Richard Farnsworth
Known for acting · Born 1 September 1920 · Died 6 October 2000 · aged 80 · Los Angeles, California, USA
119 credits
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
Misery
1990
The Straight Story
1999
Anne of Green Gables
1985
Tom Horn
1980
Rhinestone
1984
Lassie
1994
Resurrection
1980
The Grey Fox
1982
The Natural
1984
Comes a Horseman
1978
The Getaway
1994
Space Rage
1985
Acting (90)
2006Kevin Sullivan's ClassicSelf - Matthew Cuthbert (archive footage)Film
1999The Straight StoryAlvinFilm
1998Best Friends for LifeWill HarperFilm
1994The GetawaySlimFilm
1994LassieLen CollinsFilm
1993The Fire Next TimeFrank Morgan · 2 episodesSeries
1992The Boys of TwilightCody McPhersonSeries
1991Highway to HellSamFilm
1990MiseryBusterFilm
1990The Two JakesEarl RawleyFilm
1990HavanaProfessorFilm
1989Desperado: The Outlaw WarsSheriff CampbellFilm
1989Snake TreatyHelmerFilm
1988Good Old BoyPercyFilm
1987CBS Summer PlayhouseCarlSeries
1986Anne of Green Gables · 6 episodesSeries
1985Into the NightJack CaperFilm
1985Anne of Green GablesMatthew CuthbertFilm
1985Anne of Green GablesMatthew Cuthbert · 2 episodesSeries
1985Space RageColonelFilm
1985SylvesterJohn FosterFilm
1985Wild HorsesChuck ReeseFilm
1985ChaseJudge Grand PettittFilm
1984The NaturalRed BlowFilm
1984Highway to HeavenJet SandersSeries
1984RhinestoneNoah FerrisFilm
1983Independence DayEvanFilm
1983Travis McGeeVan HarderFilm
1983Ghost DancingRuss WardFilm
1982The Grey FoxBill MinerFilm
1982Waltz Across TexasFrank WalkerFilm
1981The Legend of the Lone RangerWild Bill HickokFilm
1981Louis L'Amour's The Cherokee TrailRidge FentonFilm
1981A Few Days at Weasel CreekJason StayveyFilm
1980Tom HornJohn CobleFilm
1980ResurrectionEscoFilm
1980RuckusSheriff Jethro PoughFilm
1978Comes a HorsemanDodgerFilm
1977RootsTrumbullSeries
1977Another Man, Another ChanceStagecoach DriverFilm
1977SuperstuntSelfFilm
1976The Outlaw Josey WalesComanchero (uncredited)Film
1976The Duchess and the Dirtwater FoxStagecoach driverFilm
1975The Apple Dumpling GangMoverFilm
1975Strange New WorldElderFilm
1974Blazing SaddlesSheriff (uncredited)Film
1974Little House on the PrairieWall (as Dick Farnsworth)Series
1974Honky TonkDriverFilm
1973PapillonManhunter (uncredited)Film
1973The Soul of Nigger CharleyWalkerFilm
1972The CowboysHenry WilliamsFilm
1972The Life and Times of Judge Roy BeanOutlawFilm
1972Ulzana's RaidTrooperFilm
1972Pocket MoneyMan (uncredited)Film
1971Skin GameMan in Saloon fight (uncredited)Film
1970Monte WalshCowboyFilm
1969Sam WhiskeyPete the Guard (uncredited)Film
1969The Good Guys and the Bad GuysWorkman (uncredited)Film
1968The Stalking MoonMan (uncredited)Film
1967The High ChaparralLloydSeries
1967Cimarron Strip · 2 episodesSeries
1966Duel at DiabloWagon Driver #1 (uncredited)Film
1966Texas Across the RiverMedicine ManFilm
1965The Big ValleyBolin, BusinessmanSeries
1960SpartacusSalt Mine Slave / Gladiator / Slave General (uncredited)Film
1959BonanzaTate, TroySeries
1959The RebelTrooperSeries
1958Wanted: Dead or AliveRance, HalSeries
1957The Tin StarPosse Member (uncredited)Film
1957MaverickStage Driver (uncredited), Clint (uncredited)Series
1957The Hard ManPosse Man (uncredited)Film
1956The Ten CommandmentsChariot Driver (uncredited)Film
1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreTrooperSeries
1956State TrooperSeries
1955The Violent MenAnchor Rider (uncredited)Film
1955A Lawless StreetTownsman (uncredited)Film
1954The Wonderful World of DisneyFarmer · 2 episodesSeries
1953The Wild OneMan (uncredited)Film
1953The OscarsSelfSeries
1953ArenaCowboyFilm
1951The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok, ButlerSeries
1951The Adventures of Kit Carson, Henchman Farnsworth (uncredited)Series
1950The Flame and the ArrowOutlaw (uncredited)Film
1949Mighty Joe YoungCowboy (uncredited)Film
1948Red RiverDunston Rider (uncredited)Film
1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee · 3 episodesSeries
1943This Is the ArmySoldier (uncredited)Film
1939Gone with the WindSoldier (uncredited)Film
1939Gunga Din(uncredited)Film
1938The Adventures of Marco PoloMongol Warrior (uncredited)Film
Crew (29)
1975The Master GunfighterStuntsFilm
1974The Front PageStuntsFilm
1973PapillonStuntsFilm
1973High Plains DrifterStuntsFilm
1972The Life and Times of Judge Roy BeanStuntsFilm
1969Butch Cassidy and the Sundance KidStuntsFilm
1969The Good Guys and the Bad GuysStuntsFilm
1968The Stalking MoonStuntsFilm
1968Assignment to KillStuntsFilm
1967The War WagonStuntsFilm
1966Duel at DiabloStuntsFilm
1965Cat BallouStuntsFilm
1965Major DundeeStuntsFilm
1965The War LordStuntsFilm
1962How the West Was WonStuntsFilm
1957The Tin StarStuntsFilm
1955The Indian FighterStuntsFilm
1954The Caine MutinyStuntsFilm
1952The Lusty MenStuntsFilm
1952Horizons WestStuntsFilm
1950The Flame and the ArrowStuntsFilm
1948Red RiverStunt DoubleFilm
1948Fort ApacheStuntsFilm
1948Silver RiverStuntsFilm
1947CaliforniaStuntsFilm
1947Stallion RoadStuntsFilm
1946Duel in the SunStuntsFilm
1943The OutlawStuntsFilm
1940The Grapes of WrathStuntsFilm