Photo: Elia Kazan / Public domain (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Widmark is the actor who taught me how thrilling a debut can be. His first film role, the giggling sadist Tommy Udo in Kiss of Death, is one of the great screen villains, and it earned him an Oscar nomination and a Golden Globe straight out of the gate. Born in Minnesota in 1914 and educated at Lake Forest College, he had an unlikely intellectual polish for someone who played such menace so convincingly. What I admire is that he didn't stay typecast; he widened into heroes and complicated leading men over a long career. To me he's a quiet pillar of old Hollywood's craft, and he lived to a remarkable 94.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Richard Widmark
- Name (Japanese)
- リチャード・ウィドマーク
- Reading
- りちゃーど・うぃどまーく
- Born
- December 26, 1914 – March 24, 2008
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Tiger
- Origin
- Sunrise Township, Minnesota, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 178 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- film actor / stage actor / television actor / film director / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Princeton High School
- University
- Lake Forest College
Awards & achievements
- 1948 Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Richard Widmark born?
December 26, 1914 – March 24, 2008.
Where is Richard Widmark from?
Richard Widmark is from Sunrise Township, Minnesota, United States.
What does Richard Widmark do?
Richard Widmark works as film actor, stage actor, television actor, film director, actor.
How tall is Richard Widmark?
Richard Widmark is 178 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.