Richard Widmark
Actor
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.
Filmography
Judgment at Nuremberg
as Tad Lawson 1961
How the West Was Won
as Mike King 1962
Coma
as Dr. Harris 1978
The Alamo
as Jim Bowie 1960
Pickup on South Street
as Skip McCoy 1953
Night and the City
as Harry Fabian 1950
Against All Odds
as Ben Caxton 1984
The Swarm
as Gen. Thaddeus Slater 1978
Kiss of Death
as Tommy Udo 1947
Warlock
as Johnny Gannon 1959
Panic in the Streets
as Lt. Cmdr. Clinton 'Clint' Reed M.D. 1950
Don't Bother to Knock
as Jed Towers 1952
Rollercoaster
as Agent Hoyt 1977
Two Rode Together
as First Lt. Jim Gary 1961
Cheyenne Autumn
as Capt. Thomas Archer 1964
Yellow Sky
as Dude 1948