Richard Farnsworth
Known for
Acting
Born
September 1, 1920
Birthplace
Los Angeles, California, USA
Died
October 6, 2000 (aged 80)
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.
Best known work
Misery
1990
Gone with the Wind
1939
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969
Spartacus
1960
Papillon
1973
Blazing Saddles
1974
The Ten Commandments
1956
The Straight Story
1999
High Plains Drifter
1973
The Outlaw Josey Wales
1976Filmography
2006
Kevin Sullivan's Classicas Self - Matthew Cuthbert (archive footage)
1999
The Straight Storyas Alvin
1998
Best Friends for Lifeas Will Harper
1994
Lassieas Len Collins
1994
The Getawayas Slim
1993
1992
1991
Highway to Hellas Sam
1990
Havanaas Professor
1990
Miseryas Buster
1990
The Two Jakesas Earl Rawley
1989
Desperado: The Outlaw Warsas Sheriff Campbell
1989
Snake Treatyas Helmer
1988
Good Old Boyas Percy
1987
1986
1985
Space Rageas Colonel
1985
Anne of Green Gablesas Matthew Cuthbert
1985
1985
Chaseas Judge Grand Pettitt
1985
Wild Horsesas Chuck Reese
1985
Sylvesteras John Foster
1985
Into the Nightas Jack Caper
1984
1984
Rhinestoneas Noah Ferris