Richard Farnsworth

Acting

September 1, 1920 – October 6, 2000 (died at 80)

Los Angeles, California, USA

Male

96 Movies

27 TV Shows

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.

The Straight Story

1999 7.7

as Alvin

Age 79 (now 80)

Misery

1990 7.7

as Buster

Age 70 (now 80)

Anne of Green Gables

1985 8.1

as Matthew Cuthbert

Age 65 (now 80)

Tom Horn

1980 6.4

as John Coble

Age 59 (now 80)

The Natural

1984 6.9

as Red Blow

Age 63 (now 80)

The Grey Fox

1982 6.9

as Bill Miner

Age 62 (now 80)

Rhinestone

1984 4.9

as Noah Ferris

Age 63 (now 80)

Lassie

1994 6.1

as Len Collins

Age 73 (now 80)

The Getaway

1994 5.8

as Slim

Age 73 (now 80)

Resurrection

1980 6.5

as Esco

Age 60 (now 80)

Comes a Horseman

1978 6.1

as Dodger

Age 58 (now 80)

The Two Jakes

1990 6.0

as Earl Rawley

Age 69 (now 80)

Into the Night

1985 6.5

as Jack Caper

Age 64 (now 80)

Highway to Hell

1991 5.8

as Sam

Age 71 (now 80)

Havana

1990 5.8

as Professor

Age 70 (now 80)

Space Rage

1985 4.1

as Colonel

Age 65 (now 80)

Kevin Sullivan's Classic

2006 2.0

as Self - Matthew Cuthbert (archive footage)

Age 85 (now 80)

The Straight Story

1999 7.7

as Alvin

Age 79 (now 80)

Best Friends for Life

1998 7.0

as Will Harper

Age 77 (now 80)

Lassie

1994 6.1

as Len Collins

Age 73 (now 80)

The Getaway

1994 5.8

as Slim

Age 73 (now 80)

Highway to Hell

1991 5.8

as Sam

Age 71 (now 80)

Havana

1990 5.8

as Professor

Age 70 (now 80)

Misery

1990 7.7

as Buster

Age 70 (now 80)

The Two Jakes

1990 6.0

as Earl Rawley

Age 69 (now 80)

Desperado: The Outlaw Wars

1989 9.0

as Sheriff Campbell

Age 69 (now 80)

Snake Treaty

1989 6.0

as Helmer

Age 68 (now 80)

Good Old Boy

1988 7.0

as Percy

Age 68 (now 80)

Space Rage

1985 4.1

as Colonel

Age 65 (now 80)

Anne of Green Gables

1985 8.1

as Matthew Cuthbert

Age 65 (now 80)

Chase

1985 6.0

as Judge Grand Pettitt

Age 65 (now 80)

Wild Horses

1985 5.8

as Chuck Reese

Age 65 (now 80)

Sylvester

1985 5.1

as John Foster

Age 64 (now 80)

Into the Night

1985 6.5

as Jack Caper

Age 64 (now 80)

Rhinestone

1984 4.9

as Noah Ferris

Age 63 (now 80)

The Natural

1984 6.9

as Red Blow

Age 63 (now 80)

Ghost Dancing

1983 6.0

as Russ Ward

Age 62 (now 80)

Travis McGee

1983 5.7

as Van Harder

Age 62 (now 80)

Independence Day

1983 5.9

as Evan

Age 62 (now 80)

The Grey Fox

1982 6.9

as Bill Miner

Age 62 (now 80)

Waltz Across Texas

1982 10.0

as Frank Walker

Age 62 (now 80)

A Few Days at Weasel Creek

1981 8.0

as Jason Stayvey

Age 61 (now 80)

The Legend of the Lone Ranger

1981 5.0

as Wild Bill Hickok

Age 60 (now 80)

Louis L'Amour's The Cherokee Trail

1981 9.5

as Ridge Fenton

Age 60 (now 80)

Ruckus

1981 5.8

as Sheriff Jethro Pough

Age 60 (now 80)

Resurrection

1980 6.5

as Esco

Age 60 (now 80)

Tom Horn

1980 6.4

as John Coble

Age 59 (now 80)

Comes a Horseman

1978 6.1

as Dodger

Age 58 (now 80)

Superstunt

1977

as Self

Age 57 (now 80)

Another Man, Another Chance

1977 6.4

as Stagecoach Driver

Age 57 (now 80)

The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox

1976 6.1

as Stagecoach driver

Age 55 (now 80)

The Master Gunfighter

1975 4.5

Stunts

Age 55 (now 80)

Strange New World

1975 4.3

as Elder

Age 54 (now 80)

The Apple Dumpling Gang

1975 6.6

as Mover

Age 54 (now 80)

The Front Page

1974 7.3

Stunts

Age 54 (now 80)

Honky Tonk

1974 8.0

as Driver

Age 53 (now 80)

