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The World Is 100 Times Less Cool... Richard Widmark passes away

RIP by THE KNIGHT	Mar 26th, 2008 06:19:18 PM
:(
First by ricarleite	Mar 26th, 2008 06:20:06 PM
NOT!
I even loved him in "Hanky Panky"... by FilmCritic3000	Mar 26th, 2008 06:21:16 PM
Rest in peace, good sir. Your legend will live forever.
He was great. by TomBodet	Mar 26th, 2008 06:22:36 PM
Nice write up, Harold. Much to like and appreciate in this man's career-stuff like Madigan is fun too. Who else but the ever dependable pre-Pacino Harry Guardino as the sidekick cop? (Pre-pacino: looks like the typical Pacino role, half awake, fucked up hair, etc. You know) They don't make'em like Guardino and Widmark anymore. Wasn't he in the Wild Bunch too?
who cares by crazykrug72	Mar 26th, 2008 06:27:53 PM
fuck him I'am i getting something from his will fuck Him
RIP by palimpsest	Mar 26th, 2008 06:28:58 PM
He was a good-un. A real sleazy bastard characters in some of his movies. KISS OF DEATH - that's the one.
I saw The Swarm in the cinema... by Napolean Solo	Mar 26th, 2008 06:29:06 PM
I'm glad I experienced "The 'Mark" on the big screen.
The Frogmen has been on UK tv a lot recently by Shoegeezer	Mar 26th, 2008 06:31:11 PM
so I dug out some DVDs and had a bit of a Widmark season: To The Devil A Daughter, Panic In The Streets, Night And The City (wonderful) and Kiss Of Death. Ashamed to say I thought he died years ago, so many of his peers have already passed. A proper movie star (i.e. he could actually act!).
Gotta watch "To the Devil...A Daughter" by SoylentMean	Mar 26th, 2008 06:31:20 PM
It's pretty great, opposite Christopher Lee and a lass by the name of Kinski, Nastassja. Widmark will be missed.
The Bedford Incident... by BoggyCreekBeast	Mar 26th, 2008 06:32:49 PM
I watch that movie every time it shows up on TCM. RIP, Mr. Widmark.
I am an asshole. by salamimansam	Mar 26th, 2008 06:39:47 PM
I think it is sad that he has passed away, but he lived a long, long, long time. We should be so lucky, to live to 93. What is sad is that he spent his last months gravely ill. He is in a better place now.
Rest in Peace Mr.Widmark...... by travis-dane	Mar 26th, 2008 06:41:45 PM
thanks for some great movies.
The Long Ships by Pixelplays	Mar 26th, 2008 06:49:49 PM
I'll always remember him in that film with Sidney Poitier. Not historically accurate, but entertaining!
sounds made up by Jett	Mar 26th, 2008 06:51:28 PM
i never heard of this guy before..is this an april fools day joke?
Just heard by Trik_Ster	Mar 26th, 2008 06:54:22 PM
This is such a drag. So thoroughly enjoyed his work. Thanks for all the great entertainment Mr. Widmark Rest Well
THIS MAKES ME VERY SAD by JAGUART	Mar 26th, 2008 06:57:21 PM
He could deliver the word "japanese" like no other.
He was a pretty cool dude.. by nolan bautista	Mar 26th, 2008 07:06:49 PM
..in the Lee Marvin/Richard Boone mold..R.I.P.
Sad Loss by smallerdemon	Mar 26th, 2008 07:09:08 PM
Thanks Harry for giving us b&w Widmark up on that big screen this year. It's a great memory. The guy was rogue handsome all the way. I remember Widmark mostly from his roles of the 70s as well. He was already missed from having truly retired from acting, but now he will be missed even more deeply than ever.
...Who? by OttopartS	Mar 26th, 2008 07:09:30 PM

Why does AICN always do that? by Riley Martin	Mar 26th, 2008 07:18:39 PM
An actor that we haven't heard from for 20 years dies, and all of a sudden they were the most hip thing around? Sorry Harry, but the world is just as cool now as it was yesterday when nobody was thinking about Richard Widmark.
