Richard Farnsworth
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.
Acting
Movie
Misery
as Buster
1990
Movie
Gone with the Wind
as Soldier (uncredited)
1939
Movie
Spartacus
as Salt Mine Slave / Gladiator / Slave General (uncredited)
1960
Movie
Papillon
as Manhunter (uncredited)
1973
Movie
Blazing Saddles
as Sheriff (uncredited)
1974
Movie
The Ten Commandments
as Chariot Driver (uncredited)
1956
Movie
The Straight Story
as Alvin
1999
TV
Little House on the Prairie
as Wall (as Dick Farnsworth)
1974
Movie
The Natural
as Red Blow
1984
Movie
Red River
as Dunston Rider (uncredited)
1948
TV
Bonanza
as Tate
1959
TV
Bonanza
as Troy
1959
Movie
The Getaway
as Slim
1994
Movie
The Wild One
as Man (uncredited)
1953
Movie
Into the Night
as Jack Caper
1985
Movie
The Two Jakes
as Earl Rawley
1990
Movie
The Cowboys
as Henry Williams
1972
Movie
Anne of Green Gables
as Matthew Cuthbert
1985
TV
Roots
as Trumbull
1977
Movie
Lassie
as Len Collins
1994
TV
Highway to Heaven
as Jet Sanders
1984
Movie
Gunga Din
as (uncredited)
1939
Movie
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
as Outlaw
1972
Movie
Havana
as Professor
1990
Crew
Movie
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Stunts
1969
Movie
Papillon
Stunts
1973
Movie
High Plains Drifter
Stunts
1973
Movie
The Grapes of Wrath
Stunts
1940
Movie
Red River
Stunt Double
1948
Movie
How the West Was Won
Stunts
1962
Movie
Fort Apache
Stunts
1948
Movie
The Front Page
Stunts
1974
Movie
The Caine Mutiny
Stunts
1954
Movie
Cat Ballou
Stunts
1965
Movie
The War Wagon
Stunts
1967
Movie
Duel in the Sun
Stunts
1946