Widmark to be honored

After 44 years in motion pictures, film noir icon Richard Widmark, who burst onto the screen as psychotic killer Tommy Udo in the 1947 “Kiss of Death” and presaged the rogue cop of the Dirty Harry era in the 1968 police drama “Madigan” with Henry Fonda, is finally getting his due. Read about the Los Angeles Film Critics Association’s plans to honor the 90 year old actor this January with their annual Career Achievement Award in this Reuters report and at Cinematical. Read Richard’s bio and an extensive filmography here and here. And for an overview of the actor’s career and more photos like the one above and posters from his films check out Brian W. Fairbanks’ “Richard Widmark: The Face of Film Noir".