Richard Farnsworth
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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
Credits
Gone with the Wind (1939)
as Soldier (uncredited)
The Ten Commandments (1956)
as Chariot Driver (uncredited)
Misery (1990)
as Buster
Spartacus (1960)
as Salt Mine Slave / Gladiator / Slave General (uncredited)
Blazing Saddles (1974)
as Sheriff (uncredited)
Papillon (1973)
as Manhunter (uncredited)
The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
as Comanchero (uncredited)
Red River (1948)
as Dunston Rider (uncredited)
Rhinestone (1984)
as Noah Ferris
Into the Night (1985)
as Jack Caper
The Straight Story (1999)
as Alvin
The Natural (1984)
as Red Blow
Anne of Green Gables (1985)
as Matthew Cuthbert
The Getaway (1994)
as Slim
The Cowboys (1972)
as Henry Williams
The Two Jakes (1990)
as Earl Rawley
Lassie (1994)
as Len Collins
The Wild One (1953)
as Man (uncredited)
Mighty Joe Young (1949)
as Cowboy (uncredited)
Ulzana's Raid (1972)
as Trooper
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
as Outlaw
Highway to Hell (1991)
as Sam
The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975)
as Mover
Havana (1990)
as Professor
Pocket Money (1972)
as Man (uncredited)
Comes a Horseman (1978)
as Dodger
The Tin Star (1957)
as Posse Member (uncredited)
The Violent Men (1955)
as Anchor Rider (uncredited)
The Flame and the Arrow (1950)
as Outlaw (uncredited)
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969)
as Workman (uncredited)
Tom Horn (1980)
as John Coble
Texas Across the River (1966)
as Medicine Man
Gunga Din (1939)
as (uncredited)
Resurrection (1980)
as Esco
Duel at Diablo (1966)
as Wagon Driver #1 (uncredited)
The Stalking Moon (1968)
as Man (uncredited)
The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981)
as Wild Bill Hickok
Skin Game (1971)
as Man in Saloon fight (uncredited)
A Lawless Street (1955)
as Townsman (uncredited)
Sam Whiskey (1969)
as Pete the Guard (uncredited)
Wild Horses (1985)
as Chuck Reese
This Is the Army (1943)
as Soldier (uncredited)
Monte Walsh (1970)
as Cowboy
The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938)
as Mongol Warrior (uncredited)
Chase (1985)
as Judge Grand Pettitt
The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox (1976)
as Stagecoach driver
Honky Tonk (1974)
as Driver
The Hard Man (1957)
as Posse Man (uncredited)
Another Man, Another Chance (1977)
as Stagecoach Driver
Travis McGee (1983)
as Van Harder
Strange New World (1975)
as Elder
The Grey Fox (1982)
as Bill Miner
Space Rage (1985)
as Colonel
Superstunt (1977)
as Self
Ruckus (1980)
as Sheriff Jethro Pough
Ghost Dancing (1983)
as Russ Ward
Independence Day (1983)
as Evan
A Few Days at Weasel Creek (1981)
as Jason Stayvey
Best Friends for Life (1998)
as Will Harper
Snake Treaty (1989)
as Helmer
The Soul of Nigger Charley (1973)
as Walker
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars (1989)
as Sheriff Campbell
Louis L'Amour's The Cherokee Trail (1981)
as Ridge Fenton
Good Old Boy (1988)
as Percy
Arena (1953)
as Cowboy
Waltz Across Texas (1982)
as Frank Walker
Sylvester (1985)
as John Foster
Kevin Sullivan's Classic (2006)
as Self - Matthew Cuthbert (archive footage)