Richard Farnsworth

DOB: 1920-09-01

DOD: 2000-10-06

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.

Starred In

1999
Movie

The Straight Story

1994
Movie

The Getaway

1990
Movie

Misery

1985
Movie

Into the Night

1980
Movie

Tom Horn

1968
Movie

The Stalking Moon

1984
Movie

The Natural

1990
Movie

Havana

1953
Movie

Arena

1982
Movie

The Grey Fox

1978
Movie

Comes a Horseman

1994
Movie

Lassie

1991
Movie

Highway to Hell

1984
Movie

Rhinestone

1981
Movie

Ruckus

1970
Movie

Monte Walsh

1985
Movie

Sylvester

1980
Movie

Resurrection

1985
Movie

Space Rage

1983
Movie

Ghost Dancing

1953
Movie

The Wild One

1989
Movie

Snake Treaty

1971
Movie

Skin Game

1983
Movie

Independence Day

1982
Movie

Waltz Across Texas

1972
Movie

Ulzana's Raid

1955
Movie

The Violent Men

1943
Movie

This Is the Army

1988
Movie

Good Old Boy

1974
Movie

Blazing Saddles

1949
Movie

Mighty Joe Young

1939
Movie

Gunga Din

1939
Movie

Gone with the Wind

1990
Movie

The Two Jakes

1960
Movie

Spartacus

1969
Movie

Sam Whiskey

1957
Movie

The Tin Star

1985
Movie

Chase

1972
Movie

Pocket Money

1948
Movie

Red River

1957
Movie

The Hard Man

1985
Movie

Wild Horses

1966
Movie

Duel at Diablo

1972
Movie

The Cowboys

1955
Movie

A Lawless Street

1974
Movie

Honky Tonk

1983
Movie

Travis McGee

1973
Movie

Papillon

1975
Movie

Strange New World

1959
Tv

The Rebel

1956
Tv

State Trooper

1953
Tv

The Oscars

1957
Tv

Maverick

1959
Tv

Bonanza

1959
Tv

Bonanza

1977
Tv

Roots

1957
Tv

Maverick