Richard Widmark: 1914-2008

Tourists walk past a memorial wreath left on Richard Widmark's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles on Wednesday March 26, 2008. Widmark, who made a sensational film debut as the giggling killer in "Kiss of Death" and became a leading man in "Broken Lance," "Two Rode Together" and 40 other films, died at his home in Roxbury after a long illness. He was 93.

Actor Richard Widmark poses for a photograph in London in 1982. Widmark, who often portrayed killers, cops and Western gunslingers, died March 24, 2008, at his home in Roxbury, Conn., after a long illness. He was 93.

Actor Richard Widmark is shown in Normandy, France on July 9, 1991. After a career in radio drama and theater, Widmark moved to films as Tommy Udo, who delighted in pushing an old lady in a wheelchair to her death down a flight of stairs in the 1947 thriller "Kiss of Death." The performance won him an Academy Award nomination as supporting actor; it was his only mention for an Oscar.

In this 1984 photo released by Columbia Pictures, actor Richard Widmark appears in a scene from the film "Against All Odds, with actress Jane Greer. Widmark, who made a sensational film debut as the giggling killer in "Kiss of Death" and became a Hollywood leading man in "Broken Lance," "Two Rode Together" and 40 other films, died Monday, March 24, 2008, after a long illness. He was 93.

In this 1972 image originally released by NBC, actor Richard Widmark stars as Sgt. Dan Madigan a scene from the NBC series, "Madigan."

Actor Richard Widmark arrives at Penn Station in New York in 1967. Widmark died at his home in Roxbury after a long illness. He was 93. Widmark's wife, Susan Blanchard, said he died Monday, March 24, 2008.

In this 1962 image originally released by United Artists, Richard Widmark portrays Col. Tad Lawson, right, in a scene with Maximilian Schell in "Judgment at Nuremberg."

Richard Widmark as Lt. Carl Anderson, left, in a scene with Jack Webb from the 1950 film "Halls of Montezuma." Widmark made his film debut in 1947 as a giggling killer in "Kiss of Death" and became a leading man in "Broken Lance," "Two Rode Together" and 40 other films.