Richard Farnsworth
Known for Acting · 89 credits
- Born
- 1920-09-01
- Died
- 2000-10-06
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also known as
- ریچارد فارنزورث
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
TV Shows (22)
Bonanza
1959
as Tate / Troy
Golden Globe Awards
1944
as Self - Nominee
Little House on the Prairie
1974
as Wall (as Dick Farnsworth)
Maverick
1957
as Stage Driver (uncredited) / Clint (uncredited)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
as Trooper
Highway to Heaven
1984
as Jet Sanders
The Big Valley
1965
as Bolin / Businessman
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
as Rance / Hal
The High Chaparral
1967
as Lloyd
The Oscars
1953
as Self
The Rebel
1959
as Trooper
Roots
1977
as Trumbull
State Trooper
1956
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
as Henchman Farnsworth (uncredited)
Cimarron Strip
1967
The Wonderful World of Disney
1954
as Farmer
CBS Summer Playhouse
1987
as Carl
Anne of Green Gables
1985
as Matthew Cuthbert
The Fire Next Time
1993
as Frank Morgan
Anne auf Green Gables
1986
The Boys of Twilight
1992
as Cody McPherson
Movies (67)
Gone with the Wind
1939
as Soldier (uncredited)
The Ten Commandments
1956
as Chariot Driver (uncredited)
Misery
1990
as Buster
Spartacus
1960
as Salt Mine Slave / Gladiator / Slave General (uncredited)
Blazing Saddles
1974
as Sheriff (uncredited)
Papillon
1973
as Manhunter (uncredited)
Into the Night
1985
as Jack Caper
Anne of Green Gables
1985
as Matthew Cuthbert
The Getaway
1994
as Slim
The Straight Story
1999
as Alvin
Red River
1948
as Dunston Rider (uncredited)
The Natural
1984
as Red Blow
The Cowboys
1972
as Henry Williams
Havana
1990
as Professor
Rhinestone
1984
as Noah Ferris
Skin Game
1971
as Man in Saloon fight (uncredited)
The Wild One
1953
as Man (uncredited)
Lassie
1994
as Len Collins
The Tin Star
1957
as Posse Member (uncredited)
Tom Horn
1980
as John Coble
Mighty Joe Young
1949
as Cowboy (uncredited)
Ulzana's Raid
1972
as Trooper
The Two Jakes
1990
as Earl Rawley
Space Rage
1985
as Colonel
Arena
1953
as Cowboy
Duel at Diablo
1966
as Wagon Driver #1 (uncredited)
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
1972
as Outlaw
Gunga Din
1939
as (uncredited)
Highway to Hell
1991
as Sam
The Violent Men
1955
as Anchor Rider (uncredited)
Comes a Horseman
1978
as Dodger
A Lawless Street
1955
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
1969
as Workman (uncredited)
Sam Whiskey
1969
as Pete the Guard (uncredited)
The Flame and the Arrow
1950
as Outlaw (uncredited)
The Stalking Moon
1968
as Man (uncredited)
The Legend of the Lone Ranger
1981
as Wild Bill Hickok
Pocket Money
1972
as Man (uncredited)
Travis McGee
1983
as Van Harder
Monte Walsh
1970
as Cowboy
Wild Horses
1985
as Chuck Reese
Texas Across the River
1966
as Medicine Man
The Apple Dumpling Gang
1975
as Mover
A Few Days at Weasel Creek
1981
as Jason Stayvey
Chase
1985
as Judge Grand Pettitt
Resurrection
1980
as Esco
The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox
1976
as Stagecoach driver
Sylvester
1985
as John Foster
The Hard Man
1957
as Posse Man (uncredited)
Honky Tonk
1974
as Driver
Strange New World
1975
as Elder
The Grey Fox
1982
as Bill Miner
Ruckus
1981
as Sheriff Jethro Pough
The Adventures of Marco Polo
1938
as Mongol Warrior (uncredited)
This Is the Army
1943
as Soldier (uncredited)
Independence Day
1983
as Evan
Good Old Boy
1988
as Percy
Ghost Dancing
1983
as Russ Ward
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
1989
as Sheriff Campbell
Best Friends for Life
1998
as Will Harper
Another Man, Another Chance
1977
as Stagecoach Driver
Superstunt
1977
as Self
Louis L'Amour's The Cherokee Trail
1981
as Ridge Fenton
The Soul of Nigger Charley
1973
as Walker
Snake Treaty
1989
as Helmer
Waltz Across Texas
1982
as Frank Walker
Kevin Sullivan's Classic
2006
as Self - Matthew Cuthbert (archive footage)
About 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. With 89 credits spanning from 1938 to 2006, Richard Farnsworth has appeared in 67 films and 22 TV shows.
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Most Popular Richard Farnsworth Movies
- Gone with the Wind (1939) — as Soldier (uncredited)
- The Ten Commandments (1956) — as Chariot Driver (uncredited)
- Misery (1990) — as Buster
- Spartacus (1960) — as Salt Mine Slave / Gladiator / Slave General (uncredited)
- Blazing Saddles (1974) — as Sheriff (uncredited)
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