Richard Farnsworth
Richard Farnsworth
Person

Richard Farnsworth

Actor 1920-09-01 Los Angeles, California, USA

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
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Misery

Misery

1990 · Buster

Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind

1939 · Soldier (uncredited)

Spartacus

Spartacus

1960 · Salt Mine Slave / Gladiator / Slave General (uncredited)

Papillon

Papillon

1973 · Manhunter (uncredited)

Blazing Saddles

Blazing Saddles

1974 · Sheriff (uncredited)

The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments

1956 · Chariot Driver (uncredited)

The Straight Story

The Straight Story

1999 · Alvin

The Outlaw Josey Wales

The Outlaw Josey Wales

1976 · Comanchero (uncredited)

Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie

1974 · Wall (as Dick Farnsworth)

The Natural

The Natural

1984 · Red Blow

Red River

Red River

1948 · Dunston Rider (uncredited)

Bonanza

Bonanza

1959 · Tate

The Getaway

The Getaway

1994 · Slim

The Wild One

The Wild One

1953 · Man (uncredited)

Into the Night

Into the Night

1985 · Jack Caper

The Two Jakes

The Two Jakes

1990 · Earl Rawley

The Cowboys

The Cowboys

1972 · Henry Williams

Anne of Green Gables

Anne of Green Gables

1985 · Matthew Cuthbert

Roots

Roots

1977 · Trumbull