Richard Farnsworth
Known for: 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.
Filmography
Series
Bonanza
Tate
1959
Series
Bonanza
Troy
1959
Series
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Series
Little House on the Prairie
Wall (as Dick Farnsworth)
1974
Series
Maverick
Stage Driver (uncredited)
1957
Series
Maverick
Clint (uncredited)
1957
Series
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Trooper
1956
Series
Highway to Heaven
Jet Sanders
1984
Series
The Big Valley
Bolin
1965
Series
The Big Valley
Businessman
1965
Series
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Rance
1958
Series
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Hal
1958
Series
The High Chaparral
Lloyd
1967
Series
The Rebel
Trooper
1959
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Film
Gone with the Wind
Soldier (uncredited)
1939
Series
Roots
Trumbull
1977
State Trooper
1956
Film
The Ten Commandments
Chariot Driver (uncredited)
1956
Series
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
Series
Cimarron Strip
1967
Film
Misery
Buster
1990
Series
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951
Series
The Adventures of Kit Carson
Henchman Farnsworth (uncredited)
1951
Series
The Wonderful World of Disney
Farmer
1954
Film
Spartacus
Salt Mine Slave / Gladiator / Slave General (uncredited)
1960
Series
CBS Summer Playhouse
Carl
1987
Film
Blazing Saddles
Sheriff (uncredited)
1974
Film
Papillon
Manhunter (uncredited)
1973
Film
Anne of Green Gables
Matthew Cuthbert
1985
Film
Into the Night
Jack Caper
1985
Film
The Getaway
Slim
1994
Film
Red River
Dunston Rider (uncredited)
1948
Series
Anne of Green Gables
Matthew Cuthbert
1985
Film
The Tin Star
Posse Member (uncredited)
1957
Film
The Straight Story
Alvin
1999
Film
The Cowboys
Henry Williams
1972
Film
Rhinestone
Noah Ferris
1984
Film
The Natural
Red Blow
1984
Film
The Wild One
Man (uncredited)
1953
Film
Lassie
Len Collins
1994
Film
Skin Game
Man in Saloon fight (uncredited)
1971
Film
Havana
Professor
1990
Film
Mighty Joe Young
Cowboy (uncredited)
1949
Film
Tom Horn
John Coble
1980
Film
The Two Jakes
Earl Rawley
1990
Film
Highway to Hell
Sam
1991
Film
Ulzana's Raid
Trooper
1972
Film
Arena
Cowboy
1953
Film
Duel at Diablo
Wagon Driver #1 (uncredited)
1966
Film
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
Outlaw
1972
Film
Wild Horses
Chuck Reese
1985
Film
Travis McGee
Van Harder
1983
Film
Chase
Judge Grand Pettitt
1985
Series
The Fire Next Time
Frank Morgan
1993
Film
Sam Whiskey
Pete the Guard (uncredited)
1969
Film
Gunga Din
(uncredited)
1939
Film
Comes a Horseman
Dodger
1978
Film
Monte Walsh
Cowboy
1970
Film
The Flame and the Arrow
Outlaw (uncredited)
1950
Film
The Legend of the Lone Ranger
Wild Bill Hickok
1981
Film
A Lawless Street
Townsman (uncredited)
1955
Film
The Violent Men
Anchor Rider (uncredited)
1955
Film
Strange New World
Elder
1975
Film
The Stalking Moon
Man (uncredited)
1968
Film
The Hard Man
Posse Man (uncredited)
1957
Film
Space Rage
Colonel
1985
Film
The Apple Dumpling Gang
Mover
1975
Film
Good Old Boy
Percy
1988
Film
Texas Across the River
Medicine Man
1966
Film
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
Workman (uncredited)
1969
Film
Pocket Money
Man (uncredited)
1972
The Boys of Twilight
Cody McPherson
1992
Series
Anne auf Green Gables
1986
Film
The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox
Stagecoach driver
1976
Film
Resurrection
Esco
1980
Film
A Few Days at Weasel Creek
Jason Stayvey
1981
Film
Sylvester
John Foster
1985
Film
Another Man, Another Chance
Stagecoach Driver
1977
Film
Independence Day
Evan
1983
Film
This Is the Army
Soldier (uncredited)
1943
Film
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
Sheriff Campbell
1989
Film
Ruckus
Sheriff Jethro Pough
1981
Film
Honky Tonk
Driver
1974
Film
The Grey Fox
Bill Miner
1982
Snake Treaty
Helmer
1989
Film
Louis L'Amour's The Cherokee Trail
Ridge Fenton
1981
Superstunt
Self
1977
Film
Best Friends for Life
Will Harper
1998
Film
The Adventures of Marco Polo
Mongol Warrior (uncredited)
1938
Ghost Dancing
Russ Ward
1983
Film
Waltz Across Texas
Frank Walker
1982
Film
The Soul of Nigger Charley
Walker
1973
Film
Kevin Sullivan's Classic
Self - Matthew Cuthbert (archive footage)
2006