Richard Widmark Height Weight Spouse
Richard Weedt Widmark was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States, on December 26, 1914, was an American actor. Young Richard Widmark began his career as a radio actor in 1938. He made his big screen debut in film noir Kiss of Death (1947) in his breakthrough role as Tommy Udo. He got his television debut in CBS sitcom I Love Lucy (1955) in episode "The Tour", as Himself. He landed his Broadway debut in a play "Kiss and Tell" (1943) in role as Lieut. Lenny Archer, at Biltmore Theatre.
Height, Weight, Vital and Body Stats
Richard Widmark height was 5' 10" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 178 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, his weight was 165 іn pоunds or 75 іn kіlоgrаmѕ.
Richard Widmark
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Birth Date:
December 26, 1914
Died:
March 24, 2008
Nationality:
United States
Sun Sign:
Capricorn
Natural hair color:
Blonde
Eye Color:
Blue
Height:
5 ft 10 in | 178 cm
Weight:
74 kg | 163 lbs
Shoe Size:
Not available
Best Movies
He won the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as Tommy Udo in film noir Kiss of Death (1947).
He was nominated for the Golden Laurel Award for Top Action Performance for his role as Johnny Gannon in Western film Warlock (1959).
He was nominated for the Golden Laurel Award for Top Action Performance for his role as Ralph Anderson in film noir The Trap (1959).
Yellow Sky (1948) - Dude
Night and the City (1950) - Harry Fabian
Panic in the Streets (1950) - Lt. Cmdr. Clinton "Clint" Reed M.D.
No Way Out (1950) - Ray Biddle
Don't Bother to Knock (1952) - Jed Towers
Pickup on South Street (1953) - Skip McCoy
The Alamo (1960) - Colonel Jim Bowie
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961) - Col. Tad Lawson
Two Rode Together (1961) - First Lt. Jim Gary
Coma (1978) - Dr. Harris
Best TV Shows
He was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for his role as President Paul Roudebush in crime drama miniseries Vanished (1971).
Madigan (1972-1973) NBC - Sgt. Dan Madigan
The Lives of Benjamin Franklin (1974-1975) - Benjamin Franklin
Facts
Studied at Lake Forest College.
Had brother, Donald Widmark.
Had Swedish, English and Scottish ancestry.
He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame located on 6800 Hollywood Boulevard in 1960.
He was inducted into the Western Performers Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City (2002).
He portrayed Crewson in a play "Kiss Them for Me" (1945), at Fulton Theatre.
He played Jim Baird in a play "Dunnigan's Daughter" (1945), at John Golden Theatre.
Richard died on March 24, 2008, Roxbury, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 93.
Spouse
He was married to:
Susan Blanchard (1999-2008)
Jean Hazlewood (1942-1997) they had one daughter, Anne Heath Widmark
Relationships
He dated actress Jean Peters (1953).