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