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.
68 movies · 22 shows
Kevin Sullivan's Classic
2006·2.0
The Straight Story
1999·7.7
Best Friends for Life
1998·7.0
Lassie
1994·6.1
The Getaway
1994·5.8
Highway to Hell
1991·5.9
Havana
1990·5.8
Misery
1990·7.8
The Two Jakes
1990·6.0
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
1989·9.0
Snake Treaty
1989·6.0
Good Old Boy
1988·7.0
Space Rage
1985·4.1
Anne of Green Gables
1985·8.1
Chase
1985·6.0
Wild Horses
1985·5.8
Sylvester
1985·5.1
Into the Night
1985·6.5
Rhinestone
1984·4.9
The Natural
1984·6.9
Ghost Dancing
1983·6.0
Travis McGee
1983·5.7
Independence Day
1983·5.9
The Grey Fox
1982·6.9
Waltz Across Texas
1982·10.0
A Few Days at Weasel Creek
1981·8.0
The Legend of the Lone Ranger
1981·4.9
Louis L'Amour's The Cherokee Trail
1981·9.5
Ruckus
1981·5.8
Resurrection
1980·6.5
Tom Horn
1980·6.4
Comes a Horseman
1978·6.1
Superstunt
1977·0.0
Another Man, Another Chance
1977·6.2
The Outlaw Josey Wales
1976·7.5
The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox
1976·6.1
Strange New World
1975·4.3
The Apple Dumpling Gang
1975·6.6
Honky Tonk
1974·8.0
Blazing Saddles
1974·7.2
Papillon
1973·7.8
The Soul of Nigger Charley
1973·5.2
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
1972·6.5
Ulzana's Raid
1972·6.9
Pocket Money
1972·5.5
The Cowboys
1972·7.1
Skin Game
1971·6.6
Monte Walsh
1970·6.3
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
1969·5.5
Sam Whiskey
1969·5.8
The Stalking Moon
1968·5.9
Texas Across the River
1966·5.7
Duel at Diablo
1966·6.4
Spartacus
1960·7.5
The Hard Man
1957·5.2
The Tin Star
1957·7.0
The Ten Commandments
1956·7.8
A Lawless Street
1955·5.6
The Violent Men
1955·6.5
The Wild One
1953·6.6
Arena
1953·5.0
The Flame and the Arrow
1950·6.3
Mighty Joe Young
1949·6.4
Red River
1948·7.3
This Is the Army
1943·5.7
Gone with the Wind
1939·7.9
Gunga Din
1939·6.5
The Adventures of Marco Polo
1938·6.2