Richard Widmark
Born: December 26, 1914, Sunrise Township,
Minnesota
Died: March 24, 2008 (aged 93), Roxbury,
Connecticut
 Richard
Widmark was an American actor of films, stage, radio
and television. He was nominated for an Academy Award
for his role as Tommy Udo in his debut film, Kiss of
Death. At the time of his passing he was the
earliest remaining nominee in the Supporting Actor
category, and one of only two left from the 1940s (the
other being James Whitmore).
What do you know about Richard Widmark? Try this
Western Stars Quick Quiz.
1. Widmark made his debut as a radio actor in 1938.
What was the show?
- Aunt Jenny's Real Life Stories
- Search for Tomorrow
- Days of Our Lives
2. He was unable to join the military during World
War II because of a perforated eardrum.
3. Yellow Sky (1948) is an American western
film directed by William A. Wellman. Who does he play in
the movie?
- Dude
- James 'Stretch' Dawson
- Walrus
4. In Broken Lance (1954) Cattle baron Matt Devereaux
(Spencer Tracy) raids a copper smelter that is polluting
his water, then divides his property among his sons. Son
Joe (Robert Wagner) takes responsibility for the raid
and gets three years in prison. Matt dies from a stroke
partly caused by his rebellious sons and when Joe gets
out he plans revenge. Who does Widmark play in the film?
- Ben Devereaux
- Mike Devereaux
- Denny Devereaux
5. The Last Wagon is a 1956 western film that
tells of "Comanche Todd", a half-breed scout wanted for
murder and now on his way to be hanged. Widmark plays
Comanche Todd. The film was shot on location in Sedona,
AZ, at the mouth of Oak Creek Canyon.
6. The Law and Jake Wade is a 1958 western
released by MGM and directed by the legendary John
Sturges. The title name, Jake Wade is a now reformed
town sheriff marshal with a past that will soon catch up
with him. Before he is able to settle down nicely and
live peacefully with his new bride, Peggy Carter, an old
shadowy friend Clint Hollister is released from jail.
Who does Widmark play in the movie?
7. Warlock is a 1959 film, released by
Twentieth Century Fox and shot in colour and
CinemaScope. It is a Western adapted from the novel by
Oakley Hall (screenplay written by Robert Alan Aurthur).
Directed by Edward Dmytryk. Richard Widmark gets top
billing. Who is NOT one of the movie’s
stars?
- Henry Fonda
- Anthony Quinn
- Randolph Scott
8. Two Rode Together (1961) is a western film
directed by John Ford. In the 1880s, Marshal Guthrie
McCabe (Jimmy Stewart) is content to be the business and
personal partner of attractive saloon owner Belle Aragon
(Annelle Hayes), receiving ten percent of the profits.
When relatives of Comanche captives demand that Army
Major Fraser (John McIntire) free them, he uses a
combination of army pressure and high pay to get the
reluctant McCabe to take on the job of ransoming any he
can find. He assigns Lieutenant Jim Gary (Richard
Widmark) to accompany McCabe. Who does Widmark’s
character propose to in the movie?
- Linda Cristal
- Anna Lee
- Shirley Jones
9. Alvarez Kelly is a 1966 war film set in the
American Civil War. The film was based on the real-life
Beefsteak Raid of September 1864. It stars Richard
Widmark. Who stars as the title character Alvarez Kelly?
- Patrick O'Neal
- William Holden
- James Stewart
10. In 1878, chiefs Little Wolf (Ricardo Montalban)
and Dull Knife (Gilbert Roland) lead over three hundred
starved and weary Cheyenne from their reservation in the
Oklahoma territory to their home in Wyoming. The
government sees this as an act of rebellion, and the
sympathetic Captain Thomas Archer (Richard Widmark) is
forced to lead his troops in an attempt to stop the
tribe. As the press misrepresents the native's motives
and goals for their trek as malicious, Secretary of the
Interior Carl Schurz (Edward G. Robinson) tries to
prevent violence from erupting between the army and the
natives. Also featured are James Stewart as Wyatt Earp
and Carroll Baker as a pacifist school teacher and
Archer's (Widmark) love interest. What is the movie?
- Little Wolf’s Trek
- Wyoming Treasure
- Cheyenne Autumn
11. Widmark died after a long illness on March 24,
2008 at his home in Roxbury, Connecticut.
Where is Richard Widmark buried?
- Grandview Cemetery, Chillicothe, Ohio
- East Cemetery, Litchfield, Litchfield County,
Connecticut,
- Unknown
Answers
- Aunt Jenny's Real Life Stories
- True
- Dude
- Ben Devereaux
- True
- Clint
- Randolph Scott
- Shirley Jones
- William Holden
- Cheyenne Autumn
- True
- Unknown
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