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Another standout villainous role was in the racial melodrama No Way Out (1950), with Sidney Poitier in his film debut. Widmark and Poitier became good friends and worked in a number of films together in later years.
Oct 16, 2023 · Richard Widmark, a versatile actor, made his mark in Hollywood through intense villainous roles, impactful Western performances, and a passion for photography, leaving a lasting legacy in the film industry.
In the socially conscious No Way Out, Richard Widmark plays a racist patient – and petty criminal – who, following his brother’s death, becomes intent on destroying the life of medical resident Sidney Poitier.
Mar 24, 2021 · When his pressuring the studio to let him play other parts paid off, his appearance as a sailor in Down to the Sea in Ships (1949) made headlines: Life magazine's March 28, 1949, issue featured a three-page spread of the movie headlined "Widmark the Movie Villain Goes Straight".
Widmark played psychotics in The Street with No Name (1948) and Road House (1948) and held his own against new Fox superstar Gregory Peck in the William A. Wellman western Yellow Sky (1948), playing the villain, of course.
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Apr 4, 2017 · He would be forced to play lowlifes again, but mostly in superior productions like Jules Dassin’s “Night and the City” and Joseph L. Mankiewicz’s “No Way Out” (both 1950). In the latter film, he plays a deranged racist who hurls epithets at co-star Sidney Poitier’s character.
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Stereotyped onscreen as a hot-headed villain, Widmark fought for better roles and went on to give complex performances in such film classics as Panic in the Streets (1950), No Way Out (1950) (which introduced him to close friend Sidney Poitier), Night and the City (1950), Broken Lance (1954) (co-starring his idol, Spencer Tracy), and Madigan ...
