Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
September 1, 1920
Place of Birth:
Los Angeles, California, USA
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Richard Farnsworth
Biography
Richard William Farnsworth (September 1, 1920 – October 6, 2000) was an American actor and stuntman. He is best known for his performances in Comes a Horseman (1978), for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor; The Grey Fox (1982), for which he received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama; Anne of Green Gables (1985); Misery (1990); and The Straight Story (1999), for which he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Kevin Sullivan's Classic | Self - Matthew Cuthbert (archive footage) |
| 1999 | The Straight Story | Alvin |
| 1998 | Best Friends for Life | Will Harper |
| 1994 | The Getaway | Slim |
| 1994 | Lassie | Len Collins |
| 1991 | Highway to Hell | Sam |
| 1990 | Misery | Buster |
| 1990 | Havana | Professor |
| 1990 | The Two Jakes | Earl Rawley |
| 1989 | Snake Treaty | Helmer |
| 1989 | Desperado: The Outlaw Wars | Sheriff Campbell |
| 1988 | Good Old Boy | Percy |
| 1985 | Into the Night | Jack Caper |
| 1985 | Anne of Green Gables | Matthew Cuthbert |
| 1985 | Sylvester | John Foster |
| 1985 | Space Rage | Colonel |
| 1985 | Chase | Judge Grand Pettitt |
| 1985 | Wild Horses | Chuck Reese |
| 1984 | The Natural | Red Blow |
| 1984 | Rhinestone | Noah Ferris |
| 1983 | Ghost Dancing | Russ Ward |
| 1983 | Independence Day | Evan |
| 1983 | Travis McGee | Van Harder |
| 1982 | The Grey Fox | Bill Miner |
| 1982 | Waltz Across Texas | Frank Walker |
| 1981 | The Legend of the Lone Ranger | Wild Bill Hickok |
| 1981 | Ruckus | Sheriff Jethro Pough |
| 1981 | A Few Days at Weasel Creek | Jason Stayvey |
| 1981 | Louis L'Amour's The Cherokee Trail | Ridge Fenton |
| 1980 | Tom Horn | John Coble |
| 1980 | Resurrection | Esco |
| 1978 | Comes a Horseman | Dodger |
| 1977 | Another Man, Another Chance | Stagecoach Driver |
| 1976 | The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox | Stagecoach driver |
| 1975 | The Apple Dumpling Gang | Mover |
| 1975 | Strange New World | Elder |
| 1974 | Blazing Saddles | Sheriff (uncredited) |
| 1974 | Honky Tonk | Driver |
| 1973 | The Soul of Nigger Charley | Walker |
| 1973 | Papillon | Manhunter (uncredited) |
| 1972 | Ulzana's Raid | Trooper |
| 1972 | Pocket Money | Man (uncredited) |
| 1972 | The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean | Outlaw |
| 1972 | The Cowboys | Henry Williams |
| 1971 | Skin Game | Man in Saloon fight (uncredited) |
| 1970 | Monte Walsh | Cowboy |
| 1969 | The Good Guys and the Bad Guys | Workman (uncredited) |
| 1969 | Sam Whiskey | Pete the Guard (uncredited) |
| 1968 | The Stalking Moon | Man (uncredited) |
| 1966 | Texas Across the River | Medicine Man |
| 1966 | Duel at Diablo | Wagon Driver #1 (uncredited) |
| 1960 | Spartacus | Salt Mine Slave / Gladiator / Slave General (uncredited) |
| 1957 | The Tin Star | Posse Member (uncredited) |
| 1957 | The Hard Man | Posse Man (uncredited) |
| 1956 | The Ten Commandments | Chariot Driver (uncredited) |
| 1955 | The Violent Men | Anchor Rider (uncredited) |
| 1955 | A Lawless Street | Townsman (uncredited) |
| 1953 | Arena | Cowboy |
| 1953 | The Wild One | Man (uncredited) |
| 1950 | The Flame and the Arrow | Outlaw (uncredited) |
| 1949 | Mighty Joe Young | Cowboy (uncredited) |
| 1948 | Red River | Dunston Rider (uncredited) |
| 1943 | This Is the Army | Soldier (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Gunga Din | (uncredited) |
| 1939 | Gone with the Wind | Soldier (uncredited) |
| 1938 | The Adventures of Marco Polo | Mongol Warrior (uncredited) |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | The Fire Next Time | Frank Morgan |
| 1992 | The Boys of Twilight | Cody McPherson |
| 1987 | CBS Summer Playhouse | Carl |
| 1986 | Anne auf Green Gables | |
| 1985 | Anne of Green Gables | Matthew Cuthbert |
| 1984 | Highway to Heaven | |
| 1977 | Roots | Trumbull |
| 1974 | Little House on the Prairie | Wall (as Dick Farnsworth) |
| 1967 | Cimarron Strip | |
| 1967 | The High Chaparral | Lloyd |
| 1965 | The Big Valley | Bolin |
| 1965 | The Big Valley | Businessman |
| 1959 | The Rebel | Trooper |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Tate |
| 1959 | Bonanza | Troy |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or Alive | Rance |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or Alive | Hal |
| 1957 | Maverick | Stage Driver (uncredited) |
| 1957 | Maverick | Clint (uncredited) |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Trooper |
| 1956 | State Trooper | |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Farmer |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self |
| 1951 | The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | |
| 1951 | The Adventures of Kit Carson | |
| 1951 | The Adventures of Kit Carson | Henchman Farnsworth (uncredited) |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee |