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...
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The Straight Story
As Alvin
The Getaway
As Slim
Misery
As Buster
Into the Night
As Jack Caper
Tom Horn
As John Coble
The Stalking Moon
As Man (uncredited)
The Natural
As Red Blow
Havana
As Professor
Arena
As Cowboy
The Grey Fox
As Bill Miner
Comes a Horseman
As Dodger
Lassie
As Len Collins
Highway to Hell
As Sam
The Legend of the Lone Ranger
As Wild Bill Hickok
Rhinestone
As Noah Ferris
Ruckus
As Sheriff Jethro Pough
Anne of Green Gables
As Matthew Cuthbert
Monte Walsh
As Cowboy
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
As Workman (uncredited)
The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox
As Stagecoach driver
Sylvester
As John Foster
Resurrection
As Esco
Space Rage
As Colonel
Ghost Dancing
As Russ Ward
The Wild One
As Man (uncredited)
Snake Treaty
As Helmer
Skin Game
As Man in Saloon fight (uncredited)
Independence Day
As Evan
Waltz Across Texas
As Frank Walker
Ulzana's Raid
As Trooper
The Violent Men
As Anchor Rider (uncredited)
Kevin Sullivan's Classic
As Self - Matthew Cuthbert (archive footage)
Texas Across the River
As Medicine Man
This Is the Army
As Soldier (uncredited)
The Adventures of Marco Polo
As Mongol Warrior (uncredited)
Good Old Boy: A Delta Boyhood
As Percy
Another Man, Another Chance
As Stagecoach Driver
Blazing Saddles
As Sheriff (uncredited)
Strange New World
As Elder
A Few Days at Weasel Creek
As Jason Stayvey
Mighty Joe Young
As Cowboy (uncredited)
Gunga Din
As (uncredited)
Gone with the Wind
As Soldier (uncredited)
The Two Jakes
As Earl Rawley
Spartacus
As Salt Mine Slave / Gladiator / Slave General (uncredited)
Sam Whiskey
As Pete the Guard (uncredited)
The Tin Star
As Posse Member (uncredited)
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
As Sheriff Campbell
Chase
As Judge Grand Pettitt
The Soul of Nigger Charley
As Walker
Louis L'Amour's The Cherokee Trail
As Ridge Fenton
Pocket Money
As Man (uncredited)
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
As Outlaw
Red River
As Dunston Rider (uncredited)
The Hard Man
As Posse Man (uncredited)
Wild Horses
As Chuck Reese
Duel at Diablo
As Wagon Driver #1 (uncredited)
The Cowboys
As Henry Williams
The Flame and the Arrow
As Outlaw (uncredited)
A Lawless Street
As Townsman (uncredited)
The Apple Dumpling Gang
As Mover
The Ten Commandments
As Chariot Driver
Honky Tonk
As Driver
Travis McGee
As Van Harder
Best Friends for Life
As Will Harper
Papillon
As Manhunter (uncredited)
Little House on the Prairie
Highway to Heaven
Anne of Green Gables
As Matthew Cuthbert
CBS Summer Playhouse
As Carl
Cimarron Strip
The High Chaparral
As Lloyd
The Big Valley
As Bolin
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Wanted: Dead or Alive
As Rance
The Rebel
As Trooper
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
As Trooper
State Trooper
The Adventures of Kit Carson
The Oscars
As Self
The Fire Next Time
As Frank Morgan
The Boys of Twilight
As Cody McPherson
Maverick
As Stage Driver (uncredited)
Bonanza
As Tate
Anne auf Green Gables
The Wonderful World of Disney
As Farmer
Roots
As Trumbull
Golden Globe Awards
As Self - Nominee