Actor

Richard Farnsworth

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 work

7.8
Misery (1990)
as Buster
7.9
Gone with the Wind (1939)
as Soldier (uncredited)
7.5
Spartacus (1960)
as Salt Mine Slave / Gladiator / Slave General (uncredited)
7.8
Papillon (1973)
as Manhunter (uncredited)
7.2
Blazing Saddles (1974)
as Sheriff (uncredited)
7.8
The Ten Commandments (1956)
as Chariot Driver (uncredited)
7.7
The Straight Story (1999)
as Alvin
7.5
The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
as Comanchero (uncredited)
8
Little House on the Prairie (1974)
as Wall (as Dick Farnsworth)
6.9
The Natural (1984)
as Red Blow
7.3
Red River (1948)
as Dunston Rider (uncredited)
7.5
Bonanza (1959)
as Tate and as Troy

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