Richard Weedt Widmark (December 26, 1914 – March 24, 2008) was an American film, stage, and television actor and producer. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role as the villainous …

Richard Widmark established himself as an icon of American cinema with his debut in the 1947 film noir Kiss of Death (1947), in which he won a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award nomination as the …

Film noir actor who played Tommy Udo in Kiss of Death. This role earned him the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer. His first wife was playwright Jean Hazlewood. He had a daughter …

Mar 24, 2008 · 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 …

The Day Richard Widmark Wore His Alamo Costume to Say Goodbye to John Wayne John Wayne’s final battle wasn’t fought on a movie set. It happened in a...

Widmark, who made 74 movies between the 1947 Kiss of Death and the 1991 True Colors (not counting his guest appearance on I Love Lucy), is the kind of star whose mastery sneaks up on you.

6 days ago · A quiet, inordinately shy man, Widmark often portrayed killers, cops and Western gunslingers. But he said he hated guns.

Richard Widmark never became a major star, but through the middle part of the twentieth century regularly turned in convincing, workmanlike performances. A genuine product of the American …

He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role as the villainous Tommy Udo in his debut film, Kiss of Death (1947), for which he also won the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer.

Richard Widmark (December 26, 1914 – March 24, 2008) was an American actor of movies, stage, radio and television. He is best known for his role as Tommy Udo in his first movie, Kiss of Death.