Personal Info
Known Credits
66
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1920-09-01 (105 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also Known For
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 B ...
Acting
2006 --
Kevin Sullivan's Classic
| Self - Matthew Cuthbert (archive footage)
1999 --
The Straight Story
| Alvin
1998 --
Best Friends for Life
| Will Harper
1994 --
Lassie
| Len Collins
1994 --
The Getaway
| Slim
1991 --
Highway to Hell
| Sam
1990 --
Havana
| Professor
1990 --
Misery
| Buster
1990 --
The Two Jakes
| Earl Rawley
1989 --
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
| Sheriff Campbell
1989 --
Snake Treaty
| Helmer
1988 --
Good Old Boy: A Delta Boyhood
| Percy
1985 --
Space Rage
| Colonel
1985 --
Anne of Green Gables
| Matthew Cuthbert
1985 --
Chase
| Judge Grand Pettitt
1985 --
Wild Horses
| Chuck Reese
1985 --
Sylvester
| John Foster
1985 --
Into the Night
| Jack Caper
1984 --
Rhinestone
| Noah Ferris
1984 --
The Natural
| Red Blow
1983 --
Ghost Dancing
| Russ Ward
1983 --
Travis McGee
| Van Harder
1983 --
Independence Day
| Evan
1982 --
The Grey Fox
| Bill Miner
1982 --
Waltz Across Texas
| Frank Walker
1981 --
A Few Days at Weasel Creek
| Jason Stayvey
1981 --
The Legend of the Lone Ranger
| Wild Bill Hickok
1981 --
Louis L'Amour's The Cherokee Trail
| Ridge Fenton
1981 --
Ruckus
| Sheriff Jethro Pough
1980 --
Resurrection
| Esco
1980 --
Tom Horn
| John Coble
1978 --
Comes a Horseman
| Dodger
1977 --
Another Man, Another Chance
| Stagecoach Driver
1976 --
The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox
| Stagecoach driver
1975 --
Strange New World
| Elder
1975 --
The Apple Dumpling Gang
| Mover
1974 --
Honky Tonk
| Driver
1974 --
Blazing Saddles
| Sheriff (uncredited)
1973 --
Papillon
| Manhunter (uncredited)
1973 --
The Soul of Nigger Charley
| Walker
1972 --
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
| Outlaw
1972 --
Ulzana's Raid
| Trooper
1972 --
Pocket Money
| Man (uncredited)
1972 --
The Cowboys
| Henry Williams
1971 --
Skin Game
| Man in Saloon fight (uncredited)
1970 --
Monte Walsh
| Cowboy
1969 --
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
| Workman (uncredited)
1969 --
Sam Whiskey
| Pete the Guard (uncredited)
1968 --
The Stalking Moon
| Man (uncredited)
1966 --
Texas Across the River
| Medicine Man
1966 --
Duel at Diablo
| Wagon Driver #1 (uncredited)
1960 --
Spartacus
| Salt Mine Slave / Gladiator / Slave General (uncredited)
1957 --
The Hard Man
| Posse Man (uncredited)
1957 --
The Tin Star
| Posse Member (uncredited)
1956 --
The Ten Commandments
| Chariot Driver
1955 --
A Lawless Street
| Townsman (uncredited)
1955 --
The Violent Men
| Anchor Rider (uncredited)
1953 --
The Wild One
| Man (uncredited)
1953 --
Arena
| Cowboy
1950 --
The Flame and the Arrow
| Outlaw (uncredited)
1949 --
Mighty Joe Young
| Cowboy (uncredited)
1948 --
Red River
| Dunston Rider (uncredited)
1943 --
This Is the Army
| Soldier (uncredited)
1939 --
Gone with the Wind
| Soldier (uncredited)
1939 --
Gunga Din
| (uncredited)
1938 --
The Adventures of Marco Polo
| Mongol Warrior (uncredited)