Richard WidmarkRichard 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. This page about Richard Widmark includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Richard Widmark News stories about Richard Widmark External links for Richard Widmark Videos for Richard Widmark Wikis about Richard Widmark Discussion Groups about Richard Widmark Blogs about Richard Widmark Images of Richard Widmark |
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He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. She had roles in a handful of films during the run of The X-Files, including the starring role in The House of Mirth, an adaptation of the Edith Wharton novel of the same name. Since the end of production on the The X-Files, she has performed in several stage productions, in addition to working on various film projects. In 2002, Widmark was inducted into the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum. (An alien-abduction storyline explained her brief absence from the series for delivery.) Anderson and Klotz later divorced. 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). There she met assistant art director Clyde Klotz, whom she married and with whom she had a daughter, Piper Maru, in 1994. 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. In 1993, she had a guest appearance on the collegiate drama Class of '96 on the fledgling Fox Network, and auditioned for the role of Dana Scully on The X-Files. 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. Following some professional stage work, she "broke in" to television. Widmark's character in this film was the inspiration for the song, "The Ballad of Tommy Udo" by the band Kaleidoscope. She attended Goodman Theater School of Drama at DePaul University in Chicago, where she earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1990. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for the performance. She found an outlet for her creativity when she started acting in high school and community theatre productions. 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. She had her nose pierced in the early 1980s, dyed her hair various colors, and was arrested for gluing the locks of the school closed. He was unable to join the military during World War II because of a perforated eardrum. Her family then moved to Grand Rapids, Michigan, where she attended City Middle/High School, a program for gifted students. With her English accent and background, she felt alienated in the surroundings of the American Midwest, and developed a reputation as a strong-willed and rebellious teenager. He appeared on Broadway in 1943 in Kiss and Tell. She was born in Chicago, but lived in London until she was 11 years old. He taught acting at the college after graduation, before debuting on radio in 1938 in Aunt Jenny's Real Life Stories. Gillian Leigh Anderson (born August 9, 1968) is an American actress, best known for her role as FBI Agent Dana Scully in the American TV series The X-Files. He grew up in Princeton, Illinois and attended Lake Forest College, where he studied acting. Her favourite X-Files episode is "Triangle". Richard Widmark (born December 26, 1914 in Sunrise, Minnesota) is an American film actor. X-Files director, creator, writer and actor Chris Carter is godfather to her child. The X-Files episode "Piper Maru" is named after her child, Piper. She was giving birth when it was filmed. The only X-Files episode she did not appear in is "3", in Season 2. Performed nude alongside co-star David Duchovny in the X-Files episode "One Son". She has been quoted as saying she doesn't mind; "It's just people getting their rocks off.". There exist over 180 fake nude and pornographic images of her; only one of which (a nipple-slip at an awards ceremony) has been proven genuine. [1] (http://gfiles.toddverbeek.com). City High School, Grand Rapids, Michigan, two performances, as "Officer Brophy". Arsenic and Old Lace (1983). Won a Theatre World Award for Best Performance. Long Wharf Theater. Absent Friends (1991). The Philanthropist (1992). This play ran at the Comedy Theatre in London, and was Anderson's West End debut. What The Night Is For (2002-11-07 to 2003-02-09). World premiere at the Royal Court Theatre, Sloane Square, London. The Sweetest Swing in Baseball (2004). Three at Once (1986), B&W student production. A Matter of Choice (1988), B&W student production. The Turning (1992). Chicago Cab, aka Hellcab (1998). The Mighty (1998). The X-Files: Fight the Future (1998). Playing by Heart (1998). Mononoke Hime (1997), aka Princess Mononoke (English language version, 1999), voice. The House of Mirth (2000). The Mighty Celt (2005). The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (2005). |