Richard Farnsworth
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.
Films (67)
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