Richard Farnsworth
Known for Acting
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.
Filmography
Gone with the Wind
1939
as Soldier (uncredited)
The Ten Commandments
1956
as Chariot Driver (uncredited)
Spartacus
1960
as Salt Mine Slave / Gladiator / Slave General (uncredited)
Misery
1990
as Buster
Papillon
1973
as Manhunter (uncredited)
The Cowboys
1972
as Henry Williams
The Getaway
1994
as Slim
Blazing Saddles
1974
as Sheriff (uncredited)
Red River
1948
as Dunston Rider (uncredited)
The Natural
1984
as Red Blow
The Straight Story
1999
as Alvin
Anne of Green Gables
1985
as Matthew Cuthbert
The Tin Star
1957
as Posse Member (uncredited)
The Wild One
1953
as Man (uncredited)
Mighty Joe Young
1949
as Cowboy (uncredited)
The Two Jakes
1990
as Earl Rawley
Ulzana's Raid
1972
as Trooper
Gunga Din
1939
as (uncredited)
Havana
1990
as Professor
Into the Night
1985
as Jack Caper