Richard Farnsworth
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 1, 1920
- Died
- October 6, 2000 (aged 80)
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
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
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Filmography
The Straight Story: On Set With David Lynch
Movie · as Self
Kevin Sullivan's Classic
Movie · as Self - Matthew Cuthbert (archive footage)
The Straight Story
Movie · as Alvin
Best Friends for Life
Movie · as Will Harper
The Getaway
Movie · as Slim
Lassie
Movie · as Len Collins
The Fire Next Time
TV · as Frank Morgan · 2 eps
The Boys of Twilight
TV · as Cody McPherson · 1 ep
Highway to Hell
Movie · as Sam
Misery
Movie · as Buster
Havana
Movie · as Professor
The Two Jakes
Movie · as Earl Rawley
Snake Treaty
Movie · as Helmer
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
Movie · as Sheriff Campbell
Good Old Boy
Movie · as Percy
CBS Summer Playhouse
TV · as Carl · 1 ep
Anne of Green Gables
TV · as Matthew Cuthbert · 6 eps
Into the Night
Movie · as Jack Caper
Anne of Green Gables
Movie · as Matthew Cuthbert
Sylvester
Movie · as John Foster
Space Rage
Movie · as Colonel
Chase
Movie · as Judge Grand Pettitt
Wild Horses
Movie · as Chuck Reese
Anne of Green Gables
TV · as Matthew Cuthbert · 2 eps
The Natural
Movie · as Red Blow
Rhinestone
Movie · as Noah Ferris
Highway to Heaven
TV · as Jet Sanders · 1 ep
Ghost Dancing
Movie · as Russ Ward
Independence Day
Movie · as Evan
Travis McGee
Movie · as Van Harder
The Grey Fox
Movie · as Bill Miner
Waltz Across Texas
Movie · as Frank Walker
The Legend of the Lone Ranger
Movie · as Wild Bill Hickok
A Few Days at Weasel Creek
Movie · as Jason Stayvey
Louis L'Amour's The Cherokee Trail
Movie · as Ridge Fenton
Tom Horn
Movie · as John Coble
Ruckus
Movie · as Sheriff Jethro Pough
Resurrection
Movie · as Esco
Comes a Horseman
Movie · as Dodger
Another Man, Another Chance
Movie · as Stagecoach Driver
Superstunt
Movie · as Self
Roots
TV · as Trumbull · 1 ep
The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox
Movie · as Stagecoach driver
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Movie · as Comanchero (uncredited)
The Apple Dumpling Gang
Movie · as Mover
Strange New World
Movie · as Elder
Blazing Saddles
Movie · as Sheriff (uncredited)
Honky Tonk
Movie · as Driver
Little House on the Prairie
TV · as Wall (as Dick Farnsworth) · 1 ep
The Soul of Nigger Charley
Movie · as Walker
Papillon
Movie · as Manhunter (uncredited)
Ulzana's Raid
Movie · as Trooper
Pocket Money
Movie · as Man (uncredited)
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
Movie · as Outlaw
The Cowboys
Movie · as Henry Williams
Skin Game
Movie · as Man in Saloon fight (uncredited)
Monte Walsh
Movie · as Cowboy
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
Movie · as Workman (uncredited)
Sam Whiskey
Movie · as Pete the Guard (uncredited)
The Stalking Moon
Movie · as Man (uncredited)
Cimarron Strip
TV · 2 eps
The High Chaparral
TV · as Lloyd · 1 ep
Texas Across the River
Movie · as Medicine Man
Duel at Diablo
Movie · as Wagon Driver #1 (uncredited)
The Big Valley
TV · as Bolin, Businessman · 1 ep
Spartacus
Movie · as Salt Mine Slave / Gladiator / Slave General (uncredited)
The Rebel
TV · as Trooper · 1 ep
Bonanza
TV · as Tate, Troy · 1 ep
Wanted: Dead or Alive
TV · as Rance, Hal · 1 ep
The Tin Star
Movie · as Posse Member (uncredited)
The Hard Man
Movie · as Posse Man (uncredited)
Maverick
TV · as Stage Driver (uncredited), Clint (uncredited) · 1 ep
The Ten Commandments
Movie · as Chariot Driver (uncredited)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TV · as Trooper · 1 ep
State Trooper
TV · 1 ep
The Violent Men
Movie · as Anchor Rider (uncredited)
A Lawless Street
Movie · as Townsman (uncredited)
The Wonderful World of Disney
TV · as Farmer · 2 eps
Arena
Movie · as Cowboy
The Wild One
Movie · as Man (uncredited)
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
TV · as Butler · 1 ep
The Adventures of Kit Carson
TV · as Henchman Farnsworth (uncredited) · 1 ep
The Flame and the Arrow
Movie · as Outlaw (uncredited)
Mighty Joe Young
Movie · as Cowboy (uncredited)
Red River
Movie · as Dunston Rider (uncredited)
Golden Globe Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee · 3 eps
This Is the Army
Movie · as Soldier (uncredited)
Gunga Din
Movie · as (uncredited)
Gone with the Wind
Movie · as Soldier (uncredited)
The Adventures of Marco Polo
Movie · as Mongol Warrior (uncredited)