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