LOL by OttopartS	Mar 26th, 2008 07:20:44 PM

Pickup On South Street was one of the best movies of BNAT 9 by KnightShift	Mar 26th, 2008 07:25:31 PM
Thank you for showing it Harry. I too watched it and felt good to know that Richard Widmark was still among us. Although, my all-time favorite Widmark movie is still the first one that I saw him in: The Long Ships. Yeah it's way over-the-top corny but you gotta love how he faced down those crazy Moors and their Mare of Steel. Years later when I saw Kiss of Death he scared the crap out of me! He was definitely one of the greats.
No metion of the great Paul Scofield death on this site by dogphart3000	Mar 26th, 2008 07:28:07 PM
Why Not?
Lost a good relative today by nascentia	Mar 26th, 2008 07:39:03 PM
He wasn't exactly a close relation and I never knew him, but he was a relative of mine. Definitely sucks.
Widmark was awesome by Gungan Slayer	Mar 26th, 2008 08:04:36 PM
he will be missed
any comparisions of Kiss of death to the joker?? by theonecalledshoe	Mar 26th, 2008 08:05:04 PM
just a thought.
The first Joker.. by jfp2007	Mar 26th, 2008 08:05:53 PM
His turn in Kiss of Death was kind of a Joker-like character. He even kind of dressed the part.
Another sad day... by metaluna	Mar 26th, 2008 08:27:37 PM
If you watch how intense Heath Ledger was on screen, well Richard Widmark was like a sun about to go nova compared to Ledger's ascending comet. I say this not to belittle Heath Ledger, but to show that if you've never seen a performance by Richard Widmark, well... the cinema screen misses him. What a great screen actor he was.
WHEN THE LEGENDS DIE WAS FUCKIN' AWESOME!! by SouthSide_2010	Mar 26th, 2008 08:29:42 PM
'Nuff said about my favorite Richard Widmark joint of all time.
"Are you wavin' the flag at ME?" by SpanksterOfLove	Mar 26th, 2008 08:30:44 PM
Great quote from Fuller's "Pickup on South Street". The smirk on Widmark's face when he spits out those words...priceless. My personal Widmark fave is "To the Devil...a Daughter", but that's mainly because of Nastassja Kinski's nude scene. I like boobies, so sue me. RIP, Mr. Widmark.
Big fucking deal... by TenaciousDoc	Mar 26th, 2008 08:57:13 PM
He played make believe in in front of a camera, he didn't cure cancer.
Is this the sameguy? by Orionsangels	Mar 26th, 2008 09:05:21 PM
who pushes an old lady in a wheelchair down a flight of stairs, I think the clip was shown in bad boys. sean penn's bad boys that is. that guy was crazy!
Against All Odds... by REDD	Mar 26th, 2008 09:18:16 PM
He stole every scene he was in.
Yeah Orionsangels... by 23GreatWoundsAllGotInBattle	Mar 26th, 2008 09:31:16 PM
He was the guy. "Y'know what I do with squealers? I give 'em one right in the belly so's I can watch 'em roll around and think about it for a good long time." He was awesome. Had no idea he was still alive. Who said Paul Scofield died? I didn't know that...
"Hell and High Water," "The Long Ships" and "Madigan" by Uncapie	Mar 26th, 2008 09:42:49 PM
What a consumate actor. Versatile and captivating in every role he portrayed. Mr. Widmark created his roles in film as an artist creating a masterpiece. He was a an actor that was from a caliber of men that are rapidly disappearing. A class of actor that we will sadly never see again. And to the children that post their petty, infantile comments on this site trying to get a rise out of us and disrespecting Mr. Widmark as well as his family; you'll never know the greatness this man had and what he stood for. He's a better man in his passing than your are living in your shallow lives.
I wonder what Uncapie does by TenaciousDoc	Mar 26th, 2008 09:48:08 PM
that makes his life so fucking worthwhile?
