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.
Filmography 90
Movies (68)
Kevin Sullivan's Classic2006Self - Matthew Cuthbert (archive footage)
The Straight Story1999Alvin
Best Friends for Life1998Will Harper
Lassie1994Len Collins
The Getaway1994Slim
Highway to Hell1991Sam
Havana1990Professor
Misery1990Buster
The Two Jakes1990Earl Rawley
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars1989Sheriff Campbell- Snake Treaty1989Helmer
Good Old Boy1988Percy
Space Rage1985Colonel
Anne of Green Gables1985Matthew Cuthbert
Chase1985Judge Grand Pettitt
Wild Horses1985Chuck Reese
Sylvester1985John Foster
Into the Night1985Jack Caper
Rhinestone1984Noah Ferris
The Natural1984Red Blow- Ghost Dancing1983Russ Ward
Travis McGee1983Van Harder
Independence Day1983Evan
The Grey Fox1982Bill Miner
Waltz Across Texas1982Frank Walker
A Few Days at Weasel Creek1981Jason Stayvey
The Legend of the Lone Ranger1981Wild Bill Hickok
Louis L'Amour's The Cherokee Trail1981Ridge Fenton
Ruckus1981Sheriff Jethro Pough
Resurrection1980Esco
Shows (22)
The Fire Next Time1993Frank Morgan- The Boys of Twilight1992Cody McPherson
CBS Summer Playhouse1987Carl
Anne auf Green Gables1986
Anne of Green Gables1985Matthew Cuthbert
Highway to Heaven1984Jet Sanders
Roots1977Trumbull
Little House on the Prairie1974Wall (as Dick Farnsworth)
The High Chaparral1967Lloyd
Cimarron Strip1967
The Big Valley1965Bolin
The Rebel1959Trooper
Bonanza1959Tate
Wanted: Dead or Alive1958Rance
Maverick1957Stage Driver (uncredited)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre1956Trooper- State Trooper1956
The Wonderful World of Disney1954Farmer
The Oscars1953Self
The Adventures of Kit Carson1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok1951
Golden Globe Awards1944Self - Nominee