Richard Farnsworth

ActorCrew Sep 1 (died age 80) Los Angeles, California, USA 1938–2006 (68 year career)

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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…

Known For

Film

Gone with the Wind

Soldier (uncredited)

Film

Misery

Buster

Film

Papillon

Manhunter (uncredited)

Film

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Stunts

Film

The Ten Commandments

Chariot Driver (uncredited)

Film

Spartacus

Salt Mine Slave / Gladiator / Slave General (uncredited)

Film

The Straight Story

Alvin

Film

Blazing Saddles

Sheriff (uncredited)

Filmography

Acting (88)

Movies (66)

Kevin Sullivan's Classic

2006

as Self - Matthew Cuthbert (archive footage)

2.0

The Straight Story

1999

as Alvin

7.7

Best Friends for Life

1998

as Will Harper

The Getaway

as Slim

Lassie

as Len Collins

Highway to Hell

as Sam

Misery

as Buster

The Two Jakes

as Earl Rawley

Havana

as Professor

Snake Treaty

as Helmer

Desperado: The Outlaw Wars

as Sheriff Campbell

Good Old Boy

as Percy

Into the Night

as Jack Caper

Anne of Green Gables

as Matthew Cuthbert

Chase

as Judge Grand Pettitt

Space Rage

as Colonel

Wild Horses

as Chuck Reese

Sylvester

as John Foster

The Natural

as Red Blow

Rhinestone

as Noah Ferris

Independence Day

as Evan

Ghost Dancing

as Russ Ward

Travis McGee

as Van Harder

The Grey Fox

as Bill Miner

Waltz Across Texas

as Frank Walker

A Few Days at Weasel Creek

1981

as Jason Stayvey

Louis L'Amour's The Cherokee Trail

1981

as Ridge Fenton

10.0

Ruckus

1981

as Sheriff Jethro Pough

5.5

The Legend of the Lone Ranger

as Wild Bill Hickok

Tom Horn

as John Coble

Resurrection

as Esco

Comes a Horseman

as Dodger

Another Man, Another Chance

1977

as Stagecoach Driver

6.0

The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox

as Stagecoach driver

Strange New World

as Elder

The Apple Dumpling Gang

1975

as Mover

6.6

Blazing Saddles

1974

as Sheriff (uncredited)

7.2

Honky Tonk

1974

as Driver

Papillon

1973

as Manhunter (uncredited)

7.8

The Soul of Nigger Charley

as Walker

The Cowboys

as Henry Williams

Pocket Money

as Man (uncredited)

Ulzana's Raid

as Trooper

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

1972

as Outlaw

6.5

Skin Game

1971

as Man in Saloon fight (uncredited)

6.6

Monte Walsh

1970

as Cowboy

6.2

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

1969

as Workman (uncredited)

5.5

Sam Whiskey

1969

as Pete the Guard (uncredited)

The Stalking Moon

as Man (uncredited)

Duel at Diablo

as Wagon Driver #1 (uncredited)

6.3

Texas Across the River

1966

as Medicine Man

5.6

Spartacus

1960

as Salt Mine Slave / Gladiator / Slave General (uncredited)

7.5

The Tin Star

1957

as Posse Member (uncredited)

7.0

The Hard Man

1957

as Posse Man (uncredited)

4.6

The Ten Commandments

1956

as Chariot Driver (uncredited)

7.8

The Violent Men

1955

as Anchor Rider (uncredited)

6.4

A Lawless Street

1955

as Townsman (uncredited)

The Wild One

as Man (uncredited)

Arena

as Cowboy

The Flame and the Arrow

1950

as Outlaw (uncredited)

6.3

Mighty Joe Young

1949

as Cowboy (uncredited)

6.4

Red River

1948

as Dunston Rider (uncredited)

7.3

This Is the Army

1943

as Soldier (uncredited)

5.6

Gone with the Wind

1939

as Soldier (uncredited)

7.9

Gunga Din

1939

as (uncredited)

6.5

The Adventures of Marco Polo

1938

as Mongol Warrior (uncredited)

6.0

Television (22)

The Fire Next Time

as Frank Morgan

The Boys of Twilight

as Cody McPherson

CBS Summer Playhouse

as Carl

Anne auf Green Gables

Anne of Green Gables

as Matthew Cuthbert

Highway to Heaven

Roots

as Trumbull

Little House on the Prairie

1974

as Wall (as Dick Farnsworth)

The High Chaparral

as Lloyd

Cimarron Strip

The Big Valley

as Bolin

Bonanza

as Tate

The Rebel

as Trooper

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958

as Rance

6.8

Maverick

1957

as Stage Driver (uncredited)

6.9

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

as Trooper

State Trooper

The Wonderful World of Disney

as Farmer

The Oscars

as Self

The Adventures of Kit Carson

1951

as Henchman Farnsworth (uncredited)

5.3

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

Crew (29)

Movies (29)

The Master Gunfighter

Stunts

The Front Page

Stunts

Papillon

Stunts

High Plains Drifter

Stunts

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

1972

Stunts

6.5

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

1969

Stunts

5.5

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Stunts

The Stalking Moon

Stunts

Assignment to Kill

Stunts

The War Wagon

Stunts

Duel at Diablo

Stunts

Cat Ballou

Stunts

The War Lord

Stunts

Major Dundee

Stunts

How the West Was Won

Stunts

The Tin Star

Stunts

The Indian Fighter

Stunts

The Caine Mutiny

Stunts

Horizons West

Stunts

The Lusty Men

Stunts

The Flame and the Arrow

Stunts

Red River

Stunt Double

Fort Apache

Stunts

Silver River

Stunts

California

Stunts

Stallion Road

Stunts

Duel in the Sun

Stunts

The Outlaw

Stunts

The Grapes of Wrath

Stunts