Richard Widmark

Richard Widmark

🎂 26th December 1914 (111 yrs) 📍 Sunrise Township, Minnesota, USA

Known For

Murder on the Orient Express

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.

Richard Widmark

Movies Featuring Richard Widmark

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller

The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller (2002)

as Skip McCoy (archive footage)
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)

Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait

Gene Tierney: A Shattered Portrait (1999)

as Self - Actor
Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western

Big Guns Talk: The Story of the Western (1997)

as Self
Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick

Wild Bill: Hollywood Maverick (1995)

as Self
No Image

Lincoln (1992)

as Ward Hill Lamon (voice)
No Image

John Wayne's 'The Alamo' (1992)

as Jim Bowie
Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker

Preminger: Anatomy of a Filmmaker (1991)

as Self (archive footage)
True Colors

True Colors (1991)

as Sen. James Stiles
Cold Sassy Tree

Cold Sassy Tree (1989)

as Enoch Rucker Blakeslee
Once Upon a Texas Train

Once Upon a Texas Train (1988)

as Capt. Owen Hayes
A Gathering of Old Men

A Gathering of Old Men (1987)

as Sheriff Mapes
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987)

as Self (archive footage)
Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend

Marilyn Monroe: Beyond the Legend (1986)

as Self - Narrator
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn

The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn (1986)

as Self
Blackout

Blackout (1985)

as Joe Steiner
Against All Odds

Against All Odds (1984)

as Ben Caxton
Who Dares Wins

Who Dares Wins (1982)

as Secretary of State Arthur Currie
Hanky Panky

Hanky Panky (1982)

as Ransom
National Lampoon's Movie Madness

National Lampoon's Movie Madness (1982)

as Stan Nagurski ("Municipalians")
A Whale for the Killing

A Whale for the Killing (1981)

as Tom Goodenough
All God's Children

All God's Children (1980)

as Judge Parke Denison
All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman

All Star Tribute to Ingrid Bergman (1979)

as Self
Bear Island

Bear Island (1979)

as Otto Gerran
Mr. Horn

Mr. Horn (1979)

as Al Sieber
The Swarm

The Swarm (1978)

as Gen. Thaddeus Slater
Coma

Coma (1978)

as Dr. Harris
Rollercoaster

Rollercoaster (1977)

as Agent Hoyt
The Domino Principle

The Domino Principle (1977)

as Tagge
Twilight's Last Gleaming

Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977)

as Gen. Martin MacKenzie - Commanding General SA
The Sell Out

The Sell Out (1976)

as Sam Lucas
To the Devil a Daughter

To the Devil a Daughter (1976)

as John Verney
The Last Day

The Last Day (1975)

as Will Spence
Murder on the Orient Express

Murder on the Orient Express (1974)

as Mr. Ratchett
Brock's Last Case

Brock's Last Case (1973)

as Lieutenant Max Brock
When the Legends Die

When the Legends Die (1972)

as Red Dillon
Directed by John Ford

Directed by John Ford (1971)

as (archive footage)
The Moonshine War

The Moonshine War (1970)

as Dr. Emmett Taulbee
Death of a Gunfighter

Death of a Gunfighter (1969)

as Marshal Frank Patch
A Talent for Loving

A Talent for Loving (1969)

as Major William Patten
Madigan

Madigan (1968)

as Det. Daniel Madigan
The Way West

The Way West (1967)

as Lije Evans
Alvarez Kelly

Alvarez Kelly (1966)

as Col. Tom Rossiter
The Bedford Incident

The Bedford Incident (1965)

as Captain Eric Finlander, U.S.N.
Cheyenne Autumn

Cheyenne Autumn (1964)

as Capt. Thomas Archer
The Long Ships

The Long Ships (1964)

as Rolfe
Flight from Ashiya

Flight from Ashiya (1964)

as L:t. Col. Glenn Stevenson
How the West Was Won

How the West Was Won (1962)

as Mike King
No Image

Exercise No. One (1962)

Judgment at Nuremberg

Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)

as Tad Lawson
Two Rode Together

Two Rode Together (1961)

as First Lt. Jim Gary
The Secret Ways

The Secret Ways (1961)

as Michael Reynolds
The Alamo

The Alamo (1960)

as Jim Bowie
Warlock

Warlock (1959)

as Johnny Gannon
The Trap

The Trap (1959)

as Ralph Anderson
The Tunnel of Love

The Tunnel of Love (1958)

as August 'Augie' Poole
The Law and Jake Wade

The Law and Jake Wade (1958)

as Clint Hollister
Time Limit

Time Limit (1957)

as Col. William Edwards
Saint Joan

Saint Joan (1957)

as The Dauphin, Charles VII
The Last Wagon

The Last Wagon (1956)

as Comanche Todd
Run for the Sun

Run for the Sun (1956)

as Michael 'Mike' Latimer
Backlash

Backlash (1956)

as Jim Slater
Boy with a Knife

Boy with a Knife (1956)

as Narrator
A Prize of Gold

A Prize of Gold (1955)

as Sgt. Joe Lawrence
The Cobweb

The Cobweb (1955)

as Dr. Stewart 'Mac' McIver
Broken Lance

Broken Lance (1954)

as Ben Devereaux
Garden of Evil

Garden of Evil (1954)

as Fiske
Hell and High Water

Hell and High Water (1954)

as Capt. Adam Jones
Take the High Ground!

Take the High Ground! (1953)

as Sgt. Thorne Ryan
Pickup on South Street

Pickup on South Street (1953)

as Skip McCoy
Destination Gobi

Destination Gobi (1953)

as Sam McHale
My Pal Gus

My Pal Gus (1952)

as Dave Jennings
O. Henry's Full House

O. Henry's Full House (1952)

as Johnny Kernan (segment "The Clarion Call")
Don't Bother to Knock

Don't Bother to Knock (1952)

as Jed Towers
Red Skies of Montana

Red Skies of Montana (1952)

as Cliff Mason
The Frogmen

The Frogmen (1951)

as Lt. Cmdr. John Lawrence
Halls of Montezuma

Halls of Montezuma (1951)

as Lt. Carl Anderson
No Way Out

No Way Out (1950)

as Ray Biddle
Panic in the Streets

Panic in the Streets (1950)

as Lt. Cmdr. Clinton 'Clint' Reed M.D.
Night and the City

Night and the City (1950)

as Harry Fabian
Slattery's Hurricane

Slattery's Hurricane (1949)

as Lt. Willard Francis Slattery
Down to the Sea in Ships

Down to the Sea in Ships (1949)

as Dan Lunceford
Yellow Sky

Yellow Sky (1948)

as Dude
Road House

Road House (1948)

as Jefferson T. 'Jefty' Robbins
The Street with No Name

The Street with No Name (1948)

as Alec Stiles
Kiss of Death

Kiss of Death (1947)

as Tommy Udo