Richard Farnsworth

Born

September 1, 1920

Died

October 6, 2000 (80 years old)

Known For

Acting

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

IMDb

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.

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Known For

7.7

Blazing Saddles

Lynch/Oz

Alvin (archive footage) (uncredited)

7.2

2023

Kevin Sullivan's Classic

Self - Matthew Cuthbert (archive footage)

0.0

2006

The Straight Story

Alvin

7.7

1999

Best Friends for Life

Will Harper

0.0

1998

Lassie

Len Collins

6.1

1994

The Getaway

Slim

5.7

1994

The Fire Next Time

Frank Morgan · (2 episodes)

5.9

1993

The Boys of Twilight

Cody McPherson · (1 episode)

5.5

1992

Highway to Hell

Sam

5.9

1991

Havana

Professor

5.8

1990

Misery

Buster

7.7

1990

The Two Jakes

Earl Rawley

6.0

1990

Desperado: The Outlaw Wars

Sheriff Campbell

9.5

1989

Snake Treaty

Helmer

0.0

1989

Good Old Boy: A Delta Boyhood

Percy

6.0

1988

CBS Summer Playhouse

Carl · (1 episode)

6.3

1987

Anne auf Green Gables

(6 episodes)

0.0

1986

Space Rage

Colonel

3.7

1985

Anne of Green Gables

Matthew Cuthbert

8.1

1985

Anne of Green Gables

Matthew Cuthbert · (2 episodes)

8.6

1985

Chase

Judge Grand Pettitt

4.0

1985

Wild Horses

Chuck Reese

5.0

1985

Sylvester

John Foster

5.4

1985

Into the Night

Jack Caper

6.5

1985

Highway to Heaven

(1 episode)

7.4

1984

Rhinestone

Noah Ferris

4.8

1984

The Natural

Red Blow

6.9

1984

Ghost Dancing

Russ Ward

0.0

1983

Travis McGee

Van Harder

4.5

1983

Independence Day

Evan

5.5

1983

The Grey Fox

Bill Miner

6.9

1982

Waltz Across Texas

Frank Walker

0.0

1982

A Few Days at Weasel Creek

Jason Stayvey

0.0

1981

The Legend of the Lone Ranger

Wild Bill Hickok

4.9

1981

Louis L'Amour's The Cherokee Trail

Ridge Fenton

10.0

1981

Ruckus

Sheriff Jethro Pough

5.7

1981

Resurrection

Esco

6.5

1980

Tom Horn

John Coble

6.3

1980

Comes a Horseman

Dodger

6.0

1978

Another Man, Another Chance

Stagecoach Driver

6.2

1977

Roots

Trumbull · (1 episode)

7.4

1977

The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox

Stagecoach driver

6.0

1976

Strange New World

Elder

3.6

1975

The Apple Dumpling Gang

Mover

6.6

1975

Little House on the Prairie

(1 episode)

7.9

1974

Honky Tonk

Driver

0.0

1974

Blazing Saddles

Sheriff (uncredited)

7.2

1974

Papillon

Manhunter (uncredited)

7.8

1973

The Soul of Nigger Charley

Walker

4.3

1973

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

Outlaw

6.4

1972

Ulzana's Raid

Trooper

7.0

1972

Pocket Money

Man (uncredited)

5.3

1972

The Cowboys

Henry Williams

7.1

1972

Skin Game

Man in Saloon fight (uncredited)

6.6

1971

Monte Walsh

Cowboy

6.2

1970

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

Workman (uncredited)

5.5

1969

Sam Whiskey

Pete the Guard (uncredited)

5.6

1969

The Stalking Moon

Man (uncredited)

5.9

1968

The High Chaparral

Lloyd · (1 episode)

6.5

1967

Cimarron Strip

(2 episodes)

5.0

1967

Texas Across the River

Medicine Man

5.6

1966

Duel at Diablo

Wagon Driver #1 (uncredited)

6.3

1966

The Big Valley

Bolin · (1 episode)

6.1

1965

The Big Valley

Businessman · (1 episode)

6.1

1965

Spartacus

Salt Mine Slave / Gladiator / Slave General (uncredited)

7.5

1960

The Rebel

Trooper · (1 episode)

5.1

1959

Bonanza

Tate · (1 episode)

7.5

1959

Bonanza

Troy · (1 episode)

7.5

1959

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Rance · (1 episode)

6.9

1958

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Hal · (1 episode)

6.9

1958

The Hard Man

Posse Man (uncredited)

4.8

1957

The Tin Star

Posse Member (uncredited)

7.0

1957

Maverick

Stage Driver (uncredited) · (1 episode)

6.8

1957

Maverick

Clint (uncredited) · (1 episode)

6.8

1957

The Ten Commandments

Chariot Driver (uncredited)

7.8

1956

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Trooper · (1 episode)

5.5

1956

State Trooper

(1 episode)

5.0

1956

A Lawless Street

Townsman (uncredited)

5.4

1955

The Violent Men

Anchor Rider (uncredited)

6.5

1955

The Wonderful World of Disney

Farmer · (2 episodes)

7.8

1954

The Wild One

Man (uncredited)

6.6

1953

Arena

Cowboy

4.7

1953

The Oscars

Self · (1 episode)

7.0

1953

The Adventures of Kit Carson

(1 episode)

5.3

1951

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

(1 episode)

4.5

1951

The Flame and the Arrow

Outlaw (uncredited)

6.3

1950

Mighty Joe Young

Cowboy (uncredited)

6.3

1949

Red River

Dunston Rider (uncredited)

7.3

1948

Golden Globe Awards

Self - Nominee · (3 episodes)

7.0

1944

This Is the Army

Soldier (uncredited)

5.8

1943

Gone with the Wind

Soldier (uncredited)

7.9

1939

Gunga Din

(uncredited)

6.5

1939

The Adventures of Marco Polo

Mongol Warrior (uncredited)

6.1

1938