Actor
· Acting
Richard Farnsworth
Born 1920-09-01
Died 2000-10-06
📍 Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
Filmography 89
Kevin Sullivan's Classic
as Self - Matthew Cuthbert (archive footage)
2006
The Straight Story
as Alvin
1999
Best Friends for Life
as Will Harper
1998
Lassie
as Len Collins
1994
The Getaway
as Slim
1994
The Fire Next Time
as Frank Morgan
1993
Highway to Hell
as Sam
1991
Havana
as Professor
1990
Misery
as Buster
1990
The Two Jakes
as Earl Rawley
1990
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
as Sheriff Campbell
1989
Good Old Boy
as Percy
1988
CBS Summer Playhouse
as Carl
1987
Anne auf Green Gables
1986
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
1985
Highway to Heaven
as Jet Sanders
1984
Rhinestone
as Noah Ferris
1984
The Natural
as Red Blow
1984
Travis McGee
as Van Harder
1983
Independence Day
as Evan
1983
The Grey Fox
as Bill Miner
1982
Waltz Across Texas
as Frank Walker
1982
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
1981
Resurrection
as Esco
1980
Tom Horn
as John Coble
1980
Comes a Horseman
as Dodger
1978
Another Man, Another Chance
as Stagecoach Driver
1977
Roots
as Trumbull
1977
The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox
as Stagecoach driver
1976
Strange New World
as Elder
1975
The Apple Dumpling Gang
as Mover
1975
Little House on the Prairie
as Wall (as Dick Farnsworth)
1974
Honky Tonk
as Driver
1974
Blazing Saddles
as Sheriff (uncredited)
1974
Papillon
as Manhunter (uncredited)
1973
The Soul of Nigger Charley
as Walker
1973
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
1972
Skin Game
as Man in Saloon fight (uncredited)
1971
Monte Walsh
as Cowboy
1970
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
as Workman (uncredited)
1969
Sam Whiskey
as Pete the Guard (uncredited)
1969
The Stalking Moon
as Man (uncredited)
1968
The High Chaparral
as Lloyd
1967
Cimarron Strip
1967
Texas Across the River
as Medicine Man
1966
Duel at Diablo
as Wagon Driver #1 (uncredited)
1966
The Big Valley
as Bolin
1965
The Big Valley
as Businessman
1965
Spartacus
as Salt Mine Slave / Gladiator / Slave General (uncredited)
1960
The Rebel
as Trooper
1959
Bonanza
as Tate
1959
Bonanza
as Troy
1959
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Rance
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Hal
1958
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)
1957
The Ten Commandments
as Chariot Driver (uncredited)
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Trooper
1956
A Lawless Street
as Townsman (uncredited)
1955
The Violent Men
as Anchor Rider (uncredited)
1955
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Farmer
1954
The Wild One
as Man (uncredited)
1953
Arena
as Cowboy
1953
The Oscars
as Self
1953
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
The Adventures of Kit Carson
as Henchman Farnsworth (uncredited)
1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
The Flame and the Arrow
as Outlaw (uncredited)
1950
Mighty Joe Young
as Cowboy (uncredited)
1949
Red River
as Dunston Rider (uncredited)
1948
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
1944
This Is the Army
as Soldier (uncredited)
1943
Gone with the Wind
as Soldier (uncredited)
1939
Gunga Din
as (uncredited)
1939
The Adventures of Marco Polo
as Mongol Warrior (uncredited)
1938