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.

Richard Widmark, the fledgling radio actor who won instant immortality for shoving a crippled old woman down a flight of stairs, died Monday at his home in Roxbury, Conn. He was 93.

Richard Widmark, who made an indelible screen debut in 1947 as a giggling sadistic killer and later brought a sense of urban cynicism and unpredictability to his roles as a leading man, has died.

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.

Richard Widmark, who made an indelible screen debut in 1947 as a giggling, sadistic killer and later brought a sense of urban cynicism and unpredictability to his roles as a leading man, has died.

Richard Widmark, who made an indelible screen debut in 1947 as a giggling sadistic killer and later brought a sense of urban cynicism and unpredictability to his roles as a leading man, has died ...

Widmark's last film, the made-for-TV Lincoln - about the former US President - was broadcast in 1992. Richard Widmark was born on 26 December 1914, in Sunrise, Minnesota, where his father ran a ...