Richard Farnsworth

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

93

Gender

Male

Birthday

1920-09-01

Deathday

2000-10-06 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Also Known As

  • ریچارد فارنزورث

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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Known For

Misery
7.8%

Misery

Nov 30, 1990

Gone with the Wind
7.9%

Gone with the Wind

Dec 15, 1939

Spartacus
7.5%

Spartacus

Oct 13, 1960

Papillon
7.8%

Papillon

Dec 16, 1973

Blazing Saddles
7.2%

Blazing Saddles

Feb 7, 1974

The Ten Commandments
7.8%

The Ten Commandments

Oct 5, 1956

The Straight Story
7.7%

The Straight Story

Oct 15, 1999

The Natural
6.9%

The Natural

May 11, 1984

Red River
7.4%

Red River

Sep 17, 1948

Bonanza
7.5%

Bonanza

Sep 12, 1959

Bonanza
7.5%

Bonanza

Sep 12, 1959

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Acting

2023
Lynch/Oz as Alvin (archive footage) (uncredited)
2006
Kevin Sullivan's Classic as Self - Matthew Cuthbert (archive footage)
1999
The Straight Story as Alvin
1998
Best Friends for Life as Will Harper
1994
Lassie as Len Collins
1994
The Getaway as Slim
1993
The Fire Next Time as Frank Morgan
1992
The Boys of Twilight as Cody McPherson
1991
Highway to Hell as Sam
1990
Havana as Professor
1990
Misery as Buster
1990
The Two Jakes as Earl Rawley
1989
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars as Sheriff Campbell
1989
Snake Treaty as Helmer
1988
Good Old Boy: A Delta Boyhood as Percy
1987
CBS Summer Playhouse as Carl
1986
Anne auf Green Gables
1985
Space Rage as Colonel
1985
Anne of Green Gables as Matthew Cuthbert
1985
Anne of Green Gables as Matthew Cuthbert
1985
Chase as Judge Grand Pettitt
1985
Wild Horses as Chuck Reese
1985
Sylvester as John Foster
1985
Into the Night as Jack Caper
1984
Highway to Heaven
1984
Rhinestone as Noah Ferris
1984
The Natural as Red Blow
1983
Ghost Dancing as Russ Ward
1983
Travis McGee as Van Harder
1983
Independence Day as Evan
1982
The Grey Fox as Bill Miner
1982
Waltz Across Texas as Frank Walker
1981
A Few Days at Weasel Creek as Jason Stayvey
1981
The Legend of the Lone Ranger as Wild Bill Hickok
1981
Louis L'Amour's The Cherokee Trail as Ridge Fenton
1981
Ruckus as Sheriff Jethro Pough
1980
Resurrection as Esco
1980
Tom Horn as John Coble
1978
Comes a Horseman as Dodger
1977
Another Man, Another Chance as Stagecoach Driver
1977
Roots as Trumbull
1976
The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox as Stagecoach driver
1975
Strange New World as Elder
1975
The Apple Dumpling Gang as Mover
1974
Little House on the Prairie
1974
Honky Tonk as Driver
1974
Blazing Saddles as Sheriff (uncredited)
1973
Papillon as Manhunter (uncredited)
1973
The Soul of Nigger Charley as Walker
1972
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean as Outlaw
1972
Ulzana's Raid as Trooper
1972
Pocket Money as Man (uncredited)
1972
The Cowboys as Henry Williams
1971
Skin Game as Man in Saloon fight (uncredited)
1970
Monte Walsh as Cowboy
1969
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys as Workman (uncredited)
1969
Sam Whiskey as Pete the Guard (uncredited)
1968
The Stalking Moon as Man (uncredited)
1967
The High Chaparral as Lloyd
1967
Cimarron Strip
1966
Texas Across the River as Medicine Man
1966
Duel at Diablo as Wagon Driver #1 (uncredited)
1965
The Big Valley as Bolin
1965
The Big Valley as Businessman
1960
Spartacus as Salt Mine Slave / Gladiator / Slave General (uncredited)
1959
The Rebel as Trooper
1959
Bonanza as Tate
1959
Bonanza as Troy
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive as Rance
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive as Hal
1957
The Hard Man as Posse Man (uncredited)
1957
The Tin Star as Posse Member (uncredited)
1957
Maverick as Stage Driver (uncredited)
1957
Maverick as Clint (uncredited)
1956
The Ten Commandments as Chariot Driver (uncredited)
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre as Trooper
1956
State Trooper
1955
A Lawless Street as Townsman (uncredited)
1955
The Violent Men as Anchor Rider (uncredited)
1954
The Wonderful World of Disney as Farmer
1953
The Wild One as Man (uncredited)
1953
Arena as Cowboy
1953
The Oscars as Self
1951
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1950
The Flame and the Arrow as Outlaw (uncredited)
1949
Mighty Joe Young as Cowboy (uncredited)
1948
Red River as Dunston Rider (uncredited)
1944
Golden Globe Awards as Self - Nominee
1943
This Is the Army as Soldier (uncredited)
1939
Gone with the Wind as Soldier (uncredited)
1939
Gunga Din as (uncredited)
1938
The Adventures of Marco Polo as Mongol Warrior (uncredited)

Crew

1975
The Master Gunfighter as Stunts
1974
The Front Page as Stunts
1973
Papillon as Stunts
1973
High Plains Drifter as Stunts
1972
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean as Stunts
1969
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys as Stunts
1969
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid as Stunts
1968
The Stalking Moon as Stunts
1968
Assignment to Kill as Stunts
1967
The War Wagon as Stunts
1966
Duel at Diablo as Stunts
1965
The War Lord as Stunts
1965
Cat Ballou as Stunts
1965
Major Dundee as Stunts
1962
How the West Was Won as Stunts
1957
The Tin Star as Stunts
1955
The Indian Fighter as Stunts
1954
The Caine Mutiny as Stunts
1952
The Lusty Men as Stunts
1952
Horizons West as Stunts
1950
The Flame and the Arrow as Stunts
1948
Red River as Stunt Double
1948
Fort Apache as Stunts
1947
Stallion Road as Stunts
1947
California as Stunts
1946
Duel in the Sun as Stunts
1943
The Outlaw as Stunts
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