Star Facts
  • Category Motion Pictures

    Address 6800 Hollywood Blvd.

    Ceremony date 02/08/1960

About
Richard Widmark
Born:
1914-12-26,
Sunrise Township,
Minnesota,
USA
Education:
Lake Forest College, IL
Ethnicity:
Caucasian
Death Date:
-0001-11-30
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Richard Widmark

Richard Widmark 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 films noir, 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. 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 Weedt Widmark was born in Sunrise Township, Minnesota, the son of Ethel Mae and Carl H. Widmark. His father was of Swedish descent and his mother of English and Scottish ancestry. Widmark grew up in Princeton, Illinois, and also lived in Henry, Illinois for a short time, moving frequently because of his father’s work as a traveling salesman. He attended Lake Forest College, where he studied acting and also taught acting after he graduated.

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