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Richard Widmark
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 villai…
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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 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.
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2002
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller
Movie Skip McCoy (archive footage)
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2000
Richard Widmark: Strength of Characters
Movie Self
- 1999
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1999
Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait
Movie Self - Actor
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1997
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western
Movie Self
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1995
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick
Movie Self
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1994
The World of Hammer
TV show Self (archive footage)
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1992
Lincoln
Movie Ward Hill Lamon (voice)
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1992
John Wayne's 'The Alamo'
Movie Jim Bowie
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1991
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1991
True Colors
Movie Sen. James Stiles
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1989
Cold Sassy Tree
Movie Enoch Rucker Blakeslee
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1988
Once Upon a Texas Train
Movie Capt. Owen Hayes
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1987
A Gathering of Old Men
Movie Sheriff Mapes
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1987
Biography
TV show Self - Actor
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1987
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1986
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend
Movie Self - Narrator
- 1986
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1985
Blackout
Movie Joe Steiner
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1984
Against All Odds
Movie Ben Caxton
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1982
Who Dares Wins
Movie Secretary of State Arthur Currie
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1982
Yesteryear
TV show Self
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1982
Hanky Panky
Movie Ransom
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1982
National Lampoon's Movie Madness
Movie Stan Nagurski ("Municipalians")
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1982
Champs-Elysées
TV show Self
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1981
A Whale for the Killing
Movie Tom Goodenough
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1980
All God's Children
Movie Judge Parke Denison
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1979
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman
Movie Self
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1979
Bear Island
Movie Otto Gerran
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1979
Mr. Horn
TV show Al Sieber
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1978
The Swarm
Movie General Slater
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1978
Coma
Movie Dr. Harris
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1977
Rollercoaster
Movie Agent Hoyt
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1977
The Domino Principle
Movie Tagge
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1977
Twilight's Last Gleaming
Movie Gen. Martin MacKenzie - Commanding General SA
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1976
The Sell Out
Movie Sam Lucas
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1976
To the Devil a Daughter
Movie John Verney
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1975
The Last Day
Movie Will Spence
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1974
Murder on the Orient Express
Movie Mr. Ratchett
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1974
The Lives of Benjamin Franklin
TV show Rebel Benjamin Franklin
