Richard Farnsworth

Personal Info

Birthday

September 1, 1920

Day of Death

2000-10-06

(80 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Also Known As

ریچارد فارنزورث

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Farnsworth, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Bonanza

Maverick

The Big Valley

Wanted: Dead or Alive

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

The High Chaparral

The Rebel

Roots

Filmography

2006
Kevin Sullivan's Classic
as Self - Matthew Cuthbert (archive footage)
1999
The Straight Story
as Alvin
1998
Best Friends for Life
as Will Harper
1994
Lassie
as Len Collins
The Getaway
as Slim
1991
Highway to Hell
as Sam
1990
Havana
as Professor
Misery
as Buster
The Two Jakes
as Earl Rawley
1989
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
as Sheriff Campbell
Snake Treaty
as Helmer
1988
Good Old Boy
as Percy
1985
Space Rage
as Colonel
Chase
as Judge Grand Pettitt
Wild Horses
as Chuck Reese
Sylvester
as John Foster
Into the Night
as Jack Caper
1984
Rhinestone
as Noah Ferris
The Natural
as Red Blow
1983
Ghost Dancing
as Russ Ward
Travis McGee
as Van Harder
Independence Day
as Evan
1982
The Grey Fox
as Bill Miner
Waltz Across Texas
as Frank Walker
1981
A Few Days at Weasel Creek
as Jason Stayvey
The Legend of the Lone Ranger
as Wild Bill Hickok
Louis L'Amour's The Cherokee Trail
as Ridge Fenton
Ruckus
as Sheriff Jethro Pough
1980
Resurrection
as Esco
Tom Horn
as John Coble
1978
Comes a Horseman
as Dodger
1977
Another Man, Another Chance
as Stagecoach Driver
1976
The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox
as Stagecoach driver
1975
Strange New World
as Elder
The Apple Dumpling Gang
as Mover
1974
Honky Tonk
as Driver
Blazing Saddles
as Sheriff (uncredited)
1973
Papillon
as Manhunter (uncredited)
The Soul of Nigger Charley
as Walker
1972
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
as Outlaw
Ulzana's Raid
as Trooper
Pocket Money
as Man (uncredited)
The Cowboys
as Henry Williams
1971
Skin Game
as Man in Saloon fight (uncredited)
1970
Monte Walsh
as Cowboy
1969
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
as Workman (uncredited)
Sam Whiskey
as Pete the Guard (uncredited)
1968
The Stalking Moon
as Man (uncredited)
1966
Texas Across the River
as Medicine Man
Duel at Diablo
as Wagon Driver #1 (uncredited)
1960
Spartacus
as Salt Mine Slave / Gladiator / Slave General (uncredited)
1957
The Hard Man
as Posse Man (uncredited)
The Tin Star
as Posse Member (uncredited)
1956
The Ten Commandments
as Chariot Driver (uncredited)
1955
A Lawless Street
as Townsman (uncredited)
The Violent Men
as Anchor Rider (uncredited)
1953
The Wild One
as Man (uncredited)
Arena
as Cowboy
1950
The Flame and the Arrow
as Outlaw (uncredited)
1949
Mighty Joe Young
as Cowboy (uncredited)
1948
Red River
as Dunston Rider (uncredited)
1943
This Is the Army
as Soldier (uncredited)
1939
Gone with the Wind
as Soldier (uncredited)
Gunga Din
as (uncredited)
1938
The Adventures of Marco Polo
as Mongol Warrior (uncredited)