TenaciousDoc... by Uncapie	Mar 26th, 2008 09:52:55 PM
I make the rise every morning.
Tenacious Doc by Paul Bucciarelli	Mar 26th, 2008 09:54:24 PM
Congratulations! You helped educate a child today. My girlfriend's kid asked me what a douchebag was and I let him read your posts. He now knows exactly what one is. Thanks now run along and try to think of some asinine shit to say.
Sam Kinison link by hallmitchell	Mar 26th, 2008 10:04:40 PM
Always love that story how Sam's trademark coat was actually Richard Widmark's. Sam stole it for good luck. He got access to it because he was going out with his daughter. RIP.
"Don't Bother to Knock" by CherryValance	Mar 26th, 2008 10:17:34 PM
It's one you didn't mention that I really liked. It's the only time I saw Marilyn not completely acting like Marilyn. And I thought they had a great chemistry together. "Yellow Sky" is another great one. I'm definitely going to miss him.
Favorite Widmark Role by Aquatarkusman	Mar 26th, 2008 10:50:47 PM
Had to be in Jules Dassin's original Night and the City (1950)... perfect portrayal of an antihero. It's got a great Criterion edition, as does Pickup on South Street, so check 'em out.
Angry he's not here? Mankind is doomed? by Scorecard	Mar 26th, 2008 11:06:32 PM
God, dude relax a bit... You'll give yourself a hernia...
i've been waiting for the paul scofield obit by troutpencil	Mar 26th, 2008 11:08:09 PM
Clearly you bastards forgot him, and I was excited to see someone recommend "the train" as a lost treasure that we hadn't seen and we should seek out, fucking impostor nerds at AICN don't know shit, fuck you for ignoring Scofield's death.
THE INVENTOR OF THE EGG MCMUFFIN?? by TenaciousDoc	Mar 26th, 2008 11:27:30 PM
Now there is someone who really contributed to society, unlike this Richard Skidmark guy.
Dick Skidmark by TenaciousDoc	Mar 26th, 2008 11:34:42 PM
You will be missed.
Herb Peterson by TenaciousDoc	Mar 26th, 2008 11:41:49 PM
You are my hero, and obviously Harry is a big fan of yours.
Herb Peterson-Rest in peace, good sir. Your legend will live for by TenaciousDoc	Mar 26th, 2008 11:47:04 PM
I would like to dedicate my second heart attack to you.
Loved his movie with Sidney Poiter! by captboulder	Mar 27th, 2008 01:26:27 AM
The guy is one of the greats! RIP!!!
Really bad news by CuervoJones	Mar 27th, 2008 03:06:10 AM
There are no real men left in cinema. He´ll kick ass in Heaven.
I mean, that wheelchair scene... by CuervoJones	Mar 27th, 2008 03:07:56 AM
That was grande!
rip by bacci40	Mar 27th, 2008 03:26:30 AM
like many have posted, the pushing the old lady in a wheel chair down the stairs, is one of the most memorable scenes in all of filmdom...a mans man
Rollercoaster by skitch	Mar 27th, 2008 03:30:01 AM
That and the I Love Lucy episode is where I first saw him...class act and sorry to see him go...
richard widmark by swartztessier	Mar 27th, 2008 04:22:23 AM
Don't forget his role in "Judgement at Nuremburg" and also the passing of it's Oscar winning screenwriter, Abby Mann
TenaciousDoc... by LordPorkington	Mar 27th, 2008 08:20:43 AM
Any chance of your second heart attack coming soon? I'm gutted the first didn't wipe you off the face of the planet, but there's always hope. Anyway, back to the topic of Mr Widmark's passing. Just because he didn't feature in any recent blockbusters, or is maybe an actor you haven't heard of, doesn't mean he should be disrespected. I'll always remember him from Judgement At Nuremburg, he'll be missed.
a huge loss by duanejones	Mar 27th, 2008 09:21:49 AM
tho' richie was 93 -- he had a very full life, and a classic career. if anything, the scary lunatic of _kiss of death_ was toned down almost immediately into an emotional tonality that was more rueful, troubled; his madigan was the perfect guilty cheating husband, e.g. now he and paul scofield can appear in an afterlife production of _love letters_...
