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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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Born 26 December 1914 · Died 24 March 2008 · Q320036

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Won Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor for Kiss of Death (1948).
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2026· 1 entry

Aug 10, 2026Documented record75% confidence

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2025· 1 entry

Dec 25, 2025Documented record69% confidence

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2020· 1 entry

Feb 17, 2020Documented record69% confidence

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BroadwayWorld: Richard Widmark

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2014· 1 entry

Feb 10, 2014Documented record69% confidence

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Vanity Fair: Film Snob: Kiss of Death and Film Noir Star Richard Widmark

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2008· 10 entries

Mar 29, 2008Documented record78% confidence

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Reuters: Richard Widmark dies at 93

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Mar 27, 2008Documented record69% confidence

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The Dispatch / The Rock Island Argus: Richard Widmark, giggling killer in 'Kiss of Death,' dies at 93

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Mar 27, 2008Documented record69% confidence

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Digital Spy: Actor Richard Widmark dies, aged 93

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Mar 26, 2008Documented record69% confidence

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AV Club: Richard Widmark RIP

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Mar 26, 2008Documented record75% confidence

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The Washington Post: Richard Widmark; Film, TV Actor Was Known for Enormous Range

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Mar 26, 2008Documented record69% confidence

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The Goshen News: Richard Widmark, Hollywood star, dies at 93

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Mar 25, 2008Documented record69% confidence

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The Hollywood Reporter: Actor Richard Widmark dies at 93

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Mar 25, 2008Documented record69% confidence

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Time: Richard Widmark: Screen Goon, Real World Gent

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Mar 24, 2008Documented record86% confidence

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Died 2008-03-24.

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Mar 24, 2008Documented record66% confidence

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At his home in Roxbury, Connecticut, at the age of 93

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2002· 2 entries

2002Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

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Was inducted into the Western Performers Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City

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2002Source gives the year onlyDocumented record70% confidence

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Widmark complained that "movie-making has lost a lot of its magic"

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1999· 1 entry

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Widmark remarried to socialite Susan Blanchard, the daughter of Dorothy Hammerstein and stepdaughter of Oscar Hammerstein II; she had been Henry Fonda's third wife

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1974· 1 entry

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Which was a unique experiment of four 90-minute dramas, each with a different actor impersonating Franklin: Widmark, Beau Bridges, Eddie Albert, Melvyn Douglas, and Willie Aames who portrayed Franklin at age 12

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1972· 1 entry

1972Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

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Reprised his detective role from Don Siegel's Madigan (1968) with six 90-minute episodes on the NBC Wednesday Mystery Movie

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1952· 1 entry

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Portrayed Cincinnatus Shryock in an episode of Cavalcade of America titled "Adventure on the Kentucky"

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1948· 1 entry

Jun 15, 1948Documented record84% confidence

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Won Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor for Kiss of Death (1948).

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1941· 1 entry

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And 1942, he was heard daily on the Mutual Broadcasting System in the title role of the daytime serial Front Page Farrell, introduced each afternoon as "the exciting, unforgettable radio drama

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1936· 1 entry

1936Source gives the year onlyDocumented record66% confidence

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Both studying acting and teaching it there after graduating

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1914· 1 entry

Dec 26, 1914Documented record86% confidence

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Born 1914-12-26.

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