Richard Farnsworth

Known for: Acting

Born: 1920-09-01 – 2000-10-06 (aged 80)

From: 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.

Filmography (90)

MOVIE★ 2.0
Kevin Sullivan's Classic
2006
as Self - Matthew Cuthbert (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 7.7
The Straight Story
1999
as Alvin
MOVIE★ 7.0
Best Friends for Life
1998
as Will Harper
MOVIE★ 6.1
Lassie
1994
as Len Collins
MOVIE★ 5.8
The Getaway
1994
as Slim
TV★ 6.1
The Fire Next Time
1993
as Frank Morgan
TV★ 6.7
The Boys of Twilight
1992
as Cody McPherson
MOVIE★ 5.9
Highway to Hell
1991
as Sam
MOVIE★ 5.8
Havana
1990
as Professor
MOVIE★ 7.8
Misery
1990
as Buster
MOVIE★ 6.0
The Two Jakes
1990
as Earl Rawley
MOVIE★ 9.0
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
1989
as Sheriff Campbell
MOVIE★ 6.0
Snake Treaty
1989
as Helmer
MOVIE★ 7.0
Good Old Boy
1988
as Percy
TV★ 7.0
CBS Summer Playhouse
1987
as Carl
TV
Anne auf Green Gables
1986
MOVIE★ 4.1
Space Rage
1985
as Colonel
MOVIE★ 8.1
Anne of Green Gables
1985
as Matthew Cuthbert
TV★ 8.7
Anne of Green Gables
1985
as Matthew Cuthbert
MOVIE★ 6.0
Chase
1985
as Judge Grand Pettitt
MOVIE★ 5.8
Wild Horses
1985
as Chuck Reese
MOVIE★ 5.1
Sylvester
1985
as John Foster
MOVIE★ 6.5
Into the Night
1985
as Jack Caper
TV★ 7.4
Highway to Heaven
1984
as Jet Sanders
MOVIE★ 4.9
Rhinestone
1984
as Noah Ferris
MOVIE★ 6.9
The Natural
1984
as Red Blow
MOVIE★ 6.0
Ghost Dancing
1983
as Russ Ward
MOVIE★ 5.7
Travis McGee
1983
as Van Harder
MOVIE★ 5.9
Independence Day
1983
as Evan
MOVIE★ 6.9
The Grey Fox
1982
as Bill Miner
MOVIE★ 10.0
Waltz Across Texas
1982
as Frank Walker
MOVIE★ 8.0
A Few Days at Weasel Creek
1981
as Jason Stayvey
MOVIE★ 4.9
The Legend of the Lone Ranger
1981
as Wild Bill Hickok
MOVIE★ 9.5
Louis L'Amour's The Cherokee Trail
1981
as Ridge Fenton
MOVIE★ 5.8
Ruckus
1981
as Sheriff Jethro Pough
MOVIE★ 6.5
Resurrection
1980
as Esco
MOVIE★ 6.4
Tom Horn
1980
as John Coble
MOVIE★ 6.1
Comes a Horseman
1978
as Dodger
MOVIE
Superstunt
1977
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.2
Another Man, Another Chance
1977
as Stagecoach Driver
TV★ 7.3
Roots
1977
as Trumbull
MOVIE★ 7.5
The Outlaw Josey Wales
1976
as Comanchero (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.1
The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox
1976
as Stagecoach driver
MOVIE★ 4.3
Strange New World
1975
as Elder
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Apple Dumpling Gang
1975
as Mover
TV★ 7.9
Little House on the Prairie
1974
as Wall (as Dick Farnsworth)
MOVIE★ 8.0
Honky Tonk
1974
as Driver
MOVIE★ 7.2
Blazing Saddles
1974
as Sheriff (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.8
Papillon
1973
as Manhunter (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.2
The Soul of Nigger Charley
1973
as Walker
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
1972
as Outlaw
MOVIE★ 6.9
Ulzana's Raid
1972
as Trooper
MOVIE★ 5.5
Pocket Money
1972
as Man (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.1
The Cowboys
1972
as Henry Williams
MOVIE★ 6.6
Skin Game
1971
as Man in Saloon fight (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.3
Monte Walsh
1970
as Cowboy
MOVIE★ 5.6
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
1969
as Workman (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.8
Sam Whiskey
1969
as Pete the Guard (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.9
The Stalking Moon
1968
as Man (uncredited)
TV★ 6.8
The High Chaparral
1967
as Lloyd
TV★ 5.7
Cimarron Strip
1967
MOVIE★ 5.7
Texas Across the River
1966
as Medicine Man
MOVIE★ 6.4
Duel at Diablo
1966
as Wagon Driver #1 (uncredited)
TV★ 6.2
The Big Valley
1965
as Bolin
MOVIE★ 7.5
Spartacus
1960
as Salt Mine Slave / Gladiator / Slave General (uncredited)
TV★ 5.1
The Rebel
1959
as Trooper
TV★ 7.5
Bonanza
1959
as Tate
TV★ 7.0
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Rance
MOVIE★ 5.2
The Hard Man
1957
as Posse Man (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.0
The Tin Star
1957
as Posse Member (uncredited)
TV★ 6.9
Maverick
1957
as Stage Driver (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.8
The Ten Commandments
1956
as Chariot Driver (uncredited)
TV★ 6.2
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Trooper
TV★ 5.7
State Trooper
1956
MOVIE★ 5.6
A Lawless Street
1955
as Townsman (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Violent Men
1955
as Anchor Rider (uncredited)
TV★ 7.9
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Farmer
MOVIE★ 6.6
The Wild One
1953
as Man (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 5.0
Arena
1953
as Cowboy
TV★ 7.0
The Oscars
1953
as Self
TV★ 6.0
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
TV★ 5.3
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
MOVIE★ 6.3
The Flame and the Arrow
1950
as Outlaw (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.4
Mighty Joe Young
1949
as Cowboy (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.3
Red River
1948
as Dunston Rider (uncredited)
TV★ 7.0
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
MOVIE★ 5.7
This Is the Army
1943
as Soldier (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 7.9
Gone with the Wind
1939
as Soldier (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.5
Gunga Din
1939
as (uncredited)
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Adventures of Marco Polo
1938
as Mongol Warrior (uncredited)