I first saw him on an episode of I Love Lucy by Tacom	Mar 27th, 2008 09:55:31 AM
It was in the Hollywood episodes and Lucy sneaks into his house. I'll be honest and didn't know he was still alive. I thought he was awesome in everything he did. He was a great psychopath but he also played a hero in the Viking movie, THE LONGSHIPS. He played the victim in MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS and he deserved to die!
Favourite Widmark film: The Bedforrd Incident by theycallmemrglass	Mar 27th, 2008 10:06:25 AM
Man, Widmark ruled as an overconfident captain of a destroyer ship during the cold war as he descends into madness, the film had me staring at the screen a good ten minutes after it finish in shock reflection. Widmark has been so criminally overlooked by all the movie awards establishments, he should have at least got a lifetime achievment award. RIP Richard Widmark
They always die in threes... by Cruel_Kingdom	Mar 27th, 2008 10:36:55 AM
Scofield, Minghella, and now Widmark. Two Oscar winners and an Oscar nominee drop within a week. Fucking shame.
Riley Martin, I completly agree by Reel American Hero	Mar 27th, 2008 10:58:50 AM
It is a sad thing when someone, when anyone passes on. But I don't think that it's as sad when an actor, filmmaker what have you that hasn't done anything in like twenty, thirty or more years dies. They've lived a full life, and made some classic stuff in their time but that's all in the past. It's sad to see a life end, but it's not a tragedy when the person has lived a full life.
HOT by GRACEG	Mar 27th, 2008 12:24:23 PM
The Long Ships great legs - even competing with Russ Tamlin as long as we still have the films we still have him - thank God
Point of order by ziggy5yrs	Mar 27th, 2008 01:17:00 PM
There is no original No Way Out, if by original you're referring to the Kevin Costner remake. No Way Out (Costner's) was a remake of a movie called The Big Clock, based on the novel by Kenneth Fearing. The No Way Out with Widmark is a completely different movie.
Great Actor by TCSailor	Mar 27th, 2008 02:10:57 PM
Like many of you, I loved his acting in "The Bedford Incident" (having been stationed on a destroyer for 5 years) and "The Long Ships". Many others as well....hell, come to think of it, I can't think of him ever doing a bad job in any role. Bummer. All the bad-ass real men actors seem to be gone. Now all we have are preening pretty boys who think taking off thier shirt gives them cred. I will miss your characters, Mr. Widmark. I guess you can tear up the streets up there with Lee Marvin, Charles Bronson and crew.
Sad to see him go... by Lang The Cat	Mar 27th, 2008 02:25:19 PM
I know many of the people who post here will not have seen much of Mr. Widmark's work, certainly it shows from some of the comments. Realize that he was an excellent actor and one of the last of his generation still with us. While I look back at the films he did and appreciate the hell out of them, I am reminded of a film he did not do, Viva Max. If you have ever seen this film, it will give you an idea how popular Mr. Widmark was, even in a film that was not a success like The Alamo.
The Bedford Incident by Shoegeezer	Mar 27th, 2008 05:40:55 PM
was on UK telly this afternoon. Yep, it's prety amazing alright.
Panic in the Streets is a good piece of filmmaking by leobloom	Mar 27th, 2008 10:07:05 PM
and Widmark turned in a good performance too
HANKY PANKY! by Negator76	Mar 28th, 2008 01:51:53 AM
Widmark was awesome... He is permanently burnt into my brain as the bad guy in Gene Wilder's 'Hanky Panky'.... Does that movie hold up? I haven't seen it since I was eight years old, but it was one of the first movies in heavy rotation on HBO when I was a wee lad. RIP, sir. You were a scary motherjumper.

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