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Richard Widmark

Richard Widmark (born December 26, 1914 in Sunrise, Minnesota) is an American film actor. He grew up in Princeton, Illinois and attended Lake Forest College, where he studied acting. He taught acting at the college after graduation, before debuting on radio in 1938 in Aunt Jenny's Real Life Stories. He appeared on Broadway in 1943 in Kiss and Tell. He was unable to join the military during World War II because of a perforated eardrum.

Widmark first appeared in movies in 1947's Kiss of Death (in which he giggles as he pushes a wheelchair-bound old woman down a flight of stairs), which started his seven year contract with 20th Century Fox. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the performance. Widmark's character in this film was the inspiration for the song, "The Ballad of Tommy Udo" by the band Kaleidoscope.

Widmark became so popular so fast that it was only two years later that he had his handprints cast in cement at Grauman's Chinese Theater. In the intervening two years, he had appeared in Slattery's Hurricane, Down to the Sea in Ships, Yellow Sky, Road House and The Street with No Name.

Other starring roles were in Night and the City, Panic in the Streets, No Way Out, Halls of Montezuma, Destination Gobi, Pickup on South Street, Take the High Ground!, The Cobweb, Backlash, Run for the Sun, The Last Wagon, Warlock, The Alamo, The Secret Ways, Two Rode Together, Judgment at Nuremberg, How the West Was Won, The Long Ships, Cheyenne Autumn, The Bedford Incident, When the Legends Die, Murder on the Orient Express, Coma and Madigan (he also starred in the television series which was based on the latter movie).

In 2002, Widmark was inducted into the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.


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He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Filmography. In 2002, Widmark was inducted into the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum. Archer has two sons, one from each marriage. Other starring roles were in Night and the City, Panic in the Streets, No Way Out, Halls of Montezuma, Destination Gobi, Pickup on South Street, Take the High Ground!, The Cobweb, Backlash, Run for the Sun, The Last Wagon, Warlock, The Alamo, The Secret Ways, Two Rode Together, Judgment at Nuremberg, How the West Was Won, The Long Ships, Cheyenne Autumn, The Bedford Incident, When the Legends Die, Murder on the Orient Express, Coma and Madigan (he also starred in the television series which was based on the latter movie). In 1979, she married Terry Jastrow. In the intervening two years, he had appeared in Slattery's Hurricane, Down to the Sea in Ships, Yellow Sky, Road House and The Street with No Name. Archer married William Davis in 1968, but they later divorced.

Widmark became so popular so fast that it was only two years later that he had his handprints cast in cement at Grauman's Chinese Theater. In addition to cinematic releases, she has also played in a number of made-for-TV movies. Widmark's character in this film was the inspiration for the song, "The Ballad of Tommy Udo" by the band Kaleidoscope. Probably best remembered for her roles in the movies Fatal Attraction, Patriot Games and Narrow Margin, the last co-starring Gene Hackman, Archer cites her performances in Mojave Moon and Dark Summer as the ones she is currently most proud of. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the performance. In 1992, she won another Oscar® for her performance in Patriot Games opposite Harrison Ford. Widmark first appeared in movies in 1947's Kiss of Death (in which he giggles as he pushes a wheelchair-bound old woman down a flight of stairs), which started his seven year contract with 20th Century Fox. One of the outstanding films she played in was the 1987 thriller Fatal Attraction, in which she had the part of Michael Douglas' wife. Her interpretation earned her an Academy Award nomination as Best Supporting Actress.

He was unable to join the military during World War II because of a perforated eardrum. Her off-Broadway performance in 1981 helped her finally to get roles in the right movies to become a respected actress. He appeared on Broadway in 1943 in Kiss and Tell. This film and the following she made did not give her the recognition she sought. He taught acting at the college after graduation, before debuting on radio in 1938 in Aunt Jenny's Real Life Stories. She studied theater arts and succeeded in getting a role opposite Jon Voight in the 1970 movie The All-American Boy. He grew up in Princeton, Illinois and attended Lake Forest College, where he studied acting. Her parents were actors; this influenced her strongly as a child.

Richard Widmark (born December 26, 1914 in Sunrise, Minnesota) is an American film actor. She was born in Los Angeles, California. Anne Archer (born August 25, 1947) is an American movie and TV actress. The Honkers (1972). Cancel My Reservation (1972).

The All American Boy (1973). The Log Of The Black Pearl (1975). Trackdown (1976). Lifeguard (1976).

Good Guys Wear Black (1978). Paradise Alley (1978). Hero at Large (1980). Raise the Titanic (1980).

Green Ice (1981). Waltz Across Texas (1982). The Naked Face (1984). Too Scared to Scream (1985).

The Check Is in the Mail (1986). Fatal Attraction (1987). Love at Large (1990). Narrow Margin (1990).

Eminent Domain (1991). Patriot Games (1992). Body of Evidence (1993). Short Cuts (1993).

Family Prayers (1993). Clear and Present Danger (1994). Mojave Moon (1996). Nico the Unicorn (1998).

Dark Summer (1999). Rules of Engagement (2000). The Art of War (2000). The Gray in Between (2002).

Uncle Nino (2003).