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