Richard Widmark
Date of birth: 1914-12-26
Place of birth: Sunrise Township, Minnesota, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Ричард Уидмарк, Richard Weedt Widmark, ریچارد ویدمارک, 理查德·威德马克, 李察·威麥
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.
Movie Credits
Judgment at Nuremberg
1961-12-18
In 1947, four German judges who served on the bench during the Nazi regime face a military tribunal
Rollercoaster
1977-06-10
A young terrorist kills and injures patrons of a Norfolk amusement park by placing homemade explosiv
Murder on the Orient Express
1974-11-22
In 1935, when his train is stopped by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a mu
Madigan
1968-03-29
NYPD detectives Bonaro and Madigan lose their guns to fugitive Barney Benesch. As compensation, they
Yellow Sky
1948-12-24
In 1867, a gang robs a bank and flees into the desert. Out of water, the outlaws encounter a ghost t
Road House
1948-09-22
A night club owner becomes infatuated with a torch singer and frames his best friend/manager for emb
The Alamo
1960-10-23
The legendary true story of a small band of soldiers who sacrificed their lives in hopeless combat a
Coma
1978-01-06
When relatively healthy patients begin having 'complications' during simple operations and ending up
Kiss of Death
1947-08-27
An ex-con trying to go straight must face a crazed criminal out for revenge.
Against All Odds
1984-03-02
Having been cut from his professional football team, down-and-out athlete Terry Brogan is in despera
Hell and High Water
1954-02-01
A privately-financed scientist and his colleagues hire an ex-Navy officer to conduct an Alaskan subm
Don't Bother to Knock
1952-07-18
An airline pilot pursues a live-in babysitter at his hotel and gradually realizes she is not as stab
How the West Was Won
1962-11-02
The epic tale of the development of the American West from the 1830s through the Civil War to the en
The Domino Principle
1977-03-23
Roy Tucker, a Vietnam war veteran with excellent shooting skills, is serving a long prison sentence
Hanky Panky
1982-06-04
Naïve Michael Jordon is drawn into a web of government secrets when a girl carrying a mysterious pac
Panic in the Streets
1950-07-27
A medical examiner discovers that an innocent shooting victim in a robbery died of bubonic plague. W
Two Rode Together
1961-05-24
Two tough westerners bring home a group of settlers who have spent years as Comanche hostages.
Pickup on South Street
1953-05-27
In New York City, an insolent pickpocket, Skip McCoy, inadvertently sets off a chain of events when
Slattery's Hurricane
1949-08-11
A pilot wants a life of ease, flying for drug smugglers and looking the other way until his conscien
Exercise No. One
1962-01-01
A lone motorist, changing a wheel on a deserted road in the middle of nowhere, is attacked by a deme
To the Devil a Daughter
1976-03-04
An American occult novelist battles to save the soul of a young girl from a group of Satanists, led
No Way Out
1950-08-16
Two hoodlum brothers are brought into hospital for gunshot wounds, and when one dies, the other accu
Cheyenne Autumn
1964-10-15
A reluctant cavalry Captain must track a defiant tribe of migrating Cheyenne.
Garden of Evil
1954-07-09
A trio of American adventurers marooned in rural Mexico are recruited by a beautiful woman to rescue
Broken Lance
1954-09-25
Tensions erupt within an Arizona cattle baron's household when his three sons vie for control of the
Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel
1999-08-24
Linda Darnell had the looks and talent to be a great Hollywood leading lady, but never quite deliver
The Street with No Name
1948-07-14
After two gang-related killings in "Center City," a suspect (who was framed) is arrested, released o
The Way West
1967-05-24
In the mid-19th century, Senator William J. Tadlock leads a group of settlers overland in a quest to
Alvarez Kelly
1966-10-06
In 1864, during the American Civil War, Mexican cattleman Alvarez Kelly supplies the Union with catt
Warlock
1959-05-15
A band of murderous cowboys has imposed a reign of terror on the town of Warlock. With the sheriff h
The Secret Ways
1961-04-01
Vienna, 1956. After Soviet tanks crush the Hungarian uprising, soldier-of-fortune Michael Reynolds i
Backlash
1956-03-14
Jim Slater's father (whom he never knew) died in the Apache ambush at Gila Valley, and Jim is search
The Long Ships
1964-04-22
Moorish ruler El Mansuh is determined to locate a massive bell made of gold known as the "Mother of
The Law and Jake Wade
1958-06-06
Jake Wade breaks Clint Hollister out of jail to pay off an old debt, though it's clear there is some
The Frogmen
1951-01-25
The new commander of a Navy Underwater Demolition Team--nicknamed "Frogmen"--must earn the respect o
The Last Wagon
1956-09-21
When a handful of settlers survive an Apache attack on their wagon train they must put their lives i
The Tunnel of Love
1958-11-21
A series of misunderstandings leaves a married man believing he has impregnated the owner of an adop
Bear Island
1979-12-05
A group of people converge on a barren Arctic island. They have their reasons for being there but wh
Halls of Montezuma
1951-01-04
Richard Widmark leads an all star cast of marine leathernecks including Jack Palance, Robert Wagner,
Time Limit
1957-10-23
Military investigator Colonel Edwards is assigned a case involving Major Cargill, a Korean War POW w
Run for the Sun
1956-07-30
Mike, a Hemingway-esque adventure novelist, is spending his days in a self-imposed exile somewhere i
The Swarm
1978-06-26
Scientist Dr. Bradford Crane and army general Thalius Slater join forces to fight an almost invisibl
The Bedford Incident
1965-10-11
During a routine patrol, a reporter is given permission to interview a hardened cold-war warrior and
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
1997-07-27
Interviews and film clips re-create the glorious history of the American western.
