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Richard William Farnsworth was an American actor and stuntman. He is best known for his performances in The Grey Fox (1982), for which he received a Golden Globe Award nomination, 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.
Born
Wednesday, 01 September 1920
Died
Friday, 06 October 2000
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| The 73rd Annual Academy Awards | Self - Memorial Tribute | 2001 |
| The 72nd Annual Academy Awards | Self - Nominee | 2000 |
| The Straight Story | Alvin / Alvin Straight | 1999 |
| Best Friends for Life | Will Harper | 1998 |
| Lassie | Len Collins | 1994 |
| The Getaway | Slim | 1994 |
| The Fire Next Time | Frank Morgan | 1993 |
| The Wild West | Teddy Blue Abbott | 1993 |
| The Boys of Twilight | Sheriff Cody McPherson | 1992 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| The 73rd Annual Academy Awards | Self - Memorial Tribute | 2001 |
| The 72nd Annual Academy Awards | Self - Nominee | 2000 |
| The Straight Story | Alvin / Alvin Straight | 1999 |
| Best Friends for Life | Will Harper | 1998 |
| Lassie | Len Collins | 1994 |
| The Getaway | Slim | 1994 |
| The Fire Next Time | Frank Morgan | 1993 |
| The Wild West | Teddy Blue Abbott | 1993 |
| The Boys of Twilight | Sheriff Cody McPherson | 1992 |
| Highway to Hell | Sam | 1991 |
| Havana | Professor | 1990 |
| Misery | Buster | 1990 |
| The Two Jakes | Earl Rawley | 1990 |
| Desperado: The Outlaw Wars | Sheriff Campbell, Bisby Arizona / Sheriff Campbell | 1989 |
| The River Pirates | Percy | 1988 |
| CBS Summer Playhouse | Carl | 1987 |
| Anne of Green Gables | Matthew Cuthbert | 1985 |
| Wild Horses | Chuck Reese | 1985 |
| Space Rage | Colonel | 1985 |
| Sylvester | Foster / John Foster | 1985 |
| Into the Night | Jack Caper | 1985 |
| Into the Night | Jack Caper | 1985 |
| Highway to Heaven | Grandpa Jet Sanders | 1984 |
| Rhinestone | Noah Farris / Noah Ferris | 1984 |
| The Natural | Red Blow | 1984 |
| Independence Day | Evan | 1983 |
| The Grey Fox | Bill Miner | 1982 |
| Waltz Across Texas | Frank Walker | 1982 |
| The Legend of the Lone Ranger | Wild Bill Hickok | 1981 |
| Resurrection | Esco | 1980 |
| Ruckus | Sheriff Jethro Pough | 1980 |
| Tom Horn | John C. Coble / John Coble | 1980 |
| The 51st Annual Academy Awards | Self - Nominee | 1979 |
| Comes a Horseman | Dodger | 1978 |
| Another Man, Another Chance | Stagecoach Driver | 1977 |
| Roots | Trumbull | 1977 |
| Territorial Men | Ranch Hand | 1976 |
| The Outlaw Josey Wales | Comanchero | 1976 |
| The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox | Stagecoach driver / Stage Coach Driver | 1976 |
| Strange New World | Elder | 1975 |
| The Apple Dumpling Gang | Mover | 1975 |
| Little House on the Prairie | Wall | 1974 |
| Blazing Saddles | Sheriff | 1974 |
| Papillon | Manhunter | 1973 |
| The Soul of Nigger Charley | Walker | 1973 |
| The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean | Outlaw | 1972 |
| Ulzana's Raid | Trooper | 1972 |
| Pocket Money | Man | 1972 |
| The Cowboys | Henry Williams | 1972 |
| Skin Game | Man in Saloon fight | 1971 |
| Nichols | Trooper | 1971 |
| Monte Walsh | Cowboy | 1970 |
| Paint Your Wagon | Miner | 1969 |
| The Good Guys and the Bad Guys | Workman | 1969 |
| The High Chaparral | Lloyd / Gunman | 1967 |
| Cimarron Strip | Benefiel / Dusty Rhodes | 1967 |
| Texas Across the River | Medicine Man | 1966 |
| Duel at Diablo | Wagon Driver #1 | 1966 |
| The Big Valley | Businessman / Bolin | 1965 |
| Spartacus | Slave General / Salt Mine Slave / Gladiator | 1960 |
| The Rebel | Trooper | 1959 |
| Laramie | Gault Ranch Hand / Hank / Jim, Stage Driver / Manley | 1959 |
| Bonanza | Troy / Tate / Sourdough | 1959 |
| Cimarron City | Ira Youngman | 1958 |
| Wanted: Dead or Alive | Rance / Hal | 1958 |
| The Hard Man | Posse Man | 1957 |
| The Tin Star | Posse Member | 1957 |
| Zane Grey Theatre | Trooper | 1956 |
| The Ten Commandments | Chariot Driver | 1956 |
| State Trooper | Caleb Smith | 1956 |
| A Lawless Street | Townsman | 1955 |
| The Violent Men | Anchor Rider | 1955 |
| Soldiers of Fortune | Gaucho | 1955 |
| The Magical World of Disney | Farmer / Ridge Fenton | 1954 |
| Arrowhead | Cavalryman | 1953 |
| Arena | Cowboy | 1953 |
| The Adventures of Kit Carson | Army Wagon Driver / Henchman Farnsworth / Henchman Pete | 1951 |
| Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | Butler | 1951 |
| The Flame and the Arrow | Outlaw | 1950 |
| Mighty Joe Young | Cowboy | 1949 |
| The Paleface | Minor Role | 1948 |
| Red River | Dunston Rider | 1948 |
| This Is the Army | Soldier | 1943 |
| Gone with the Wind | Soldier | 1940 |
| Gunga Din | Bit Part | 1939 |
| The Adventures of Marco Polo | Mongol Warrior | 1938 |
| A Day at the Races | Jockey | 1937 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2000 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Leading Role | Nominated |
| 2000 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | Nominated |
| 1984 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama | Nominated |
| 1979 | Oscar | Best Actor in a Supporting Role | Nominated |
