Richard Widmark is no more

[Ralph]

BBC new article

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7315340.stm

He got to 93 so a good innings but still sorry to hear the news - he's an actor who often turns up in classic movies I like.

Farewell Richard

From IMDB and I've highlighted my favourites:

(8.29) - Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
(8.04) - Night and the City (1950)
(7.96) - Pickup on South Street (1953)
(7.65) - Kiss of Death (1947)
(7.50) - Yellow Sky (1948)
(7.42) - No Way Out (1950)
(7.36) - The Bedford Incident (1965)
(7.36) - Panic in the Streets (1950)
(7.29) - Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
(7.22) - The Street with No Name (1948)
(7.21) - O. Henry's Full House (1952)
(7.18) - Road House (1948)
(7.16) - Warlock (1959)
(7.09) - Down to the Sea in Ships (1949)
(7.05) - Broken Lance (1954)
(6.97) - Cheyenne Autumn (1964)
(6.93) - The Last Wagon (1956)
(6.89) - How the West Was Won (1962)
(6.88) - Two Rode Together (1961)
(6.83) - Time Limit (1957)
(6.81) - The Trap (1959)
(6.80) - Coma (1978)
(6.76) - Twilight's Last Gleaming (1977)
(6.73) - The Frogmen (1951)
(6.70) - The Alamo (1960)
(6.68) - Madigan (1968)
(6.59) - Don't Bother to Knock (1952)
(6.58) - The Law and Jake Wade (1958)
(6.58) - Halls of Montezuma (1950)
(6.53) - When the Legends Die (1972)
(6.53) - Cold Sassy Tree (1989) (TV)
(6.51) - Slattery's Hurricane (1949)
(6.51) - Lincoln (1992) (TV)
(6.49) - Garden of Evil (1954)
(6.48) - Backlash (1956)
(6.40) - Red Skies of Montana (1952)
(6.40) - A Gathering of Old Men (1987) (TV)
(6.40) - Death of a Gunfighter (1969)
(6.32) - Destination Gobi (1953)
(6.31) - Hell and High Water (1954)
(6.31) - The Cobweb (1955)
(6.18) - Mr. Horn (1979) (TV)
(6.16) - Blackout (1985) (TV)
(6.16) - Saint Joan (1957)
(6.15) - Run for the Sun (1956)
(6.13) - Alvarez Kelly (1966)
(6.11) - True Colors (1991)
(6.05) - The Way West (1967)
(6.05) - The Moonshine War (1970)
(5.98) - Take the High Ground! (1953)
(5.94) - The Long Ships (1964)
(5.92) - The Secret Ways (1961)
(5.90) - The Tunnel of Love (1958)
(5.82) - Rollercoaster (1977)
(5.61) - Against All Odds (1984)
(5.57) - To the Devil a Daughter (1976)
(5.56) - Once Upon a Texas Train (1988) (TV)
(5.50) - Flight from Ashiya (1964)
(5.41) - Bear Island (1979)
(5.40) - The Domino Principle (1977)
(5.35) - The Sell-Out (1976)
(5.30) - Hanky Panky (1982)
(4.99) - Who Dares Wins (1982)
(3.87) - The Swarm (1978)
(3.63) - National Lampoon Goes to the Movies (1982)

[Dirk Gently]

That's a shame. He was a good actor & I always thought he made the most of the roles he got. It was a good age.

R.I.P Richard.

[Wayne]

At least he had a good innings.
He was never a particular favourite actor of mine, i thought he was a bit limited, though he had his moments, but this is not the thread to discuss that i guess.
RIP Richard.

[Ralph]

I love those clashes he has with Michael Caine in "The Swarm" - not the best acting ever but a bit of fun!

[Larry]

one of my mum's favourite actors, I wouldn't say he was one of the Hollywood greats but he's still a very good and IMO much under rated actor.
Sadly there are now very few of that golden period of Hollywood during the 1940's/1950's that are still alive.

R I P

[Ralph]

I've ordered a copy of "The Bedford Incident" - I haven't seen it for years but I really enjoyed it last time so I wanted to check it out again - the interaction between him and Sidney Poitier is brilliant.

[Thasc]

RIP Richard