Richard Farnsworth
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.
Movies
The Straight Story
Alvin
Best Friends for Life
Will Harper
Lassie
Len Collins
The Getaway
Slim
Highway to Hell
Sam
Havana
Professor
Misery
Buster
The Two Jakes
Earl Rawley
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
Sheriff Campbell
Snake Treaty
Helmer
Good Old Boy
Percy
Space Rage
Colonel
Anne of Green Gables
Matthew Cuthbert
Chase
Judge Grand Pettitt
Wild Horses
Chuck Reese
Sylvester
John Foster
Into the Night
Jack Caper
Rhinestone
Noah Ferris
The Natural
Red Blow
Ghost Dancing
Russ Ward
Travis McGee
Van Harder
Independence Day
Evan
The Grey Fox
Bill Miner
Waltz Across Texas
Frank Walker
A Few Days at Weasel Creek
Jason Stayvey
The Legend of the Lone Ranger
Wild Bill Hickok
Louis L'Amour's The Cherokee Trail
Ridge Fenton
Ruckus
Sheriff Jethro Pough
Resurrection
Esco
Tom Horn
John Coble
Comes a Horseman
Dodger
Another Man, Another Chance
Stagecoach Driver
The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox
Stagecoach driver
Strange New World
Elder
The Apple Dumpling Gang
Mover
Honky Tonk
Driver
Blazing Saddles
Sheriff (uncredited)
Papillon
Manhunter (uncredited)
The Soul of Nigger Charley
Walker
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
Outlaw
Ulzana's Raid
Trooper
Pocket Money
Man (uncredited)
The Cowboys
Henry Williams
Skin Game
Man in Saloon fight (uncredited)
Monte Walsh
Cowboy
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
Workman (uncredited)
Sam Whiskey
Pete the Guard (uncredited)
The Stalking Moon
Man (uncredited)
Texas Across the River
Medicine Man
Duel at Diablo
Wagon Driver #1 (uncredited)
Spartacus
Salt Mine Slave / Gladiator / Slave General (uncredited)
The Hard Man
Posse Man (uncredited)
The Tin Star
Posse Member (uncredited)
The Ten Commandments
Chariot Driver (uncredited)
A Lawless Street
Townsman (uncredited)
The Violent Men
Anchor Rider (uncredited)
The Wild One
Man (uncredited)
Arena
Cowboy
The Flame and the Arrow
Outlaw (uncredited)
Mighty Joe Young
Cowboy (uncredited)
Red River
Dunston Rider (uncredited)
This Is the Army
Soldier (uncredited)
Gone with the Wind
Soldier (uncredited)
Gunga Din
(uncredited)
The Adventures of Marco Polo
Mongol Warrior (uncredited)
TV Series
The Fire Next Time
Frank Morgan
2 Episodes
The Boys of Twilight
Cody McPherson
1 Episode
CBS Summer Playhouse
Carl
1 Episode
Anne auf Green Gables
6 Episodes
Anne of Green Gables
Matthew Cuthbert
2 Episodes
Highway to Heaven
1 Episode
Roots
Trumbull
1 Episode
Little House on the Prairie
Wall (as Dick Farnsworth)
1 Episode
The High Chaparral
Lloyd
1 Episode
Cimarron Strip
2 Episodes
The Big Valley
Bolin
1 Episode
The Rebel
Trooper
1 Episode
Bonanza
Tate
1 Episode
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Rance
1 Episode
Maverick
Stage Driver (uncredited)
1 Episode
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Trooper
1 Episode
State Trooper
1 Episode
The Wonderful World of Disney
Farmer
2 Episodes
The Adventures of Kit Carson
1 Episode
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1 Episode