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
Spartacus
(1960)
Salt Mine Slave / Gladiator / Slave General (uncredited)
Blazing Saddles
(1974)
Sheriff (uncredited)
Gone with the Wind
(1939)
Soldier (uncredited)
Papillon
(1973)
Manhunter (uncredited)
The Getaway
(1994)
Slim
The Natural
(1984)
Red Blow
The Straight Story
(1999)
Alvin
Red River
(1948)
Dunston Rider (uncredited)
The Cowboys
(1972)
Henry Williams
Mighty Joe Young
(1949)
Cowboy (uncredited)
Havana
(1990)
Professor
Anne of Green Gables
(1985)
Matthew Cuthbert
The Two Jakes
(1990)
Earl Rawley
Rhinestone
(1984)
Noah Ferris
Full Filmography
Acting
The Adventures of Marco Polo
(1938)
Mongol Warrior (uncredited)
Gunga Din
(1939)
(uncredited)
Gone with the Wind
(1939)
Soldier (uncredited)
This Is the Army
(1943)
Soldier (uncredited)
Red River
(1948)
Dunston Rider (uncredited)
Mighty Joe Young
(1949)
Cowboy (uncredited)
The Flame and the Arrow
(1950)
Outlaw (uncredited)
Arena
(1953)
Cowboy
The Wild One
(1953)
Man (uncredited)
The Violent Men
(1955)
Anchor Rider (uncredited)
A Lawless Street
(1955)
Townsman (uncredited)
The Ten Commandments
(1956)
Chariot Driver
The Hard Man
(1957)
Posse Man (uncredited)
Spartacus
(1960)
Salt Mine Slave / Gladiator / Slave General (uncredited)
Duel at Diablo
(1966)
Wagon Driver #1 (uncredited)
Texas Across the River
(1966)
Medicine Man
The Stalking Moon
(1968)
Man (uncredited)
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
(1969)
Workman (uncredited)
Monte Walsh
(1970)
Cowboy
Skin Game
(1971)
Man in Saloon fight (uncredited)
Pocket Money
(1972)
Man (uncredited)
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
(1972)
Outlaw
The Cowboys
(1972)
Henry Williams
Ulzana's Raid
(1972)
Trooper
The Soul of Nigger Charley
(1973)
Walker
Papillon
(1973)
Manhunter (uncredited)
Honky Tonk
(1974)
Driver
Blazing Saddles
(1974)
Sheriff (uncredited)
Strange New World
(1975)
Elder
The Apple Dumpling Gang
(1975)
Mover
The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox
(1976)
Stagecoach driver
Another Man, Another Chance
(1977)
Stagecoach Driver
Comes a Horseman
(1978)
Dodger
Tom Horn
(1980)
John Coble
Resurrection
(1980)
Esco
The Legend of the Lone Ranger
(1981)
Wild Bill Hickok
Ruckus
(1981)
Sheriff Jethro Pough
Louis L'Amour's The Cherokee Trail
(1981)
Ridge Fenton
A Few Days in Weasel Creek
(1981)
Jason Stayvey
The Grey Fox
(1982)
Bill Miner
Waltz Across Texas
(1982)
Frank Walker
Independence Day
(1983)
Evan
Travis McGee
(1983)
Van Harder
Ghost Dancing
(1983)
Russ Ward
The Natural
(1984)
Red Blow
Rhinestone
(1984)
Noah Ferris
Into the Night
(1985)
Jack Caper
Anne of Green Gables
(1985)
Matthew Cuthbert
Sylvester
(1985)
John Foster
Space Rage
(1985)
Colonel
Chase
(1985)
Judge Grand Pettitt
Wild Horses
(1985)
Chuck Reese
Good Old Boy: A Delta Boyhood
(1988)
Percy
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
(1989)
Sheriff Campbell
Snake Treaty
(1989)
Helmer
Misery
(1990)
Buster
Havana
(1990)
Professor
The Two Jakes
(1990)
Earl Rawley
Highway to Hell
(1991)
Sam
The Getaway
(1994)
Slim
Lassie
(1994)
Len Collins
Best Friends for Life
(1998)
Will Harper
The Straight Story
(1999)
Alvin
Kevin Sullivan's Classic
(2006)
Self - Matthew Cuthbert (archive footage)
Crew
The Outlaw
(1943)
Stunts
Duel in the Sun
(1946)
Stunts
Stallion Road
(1947)
Stunts
California
(1947)
Stunts
Red River
(1948)
Stunt Double
The Flame and the Arrow
(1950)
Stunts
The Lusty Men
(1952)
Stunts
The Caine Mutiny
(1954)
Stunts
How the West Was Won
(1962)
Stunts
Cat Ballou
(1965)
Stunts
The War Lord
(1965)
Stunts
The Great Race
(1965)
Stunts
Major Dundee
(1965)
Stunts
The War Wagon
(1967)
Stunts
Assignment to Kill
(1968)
Stunts
The Stalking Moon
(1968)
Stunts
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
(1969)
Stunts
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
(1969)
Stunts
High Plains Drifter
(1973)
Stunts
The Front Page
(1974)
Stunts
The Master Gunfighter
(1975)
Stunts