Richard Farnsworth
Acting
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.
Born: September 1, 1920 · Los Angeles, California, USA
Filmography (89)
The Straight Story
1999
Lassie
1994
The Getaway
1994
Highway to Hell
1991
Havana
1990
Misery
1990
The Two Jakes
1990
CBS Summer Playhouse
1987
Space Rage
1985
Anne of Green Gables
1985
Anne of Green Gables
1985
Sylvester
1985
Into the Night
1985
Highway to Heaven
1984
Rhinestone
1984
The Natural
1984
Independence Day
1983
The Grey Fox
1982
The Legend of the Lone Ranger
1981
Ruckus
1981
Resurrection
1980
Tom Horn
1980
Comes a Horseman
1978
Another Man, Another Chance
1977
Roots
1977
The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox
1976
Strange New World
1975
The Apple Dumpling Gang
1975
The Front Page
1974
Little House on the Prairie
1974
Blazing Saddles
1974
Papillon
1973
The Soul of Nigger Charley
1973
High Plains Drifter
1973
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
1972
Ulzana's Raid
1972
Pocket Money
1972
The Cowboys
1972
Skin Game
1971
Monte Walsh
1970
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
1969
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969
Sam Whiskey
1969
The Stalking Moon
1968
The High Chaparral
1967
Cimarron Strip
1967
The War Wagon
1967
Texas Across the River
1966
Duel at Diablo
1966
The War Lord
1965
The Big Valley
1965
Cat Ballou
1965
Major Dundee
1965
How the West Was Won
1962
Spartacus
1960
The Rebel
1959
Bonanza
1959
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
The Hard Man
1957
The Tin Star
1957
Maverick
1957
The Ten Commandments
1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
The Indian Fighter
1955
A Lawless Street
1955
The Violent Men
1955
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
The Caine Mutiny
1954
The Wild One
1953
Arena
1953
The Oscars
1953
The Lusty Men
1952
Horizons West
1952
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
The Flame and the Arrow
1950
Mighty Joe Young
1949
Red River
1948
Fort Apache
1948
Silver River
1948
California
1947
Duel in the Sun
1946
Golden Globe Awards
1944
This Is the Army
1943
The Outlaw
1943
The Grapes of Wrath
1940
Gone with the Wind
1939
Gunga Din
1939
The Adventures of Marco Polo
1938