Actor
Richard Farnsworth
106 years · Los Angeles, California, USA · 66 films
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.
Best known for
Misery
1990 · Buster
On AMC
Gone with the Wind
1939 · Soldier (uncredited)
On HBO Max
Spartacus
1960 · Salt Mine Slave / Gladiator / Slave General (uncredited)
On MGM Plus
Papillon
1973 · Manhunter (uncredited)
On Plex
Blazing Saddles
1974 · Sheriff (uncredited)
On YouTube Free
The Ten Commandments
1956 · Chariot Driver (uncredited)
On YouTube Free
Filmography 66
The Straight Story: On Set With David Lynch
2024 · Self
Kevin Sullivan's Classic
2006 · Self - Matthew Cuthbert (archive footage)
The Straight Story
1999 · Alvin
On Disney Plus
Best Friends for Life
1998 · Will Harper
On Tubi TV
Lassie
1994 · Len Collins
On Artiflix
The Getaway
1994 · Slim
Highway to Hell
1991 · Sam
Havana
1990 · Professor
Misery
1990 · Buster
On AMC
The Two Jakes
1990 · Earl Rawley
On Kanopy
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
1989 · Sheriff Campbell
Good Old Boy
1988 · Percy
Space Rage
1985 · Colonel
Anne of Green Gables
1985 · Matthew Cuthbert
Chase
1985 · Judge Grand Pettitt
Wild Horses
1985 · Chuck Reese
On Plex
Sylvester
1985 · John Foster
On YouTube Free
Into the Night
1985 · Jack Caper
Rhinestone
1984 · Noah Ferris
The Natural
1984 · Red Blow
On BYUtv
Travis McGee
1983 · Van Harder
Independence Day
1983 · Evan
The Grey Fox
1982 · Bill Miner
Waltz Across Texas
1982 · Frank Walker