Richard Weedt Widmark (December 26, 1914 â€" 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. Early in his career,
Widmark was typecast in similar villainous or anti-hero roles in films
noir, but he later branched out into more heroic leading and
supporting roles in Westerns, mainstream dramas, and horror films
among others.For his contributions 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.
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. Early in his career,
Widmark was typecast in similar villainous or anti-hero roles in films
noir, but he later branched out into more heroic leading and
supporting roles in Westerns, mainstream dramas, and horror films
among others.For his contributions 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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