Richard Farnsworth
Acting
- Born:
- 1920-09-01
- Died:
- 2000-10-06
- Place of birth:
- Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
Known For
Filmography
Kevin Sullivan's Classic
The Straight Story
Best Friends for Life
Lassie
The Getaway
The Fire Next Time
The Boys of Twilight
Highway to Hell
Havana
Misery
The Two Jakes
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
Snake Treaty
Good Old Boy
CBS Summer Playhouse
Anne of Green Gables
Space Rage
Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables
Chase
Wild Horses
Sylvester
Into the Night
Highway to Heaven
Rhinestone
The Natural
Ghost Dancing
Travis McGee
Independence Day
The Grey Fox
Waltz Across Texas
A Few Days at Weasel Creek
The Legend of the Lone Ranger
Louis L'Amour's The Cherokee Trail
Resurrection
Ruckus
Tom Horn
Comes a Horseman
Superstunt
Another Man, Another Chance
Roots
The Outlaw Josey Wales
The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox
Strange New World
The Apple Dumpling Gang
Little House on the Prairie
Honky Tonk
Blazing Saddles
Papillon
The Soul of Nigger Charley
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
Ulzana's Raid
Pocket Money
The Cowboys
Skin Game
Monte Walsh
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
Sam Whiskey
The Stalking Moon
The High Chaparral
Cimarron Strip
Texas Across the River
Duel at Diablo
The Big Valley
Spartacus
The Rebel
Bonanza
Wanted: Dead or Alive
The Hard Man
The Tin Star
Maverick
The Ten Commandments
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
State Trooper
A Lawless Street
The Violent Men
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wild One
Arena
The Oscars
The Adventures of Kit Carson
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
The Flame and the Arrow
Mighty Joe Young
Red River
Golden Globe Awards
This Is the Army
Gone with the Wind
Gunga Din
The Adventures of Marco Polo