Richard Farnsworth
Born September 1, 1920 · Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
Notable Appearances
Movies
TV Shows
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
The Big Valley
Highway to Heaven
Wanted: Dead or Alive
The High Chaparral
State Trooper
The Rebel
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
The Oscars
The Adventures of Kit Carson
Roots
Cimarron Strip
The Wonderful World of Disney
CBS Summer Playhouse
Anne of Green Gables
The Fire Next Time
Anne of Green Gables
More Movies
Ulzana's Raid
The Apple Dumpling Gang
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
The Wild One
The Tin Star
Havana
Rhinestone
The Two Jakes
The Stalking Moon
Comes a Horseman
This Is the Army
Pocket Money
Highway to Hell
The Flame and the Arrow
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
Duel at Diablo
The Legend of the Lone Ranger
The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox
Texas Across the River
Another Man, Another Chance
Tom Horn
The Adventures of Marco Polo
The Violent Men
Gunga Din
Sam Whiskey
A Lawless Street
The Hard Man
Monte Walsh
Ruckus
The Soul of Nigger Charley
Resurrection
The Grey Fox
Best Friends for Life
The Straight Story: On Set With David Lynch
Skin Game
Sylvester
Honky Tonk
Space Rage
Wild Horses
Independence Day
Strange New World
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
Travis McGee
Good Old Boy
A Few Days at Weasel Creek
Louis L'Amour's The Cherokee Trail
Arena
Waltz Across Texas
