Portrait of Richard Farnsworth

Richard Farnsworth

Acting

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.

Born: September 1, 1920

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA

Filmography

2006
Kevin Sullivan's Classic

as Self - Matthew Cuthbert (archive footage)

1999
1998
Best Friends for Life

as Will Harper

1994
Lassie

as Len Collins

1994
1993
The Fire Next Time

as Frank Morgan

1991
1990
Havana

as Professor

1990
Misery

as Buster

1990
The Two Jakes

as Earl Rawley

1989
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars

as Sheriff Campbell

1988
Good Old Boy

as Percy

1985
Space Rage

as Colonel

1985
Anne of Green Gables

as Matthew Cuthbert

1985
Anne of Green Gables

as Matthew Cuthbert

1985
Chase

as Judge Grand Pettitt

1985
Wild Horses

as Chuck Reese

1985
Sylvester

as John Foster

1985
Into the Night

as Jack Caper

1984
Rhinestone

as Noah Ferris

1984
The Natural

as Red Blow

1983
Travis McGee

as Van Harder

1983
1982
The Grey Fox

as Bill Miner

1982
Waltz Across Texas

as Frank Walker

1981
1981
1981
Ruckus

as Sheriff Jethro Pough

1980
1980
Tom Horn

as John Coble

1978
1977
Another Man, Another Chance

as Stagecoach Driver

1977
Roots

as Trumbull

1976
1975
1974
Little House on the Prairie

as Wall (as Dick Farnsworth)

1974
Honky Tonk

as Driver

1974
Blazing Saddles

as Sheriff (uncredited)

1973
Papillon

as Manhunter (uncredited)

1972
Ulzana's Raid

as Trooper

1972
Pocket Money

as Man (uncredited)

1972
The Cowboys

as Henry Williams

1971
Skin Game

as Man in Saloon fight (uncredited)

1970
Monte Walsh

as Cowboy

1969
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

as Workman (uncredited)

1969
Sam Whiskey

as Pete the Guard (uncredited)

1968
The Stalking Moon

as Man (uncredited)

1967
1966
Texas Across the River

as Medicine Man

1966
Duel at Diablo

as Wagon Driver #1 (uncredited)

1965
1965
The Big Valley

as Businessman

1960
Spartacus

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

1959
The Rebel

as Trooper

1959
Bonanza

as Tate

1959
Bonanza

as Troy

1957
The Hard Man

as Posse Man (uncredited)

1957
The Tin Star

as Posse Member (uncredited)

1957
Maverick

as Stage Driver (uncredited)

1957
Maverick

as Clint (uncredited)

1956
The Ten Commandments

as Chariot Driver (uncredited)

1955
A Lawless Street

as Townsman (uncredited)

1955
The Violent Men

as Anchor Rider (uncredited)

1953
The Wild One

as Man (uncredited)

1953
Arena

as Cowboy

1953
The Oscars

as Self

1951
The Adventures of Kit Carson

as Henchman Farnsworth (uncredited)

1950
The Flame and the Arrow

as Outlaw (uncredited)

1949
Mighty Joe Young

as Cowboy (uncredited)

1948
Red River

as Dunston Rider (uncredited)

1944
Golden Globe Awards

as Self - Nominee

1943
This Is the Army

as Soldier (uncredited)

1939
Gone with the Wind

as Soldier (uncredited)

1939
Gunga Din

as (uncredited)

1938
The Adventures of Marco Polo

as Mongol Warrior (uncredited)