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Richard Farnsworth

Born Sept. 1, 1920
Los Angeles, California, USA
Died Oct. 6, 2000, aged 80

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 …

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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.

111 titles
86 Acting
29 Crew
4 Appearances

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Acting (86)

Misery (1990)

Buster

Gone with the Wind (1939)

Soldier (uncredited)

Spartacus (1960)

Salt Mine Slave / Gladiator / Slave General (uncredited)

Papillon (1973)

Manhunter (uncredited)

Blazing Saddles (1974)

Sheriff (uncredited)

The Ten Commandments (1956)

Chariot Driver (uncredited)

The Straight Story (1999)

Alvin

The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)

Comanchero (uncredited)

Little House on the Prairie (1974)

Wall (as Dick Farnsworth)

The Natural (1984)

Red Blow

Red River (1948)

Dunston Rider (uncredited)

Bonanza (1959)

Tate / Troy

The Getaway (1994)

Slim

The Wild One (1953)

Man (uncredited)

Into the Night (1985)

Jack Caper

The Two Jakes (1990)

Earl Rawley

The Cowboys (1972)

Henry Williams

Anne of Green Gables (1985)

Matthew Cuthbert

Roots (1977)

Trumbull

Lassie (1994)

Len Collins

Highway to Heaven (1984)

Jet Sanders

Gunga Din (1939)

(uncredited)

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)

Outlaw

Havana (1990)

Professor

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Ulzana's Raid (1972)

Trooper

The Tin Star (1957)

Posse Member (uncredited)

Highway to Hell (1991)

Sam

The Apple Dumpling Gang (1975)

Mover

Tom Horn (1980)

John Coble

Rhinestone (1984)

Noah Ferris

Mighty Joe Young (1949)

Cowboy (uncredited)

Duel at Diablo (1966)

Wagon Driver #1 (uncredited)

The Flame and the Arrow (1950)

Outlaw (uncredited)

Comes a Horseman (1978)

Dodger

The Stalking Moon (1968)

Man (uncredited)

Monte Walsh (1970)

Cowboy

The Big Valley (1965)

Bolin / Businessman

The Violent Men (1955)

Anchor Rider (uncredited)

Resurrection (1980)

Esco

The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox (1976)

Stagecoach driver

The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981)

Wild Bill Hickok

Maverick (1957)

Stage Driver (uncredited) / Clint (uncredited)

The Grey Fox (1982)

Bill Miner

Anne of Green Gables (1985)

Matthew Cuthbert

Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958)

Rance / Hal

The Wonderful World of Disney (1954)

Farmer

A Lawless Street (1955)

Townsman (uncredited)

Sam Whiskey (1969)

Pete the Guard (uncredited)

Skin Game (1971)

Man in Saloon fight (uncredited)

Pocket Money (1972)

Man (uncredited)

Texas Across the River (1966)

Medicine Man

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969)

Workman (uncredited)

The High Chaparral (1967)

Lloyd

This Is the Army (1943)

Soldier (uncredited)

Another Man, Another Chance (1977)

Stagecoach Driver

The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938)

Mongol Warrior (uncredited)

Space Rage (1985)

Colonel

Strange New World (1975)

Elder

Cimarron Strip (1967)

Ruckus (1980)

Sheriff Jethro Pough

Independence Day (1983)

Evan

The Rebel (1959)

Trooper

Arena (1953)

Cowboy

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)

Trooper

The Soul of Nigger Charley (1973)

Walker

The Hard Man (1957)

Posse Man (uncredited)

State Trooper (1956)

Sylvester (1985)

John Foster

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951)

Butler

The Fire Next Time (1993)

Frank Morgan

CBS Summer Playhouse (1987)

Carl

The Adventures of Kit Carson (1951)

Henchman Farnsworth (uncredited)

Wild Horses (1985)

Chuck Reese

Desperado: The Outlaw Wars (1989)

Sheriff Campbell

The Boys of Twilight (1992)

Cody McPherson

Travis McGee (1983)

Van Harder

Chase (1985)

Judge Grand Pettitt

Ghost Dancing (1983)

Russ Ward

Good Old Boy (1988)

Percy

Louis L'Amour's The Cherokee Trail (1981)

Ridge Fenton

Snake Treaty (1989)

Helmer

A Few Days at Weasel Creek (1981)

Jason Stayvey

Best Friends for Life (1998)

Will Harper

Honky Tonk (1974)

Driver

Waltz Across Texas (1982)

Frank Walker

Anne of Green Gables (1986)

Matthew Cuthbert

Crew (29)

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)

Stunts

Papillon (1973)

Stunts

High Plains Drifter (1973)

Stunts

The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

Stunts

Red River (1948)

Stunt Double

How the West Was Won (1962)

Stunts

Fort Apache (1948)

Stunts

The Front Page (1974)

Stunts

The Caine Mutiny (1954)

Stunts

Cat Ballou (1965)

Stunts

The War Wagon (1967)

Stunts

Duel in the Sun (1946)

Stunts

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean (1972)

Stunts

Major Dundee (1965)

Stunts

The Tin Star (1957)

Stunts

Duel at Diablo (1966)

Stunts

The Outlaw (1943)

Stunts

The Lusty Men (1952)

Stunts

The Flame and the Arrow (1950)

Stunts

The Indian Fighter (1955)

Stunts

The War Lord (1965)

Stunts

The Stalking Moon (1968)

Stunts

Silver River (1948)

Stunts

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys (1969)

Stunts

Show all (29)

California (1947)

Stunts

Horizons West (1952)

Stunts

Assignment to Kill (1968)

Stunts

The Master Gunfighter (1975)

Stunts

Stallion Road (1947)

Stunts

Appearances (4)

The Oscars (1953)

Self

Kevin Sullivan's Classic (2006)

Self - Matthew Cuthbert (archive footage)

Superstunt (1977)

Self

The Straight Story: On Set With David Lynch (2024)

Self