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Richard Widmark

Born 1914-12-26

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

Judgment at Nuremberg 1961 · 8.3 Murder on the Orient Express 1974 · 7.2 How the West Was Won 1962 · 7.1 Coma 1978 · 6.9 The Alamo 1960 · 6.8 Pickup on South Street 1953 · 7.6 Night and the City 1950 · 7.8 Against All Odds 1984 · 5.9 Kiss of Death 1947 · 7.4 Panic in the Streets 1950 · 7.2 The Swarm 1978 · 4.5 Don't Bother to Knock 1952 · 6.9 Warlock 1959 · 7.1 Rollercoaster 1977 · 6.3 Cheyenne Autumn 1964 · 6.7 No Way Out 1950 · 7.4 To the Devil a Daughter 1976 · 5.8 Broken Lance 1954 · 6.9 Garden of Evil 1954 · 6.6 Twilight's Last Gleaming 1977 · 6.7 The Last Wagon 1956 · 7.0 The Way West 1967 · 6.2 Hanky Panky 1982 · 5.6 Road House 1948 · 7.2 O. Henry's Full House 1952 · 7.2 The Law and Jake Wade 1958 · 6.8 Alvarez Kelly 1966 · 6.3 Hell and High Water 1954 · 6.1 The Cobweb 1955 · 6.3 Backlash 1956 · 6.6 The Frogmen 1951 · 6.5 Destination Gobi 1953 · 6.3 A Gathering of Old Men 1987 · 6.5 The Trap 1959 · 6.6 Flight from Ashiya 1964 · 5.3 The Moonshine War 1970 · 5.9 A Prize of Gold 1955 · 6.0