And in "Panic in the Streets" (Aug. 11), Widmark is the hero, a doctor racing against time to stop the spread of plague in New Orleans. He's the best thing in every one -- better than Monroe, even.

Richard Widmark, who made an indelible screen debut in 1947 as a giggling sadistic killer and later brought a sense of urban cynicism and unpredictability to his roles as a leading man, has died.

Richard Widmark, who created a villain in his first movie role who was so repellent and frightening that the actor became a star overnight, died Monday at his home in Roxbury, Conn. He was 93.

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 ...

Richard Widmark (1914-2008) By . Lou Lumenick. Published March 27, 2008, 4:50 p.m. ET. Widmark excelled in many other kinds of films, especially westerns, and his 20 titles under contract to 20th ...

I only met Richard Widmark once, and briefly, a third of a century ago, but I’m not going to forget him. I was in London, working with the director John Schhlesinger on a novel and screenplay of ...

Richard Widmark, who made an indelible screen debut in 1947 as a giggling sadistic killer and later brought a sense of urban cynicism and unpredictability to his roles as a leading man, has died.

Richard Widmark, the fledgling radio actor who won instant immortality for shoving a crippled old woman down a flight of stairs, died Monday at his home in Roxbury, Conn. He was 93.

Richard Widmark, who made an indelible screen debut in 1947 as a giggling sadistic killer and later brought a sense of urban cynicism and unpredictability to his roles as a leading man, has died ...