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Richard Farnsworth

Richard William Farnsworth 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.

Known For: Acting

Born: Los Angeles, California, USA, 1920-09-01

Died: 2000-10-06

Film

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1938	The Adventures of Marco Polo	Mongol Warrior (uncredited)	60
2	1939	Gunga Din	(uncredited)	65
3	1939	Gone with the Wind	Soldier (uncredited)	79
4	1943	This Is the Army	Soldier (uncredited)	58
5	1948	Red River	Dunston Rider (uncredited)	73
6	1949	Mighty Joe Young	Cowboy (uncredited)	64
7	1950	The Flame and the Arrow	Outlaw (uncredited)	62
8	1953	Arena	Cowboy	47
9	1953	The Wild One	Man (uncredited)	66
10	1955	The Violent Men	Anchor Rider (uncredited)	65
11	1955	A Lawless Street	Townsman (uncredited)	54
12	1956	The Ten Commandments	Chariot Driver (uncredited)	78
13	1957	The Tin Star	Posse Member (uncredited)	70
14	1957	The Hard Man	Posse Man (uncredited)	48
15	1960	Spartacus	Salt Mine Slave / Gladiator / Slave General (uncredited)	75
16	1966	Duel at Diablo	Wagon Driver #1 (uncredited)	63
17	1966	Texas Across the River	Medicine Man	56
18	1968	The Stalking Moon	Man (uncredited)	60
19	1969	Sam Whiskey	Pete the Guard (uncredited)	56
20	1969	The Good Guys and the Bad Guys	Workman (uncredited)	55
21	1970	Monte Walsh	Cowboy	62
22	1971	Skin Game	Man in Saloon fight (uncredited)	66
23	1972	The Cowboys	Henry Williams	71
24	1972	Pocket Money	Man (uncredited)	54
25	1972	Ulzana's Raid	Trooper	70
26	1972	The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean	Outlaw	65
27	1973	The Soul of Nigger Charley	Walker	43
28	1973	Papillon	Manhunter (uncredited)	78
29	1974	Blazing Saddles	Sheriff (uncredited)	72
30	1974	Honky Tonk	Driver	0
31	1975	The Apple Dumpling Gang	Mover	66
32	1975	Strange New World	Elder	37
33	1976	The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox	Stagecoach driver	60
34	1977	Another Man, Another Chance	Stagecoach Driver	60
35	1978	Comes a Horseman	Dodger	60
36	1980	Tom Horn	John Coble	63
37	1980	Resurrection	Esco	65
38	1981	Ruckus	Sheriff Jethro Pough	57
39	1981	Louis L'Amour's The Cherokee Trail	Ridge Fenton	100
40	1981	The Legend of the Lone Ranger	Wild Bill Hickok	48
41	1981	A Few Days at Weasel Creek	Jason Stayvey	0
42	1982	Waltz Across Texas	Frank Walker	0
43	1982	The Grey Fox	Bill Miner	69
44	1983	Independence Day	Evan	55
45	1983	Travis McGee	Van Harder	45
46	1983	Ghost Dancing	Russ Ward	20
47	1984	The Natural	Red Blow	69
48	1984	Rhinestone	Noah Ferris	48
49	1985	Into the Night	Jack Caper	65
50	1985	Sylvester	John Foster	54
51	1985	Wild Horses	Chuck Reese	50
52	1985	Chase	Judge Grand Pettitt	40
53	1985	Anne of Green Gables	Matthew Cuthbert	81
54	1985	Space Rage	Colonel	37
55	1988	Good Old Boy	Percy	60
56	1989	Snake Treaty	Helmer	0
57	1989	Desperado: The Outlaw Wars	Sheriff Campbell	95
58	1990	The Two Jakes	Earl Rawley	60
59	1990	Misery	Buster	77
60	1990	Havana	Professor	58
61	1991	Highway to Hell	Sam	59
62	1994	The Getaway	Slim	58
63	1994	Lassie	Len Collins	61
64	1998	Best Friends for Life	Will Harper	0
65	1999	The Straight Story	Alvin	77
66	2006	Kevin Sullivan's Classic	Self - Matthew Cuthbert (archive footage)	20

Television

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1944	Golden Globe Awards	Self - Nominee	72
2	1951	The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok		45
3	1951	The Adventures of Kit Carson		53
4	1953	The Oscars	Self	70
5	1954	The Wonderful World of Disney	Farmer	78
6	1956	State Trooper		50
7	1956	Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre	Trooper	55
8	1957	Maverick	Stage Driver (uncredited)	68
9	1957	Maverick	Clint (uncredited)	68
10	1958	Wanted: Dead or Alive	Rance	68
11	1958	Wanted: Dead or Alive	Hal	68
12	1959	Bonanza	Tate	75
13	1959	Bonanza	Troy	75
14	1959	The Rebel	Trooper	51
15	1965	The Big Valley	Bolin	61
16	1965	The Big Valley	Businessman	61
17	1967	Cimarron Strip		50
18	1967	The High Chaparral	Lloyd	65
19	1974	Little House on the Prairie	Wall (as Dick Farnsworth)	79
20	1977	Roots	Trumbull	74
21	1984	Highway to Heaven		74
22	1985	Anne of Green Gables	Matthew Cuthbert	87
23	1986	Anne auf Green Gables		0
24	1987	CBS Summer Playhouse	Carl	63
25	1992	The Boys of Twilight	Cody McPherson	55
26	1993	The Fire Next Time	Frank Morgan	59