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Richard Widmark

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I was playing this horrible part. I didn't didn't want to play it because the character was an awful racist. But I'm glad I did it because I met Sidney Poitier.


— Richard Widmark


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You have to compromise all the way. The only thing that counts is the result.


— Richard Widmark


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A lot of actors said they hated the studio system, but I loved it. It was like a college; it was a great place to learn.


— Richard Widmark


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Anne Baxter was a very good actress, Donna Reid was great. You couldn't name an actress I wasn't crazy about.


— Richard Widmark


#actress #anne #baxter #crazy #donna

Cheyenne Autumn was received not too successfully. I still think it was a very good movie. It was kinda Ford's apology for the way he had treated Indians in his past pictures.


— Richard Widmark


#autumn #ford #good #good movie #had

Ford used to come to work in a big car with two Admiral's flags, on each side of the car. His assistant would be there with his accordion, playing, Hail to the Chief.


— Richard Widmark


#admiral #assistant #big #car #chief

Gary Cooper was a good friend. He was a great nature lover. He was like an American Indian, he knew every leaf that was turned over. It was an education to go for a walk with him.


— Richard Widmark


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Hoods are good parts because they're always flashy and attract attention. If you've got any ability, you can use that as a stepping stone.


— Richard Widmark


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I felt pretty comfortable with Westerns, apart from the fact I couldn't ride.


— Richard Widmark


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I loved Jack Ford. I got him in his later days, and he was a total tyrant and a total autocrat and an Irish drunk. But I had a great time.


— Richard Widmark


#days #drunk #ford #got #great






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Did you know about Richard Widmark?

He attended Lake Forest College where he studied acting and also taught acting after he graduated. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role as the villainous Tommy Udo in his debut film Kiss of Death for which he also won the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer. " Hathaway was overruled by studio boss Darryl F.

In 2002 he was inducted into the Western Performers Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City Oklahoma. He was nominated for an Academy Award for his role as the villainous Tommy Udo in his debut film Kiss of Death for which he also won the Golden Globe Award for Most Promising Newcomer. Early in his career Widmark specialized in similar villainous or anti-hero roles in films noir but he later branched out into more heroic leading and support roles in westerns mainstream dramas and horror films among others.

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