Acting
Richard Farnsworth
Born 1920-09-01
Los Angeles, California, USA
Department: Acting
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 Best Actor.
Known For
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Misery
1990
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Gone with the Wind
1939
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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969
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Spartacus
1960
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Papillon
1973
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Blazing Saddles
1974
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The Ten Commandments
1956
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The Straight Story
1999
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Little House on the Prairie
1974
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High Plains Drifter
1973
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (124 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Kevin Sullivan's Classic | Self - Matthew Cuthbert (archive footage) | Movie | 2006 |
 | The Straight Story | Alvin | Movie | 1999 |
 | Best Friends for Life | Will Harper | Movie | 1998 |
 | Lassie | Len Collins | Movie | 1994 |
 | The Getaway | Slim | Movie | 1994 |
 | The Fire Next Time | Frank Morgan | TV Series | 1993 |
| The Boys of Twilight | Cody McPherson | TV Series | 1992 | |
 | Highway to Hell | Sam | Movie | 1991 |
 | Havana | Professor | Movie | 1990 |
 | Misery | Buster | Movie | 1990 |
 | The Two Jakes | Earl Rawley | Movie | 1990 |
 | Desperado: The Outlaw Wars | Sheriff Campbell | Movie | 1989 |
| Snake Treaty | Helmer | Movie | 1989 | |
 | Good Old Boy | Percy | Movie | 1988 |
 | CBS Summer Playhouse | Carl | TV Series | 1987 |
 | Anne auf Green Gables | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1986 |
 | Space Rage | Colonel | Movie | 1985 |
 | Anne of Green Gables | Matthew Cuthbert | Movie | 1985 |
 | Anne of Green Gables | Matthew Cuthbert | TV Series | 1985 |
 | Chase | Judge Grand Pettitt | Movie | 1985 |
 | Wild Horses | Chuck Reese | Movie | 1985 |
 | Sylvester | John Foster | Movie | 1985 |
 | Into the Night | Jack Caper | Movie | 1985 |
 | Highway to Heaven | Jet Sanders | TV Series | 1984 |
 | Rhinestone | Noah Ferris | Movie | 1984 |
 | The Natural | Red Blow | Movie | 1984 |
| Ghost Dancing | Russ Ward | Movie | 1983 | |
 | Travis McGee | Van Harder | Movie | 1983 |
 | Independence Day | Evan | Movie | 1983 |
 | The Grey Fox | Bill Miner | Movie | 1982 |
 | Waltz Across Texas | Frank Walker | Movie | 1982 |
 | A Few Days at Weasel Creek | Jason Stayvey | Movie | 1981 |
 | The Legend of the Lone Ranger | Wild Bill Hickok | Movie | 1981 |
 | Louis L'Amour's The Cherokee Trail | Ridge Fenton | Movie | 1981 |
 | Resurrection | Esco | Movie | 1980 |
 | Ruckus | Sheriff Jethro Pough | Movie | 1980 |
 | Tom Horn | John Coble | Movie | 1980 |
 | Comes a Horseman | Dodger | Movie | 1978 |
| Superstunt | Self | Movie | 1977 | |
 | Another Man, Another Chance | Stagecoach Driver | Movie | 1977 |
 | Roots | Trumbull | TV Series | 1977 |
 | The Outlaw Josey Wales | Comanchero (uncredited) | Movie | 1976 |
 | The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox | Stagecoach driver | Movie | 1976 |
 | The Master Gunfighter | Stunts | Movie | 1975 |
 | Strange New World | Elder | Movie | 1975 |
 | The Apple Dumpling Gang | Mover | Movie | 1975 |
 | The Front Page | Stunts | Movie | 1974 |
 | Little House on the Prairie | Wall (as Dick Farnsworth) | TV Series | 1974 |
 | Honky Tonk | Driver | Movie | 1974 |
 | Blazing Saddles | Sheriff (uncredited) | Movie | 1974 |
 | Papillon | Manhunter (uncredited) | Movie | 1973 |
| Papillon | Stunts | Movie | 1973 |
 | The Soul of Nigger Charley | Walker | Movie | 1973 |
 | High Plains Drifter | Stunts | Movie | 1973 |
