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Richard Widmark

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  • Birth Place: Sunrise, MN
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 12/26/1914, Capricorn
  • Date of Death: 03/24/2008
  • Profession: Actor; producer
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Richard Widmark Fast Facts:
  • Attended college on a full scholarship intending to study law; after graduation he stayed on for two years as an acting instructor in the drama department.
  • Made his Broadway debut in 1943 in Kiss and Tell.
  • Received his only Oscar nomination for his first film, Kiss of Death (1947), making one of the most memorable debuts in film history as a sadistic killer who giggles maniacally as he pushes a wheelchair-bound old woman down a flight of stairs.
  • Madigan (1972) was his only TV series, a short-lived 6-episode cop show based on his 1968 movie of the same name, despite the fact that he died at the end of the film.
  • Married his college sweetheart in 1942 and stayed married to her until her death in 1997; his second wife was once married to Henry Fonda.
  • His daughter Anne Heath Widmark was formerly married to baseball legend Sandy Koufax.
  • Richard Widmark Relationships:
  • Anne Heath Widmark - Daughter
  • Carl H. Widmark - Father
  • Ethel Mae Widmark - Mother
  • Jean Hazlewood - Wife (deceased)
  • Susan Blanchard - Wife
  • Richard Widmark Awards:
  • 1971 Emmy: Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 1947 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Nominee
  • 1948 Golden Globe: New Star of the Year - Actor - Winner
  • College:
  • Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, IL (1936)
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