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Richard Farnsworth

Known for: Acting
Born: September 1, 1920
Died: October 6, 2000 · age 80
From: Los Angeles, California, USA

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.

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§ Known for

Gone with the Wind

1939 · Soldier (uncredited)

Little House on the Prairie

1974 · Wall (as Dick Farnsworth)

Papillon

1973 · Manhunter (uncredited)

Misery

1990 · Buster

The Ten Commandments

1956 · Chariot Driver (uncredited)

The Straight Story

1999 · Alvin

Spartacus

1960 · Salt Mine Slave / Gladiator / Slave General (uncredited)

Anne of Green Gables

1985 · Matthew Cuthbert

The Outlaw Josey Wales

1976 · Comanchero (uncredited)

Bonanza

1959 · Tate

The Straight Story

1999 · Alvin

Best Friends for Life

1998 · Will Harper

Lassie

1994 · Len Collins

The Getaway

1994 · Slim

The Fire Next Time

1993 · TV · Frank Morgan

The Boys of Twilight

1992 · TV · Cody McPherson

Highway to Hell

1991 · Sam

Havana

1990 · Professor

Misery

1990 · Buster

The Two Jakes

1990 · Earl Rawley

Desperado: The Outlaw Wars

1989 · Sheriff Campbell

Snake Treaty

1989 · Helmer