Richard Widmark RIP

Actor Richard Widmark has passed away. He did some good work. Career info.

He was 93 years old.

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.

His death was announced Wednesday morning by his wife, Susan Blanchard. She said that Mr. Widmark had fractured a vertebra in recent months and that his conditioned had worsened.

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[WAHOO WILLIE]

"Richard Widmark, who created a villain in his first movie role who was so repellent and frightening."

Udo in "The Kiss of Death". Thannk goodness for Ted Turner saving the classics so we dont have to believe this latest crop are actors.

[chris]

Wow - that guy was older than that dottering old man the GOP is running!

[seekeronos]

Somdeay, "chris", if the Lord has mercy upon you, you too... will be an old man or woman.

Sadly, I don't think you will receive many visitors when you are finally put away with a collective sigh of "Good Riddance!" ... as you are left to eke out the last 10 or so years of your otherwise miserable existence, and your kids scheme as to how to divide up your goods once the Lord does take your life back.

[IslamoLlama]

"--Than[]k goodness for Ted Turner saving the classics so we dont have to believe this latest crop are actors.--"

Didn't Ted Turner give us CNN?

[chris]

Thank you for your concern. I'm sure that your little hapu won't regret being raised by religious fanatics and will cheerfully change your diapers for you.

[templar knight]

"Didn't Ted Turner give us CNN?"

Uh-huh, and TBS, and TNT, and TCM and surely one or two other things before everything was swallowed up by whatever conglomerate.

[templar knight]

Pay no attention to chris, seek, as he is pregnant and not responsible for his emotional state at the present time. Or is that she? How about it, chris, are you a he or a she? Or an it, since you had only part of the sex change operation.

[WAHOO WILLIE]

"Didn't Ted Turner give us CNN?"

Ah my little chia pet LLama, I get it! I'm supposed to hate CNN and everything Ted Turner does. Well pookie, Ted's put a few bucks in my mercenary pockets over the years and it would be so disloyal and so...so like a demonrat to hate him because I disagree with his companies once in a while. Sorry to disappoint.

[chris]

'She'? 'Pregnant'? Sad how you thought private school would overcome genetic stupidity. Lets hope you're done breeding dopes - America has its quota.

[templar knight]

"Let's hope you're done breeding dopes.."

Uh, chris, I had absolutely nothing to do with your existence.

[chris]

Wow, that was really witty. Really.

[IslamoLlama]

"-- Well pookie, Ted's put a few bucks in my mercenary pockets over the years and it would be so disloyal and so...so like a demonrat to hate him because I disagree with his companies once in a while. --"

So are you saying you think its ok that Ted Turner is a flip-flopper? Or that you approve of the unChristian-like violence regularly shown on TNN and TNT? Or are you saying you get bought out real cheap when it comes to TV?

How much would I have to pay you to keep your set tuned to Lifetime indefinitely?

[WAHOO WILLIE]

"How much would I have to pay you to keep your set tuned to Lifetime indefinitely?"

LOL, Sorry kid, I call Lifetime the murder and mayhem channel and you dont get the moral high ground against TNN or TnT.Lifetime has more than it's share of un-Christian like *everything*. If it makes you feel better though, there's much more History channel, Discovery, Science Channel and HBO (series) when I'm alone and those g-awful HGTV, etc shows when the Mrs is around. Too, we dont waste much time watching the thing unless the weather's bad or it's a stay in evening.

[BobInStamford]

Be sure to check out John Adams if you have HBO. It's excellent.

[WAHOO WILLIE]

I have been Bob. It's a bit slow in places but worth watching.

[seekeronos]

"--- Thank you for your concern. I'm sure that your little hapu won't regret being raised by religious fanatics and will cheerfully change your diapers for you. ---"

I reckon my children may disagree with us parents, even as we all more or less do.

The difference that I see, Lord willing, is that they will grow up into Christ along with us. Considering what a "fanatic" I am, I'd say all the remarks I get from strangers and friends alike as to how well-mannered my young'un is, I reckon I must be doing something right.

[wjo]

There will be many a dry eye at Chris' funeral.

[templar knight]

Bob, is that you? Am I dreaming? You actually commented without insulting someone. I'm going to save this thread.