Richard Widmark, Actor, Dies at 93

nytimes.com ^ | March 26, 2008 | ALJEAN HARMETZ

[headstamp 2]

I worked with a guy who was a dead ringer for how he looked in this picture. It was an incredible resemblance.

RIP

[Moose4]

Maybe I’m getting my movies confused, but was the guy who played Dano on “Hawaii Five-O” one of the fire control technicians in “Bedford Incident”?

}:-)4

[relee]

The Bedford Incident - good movie, of many good Richard Widmark movies

... if he fires one we'll fire one. Fire one, Aye ...

[Turret Gunner A20]

Another one of the All-time Greats gone.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

It’s hard to compare the great ones. There was a small group of them 5 or 6 in the 50’s and early 60’s that I’m growing to appreciate more and more.

I still watch them whenever I get a chance.

RIP Richard Whidmark

[headstamp 2]

The Third Man with Cotton is a masterpiece.

Simply loved the setting in post-war Europe. Film Nuar style. The pall over everything. The zither music in the background.

Like a Bergman Film.

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

Book’em Danno shouldn’t have pushed the button.

[maine-iac7]

He was like Joseph Cotten, who also died last year.

Oh yes! Another of my all time favorites - Could play good buy/bad guy equally well.

Loved him in "Portrait of Jenny" with Jennifer Jones and "Love Letters" - also with Jennifer Jones (script adapted by Ayn RAnd) -

However, I believe he died in 1994 - at 88

[Space Moose]

Mr. Widmark was perhaps my Mother’s favorite actor when I was growing up. I’ll always have a place for Mr. Widmark in my heart.

[jazusamo]

RIP Mr. Widmark.

What a fine actor he was.

[DoughtyOne]

I enjoyed many of his roles, but the Bedford Incident was a great cold war cat and mouse game take to the extreme. Good call. I first saw it as an early teen. I liked it immediately.

I’ve had more time in recent years to develop a video library, and this is one of the movies I felt compelled to have a copy of.

[AFreeBird]

Widmark was married for 55 years to playwright Jean Hazlewood, from 1942 until her death in 1997 (they had one child, Anne, who was born in 1945). He lived quietly and avoided the press, saying in 1971, "I think a performer should do his work and then shut up.".

Not bad considering he was politically a liberal. But that was Hollywood of yesteryear.

[DoughtyOne]

Same here Zip. Rest in peace Richard.

[DM1]

"He was brilliant in Judgment at Nuremberg, in a room FULL of brilliance. That movie was brilliant! I loved Spencer Tracey AND Mr. Richard Widmark, of course." Dont forget WIlliam Shatner

[tutstar]

gnip...

[clintonh8r]

One of the few actors I really liked. He always reminded me of my father.

A long life, well lived...we dare not ask for more than that.

RIP, Mr. Widmark, and thanks for the great performances.

[clintonh8r]

Well said.

[puroresu]

Night And The City. Pick Up On South Street.

Oh yeah! I love "film noir" and Widmark was one of the best in that genre! Others include Kiss of Death, Panic in the Streets (Widmark as a nice guy!), and The Street with No Name. That last one is the film where Widmark hires Mark Stevens to be part of his criminal gang and tells him to buy some nice clothes because he likes his boys to look sharp! LOL! He's a perfect villain there with a blonde bimbo for a moll!

RIP Mr. Widmark. I'm glad you got to live a good, long life!

[LasVegasMac]

RIP, Mr. Widmark. And thank you.

[NoControllingLegalAuthority]

I just bought and watched "Murder on the Orient Express."

Widmark is great as the villain and the others in the cast are a who's who of Hollywood at that time (1974).

Albert Finney, John Gielgud, Sean Connery, Lauren Bacall, Jacqueline Bisset, Ingrid Bergman, Anthony Perkins, Vanessa Redgrave, Michael York, Wendy Hiller, Martin Balsam and MORE!