 | The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean | Outlaw | Movie | 1972 |
| The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean | Stunts | Movie | 1972 |
 | Ulzana's Raid | Trooper | Movie | 1972 |
 | Pocket Money | Man (uncredited) | Movie | 1972 |
 | The Cowboys | Henry Williams | Movie | 1972 |
 | Skin Game | Man in Saloon fight (uncredited) | Movie | 1971 |
 | Monte Walsh | Cowboy | Movie | 1970 |
 | The Good Guys and the Bad Guys | Workman (uncredited) | Movie | 1969 |
| The Good Guys and the Bad Guys | Stunts | Movie | 1969 |
 | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid | Stunts | Movie | 1969 |
 | Sam Whiskey | Pete the Guard (uncredited) | Movie | 1969 |
 | The Stalking Moon | Man (uncredited) | Movie | 1968 |
| The Stalking Moon | Stunts | Movie | 1968 |
 | Assignment to Kill | Stunts | Movie | 1968 |
 | The High Chaparral | Lloyd | TV Series | 1967 |
 | Cimarron Strip | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1967 |
 | The War Wagon | Stunts | Movie | 1967 |
 | Texas Across the River | Medicine Man | Movie | 1966 |
 | Duel at Diablo | Wagon Driver #1 (uncredited) | Movie | 1966 |
| Duel at Diablo | Stunts | Movie | 1966 |
 | The War Lord | Stunts | Movie | 1965 |
 | The Big Valley | Bolin | TV Series | 1965 |
| The Big Valley | Businessman | TV Series | 1965 |
 | Cat Ballou | Stunts | Movie | 1965 |
 | Major Dundee | Stunts | Movie | 1965 |
 | How the West Was Won | Stunts | Movie | 1962 |
 | Spartacus | Salt Mine Slave / Gladiator / Slave General (uncredited) | Movie | 1960 |
 | The Rebel | Trooper | TV Series | 1959 |
 | Bonanza | Tate | TV Series | 1959 |
| Bonanza | Troy | TV Series | 1959 |
 | Wanted: Dead or Alive | Rance | TV Series | 1958 |
| Wanted: Dead or Alive | Hal | TV Series | 1958 |
 | The Hard Man | Posse Man (uncredited) | Movie | 1957 |
 | The Tin Star | Posse Member (uncredited) | Movie | 1957 |
| The Tin Star | Stunts | Movie | 1957 |
 | Maverick | Stage Driver (uncredited) | TV Series | 1957 |
| Maverick | Clint (uncredited) | TV Series | 1957 |
 | The Ten Commandments | Chariot Driver (uncredited) | Movie | 1956 |
 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre | Trooper | TV Series | 1956 |
| State Trooper | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1956 | |
 | The Indian Fighter | Stunts | Movie | 1955 |
 | A Lawless Street | Townsman (uncredited) | Movie | 1955 |
 | The Violent Men | Anchor Rider (uncredited) | Movie | 1955 |
 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Farmer | TV Series | 1954 |
 | The Caine Mutiny | Stunts | Movie | 1954 |
 | The Wild One | Man (uncredited) | Movie | 1953 |
 | Arena | Cowboy | Movie | 1953 |
 | The Oscars | Self | TV Series | 1953 |
 | The Lusty Men | Stunts | Movie | 1952 |
 | Horizons West | Stunts | Movie | 1952 |
 | The Adventures of Kit Carson | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1951 |
| The Adventures of Kit Carson | Henchman Farnsworth (uncredited) | TV Series | 1951 |
 | The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1951 |
 | The Flame and the Arrow | Outlaw (uncredited) | Movie | 1950 |
| The Flame and the Arrow | Stunts | Movie | 1950 |
 | Mighty Joe Young | Cowboy (uncredited) | Movie | 1949 |
 | Red River | Dunston Rider (uncredited) | Movie | 1948 |
| Red River | Stunt Double | Movie | 1948 |
 | Fort Apache | Stunts | Movie | 1948 |
 | Silver River | Stunts | Movie | 1948 |
 | Stallion Road | Stunts | Movie | 1947 |
 | California | Stunts | Movie | 1947 |
 | Duel in the Sun | Stunts | Movie | 1946 |
 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | TV Series | 1944 |
 | This Is the Army | Soldier (uncredited) | Movie | 1943 |
 | The Outlaw | Stunts | Movie | 1943 |
 | The Grapes of Wrath | Stunts | Movie | 1940 |
 | Gone with the Wind | Soldier (uncredited) | Movie | 1939 |
 | Gunga Din | (uncredited) | Movie | 1939 |
 | The Adventures of Marco Polo | Mongol Warrior (uncredited) | Movie | 1938 |