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Actor Richard Widmark dies at 93 Actor Richard Widmark dies at 93
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US actor Richard Widmark has died at home at the age of 93 after a long illness, his wife has announced. Hollywood star Richard Widmark has died at the age of 93 after a long illness, his wife has announced.
A memorable psychopath in his 1947 film debut Kiss of Death, he was one of Hollywood's most prolific and durable character actors. The prolific actor, who often portrayed killers and gunslingers, made a memorable big-screen debut in 1947 as a giggling psychopath in Kiss of Death.
He went on to star in such 50s classics as Night and the City, Pickup on South Street and the western Broken Lance.
According to the Associated Press, the craggy-faced actor died at his home in Connecticut on Monday.