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
The Ten Commandments (1956)
as Chariot Driver (uncredited)
Gone with the Wind (1939)
as Soldier (uncredited)
Misery (1990)
as Buster
The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
as Comanchero (uncredited)
Spartacus (1960)
as Salt Mine Slave / Gladiator / Slave General (uncredited)
Blazing Saddles (1974)
as Sheriff (uncredited)
Papillon (1973)
as Manhunter (uncredited)
The Natural (1984)
as Red Blow
The Straight Story (1999)
as Alvin
Pocket Money (1972)
as Man (uncredited)
Lassie (1994)
as Len Collins
Anne of Green Gables (1985)
as Matthew Cuthbert
The Getaway (1994)
as Slim
Superstunt (1977)
as Self
Chase (1985)
as Judge Grand Pettitt
Into the Night (1985)
as Jack Caper
Red River (1948)
as Dunston Rider (uncredited)
Rhinestone (1984)
as Noah Ferris
Ulzana's Raid (1972)
as Trooper
The Cowboys (1972)
as Henry Williams
Mighty Joe Young (1949)
as Cowboy (uncredited)
The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975)
as Mover
The Two Jakes (1990)
as Earl Rawley
Texas Across the River (1966)
as Medicine Man
Havana (1990)
as Professor
Snake Treaty (1989)
as Helmer
Comes a Horseman (1978)
as Dodger
A Lawless Street (1955)
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Tin Star (1957)
as Posse Member (uncredited)
The Wild One (1953)
as Man (uncredited)
This Is the Army (1943)
as Soldier (uncredited)
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)
as Outlaw
Highway to Hell (1991)
as Sam
The Stalking Moon (1968)
as Man (uncredited)
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969)
as Workman (uncredited)
The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981)
as Wild Bill Hickok
The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938)
as Mongol Warrior (uncredited)
The Flame and the Arrow (1950)
as Outlaw (uncredited)
Tom Horn (1980)
as John Coble
Duel at Diablo (1966)
as Wagon Driver #1 (uncredited)
Sam Whiskey (1969)
as Pete the Guard (uncredited)
Gunga Din (1939)
as (uncredited)
The Violent Men (1955)
as Anchor Rider (uncredited)
The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox (1976)
as Stagecoach driver
Monte Walsh (1970)
as Cowboy
The Grey Fox (1982)
as Bill Miner
Another Man, Another Chance (1977)
as Stagecoach Driver
Travis McGee (1983)
as Van Harder
Resurrection (1980)
as Esco
Ruckus (1980)
as Sheriff Jethro Pough
Space Rage (1985)
as Colonel
Skin Game (1971)
as Man in Saloon fight (uncredited)
Wild Horses (1985)
as Chuck Reese
The Hard Man (1957)
as Posse Man (uncredited)
The Soul of Nigger Charley (1973)
as Walker
Strange New World (1975)
as Elder
Independence Day (1983)
as Evan
Best Friends for Life (1998)
as Will Harper
A Few Days at Weasel Creek (1981)
as Jason Stayvey
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars (1989)
as Sheriff Campbell
Waltz Across Texas (1982)
as Frank Walker
Ghost Dancing (1983)
as Russ Ward
Kevin Sullivan's Classic (2006)
as Self - Matthew Cuthbert (archive footage)
Honky Tonk (1974)
as Driver
Sylvester (1985)
as John Foster
Arena (1953)
as Cowboy
Louis L'Amour's The Cherokee Trail (1981)
as Ridge Fenton
Good Old Boy (1988)
as Percy
The Straight Story: On Set With David Lynch (2024)
as Self