Birthday:
Sep 01, 1920
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Richard Farnsworth
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Farnsworth, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| The Straight Story | Alvin | 1999 |
| The Getaway | Slim | 1994 |
| Misery | Buster | 1990 |
| Into the Night | Jack Caper | 1985 |
| Tom Horn | John Coble | 1980 |
| The Stalking Moon | Man (uncredited) | 1968 |
| The Natural | Red Blow | 1984 |
| Havana | Professor | 1990 |
| Arena | Cowboy | 1953 |
| The Grey Fox | Bill Miner | 1982 |
| Comes a Horseman | Dodger | 1978 |
| Lassie | Len Collins | 1994 |
| Highway to Hell | Sam | 1991 |
| The Legend of the Lone Ranger | Wild Bill Hickok | 1981 |
| Rhinestone | Noah Ferris | 1984 |
| Ruckus | Sheriff Jethro Pough | 1981 |
| Anne of Green Gables | Matthew Cuthbert | 1985 |
| Monte Walsh | Cowboy | 1970 |
| The Good Guys and the Bad Guys | Workman (uncredited) | 1969 |
| The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox | Stagecoach driver | 1976 |
| Sylvester | John Foster | 1985 |
| Resurrection | Esco | 1980 |
| Space Rage | Colonel | 1985 |
| Ghost Dancing | Russ Ward | 1983 |
| The Wild One | Man (uncredited) | 1953 |
| Snake Treaty | Helmer | 1989 |
| Skin Game | Man in Saloon fight (uncredited) | 1971 |
| Independence Day | Evan | 1983 |
| Waltz Across Texas | Frank Walker | 1982 |
| Ulzana's Raid | Trooper | 1972 |
| The Violent Men | Anchor Rider (uncredited) | 1955 |
| Kevin Sullivan's Classic | Self - Matthew Cuthbert (archive footage) | 2006 |
| Texas Across the River | Medicine Man | 1966 |
| This Is the Army | Soldier (uncredited) | 1943 |
| The Adventures of Marco Polo | Mongol Warrior (uncredited) | 1938 |
| Good Old Boy: A Delta Boyhood | Percy | 1988 |
| Another Man, Another Chance | Stagecoach Driver | 1977 |
| Blazing Saddles | Sheriff (uncredited) | 1974 |
| A Few Days at Weasel Creek | Jason Stayvey | 1981 |
| Mighty Joe Young | Cowboy (uncredited) | 1949 |
| Gunga Din | (uncredited) | 1939 |
| Gone with the Wind | Soldier (uncredited) | 1939 |
| The Two Jakes | Earl Rawley | 1990 |
| Spartacus | Salt Mine Slave / Gladiator / Slave General (uncredited) | 1960 |
| Sam Whiskey | Pete the Guard (uncredited) | 1969 |
| The Tin Star | Posse Member (uncredited) | 1957 |
| Desperado: The Outlaw Wars | Sheriff Campbell | 1989 |
| Chase | Judge Grand Pettitt | 1985 |
| The Soul of Nigger Charley | Walker | 1973 |
| Louis L'Amour's The Cherokee Trail | Ridge Fenton | 1981 |
| Pocket Money | Man (uncredited) | 1972 |
| The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean | Outlaw | 1972 |
| Red River | Dunston Rider (uncredited) | 1948 |
| The Hard Man | Posse Man (uncredited) | 1957 |
| Wild Horses | Chuck Reese | 1985 |
| Duel at Diablo | Wagon Driver #1 (uncredited) | 1966 |
| The Cowboys | Henry Williams | 1972 |
| The Flame and the Arrow | Outlaw (uncredited) | 1950 |
| A Lawless Street | Townsman (uncredited) | 1955 |
| The Apple Dumpling Gang | Mover | 1975 |
| The Ten Commandments | Chariot Driver | 1956 |
| Honky Tonk | Driver | 1974 |
| Travis McGee | Van Harder | 1983 |
| Best Friends for Life | Will Harper | 1998 |
| Papillon | Manhunter (uncredited) | 1973 |
| Strange New World | Elder | 1975 | Series | Cast | Year |
| Little House on the Prairie | 1974 | |
| Highway to Heaven | 1984 | |
| Anne of Green Gables | Matthew Cuthbert | 1985 |
| CBS Summer Playhouse | Carl | 1987 |
| Cimarron Strip | 1967 | |
| The High Chaparral | Lloyd | 1967 |
| The Big Valley | Bolin | 1965 |
| The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | 1951 | |
| Wanted: Dead or Alive | Rance | 1958 |
| The Rebel | Trooper | 1959 |
| Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Trooper | 1956 |
| State Trooper | 1956 | |
| The Adventures of Kit Carson | 1951 | |
| The Oscars | Self | 1953 |
| The Fire Next Time | Frank Morgan | 1993 |
| The Boys of Twilight | Cody McPherson | 1992 |
| Maverick | Stage Driver (uncredited) | 1957 |
| The Big Valley | Businessman | 1965 |
| Wanted: Dead or Alive | Hal | 1958 |
| Bonanza | Tate | 1959 |
| Anne auf Green Gables | 1986 | |
| Bonanza | Troy | 1959 |
| The Wonderful World of Disney | Farmer | 1954 |
| Roots | Trumbull | 1977 |
| Maverick | Clint (uncredited) | 1957 |
| Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | 1944 |
