Richard Widmark
Biography
Richard Widmark was an American actor. He was born on December 26, 1914, in Sunrise Township, Minnesota, USA. Widmark's acting career spanned various genres, including film noirs, westerns, and horror films. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role in the film Kiss of Death. Widmark was the earliest surviving Oscar nominee in the Supporting Actor category at the time of his death. He passed away on March 24, 2008, at the age of 93. Widmark's acting credits include 104 known roles. He is known for his work in the film industry and is recognized for his contributions to motion pictures.
Career overview
Richard Widmark was an American actor who appeared in films, stage, radio, and television. He began his career specializing in villainous or anti-hero roles in film noirs. Widmark's early work included a notable performance in his debut film, Kiss of Death, for which he received an Academy Award nomination.
As his career progressed, Widmark expanded his range to include heroic leading and support roles in various genres, such as westerns, mainstream dramas, and horror films. He continued to work in the film industry for many years, accumulating a significant number of credits.
Widmark's longevity in the industry allowed him to be recognized as a notable figure in the history of film. At the time of his death, he was the earliest surviving Oscar nominee in the Supporting Actor category, and one of only two individuals from the 1940s still alive, the other being James Whitmore.
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- The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller (2002) as Skip McCoy (archive footage)
- Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters (2000) as Self
- Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel (1999)
- Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait (1999) as Self - Actor
- Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western (1997) as Self
- Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick (1995) as Self
- The World of Hammer (1994) as Self (archive footage)
- John Wayne's 'The Alamo' (1992) as Jim Bowie
- Lincoln (1992) as Ward Hill Lamon (voice)
- Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991) as Self (archive footage)
- True Colors (1991) as Sen. James Stiles
- Cold Sassy Tree (1989) as Enoch Rucker Blakeslee
- Once Upon a Texas Train (1988) as Capt. Owen Hayes
- Biography (1987) as Self - Actor
- A Gathering of Old Men (1987) as Sheriff Mapes
- James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987) as Self (archive footage)
- The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn (1986) as Self
- Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend (1986) as Self - Narrator
- Blackout (1985) as Joe Steiner
- Against All Odds (1984) as Ben Caxton
- Champs-Elysées (1982) as Self
- Who Dares Wins (1982) as Secretary of State Arthur Currie
- Hanky Panky (1982) as Ransom
- National Lampoon's Movie Madness (1982) as Stan Nagurski ("Municipalians")
- Yesteryear (1982) as Self
- A Whale for the Killing (1981) as Tom Goodenough
- All God's Children (1980) as Judge Parke Denison
- Mr. Horn (1979) as Al Sieber
- Bear Island (1979) as Otto Gerran
- Mr. Horn (1979) as Al Sieber
- All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman (1979) as Self
- Coma (1978) as Dr. Harris
- The Swarm (1978) as Gen. Thaddeus Slater
- Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977) as Gen. Martin MacKenzie - Commanding General SA
- The Domino Principle (1977) as Tagge
- Rollercoaster (1977) as Agent Hoyt
- To the Devil a Daughter (1976) as John Verney
- The Sell Out (1976) as Sam Lucas
- The Last Day (1975) as Will Spence
- Murder on the Orient Express (1974) as Mr. Ratchett
- The Lives of Benjamin Franklin (1974) as Rebel Benjamin Franklin
- The American Film Institute Salute to ... (1973) as Self
- Brock's Last Case (1973) as Lieutenant Max Brock
- When the Legends Die (1972) as Red Dillon
- Madigan (1972) as Dan Madigan
- V.I.P. Schaukel (1971) as Self
- Directed by John Ford (1971) as (archive footage)
- Vanished (1971) as President Paul Roudebush
- The Moonshine War (1970) as Dr. Emmett Taulbee
- Death of a Gunfighter (1969) as Marshal Frank Patch
- A Talent for Loving (1969) as Major William Patten
- Madigan (1968) as Det. Daniel Madigan
- The Way West (1967) as Lije Evans
- Alvarez Kelly (1966) as Col. Tom Rossiter
- The Bedford Incident (1965) as Captain Eric Finlander, U.S.N.
- The Bedford Incident (1965) Producer
- Cheyenne Autumn (1964) as Capt. Thomas Archer
- The Long Ships (1964) as Rolfe
- Flight from Ashiya (1964) as L:t. Col. Glenn Stevenson
- How the West Was Won (1962) as Mike King
- Exercise No. One (1962)
- Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) as Tad Lawson
- Two Rode Together (1961) as First Lt. Jim Gary
- The Secret Ways (1961) as Michael Reynolds
- The Secret Ways (1961) Producer
- Here's Hollywood (1960)
- The Alamo (1960) as Jim Bowie
- Warlock (1959) as Johnny Gannon
- The Trap (1959) as Ralph Anderson
- The Law and Jake Wade (1958) as Clint Hollister
- The Tunnel of Love (1958) as August 'Augie' Poole
- Saint Joan (1957) as The Dauphin, Charles VII
- Time Limit (1957) as Col. William Edwards
- Time Limit (1957) Producer
- Boy with a Knife (1956) as Narrator
- The Last Wagon (1956) as Comanche Todd
- Backlash (1956) as Jim Slater
- Run for the Sun (1956) as Michael 'Mike' Latimer
- The Cobweb (1955) as Dr. Stewart 'Mac' McIver
- A Prize of Gold (1955) as Sgt. Joe Lawrence
- Garden of Evil (1954) as Fiske
- Broken Lance (1954) as Ben Devereaux
- Hell and High Water (1954) as Capt. Adam Jones
- The Oscars (1953) as Self
- Pickup on South Street (1953) as Skip McCoy
- Take the High Ground! (1953) as Sgt. Thorne Ryan
- Destination Gobi (1953) as Sam McHale
- Don't Bother to Knock (1952) as Jed Towers
- O. Henry's Full House (1952) as Johnny Kernan (segment "The Clarion Call")
- My Pal Gus (1952) as Dave Jennings
- Red Skies of Montana (1952) as Cliff Mason
- I Love Lucy (1951) as Richard Widmark
- Halls of Montezuma (1951) as Lt. Carl Anderson
- The Frogmen (1951) as Lt. Cmdr. John Lawrence
- What's My Line? (1950) as Self
- Night and the City (1950) as Harry Fabian
- Panic in the Streets (1950) as Lt. Cmdr. Clinton 'Clint' Reed M.D.
- No Way Out (1950) as Ray Biddle
- Down to the Sea in Ships (1949) as Dan Lunceford
- Slattery's Hurricane (1949) as Lt. Willard Francis Slattery
- The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) as Self
- Yellow Sky (1948) as Dude
- The Street with No Name (1948) as Alec Stiles
- Road House (1948) as Jefferson T. 'Jefty' Robbins
- Kiss of Death (1947) as Tommy Udo
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Presenter
- Golden Globe Awards (1944) as Self - Nominee
- The West of the Imagination