This week saw the passing of actor Richard Widmark (1914-2008), who died at age 93. Though he is known primarily for his film and television work, he began his career in radio and left behind an interesting collection of performances.
Richard Widmark made thirteen appearances on Suspense between 1942 and 1954. His first appearance occurred as early as episode #4, when he appeared in Suspense's presentation of "Rope," Patrick Hamilton's 1929 play about the Leopold and Lobe murder case. On Suspense he played roles that ranged from Iago in Shakespeare's Othello to a radio-script writer gone mad in "A Murderous Revision."
Here is the list of episodes in which he appeared:
1) "Rope" (07/08/1942) - Considered a lost episode. No known recordings of this broadcast exist.
2) "Too Hot to Live" (10/26/1950)
3) "Tell You Why I Shouldn't Die" (06/07/1951)
4) "The Hunting of Bob Lee" (10/29/1951)
5) "A Murderous Revision" (12/03/1951)
6) "The Track of the Cat" (02/18/1952)
7) "Mate Bram" (04/14/1952)
8) "How Long is the Night" (10/13/1952)
9) "The Spencer Brothers" (1/26/1953)
10) "Othello" Part One (05/04/1953)
(Suspense's presentation of Othello was the first on radio.)
11) "Othello" Part Two (05/11/1953)
12) "A Message to Garcia" (09/14/1953)
13) "The Card Game" (04/19/1954)
(Image of Richard Widmark from 1950 film Panic in the Streets from Wikipedia)
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