Richard Widmark
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 26, 1914
- Died
- March 24, 2008
- Birthplace
- Sunrise Township, Minnesota, USA
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
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
Actor
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
- Lincoln
Lincoln 1992
as Ward Hill Lamon (voice)
- John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
John Wayne's 'The Alamo' 1992
as Jim Bowie
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
A Gathering of Old Men 1987
as Sheriff Mapes
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life 1987
as Self (archive footage)
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend 1986
as Self - Narrator
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn 1986
as Self
Blackout 1985
as Joe Steiner
Against All Odds 1984
as Ben Caxton
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")
A Whale for the Killing 1981
as Tom Goodenough
All God's Children 1980
as Judge Parke Denison
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman 1979
as Self
Bear Island 1979
as Otto Gerran
The Swarm 1978
as General Slater
Coma 1978
as Dr. Harris
Rollercoaster 1977
as Agent Hoyt
The Domino Principle 1977
as Tagge
Twilight's Last Gleaming 1977
as Gen. Martin MacKenzie - Commanding General SA
The Sell Out 1976
as Sam Lucas
To the Devil a Daughter 1976
as John Verney
The Last Day 1975
as Will Spence
Murder on the Orient Express 1974
as Mr. Ratchett
Brock's Last Case 1973
as Lieutenant Max Brock
When the Legends Die 1972
as Red Dillon
Directed by John Ford 1971
as (archive footage)
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., Producer
Cheyenne Autumn 1964
as Capt. Thomas Archer
Flight from Ashiya 1964
as L:t. Col. Glenn Stevenson
The Long Ships 1964
as Rolfe
How the West Was Won 1962
as Mike King
- Exercise No. One
Exercise No. One 1962
Actor
Judgment at Nuremberg 1961
as Tad Lawson
Two Rode Together 1961
as First Lt. Jim Gary
The Secret Ways 1961
as Michael Reynolds, Producer
The Alamo 1960
as Jim Bowie
Warlock 1959
as Johnny Gannon
The Trap 1959
as Ralph Anderson
The Tunnel of Love 1958
as August 'Augie' Poole
The Law and Jake Wade 1958
as Clint Hollister
Time Limit 1957
as Col. William Edwards, Producer
Saint Joan 1957
as The Dauphin, Charles VII
The Last Wagon 1956
as Comanche Todd
Run for the Sun 1956
as Michael 'Mike' Latimer
Backlash 1956
as Jim Slater
Boy with a Knife 1956
as Narrator
A Prize of Gold 1955
as Sgt. Joe Lawrence
The Cobweb 1955
as Dr. Stewart 'Mac' McIver
Broken Lance 1954
as Ben Devereaux
Garden of Evil 1954
as Fiske
Hell and High Water 1954
as Capt. Adam Jones
Take the High Ground! 1953
as Sgt. Thorne Ryan
Pickup on South Street 1953
as Skip McCoy
Destination Gobi 1953
as Sam McHale
My Pal Gus 1952
as Dave Jennings
O. Henry's Full House 1952
as Johnny Kernan (segment "The Clarion Call")
Don't Bother to Knock 1952
as Jed Towers
Red Skies of Montana 1952
as Cliff Mason
The Frogmen 1951
as Lt. Cmdr. John Lawrence
Halls of Montezuma 1951
as Lt. Carl Anderson
No Way Out 1950
as Ray Biddle
Panic in the Streets 1950
as Lt. Cmdr. Clinton 'Clint' Reed M.D.
Night and the City 1950
as Harry Fabian
Slattery's Hurricane 1949
as Lt. Willard Francis Slattery
Down to the Sea in Ships 1949
as Dan Lunceford
Yellow Sky 1948
as Dude
Road House 1948
as Jefferson T. 'Jefty' Robbins
The Street with No Name 1948
as Alec Stiles
Kiss of Death 1947
as Tommy Udo
Credits from TMDB.