In 1983, the Telluride Film Festival was known to film aficionados as much for its annual tributes to cinema greats as it was for being a showcase for emerging talent. Arriving in the thin Rocky ...

BOSTON (Reuters) - Actor Richard Widmark, who earned an Oscar nomination playing a psychopath in 1947's film noir "Kiss of Death," has died aged 93, a medical official in his home state of Connecticut ...

If you enjoyed Heath Ledger's turn as the Joker in "The Dark Knight," you'll dig Richard Widmark's Tommy Udo, a man equally dedicated to chaos. Seething, barely able to sit still, knifing informants ...

Richard Widmark, a self-effacing actor who played cackling maniacs, dedicated public servants and maverick leading men with equal distinction during a five-decade career in film and television, died ...

L-R: John Wayne as Col. Davy Crockett and Richard Widmark as Col. Jim Bowie | Tom Nebbia/Corbis via Getty Images Wayne directed, produced, and starred in The Alamo as Col. Davy Crockett. However, his ...

No one ever made a more haunting film debut than Richard Widmark. Just recruited from Broadway, the young actor lucked out at Fox in his first screen role as the handsome homicidal heavy in Henry ...

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HARTFORD, Conn. - Richard Widmark, who made a sensational film debut as the giggling killer in "Kiss of Death" and became a leading man in "Broken Lance," "Two Rode Together" and 40 other films, died ...

Richard Widmark, who made a sensational film debut as the giggling killer in “Kiss of Death” and became a Hollywood leading man in “Broken Lance,” “Two Rode Together” and 40 other films, has died ...

Widmark's wife, Susan Blanchard, says the actor died at his home in Connecticut on Monday. After a career in radio drama and theater, Widmark moved to films as Tommy Udo, who delighted in pushing an ...