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Richard Widmark

American actor and producer (1914–2008)

  • Fame61.6
  • Momentum18.3
  • Wikipedia49.8K
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Lived 1914–2008, aged 94United States
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    45 languages
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  • Era
    1914–2008
    Aged 94
  • Known for
    Murder on the Orient E…
    1974
Summary
Updated 2026-08-28

He laughed while shoving an old woman in a wheelchair down a flight of stairs — and got an Oscar nomination for it. Richard Widmark's debut as Tommy Udo in Kiss of Death made him Hollywood's most unnerving villain overnight.

Biography

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Richard Weedt Widmark was born December 26, 1914. His first film role in 1947 — the giggling, sadistic Tommy Udo in Kiss of Death — earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor and the inaugural Golden Globe for Most Promising Newcomer. The performance typecast him early: studios wanted more sneering noir heavies, and Widmark delivered them. But he pushed past the mold, moving into heroic leads across Westerns, dramas, and horror films, and eventually produced several pictures himself. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contributions to motion pictures…

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  • Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor
  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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61.6
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Momentum18.3
Historical25.4
Now attention100.0
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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  • Pantheon 2.0
    database · pantheon.world
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