Richard Farnsworth
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.
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Movies (42)
Kevin Sullivan's Classic
as Self - Matthew Cuthbert (archive footage)
2006
The Straight Story
as Alvin
1999
Best Friends for Life
as Will Harper
1998
Lassie
as Len Collins
1994
The Getaway
as Slim
1994
Highway to Hell
as Sam
1991
Havana
as Professor
1990
Misery
as Buster
1990
The Two Jakes
as Earl Rawley
1990
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
as Sheriff Campbell
1989
Snake Treaty
as Helmer
1989
Good Old Boy
as Percy
1988
Space Rage
as Colonel
1985
Anne of Green Gables
as Matthew Cuthbert
1985
Chase
as Judge Grand Pettitt
1985
Wild Horses
as Chuck Reese
1985
Sylvester
as John Foster
1985
Into the Night
as Jack Caper
1985
Rhinestone
as Noah Ferris
1984
The Natural
as Red Blow
1984
Ghost Dancing
as Russ Ward
1983
Travis McGee
as Van Harder
1983
Independence Day
as Evan
1983
The Grey Fox
as Bill Miner
1982
Waltz Across Texas
as Frank Walker
1982
A Few Days at Weasel Creek
as Jason Stayvey
1981
The Legend of the Lone Ranger
as Wild Bill Hickok
1981
Louis L'Amour's The Cherokee Trail
as Ridge Fenton
1981
Ruckus
as Sheriff Jethro Pough
1981
Resurrection
as Esco
1980
Tom Horn
as John Coble
1980
Comes a Horseman
as Dodger
1978
Another Man, Another Chance
as Stagecoach Driver
1977
The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox
as Stagecoach driver
1976
The Master Gunfighter
Stunts (Crew)
1975
Strange New World
as Elder
1975
The Apple Dumpling Gang
as Mover
1975
The Front Page
Stunts (Crew)
1974
Honky Tonk
as Driver
1974
Blazing Saddles
as Sheriff (uncredited)
1974
Papillon
as Manhunter (uncredited)
1973
The Soul of Nigger Charley
as Walker
1973