Night and the City
1950-06-15
Londoner Harry Fabian is a second-rate con man looking for an angle. After years of putting up with
Who Dares Wins
1982-08-26
When SAS Captain Peter Skellen is thrown out of the service for gross misconduct due to unnecessary
The Trap
1959-01-28
Lawyer Ralph Anderson arrives in Tula, an amazingly remote town in the desert, as reluctant emissary
Death of a Gunfighter
1969-05-08
In the turn-of-the century Texas town of Cottownwood Springs, marshal Frank Patch is an old-style la
Twilight's Last Gleaming
1977-02-09
A renegade USAF general, Lawrence Dell, escapes from a military prison and takes over an ICBM silo n
The Cobweb
1955-06-07
Patients and staff at a posh psychiatric clinic clash over who chooses the clinic’s new drapes – but
A Gathering of Old Men
1987-05-10
A group of elderly Black men on a Louisiana plantation gather to claim responsibility for the murder
Take the High Ground!
1953-10-30
Sgt. Thorne Ryan, who once fought bravely in Korea, now serves as a hard-nosed drill instructor to n
My Pal Gus
1952-12-01
A single father falls in love with his son's schoolteacher.
The Sell Out
1976-05-01
This action drama centers on a former CIA operative who grudgingly rejoins the spy game due to the m
The Moonshine War
1970-06-30
A federal agent attempts to make some real money before the alcohol ban is lifted so he sets his sig
Saint Joan
1957-05-08
In 1456, French King Charles VII recalls the story of how he met the 17-year-old peasant girl Joan o
Destination Gobi
1953-03-20
A group of US Navy weathermen taking measurements in the Gobi desert in World War II are forced to s
Red Skies of Montana
1952-01-23
When a large forest fire breaks out in the mountains of Montana, a squad of 'Smoke Jumpers', the par
Flight from Ashiya
1964-03-25
Featuring an all-star cast and on-location shooting in Japan, where the story is set, three US Air F
A Prize of Gold
1955-10-14
A U.S. sergeant, a British sergeant and a British pilot hijack gold for a German refugee's war orpha
Down to the Sea in Ships
1949-02-15
During a whaling expedition in the late 1800's, the aging Captain Bering Joy (Lionel Barrymore) and
Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters
2000-06-29
A career overview of film and TV actor Richard Widmark.
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
1986-04-19
Her story is well-known — the lonely child who yearned for affection and approval which she finally
Blackout
1985-07-28
A police officer suspects that a local husband and father, who has recently undergone facial surgery
When the Legends Die
1972-10-19
An elderly rodeo rider becomes mentor to a young man attempting to make his own name in the business
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
2002-07-02
Samuel Fuller discusses his career as a filmmaker, illustrated by plenty of clips.
A Whale for the Killing
1981-02-01
A conservationst, stranded with his family at a Newfoundland coastal resort, flies in the face of cu
Directed by John Ford
1971-09-06
A documentary about the life and films of director John Ford.
The Last Day
1975-02-15
The Dalton gang is riding again, forcing a retired gunman to use his weapons once more.
Cold Sassy Tree
1989-10-16
In the early 20th century, an independent lady from up North causes a scandal when she decides to we
O. Henry's Full House
1952-08-07
Five O. Henry stories, each separate. The primary one from the critics' acclaim was "The Cop and the
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
1982-04-23
A parody of film genres composed of three shorts, spoofing personal growth films, glossy soap operas
Lincoln
1992-12-26
Famous actors read testimonies from people close to Lincoln about him and his actions during the Civ
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
1995-01-01
Documentary exploring the career of noted film directer William A. Wellman.
Once Upon a Texas Train
1988-10-12
Captain Hayes of the mighty law enforcement squad named the Texas Rangers reached the pinnacle of hi
Brock's Last Case
1973-03-05
A New York City cop who has retired to a small Western town is drawn into the local case of an India
A Talent for Loving
1969-01-01
This Western spoof stars Richard Widmark as an American gambler who wins the deed to a Mexican ranch
Boy with a Knife
1956-01-01
A boy on the wrong path finds a trusted mentor and group of friends to guide back on his way.
Mr. Horn
1979-02-01
Western saga based on the legend of frontier folk hero Tom Horn, including his role in the trackdown
True Colors
1991-03-15
Two law school friends find themselves at odds when one becomes a Justice Department lawyer and the
All God's Children
1980-04-28
Big city judge Parke Denison is involved in a forced busing dispute at the climax of his long career
Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait
1999-03-26
A&E Biography about life and times of the beautiful actress of the '40s and feature interview of
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn
1986-03-09
In this tribute to her frequent co-star and longtime love, Katharine Hepburn hosts a behind-the-scen
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987-03-13
Documentary about James Stewart's long career as an actor and positive personal life.
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
1991-10-28
This documentary, hosted by actor Burgess Meredith, explores the life and career of movie director O
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
1992-06-06
Documentary about the making of the John Wayne film The Alamo (1960). Included are behind-the-scenes
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
1979-12-06
Frank Sinatra, Goldie Hawn, Cary Grant, Jimmy Stewart and many more pay tribute to Ingrid Bergman.