Richard Farnsworth

1920-09-01 – 2000-10-06 (age 80) Los Angeles, California, USA

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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.

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Richard Farnsworth

Richard Farnsworth

Richard Farnsworth

Richard Farnsworth

Richard Farnsworth

Richard Farnsworth

Known For

Gone with the Wind

Gone with the Wind

1939

as Soldier (uncredited)

The Ten Commandments

The Ten Commandments

1956

as Chariot Driver (uncredited)

Misery

Misery

1990

as Buster

Spartacus

Spartacus

1960

as Salt Mine Slave / Gladiator / Slave General (uncredited)

Blazing Saddles

Blazing Saddles

1974

as Sheriff (uncredited)

Papillon

Papillon

1973

as Manhunter (uncredited)

Anne of Green Gables

Anne of Green Gables

1985

as Matthew Cuthbert

Into the Night

Into the Night

1985

as Jack Caper

Red River

Red River

1948

as Dunston Rider (uncredited)

The Getaway

The Getaway

1994

as Slim

The Cowboys

The Cowboys

1972

as Henry Williams

The Straight Story

The Straight Story

1999

as Alvin

Rhinestone

Rhinestone

1984

as Noah Ferris

Skin Game

Skin Game

1971

as Man in Saloon fight (uncredited)

The Natural

The Natural

1984

as Red Blow

Havana

Havana

1990

as Professor

The Wild One

The Wild One

1953

as Man (uncredited)

Arena

Arena

1953

as Cowboy

Tom Horn

Tom Horn

1980

as John Coble

Lassie

Lassie

1994

as Len Collins