Biography
Richard William Farnsworth (September 1, 1920 β 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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Filmography
all 102
Movies 81
TV Shows 21
self 2
Self - Matthew Cuthbert (archive footage)
Kevin Sullivan's Classic (2006)
Movie
Alvin Straight
The Straight Story (1999)
Movie
4.4
Will Harper
Best Friends for Life (1998)
Movie
Len Collins
Lassie (1994)
Movie
7.25
Slim
The Getaway (1994)
Movie
6
Frank Morgan
The Fire Next Time (1993)
TV
Sheriff Cody McPherson
The Boys of Twilight (1992)
TV
Sam
Highway to Hell (1991)
Movie
7.67
Professor
Havana (1990)
Movie
Buster
Misery (1990)
Movie
4.9
Earl Rawley
The Two Jakes (1990)
Movie
6
Sheriff Campbell, Bisby Arizona
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars (1989)
Movie
Helmer
Snake Treaty (1989)
Movie
Percy
Good Old Boy: A Delta Boyhood (1988)
Movie
Carl
CBS Summer Playhouse (1987)
TV
Anne auf Green Gables (1986)
TV
Matthew Cuthbert
Anne of Green Gables (1985)
TV
5.5
Matthew Cuthbert
Anne of Green Gables (1985)
Movie
6
Judge Grand Pettitt
Chase (1985)
Movie
Chuck Reese
Wild Horses (1985)
Movie
Colonel
Space Rage (1985)
Movie
8
Foster
Sylvester (1985)
Movie
Jack Caper
Into the Night (1985)
Movie
Highway to Heaven (1984)
TV
Noah Ferris
Rhinestone (1984)
Movie
Red Blow
The Natural (1984)
Movie
5.38
Russ Ward
Ghost Dancing (1983)
Movie
Van Harder
Travis McGee (1983)
Movie
Evan
Independence Day (1983)
Movie
Bill Miner
The Grey Fox (1982)
Movie
6
Frank Walker
Waltz Across Texas (1982)
Movie
Jason Stayvey
A Few Days in Weasel Creek (1981)
Movie
Wild Bill Hickok
The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981)
Movie
Ridge Fenton
Louis L'Amour's The Cherokee Trail (1981)
Movie
Sheriff Jethro Pough
Ruckus (1981)
Movie
Esco
Resurrection (1980)
Movie
John C. Coble
Tom Horn (1980)
Movie
Dodger
Comes a Horseman (1978)
Movie
Stagecoach Driver
Another Man, Another Chance (1977)
Movie
Trumbull
Roots (1977)
TV
Stagecoach driver
The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox (1976)
Movie
Stunts
The Master Gunfighter (1975)
Movie
Elder
Strange New World (1975)
Movie
6
Mover
The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975)
Movie
6
Stunts
The Front Page (1974)
Movie
1
Little House on the Prairie (1974)
TV
6
Driver
Honky Tonk (1974)
Movie
Sheriff (uncredited)
Blazing Saddles (1974)
Movie
6.75
Manhunter (uncredited)
Papillon (1973)
Movie
3.67
Walker
The Soul of Nigger Charley (1973)
Movie
Stunts
High Plains Drifter (1973)
Movie
6
Outlaw
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
Movie
Trooper
Ulzana's Raid (1972)
Movie
Man (uncredited)
Pocket Money (1972)
Movie
Henry Williams
The Cowboys (1972)
Movie
7.5
Man in Saloon fight (uncredited)
Skin Game (1971)
Movie
Cowboy
Monte Walsh (1970)
Movie
4.33
Workman (uncredited) / Stunts
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969)
Movie
Stunts
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Movie
5.5
Man (uncredited) / Stunts
The Stalking Moon (1968)
Movie
Stunts
Assignment to Kill (1968)
Movie
Lloyd
The High Chaparral (1967)
TV
6
Cimarron Strip (1967)
TV
Stunts
The War Wagon (1967)
Movie
6
Medicine Man
Texas Across the River (1966)
Movie
Wagon Driver #1 (uncredited)
Duel at Diablo (1966)
Movie
Stunts
The War Lord (1965)
Movie
Bolin / Businessman
The Big Valley (1965)
TV
6.2
Stunts
The Great Race (1965)
Movie
6.38
Stunts
Cat Ballou (1965)
Movie
4
Stunts
Major Dundee (1965)
Movie
Stunts
How the West Was Won (1962)
Movie
6
Salt Mine Slave / Gladiator / Slave General (uncredited)
Spartacus (1960)
Movie
4
Trooper
The Rebel (1959)
TV
Troy / Tate
Bonanza (1959)
TV
1
Rance / Hal
Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958)
TV
Posse Man (uncredited)
The Hard Man (1957)
Movie
Clint (uncredited) / Stage Driver (uncredited)
Maverick (1957)
TV
5.33
Chariot Driver
The Ten Commandments (1956)
Movie
4.25
Trooper
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
TV
State Trooper (1956)
TV
Townsman (uncredited)
A Lawless Street (1955)
Movie
4
Anchor Rider (uncredited)
The Violent Men (1955)
Movie
Farmer
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (1954)
TV
5.98
Stunts
The Caine Mutiny (1954)
Movie
4.33
Man (uncredited)
The Wild One (1953)
Movie
Cowboy
Arena (1953)
Movie
Self
The Oscars (1953)
TV
Stunts
The Lusty Men (1952)
Movie
6
The Adventures of Kit Carson (1951)
TV
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951)
TV
Outlaw (uncredited) / Stunts
The Flame and the Arrow (1950)
Movie
Cowboy (uncredited)
Mighty Joe Young (1949)
Movie
Dunston Rider (uncredited) / Stunt Double
Red River (1948)
Movie
3.5
Stunts
Stallion Road (1947)
Movie
Stunts
California (1947)
Movie
Stunts
Duel in the Sun (1946)
Movie
3.5
Soldier (uncredited)
This Is the Army (1943)
Movie
Stunts
The Outlaw (1943)
Movie
Soldier (uncredited)
Gone with the Wind (1939)
Movie
5.55
(uncredited)
Gunga Din (1939)
Movie
3.5
Mongol Warrior (uncredited)
The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938)
Movie
Ratings
Average 6.07
Based on 2.06 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1938
1958
1973
1965
2006
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1920-09-01
Deathday2000-10-06 (80 years old)
Birth NameRichard William Farnsworth
Birth PlaceLos Angeles, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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