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