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