Richard Farnsworth
Acting • Born 1920-09-01 – Died 2000-10-06
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.
Filmography
94 credits
The Straight Story
Movie • 1999
Alvin
The Getaway
Movie • 1994
Slim
Misery
Movie • 1990
Buster
Into the Night
Movie • 1985
Jack Caper
Tom Horn
Movie • 1980
John Coble
The Stalking Moon
Movie • 1968
Man (uncredited)
The Natural
Movie • 1984
Red Blow
Havana
Movie • 1990
Professor
Arena
Movie • 1953
Cowboy
The Grey Fox
Movie • 1982
Bill Miner
Comes a Horseman
Movie • 1978
Dodger
Lassie
Movie • 1994
Len Collins
Highway to Hell
Movie • 1991
Sam
The Legend of the Lone Ranger
Movie • 1981
Wild Bill Hickok
Rhinestone
Movie • 1984
Noah Ferris
Ruckus
Movie • 1981
Sheriff Jethro Pough
Anne of Green Gables
Movie • 1985
Matthew Cuthbert
Monte Walsh
Movie • 1970
Cowboy
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
Movie • 1969
Workman (uncredited)
The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox
Movie • 1976
Stagecoach driver
Sylvester
Movie • 1985
John Foster
Resurrection
Movie • 1980
Esco
Space Rage
Movie • 1985
Colonel
Ghost Dancing
Movie • 1983
Russ Ward
The Wild One
Movie • 1953
Man (uncredited)
Snake Treaty
Movie • 1989
Helmer
Skin Game
Movie • 1971
Man in Saloon fight (uncredited)
Independence Day
Movie • 1983
Evan
Waltz Across Texas
Movie • 1982
Frank Walker
Ulzana's Raid
Movie • 1972
Trooper
The Violent Men
Movie • 1955
Anchor Rider (uncredited)
Kevin Sullivan's Classic
Movie • 2006
Self - Matthew Cuthbert (archive footage)
Texas Across the River
Movie • 1966
Medicine Man
This Is the Army
Movie • 1943
Soldier (uncredited)
The Adventures of Marco Polo
Movie • 1938
Mongol Warrior (uncredited)
Good Old Boy
Movie • 1988
Percy
Another Man, Another Chance
Movie • 1977
Stagecoach Driver
Blazing Saddles
Movie • 1974
Sheriff (uncredited)
A Few Days at Weasel Creek
Movie • 1981
Jason Stayvey
Mighty Joe Young
Movie • 1949
Cowboy (uncredited)
Gunga Din
Movie • 1939
(uncredited)
Gone with the Wind
Movie • 1939
Soldier (uncredited)
The Two Jakes
Movie • 1990
Earl Rawley
Spartacus
Movie • 1960
Salt Mine Slave / Gladiator / Slave General (uncredited)
Sam Whiskey
Movie • 1969
Pete the Guard (uncredited)
The Tin Star
Movie • 1957
Posse Member (uncredited)
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
Movie • 1989
Sheriff Campbell
Chase
Movie • 1985
Judge Grand Pettitt
The Soul of Nigger Charley
Movie • 1973
Walker
Louis L'Amour's The Cherokee Trail
Movie • 1981
Ridge Fenton
Pocket Money
Movie • 1972
Man (uncredited)
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
Movie • 1972
Outlaw
Red River
Movie • 1948
Dunston Rider (uncredited)
The Hard Man
Movie • 1957
Posse Man (uncredited)
Wild Horses
Movie • 1985
Chuck Reese
Duel at Diablo
Movie • 1966
Wagon Driver #1 (uncredited)
The Cowboys
Movie • 1972
Henry Williams
The Flame and the Arrow
Movie • 1950
Outlaw (uncredited)
A Lawless Street
Movie • 1955
Townsman (uncredited)
The Apple Dumpling Gang
Movie • 1975
Mover
The Ten Commandments
Movie • 1956
Chariot Driver (uncredited)
Honky Tonk
Movie • 1974
Driver
Travis McGee
Movie • 1983
Van Harder
Best Friends for Life
Movie • 1998
Will Harper
Papillon
Movie • 1973
Manhunter (uncredited)
Strange New World
Movie • 1975
Elder
Superstunt
Movie • 1977
Self
Little House on the Prairie
TV • 1974
Wall (as Dick Farnsworth)
Highway to Heaven
TV • 1984
Anne of Green Gables
TV • 1985
Matthew Cuthbert
CBS Summer Playhouse
TV • 1987
Carl
Cimarron Strip
TV • 1967
The High Chaparral
TV • 1967
Lloyd
The Big Valley
TV • 1965
Bolin
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
TV • 1951
Wanted: Dead or Alive
TV • 1958
Rance
The Rebel
TV • 1959
Trooper
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
TV • 1956
Trooper
State Trooper
TV • 1956
The Adventures of Kit Carson
TV • 1951
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
The Fire Next Time
TV • 1993
Frank Morgan
The Boys of Twilight
TV • 1992
Cody McPherson
Maverick
TV • 1957
Stage Driver (uncredited)
The Big Valley
TV • 1965
Businessman
Wanted: Dead or Alive
TV • 1958
Hal
Bonanza
TV • 1959
Tate
Anne auf Green Gables
TV • 1986
Bonanza
TV • 1959
Troy
The Wonderful World of Disney
TV • 1954
Farmer
Roots
TV • 1977
Trumbull
Maverick
TV • 1957
Clint (uncredited)
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Nominee
The Adventures of Kit Carson
TV • 1951
Henchman Farnsworth (uncredited)