About
Richard Farnsworth
Overview
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.
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Known for
Acting |
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| 2006 | Kevin Sullivan's Classic | Actor | Self - Matthew Cuthbert (archive footage) | N/A N/A |
| 1999 | The Straight Story | Actor | Alvin | 72 Good |
| 1998 | Best Friends for Life | Actor | Will Harper | N/A N/A |
| 1994 | Lassie | Actor | Len Collins | 59 Average |
| 1994 | The Getaway | Actor | Slim | 58 Average |
| 1993 | The Fire Next Time | Actor | Frank Morgan | 68 Fair |
| 1992 | The Boys of Twilight | Actor | Cody McPherson | 69 Fair |
| 1991 | Highway to Hell | Actor | Sam | 59 Average |
| 1990 | Havana | Actor | Professor | 58 Average |
| 1990 | Misery | Actor | Buster | 76 Good |
| 1990 | The Two Jakes | Actor | Earl Rawley | 59 Average |
| 1989 | Desperado: The Outlaw Wars | Actor | Sheriff Campbell | 59 Average |
| 1989 | Snake Treaty | Actor | Helmer | N/A N/A |
| 1988 | Good Old Boy: A Delta Boyhood | Actor | Percy | 59 Average |
| 1986 | Anne auf Green Gables | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 1986 | Anne of Green Gables | Actor | Matthew Cuthbert | N/A N/A |
| 1985 | Space Rage | Actor | Colonel | 58 Average |
| 1985 | Anne of Green Gables | Actor | Matthew Cuthbert | 65 Fair |
| 1985 | Anne of Green Gables | Actor | Matthew Cuthbert | 75 Good |
| 1985 | Chase | Actor | Judge Grand Pettitt | 59 Average |
| 1985 | Wild Horses | Actor | Chuck Reese | 58 Average |
| 1985 | Sylvester | Actor | John Foster | 58 Average |
| 1985 | Into the Night | Actor | Jack Caper | 61 Fair |
| 1984 | Rhinestone | Actor | Noah Ferris | 57 Average |
| 1984 | The Natural | Actor | Red Blow | 64 Fair |
| 1983 | Ghost Dancing | Actor | Russ Ward | N/A N/A |
| 1983 | Travis McGee | Actor | Van Harder | 58 Average |
| 1983 | Independence Day | Actor | Evan | 58 Average |
| 1982 | The Grey Fox | Actor | Bill Miner | 59 Average |
| 1982 | Waltz Across Texas | Actor | Frank Walker | N/A N/A |
| 1981 | A Few Days at Weasel Creek | Actor | Jason Stayvey | N/A N/A |
| 1981 | The Legend of the Lone Ranger | Actor | Wild Bill Hickok | 58 Average |
| 1981 | Louis L'Amour's The Cherokee Trail | Actor | Ridge Fenton | 59 Average |
| 1981 | Ruckus | Actor | Sheriff Jethro Pough | 59 Average |
| 1980 | Resurrection | Actor | Esco | 59 Average |
| 1980 | Tom Horn | Actor | John Coble | 59 Average |
| 1978 | Comes a Horseman | Actor | Dodger | 59 Average |
| 1977 | Another Man, Another Chance | Actor | Stagecoach Driver | 59 Average |
| 1976 | The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox | Actor | Stagecoach driver | 59 Average |
| 1975 | Strange New World | Actor | Elder | 58 Average |
| 1975 | The Apple Dumpling Gang | Actor | Mover | 60 Fair |
| 1974 | Honky Tonk | Actor | Driver | N/A N/A |
| 1974 | Blazing Saddles | Actor | Sheriff (uncredited) | 69 Fair |
| 1973 | Papillon | Actor | Manhunter (uncredited) | 73 Good |
| 1973 | The Soul of Nigger Charley | Actor | Walker | 58 Average |
| 1972 | The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean | Actor | Outlaw | 60 Fair |
| 1972 | Ulzana's Raid | Actor | Trooper | 61 Fair |
| 1972 | Pocket Money | Actor | Man (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1972 | The Cowboys | Actor | Henry Williams | 62 Fair |
