Ships

Dan Lunceford

1949
Yellow Sky

Yellow Sky

Dude

1948
Road House

Road House

Jefferson T. 'Jefty' Robbins

1948
The Street with No Name

The Street with No Name

Alec Stiles

1948
Kiss of Death

Kiss of Death

Tommy Udo

1947