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
Misery
(1990)
Buster
The Ten Commandments
(1956)
Chariot Driver
Blazing Saddles
(1974)
Sheriff (uncredited)
Spartacus
(1960)
Salt Mine Slave / Gladiator / Slave General (uncredited)