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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 Tommy Udo in his debut film, Kiss of Death (1947), for which he also won the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer .
Critic Nick Schager wrote: "It would be no surprise to learn that Richard Widmark was a big 'Batman' fan, as his star-making screen debut in Kiss of Death as grinning, cackling psychopath Tommy Udo (for which he received an Academy Award nomination) seems heavily indebted to the Caped Crusader's arch-nemesis The Joker. Certainly, the live-wire ...
Backlash is a 1956 American western film directed by John Sturges and starring Richard Widmark, Donna Reed and William Campbell.It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures.
The Last Wagon is a 1956 American CinemaScope western film starring Richard Widmark.It was co-written and directed by Delmer Daves and tells a story set during the American Indian Wars: the survivors of an Indian massacre must rely on a man wanted for several murders to lead them out of danger.
No Way Out is a 1950 American crime drama film noir [4] directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and starring Sidney Poitier in his film debut, alongside Richard Widmark, Linda Darnell and Stephen McNally. The film centers on an African American doctor who confronts the racism of a poor slum after he treats a racist white criminal.
The Frogmen is a 1951 American black-and-white World War II drama film from Twentieth Century Fox, produced by Samuel G. Engel, directed by Lloyd Bacon, that stars Richard Widmark, Dana Andrews, and Gary Merrill.
Yellow Sky is a 1948 American Western film directed by William A. Wellman and starring Gregory Peck, Richard Widmark, and Anne Baxter.The story is believed to be loosely adapted from William Shakespeare's The Tempest. [2]
Broken Lance is a 1954 American Western film directed by Edward Dmytryk and produced by Sol C. Siegel.The film stars Spencer Tracy, Robert Wagner, Jean Peters, Richard Widmark and Katy Jurado.