Richard Farnsworth profile
Actor profile

Richard Farnsworth

1st September 1920 Los Angeles, California, USA Acting

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.

65 Movies 25 TV Shows 95 Credits
Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Lassie poster
Lassie 22nd July 1994 as Len Collins
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Havana 11th December 1990 as Professor
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Misery 30th November 1990 as Buster
Chase poster
Chase 23rd November 1985 as Judge Grand Pettitt
Ruckus poster
Ruckus 1st March 1981 as Sheriff Jethro Pough
Papillon poster
Papillon 16th December 1973 as Manhunter (uncredited)
Skin Game poster
Skin Game 30th September 1971 as Man in Saloon fight (uncredited)
Spartacus poster
Spartacus 13th October 1960 as Salt Mine Slave / Gladiator / Slave General (uncredited)
Arena poster
Arena 24th June 1953 as Cowboy
Red River poster
Red River 17th September 1948 as Dunston Rider (uncredited)
Roots poster
Roots 23rd January 1977 as Trumbull
Maverick poster
Maverick 22nd September 1957 as Stage Driver (uncredited)
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Maverick 22nd September 1957 as Clint (uncredited)