Richard Farnsworth
Acting
Born: September 1, 1920 · Los Angeles, California, USA
Died: October 6, 2000 (aged 80)
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
Misery
1990
Gone with the Wind
1939
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969
Spartacus
1960
Papillon
1973
Blazing Saddles
1974
The Ten Commandments
1956
The Straight Story
1999
High Plains Drifter
1973
The Outlaw Josey Wales
1976
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
Little House on the Prairie
1974
Photos (6)
Movies (64)
Gone with the Wind
Soldier (uncredited)
Misery
Buster
The Ten Commandments
Chariot Driver (uncredited)
Spartacus
Salt Mine Slave / Gladiator / Slave General (uncredited)
Blazing Saddles
Sheriff (uncredited)
Papillon
Manhunter (uncredited)
Rhinestone
Noah Ferris
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Comanchero (uncredited)
The Natural
Red Blow
The Straight Story
Alvin
The Getaway
Slim
Red River
Dunston Rider (uncredited)
Into the Night
Jack Caper
Anne of Green Gables
Matthew Cuthbert
The Cowboys
Henry Williams
The Two Jakes
Earl Rawley
Mighty Joe Young
Cowboy (uncredited)
Highway to Hell
Sam
Lassie
Len Collins
The Tin Star
Posse Member (uncredited)
Ulzana's Raid
Trooper
The Wild One
Man (uncredited)
Pocket Money
Man (uncredited)
The Apple Dumpling Gang
Mover
Havana
Professor
The Violent Men
Anchor Rider (uncredited)
Gunga Din
(uncredited)
Duel at Diablo
Wagon Driver #1 (uncredited)
Monte Walsh
Cowboy
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
Outlaw
Tom Horn
John Coble
Resurrection
Esco
Sam Whiskey
Pete the Guard (uncredited)
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
Workman (uncredited)
Comes a Horseman
Dodger
The Flame and the Arrow
Outlaw (uncredited)
The Stalking Moon
Man (uncredited)
The Legend of the Lone Ranger
Wild Bill Hickok
The Adventures of Marco Polo
Mongol Warrior (uncredited)
Texas Across the River
Medicine Man
A Lawless Street
Townsman (uncredited)
Wild Horses
Chuck Reese
Skin Game
Man in Saloon fight (uncredited)
Space Rage
Colonel
Chase
Judge Grand Pettitt
The Grey Fox
Bill Miner
Ruckus
Sheriff Jethro Pough
Strange New World
Elder
The Hard Man
Posse Man (uncredited)
This Is the Army
Soldier (uncredited)
Independence Day
Evan
Honky Tonk
Driver
The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox
Stagecoach driver
Travis McGee
Van Harder
Another Man, Another Chance
Stagecoach Driver
Arena
Cowboy
Sylvester
John Foster
The Soul of Nigger Charley
Walker
Best Friends for Life
Will Harper
Good Old Boy
Percy
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
Sheriff Campbell
A Few Days at Weasel Creek
Jason Stayvey
Waltz Across Texas
Frank Walker
Louis L'Amour's The Cherokee Trail
Ridge Fenton
TV Shows (23)
Bonanza
Tate · 1 eps
Bonanza
Troy · 1 eps
Little House on the Prairie
Wall (as Dick Farnsworth) · 1 eps
Maverick
Stage Driver (uncredited) · 1 eps
Maverick
Clint (uncredited) · 1 eps
The Big Valley
Bolin · 1 eps
The Big Valley
Businessman · 1 eps
Highway to Heaven
Jet Sanders · 1 eps
The High Chaparral
Lloyd · 1 eps
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Trooper · 1 eps
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Rance · 1 eps
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Hal · 1 eps
The Rebel
Trooper · 1 eps
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1 eps
Roots
Trumbull · 1 eps
Cimarron Strip
2 eps
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1 eps
The Adventures of Kit Carson
Henchman Farnsworth (uncredited) · 1 eps
The Wonderful World of Disney
Farmer · 2 eps
CBS Summer Playhouse
Carl · 1 eps
Anne of Green Gables
Matthew Cuthbert · 2 eps
The Fire Next Time
Frank Morgan · 2 eps
Anne auf Green Gables
6 eps
Self / Appearances (3)
Other Crew (29)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Stunts
Papillon
Stunts
High Plains Drifter
Stunts
How the West Was Won
Stunts
Red River
Stunt Double
The War Wagon
Stunts
The Grapes of Wrath
Stunts
Major Dundee
Stunts
The Caine Mutiny
Stunts
Duel in the Sun
Stunts
Fort Apache
Stunts
The War Lord
Stunts
The Tin Star
Stunts
Cat Ballou
Stunts
The Front Page
Stunts
The Indian Fighter
Stunts
The Lusty Men
Stunts
Duel at Diablo
Stunts
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
Stunts
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
Stunts
The Flame and the Arrow
Stunts
The Stalking Moon
Stunts
The Outlaw
Stunts
Silver River
Stunts
Horizons West
Stunts
Assignment to Kill
Stunts
California
Stunts
The Master Gunfighter
Stunts
Stallion Road
Stunts