Richard Farnsworth
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1920-09-01
Day of Death
2000-10-06 (80 years old)
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
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Acting
(2023)
Lynch/Oz
as Alvin (archive footage) (uncredited)
(2006)
Kevin Sullivan's Classic
as Self - Matthew Cuthbert (archive footage)
(1999)
The Straight Story
as Alvin
(1998)
Best Friends for Life
as Will Harper
(1994)
The Getaway
as Slim
(1994)
Lassie
as Len Collins
(1991)
Highway to Hell
as Sam
(1990)
Misery
as Buster
(1990)
The Two Jakes
as Earl Rawley
(1990)
Havana
as Professor
(1989)
Snake Treaty
as Helmer
(1989)
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
as Sheriff Campbell
(1988)
Good Old Boy: A Delta Boyhood
as Percy
(1985)
Anne of Green Gables
as Matthew Cuthbert
(1985)
Into the Night
as Jack Caper
(1985)
Wild Horses
as Chuck Reese
(1985)
Chase
as Judge Grand Pettitt
(1985)
Space Rage
as Colonel
(1985)
Sylvester
as John Foster
(1984)
The Natural
as Red Blow
(1984)
Rhinestone
as Noah Ferris
(1983)
Independence Day
as Evan
(1983)
Travis McGee
as Van Harder
(1983)
Ghost Dancing
as Russ Ward
(1982)
The Grey Fox
as Bill Miner
(1982)
Waltz Across Texas
as Frank Walker
(1981)
The Legend of the Lone Ranger
as Wild Bill Hickok
(1981)
Ruckus
as Sheriff Jethro Pough
(1981)
A Few Days at Weasel Creek
as Jason Stayvey
(1981)
Louis L'Amour's The Cherokee Trail
as Ridge Fenton
(1980)
Tom Horn
as John Coble
(1980)
Resurrection
as Esco
(1978)
Comes a Horseman
as Dodger
(1977)
Another Man, Another Chance
as Stagecoach Driver
(1976)
The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox
as Stagecoach driver
(1975)
The Apple Dumpling Gang
as Mover
(1975)
Strange New World
as Elder
(1974)
Blazing Saddles
as Sheriff (uncredited)
(1974)
Honky Tonk
as Driver
(1973)
Papillon
as Manhunter (uncredited)
(1973)
The Soul of Nigger Charley
as Walker
(1972)
The Cowboys
as Henry Williams
(1972)
Ulzana's Raid
as Trooper
(1972)
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
as Outlaw
(1972)
Pocket Money
as Man (uncredited)
(1971)
Skin Game
as Man in Saloon fight (uncredited)
(1970)
Monte Walsh
as Cowboy
(1969)
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
as Workman (uncredited)
(1969)
Sam Whiskey
as Pete the Guard (uncredited)
(1968)
The Stalking Moon
as Man (uncredited)
(1966)
Duel at Diablo
as Wagon Driver #1 (uncredited)
(1966)
Texas Across the River
as Medicine Man
(1960)
Spartacus
as Salt Mine Slave / Gladiator / Slave General (uncredited)
(1957)
The Tin Star
as Posse Member (uncredited)
(1957)
The Hard Man
as Posse Man (uncredited)
(1956)
The Ten Commandments
as Chariot Driver (uncredited)
(1955)
The Violent Men
as Anchor Rider (uncredited)
(1955)
A Lawless Street
as Townsman (uncredited)
(1953)
The Wild One
as Man (uncredited)
(1953)
Arena
as Cowboy
(1950)
The Flame and the Arrow
as Outlaw (uncredited)
(1949)
Mighty Joe Young
as Cowboy (uncredited)
(1948)
Red River
as Dunston Rider (uncredited)
(1943)
This Is the Army
as Soldier (uncredited)
(1939)
Gone with the Wind
as Soldier (uncredited)
(1939)
Gunga Din
as (uncredited)
(1938)
The Adventures of Marco Polo
as Mongol Warrior (uncredited)
Crew
(1975)
The Master Gunfighter
Stunts
(1974)
The Front Page
Stunts
(1973)
High Plains Drifter
Stunts
(1973)
Papillon
Stunts
(1972)
(1969)
(1969)
(1968)
Assignment to Kill
Stunts
(1968)
The Stalking Moon
Stunts
(1967)
The War Wagon
Stunts
(1966)
Duel at Diablo
Stunts
(1965)
Major Dundee
Stunts
(1965)
Cat Ballou
Stunts
(1965)
The War Lord
Stunts
(1962)
How the West Was Won
Stunts
(1957)
The Tin Star
Stunts
(1955)
The Indian Fighter
Stunts
(1954)
The Caine Mutiny
Stunts
(1952)
The Lusty Men
Stunts
(1952)
Horizons West
Stunts
(1950)
The Flame and the Arrow
Stunts
(1948)
Fort Apache
Stunts
(1948)
Red River
Stunt Double
(1947)
Stallion Road
Stunts
(1947)
California
Stunts
(1946)
Duel in the Sun
Stunts
(1943)
The Outlaw
Stunts