Richard Widmark

    Richard Widmark

    Acting

    December 26, 1914
    Died March 24, 2008 (93 years old)
    Sunrise Township, Minnesota, USA

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    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 surv...

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    Filmography

    The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

    The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

    2002

    as Skip McCoy (archive footage)

    5.8
    Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters

    Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters

    2000

    as Self

    Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel

    Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel

    1999

    7
    Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait

    Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait

    1999

    as Self - Actor

    3.7
    Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

    Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

    1997

    as Self

    7
    Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick

    Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick

    1995

    as Self

    7.8
    The World of Hammer

    The World of Hammer

    1994

    as Self (archive footage)

    6.8

    Lincoln

    1992

    as Ward Hill Lamon (voice)

    7.3

    John Wayne's 'The Alamo'

    1992

    as Jim Bowie

    8.3
    True Colors

    True Colors

    1991

    as Sen. James Stiles

    6.2
    Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

    Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

    1991

    as Self (archive footage)

    8
    Cold Sassy Tree

    Cold Sassy Tree

    1989

    as Enoch Rucker Blakeslee

    6.6
    Once Upon a Texas Train

    Once Upon a Texas Train

    1988

    as Capt. Owen Hayes

    5.2
    A Gathering of Old Men

    A Gathering of Old Men

    1987

    as Sheriff Mapes

    6.2
    James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

    James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

    1987

    as Self (archive footage)

    6.5
    Biography

    Biography

    1987

    as Self - Actor

    6.7
    Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

    Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

    1986

    as Self - Narrator

    7.4
    The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

    The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

    1986

    as Self

    8.3
    Blackout

    Blackout

    1985

    as Joe Steiner

    5.4
    Against All Odds

    Against All Odds

    1984

    as Ben Caxton

    5.7
    Hanky Panky

    Hanky Panky

    1982

    as Ransom

    5.3
    Who Dares Wins

    Who Dares Wins

    1982

    as Secretary of State Arthur Currie

    6.3
    National Lampoon's Movie Madness

    National Lampoon's Movie Madness

    1982

    as Stan Nagurski ("Municipalians")

    3.4
    Champs-Elysées

    Champs-Elysées

    1982

    as Self

    6.8
    Yesteryear

    Yesteryear

    1982

    as Self

    A Whale for the Killing

    A Whale for the Killing

    1981

    as Tom Goodenough

    7
    All God's Children

    All God's Children

    1980

    as Judge Parke Denison

    6.5
    Bear Island

    Bear Island

    1979

    as Otto Gerran

    6.1
    All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman

    All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman

    1979

    as Self

    Mr. Horn

    Mr. Horn

    1979

    as Al Sieber

    Coma

    Coma

    1978

    as Dr. Harris

    6.8
    The Swarm

    The Swarm

    1978

    as General Slater

    5
    Rollercoaster

    Rollercoaster

    1977

    as Agent Hoyt

    6
    The Domino Principle

    The Domino Principle

    1977

    as Tagge

    5.8
    Twilight's Last Gleaming

    Twilight's Last Gleaming

    1977

    as Gen. Martin MacKenzie - Commanding General SA

    6.5
    To the Devil a Daughter

    To the Devil a Daughter

    1976

    as John Verney

    5.5
    The Sell Out

    The Sell Out

    1976

    as Sam Lucas

    5.5
    The Last Day

    The Last Day

    1975

    as Will Spence

    6.5
    Murder on the Orient Express

    Murder on the Orient Express

    1974

    as Mr. Ratchett

    7.1
    The Lives of Benjamin Franklin

    The Lives of Benjamin Franklin

    1974

    as Rebel Benjamin Franklin

    9
    Brock's Last Case

    Brock's Last Case

    1973

    as Lieutenant Max Brock

    5
    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    The American Film Institute Salute to ...

    1973

    as Self

    6.3
    When the Legends Die

    When the Legends Die

    1972

    as Red Dillon

    5.8
    Madigan

    Madigan

    1972

    as Dan Madigan

    6.7
    Directed by John Ford

    Directed by John Ford

    1971

    as (archive footage)

    7
    Vanished

    Vanished

    1971

    as President Paul Roudebush

    5

    V.I.P. Schaukel

    1971

    as Self

    8
    The Moonshine War

    The Moonshine War

    1970

    as Dr. Emmett Taulbee

    5.7
    Death of a Gunfighter

    Death of a Gunfighter

    1969

    as Marshal Frank Patch

    6.3
    A Talent for Loving

    A Talent for Loving

    1969

    as Major William Patten

    5.2
    Madigan

    Madigan

    1968

    as Det. Daniel Madigan

    6.2
    The Way West

    The Way West

    1967

    as Lije Evans

    6.1
    Alvarez Kelly

    Alvarez Kelly

    1966

    as Col. Tom Rossiter

    6.2
    The Bedford Incident

    The Bedford Incident

    1965

    as Captain Eric Finlander, U.S.N.

    7
    Cheyenne Autumn

    Cheyenne Autumn

    1964

    as Capt. Thomas Archer

    6.7
    The Long Ships

    The Long Ships

    1964

    as Rolfe

    6.1
    Flight from Ashiya

    Flight from Ashiya

    1964

    as L:t. Col. Glenn Stevenson

    5.6
    How the West Was Won

    How the West Was Won

    1962

    as Mike King

    7

    Exercise No. One

    1962

    Judgment at Nuremberg

    Judgment at Nuremberg

    1961

    as Tad Lawson

    8
    Two Rode Together

    Two Rode Together

    1961

    as First Lt. Jim Gary

    6.4
    The Secret Ways

    The Secret Ways

    1961

    as Michael Reynolds

    5.5
    The Alamo

    The Alamo

    1960

    as Jim Bowie

    7.1
    Here's Hollywood

    Here's Hollywood

    1960

    4.8
    Warlock

    Warlock

    1959

    as Johnny Gannon

    6.8
    The Trap

    The Trap

    1959

    as Ralph Anderson

    6.9
    The Law and Jake Wade

    The Law and Jake Wade

    1958

    as Clint Hollister

    6.6
    The Tunnel of Love

    The Tunnel of Love

    1958

    as August 'Augie' Poole

    5.9
    Time Limit

    Time Limit

    1957

    as Col. William Edwards

    7.2
    Saint Joan

    Saint Joan

    1957

    as The Dauphin, Charles VII

    6.5
    Backlash

    Backlash

    1956

    as Jim Slater

    6.5
    The Last Wagon

    The Last Wagon

    1956

    as Comanche Todd

    6.5
    Run for the Sun

    Run for the Sun

    1956

    as Michael 'Mike' Latimer

    6
    Boy with a Knife

    Boy with a Knife

    1956

    as Narrator

    5
    The Cobweb

    The Cobweb

    1955

    as Dr. Stewart 'Mac' McIver

    5.7
    A Prize of Gold

    A Prize of Gold

    1955

    as Sgt. Joe Lawrence

    5.7
    Hell and High Water

    Hell and High Water

    1954

    as Capt. Adam Jones

    6
    Garden of Evil

    Garden of Evil

    1954

    as Fiske

    6.3
    Broken Lance

    Broken Lance

    1954

    as Ben Devereaux

    6.5
    Pickup on South Street

    Pickup on South Street

    1953

    as Skip McCoy

    7.4
    Take the High Ground!

    Take the High Ground!

    1953

    as Sgt. Thorne Ryan

    6.2
    Destination Gobi

    Destination Gobi

    1953

    as Sam McHale

    5.9
    The Oscars

    The Oscars

    1953

    as Self

    7
    Don't Bother to Knock

    Don't Bother to Knock

    1952

    as Jed Towers

    6.6
    My Pal Gus

    My Pal Gus

    1952

    as Dave Jennings

    7.5
    Red Skies of Montana

    Red Skies of Montana

    1952

    as Cliff Mason

    6
    O. Henry's Full House

    O. Henry's Full House

    1952

    as Johnny Kernan (segment "The Clarion Call")

    6.9
    The Frogmen

    The Frogmen

    1951

    as Lt. Cmdr. John Lawrence

    6.2
    Halls of Montezuma

    Halls of Montezuma

    1951

    as Lt. Carl Anderson

    5.9
    I Love Lucy

    I Love Lucy

    1951

    as Richard Widmark

    7.9
    Panic in the Streets

    Panic in the Streets

    1950

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

    6.9
    No Way Out

    No Way Out

    1950

    as Ray Biddle

    6.9
    Night and the City

    Night and the City

    1950

    as Harry Fabian

    7.5
    What's My Line?

    What's My Line?

    1950

    as Self

    7
    Slattery's Hurricane

    Slattery's Hurricane

    1949

    as Lt. Willard Francis Slattery

    5.2
    Down to the Sea in Ships

    Down to the Sea in Ships

    1949

    as Dan Lunceford

    7.2
    Yellow Sky

    Yellow Sky

    1948

    as Dude

    7
    Road House

    Road House

    1948

    as Jefferson T. 'Jefty' Robbins

    6.7
    The Street with No Name

    The Street with No Name

    1948

    as Alec Stiles

    6.4
    The Ed Sullivan Show

    The Ed Sullivan Show

    1948

    as Self

    6.8
    Kiss of Death

    Kiss of Death

    1947

    as Tommy Udo

    7.1
    Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

    1944

    as Self - Presenter

    7
    Golden Globe Awards

    Golden Globe Awards

    1944

    as Self - Nominee

    7