Blazing Saddles

1974 7.2

as Sheriff (uncredited)

Age 53 (now 80)

Papillon

1973 7.8

as Manhunter (uncredited)

Age 53 (now 80)

Papillon

1973 7.8

Stunts

Age 53 (now 80)

The Soul of Nigger Charley

1973 5.2

as Walker

Age 52 (now 80)

High Plains Drifter

1973 7.3

Stunts

Age 52 (now 80)

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

1972 6.5

Stunts

Age 52 (now 80)

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

1972 6.5

as Outlaw

Age 52 (now 80)

Ulzana's Raid

1972 6.9

as Trooper

Age 52 (now 80)

Pocket Money

1972 5.5

as Man (uncredited)

Age 51 (now 80)

The Cowboys

1972 7.1

as Henry Williams

Age 51 (now 80)

Skin Game

1971 6.6

as Man in Saloon fight (uncredited)

Age 51 (now 80)

Monte Walsh

1970 6.3

as Cowboy

Age 50 (now 80)

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

1969 5.6

Stunts

Age 49 (now 80)

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

1969 5.6

as Workman (uncredited)

Age 49 (now 80)

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

1969 7.6

Stunts

Age 49 (now 80)

Sam Whiskey

1969 5.6

as Pete the Guard (uncredited)

Age 48 (now 80)

The Stalking Moon

1968 5.9

as Man (uncredited)

Age 48 (now 80)

The Stalking Moon

1968 5.9

Stunts

Age 48 (now 80)

Assignment to Kill

1968 6.0

Stunts

Age 47 (now 80)

The War Wagon

1967 6.8

Stunts

Age 46 (now 80)

Texas Across the River

1966 5.7

as Medicine Man

Age 46 (now 80)

Duel at Diablo

1966 6.3

Stunts

Age 45 (now 80)

Duel at Diablo

1966 6.3

as Wagon Driver #1 (uncredited)

Age 45 (now 80)

The War Lord

1965 6.2

Stunts

Age 45 (now 80)

Cat Ballou

1965 6.4

Stunts

Age 44 (now 80)

Major Dundee

1965 6.7

Stunts

Age 44 (now 80)

How the West Was Won

1962 7.0

Stunts

Age 42 (now 80)

Spartacus

1960 7.5

as Salt Mine Slave / Gladiator / Slave General (uncredited)

Age 40 (now 80)

The Hard Man

1957 5.2

as Posse Man (uncredited)

Age 37 (now 80)

The Tin Star

1957 7.0

Stunts

Age 37 (now 80)

The Tin Star

1957 7.0

as Posse Member (uncredited)

Age 37 (now 80)

The Ten Commandments

1956 7.8

as Chariot Driver (uncredited)

Age 36 (now 80)

The Indian Fighter

1955 6.4

Stunts

Age 35 (now 80)

A Lawless Street

1955 5.6

as Townsman (uncredited)

Age 35 (now 80)

The Violent Men

1955 6.4

as Anchor Rider (uncredited)

Age 34 (now 80)

The Caine Mutiny

1954 7.2

Stunts

Age 33 (now 80)

The Wild One

1953 6.6

as Man (uncredited)

Age 33 (now 80)

Arena

1953 5.0

as Cowboy

Age 32 (now 80)

The Lusty Men

1952 6.7

Stunts

Age 32 (now 80)

Horizons West

1952 6.4

Stunts

Age 32 (now 80)

The Flame and the Arrow

1950 6.3

Stunts

Age 29 (now 80)

The Flame and the Arrow

1950 6.3

as Outlaw (uncredited)

Age 29 (now 80)

Mighty Joe Young

1949 6.4

as Cowboy (uncredited)

Age 28 (now 80)

Red River

1948 7.3

as Dunston Rider (uncredited)

Age 28 (now 80)

Red River

1948 7.3

Stunt Double

Age 28 (now 80)

Fort Apache

1948 7.0

Stunts

Age 27 (now 80)

Silver River

1948 6.1

Stunts

Age 27 (now 80)

Stallion Road

1947 7.5

Stunts

Age 26 (now 80)

California

1947 6.8

Stunts

Age 26 (now 80)

Duel in the Sun

1946 6.4

Stunts

Age 26 (now 80)

This Is the Army

1943 5.7

as Soldier (uncredited)

Age 22 (now 80)

The Outlaw

1943 5.5

Stunts

Age 22 (now 80)

The Grapes of Wrath

1940 7.8

Stunts

Age 19 (now 80)

Gone with the Wind

1939 7.9

as Soldier (uncredited)

Age 19 (now 80)

Gunga Din

1939 6.5

as (uncredited)

Age 18 (now 80)

The Adventures of Marco Polo

1938 6.3

as Mongol Warrior (uncredited)

Age 17 (now 80)