
Acting
Born 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.

Kevin Sullivan's Classic
2006

The Straight Story
1999

Best Friends for Life
1998

Lassie
1994

The Getaway
1994

Highway to Hell
1991

Havana
1990

Misery
1990

The Two Jakes
1990

Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
1989
Snake Treaty
1989

Good Old Boy
1988

Space Rage
1985

Anne of Green Gables
1985

Chase
1985

Wild Horses
1985

Sylvester
1985

Into the Night
1985

Rhinestone
1984

The Natural
1984
Ghost Dancing
1983

Travis McGee
1983

Independence Day
1983

The Grey Fox
1982

Waltz Across Texas
1982

A Few Days at Weasel Creek
1981

The Legend of the Lone Ranger
1981

Louis L'Amour's The Cherokee Trail
1981

Ruckus
1981

Resurrection
1980

Tom Horn
1980

Comes a Horseman
1978
Superstunt
1977

Another Man, Another Chance
1977

The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox
1976

Strange New World
1975

The Apple Dumpling Gang
1975

Honky Tonk
1974

Blazing Saddles
1974

Papillon
1973

The Soul of Nigger Charley
1973

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
1972

Ulzana's Raid
1972

Pocket Money
1972

The Cowboys
1972

Skin Game
1971

Monte Walsh
1970

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
1969

Sam Whiskey
1969

The Stalking Moon
1968

Texas Across the River
1966

Duel at Diablo
1966

Spartacus
1960

The Hard Man
1957

The Tin Star
1957

The Ten Commandments
1956

A Lawless Street
1955

The Violent Men
1955

The Wild One
1953

Arena
1953

The Flame and the Arrow
1950

Mighty Joe Young
1949

Red River
1948

This Is the Army
1943

Gone with the Wind
1939

Gunga Din
1939

The Adventures of Marco Polo
1938