Richard Widmark
American actor and producer (1914–2008)
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Richard Widmark burst onto screens in 1947's Kiss of Death, playing a psychotic villain so memorable he snagged an Oscar nomination and the first-ever Golden Globe for Most Promising Newcomer. That debut set the template for a long career in noir and westerns.
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Richard Weedt Widmark was an American actor and film producer. For his debut film role as the villainous Tommy Udo in the film noir Kiss of Death (1947), he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and won the inaugural Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer.
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