| 1971 | Skin Game | Actor | Man in Saloon fight (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1970 | Monte Walsh | Actor | Cowboy | 59 Average |
| 1969 | The Good Guys and the Bad Guys | Actor | Workman (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1969 | Sam Whiskey | Actor | Pete the Guard (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1968 | The Stalking Moon | Actor | Man (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1966 | Texas Across the River | Actor | Medicine Man | 58 Average |
| 1966 | Duel at Diablo | Actor | Wagon Driver #1 (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1960 | Spartacus | Actor | Salt Mine Slave / Gladiator / Slave General (uncredited) | 72 Good |
| 1957 | The Hard Man | Actor | Posse Man (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1957 | The Tin Star | Actor | Posse Member (uncredited) | 61 Fair |
| 1956 | The Ten Commandments | Actor | Chariot Driver | 73 Good |
| 1955 | A Lawless Street | Actor | Townsman (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1955 | The Violent Men | Actor | Anchor Rider (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1953 | The Wild One | Actor | Man (uncredited) | 61 Fair |
| 1953 | Arena | Actor | Cowboy | 58 Average |
| 1950 | The Flame and the Arrow | Actor | Outlaw (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1949 | Mighty Joe Young | Actor | Cowboy (uncredited) | 59 Average |
| 1948 | Red River | Actor | Dunston Rider (uncredited) | 66 Fair |
| 1943 | This Is the Army | Actor | Soldier (uncredited) | 58 Average |
| 1939 | Gone with the Wind | Actor | Soldier (uncredited) | 76 Good |
| 1939 | Gunga Din | Actor | (uncredited) | 60 Fair |
| 1938 | The Adventures of Marco Polo | Actor | Mongol Warrior (uncredited) | 59 Average |
Crew |
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| 1975 | The Master Gunfighter | Crew | Stunts | 59 Average |
| 1974 | The Front Page | Crew | Stunts | 64 Fair |
| 1973 | High Plains Drifter | Crew | Stunts | 68 Fair |
| 1972 | The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean | Crew | Stunts | 60 Fair |
| 1969 | The Good Guys and the Bad Guys | Crew | Stunts | 58 Average |
| 1969 | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid | Crew | Stunts | 72 Good |
| 1968 | The Stalking Moon | Crew | Stunts | 58 Average |
| 1968 | Assignment to Kill | Crew | Stunts | 59 Average |
| 1967 | The War Wagon | Crew | Stunts | 61 Fair |
| 1966 | Duel at Diablo | Crew | Stunts | 59 Average |
| 1965 | The War Lord | Crew | Stunts | 59 Average |
| 1965 | Cat Ballou | Crew | Stunts | 60 Fair |
| 1965 | Major Dundee | Crew | Stunts | 60 Fair |
| 1962 | How the West Was Won | Crew | Stunts | 64 Fair |
| 1957 | The Tin Star | Crew | Stunts | 61 Fair |
| 1955 | The Indian Fighter | Crew | Stunts | 59 Average |
| 1954 | The Caine Mutiny | Crew | Stunts | 64 Fair |
| 1952 | The Lusty Men | Crew | Stunts | 60 Fair |
| 1952 | Horizons West | Crew | Stunts | 58 Average |
| 1950 | The Flame and the Arrow | Crew | Stunts | 59 Average |
| 1948 | Red River | Crew | Stunt Double | 66 Fair |
| 1948 | Fort Apache | Crew | Stunts | 63 Fair |
| 1947 | Stallion Road | Crew | Stunts | 58 Average |
| 1947 | California | Crew | Stunts | 59 Average |
| 1946 | Duel in the Sun | Crew | Stunts | 59 Average |
| 1943 | The Outlaw | Crew | Stunts | 58 Average |