Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1920-09-01
Day of Death
2000-10-06
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Richard Farnsworth
Biography
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.
Filmography (67)
⭐ 2.0
Role:
Self - Matthew Cuthbert (archive footage)
Kevin Sullivan's Classic
2006
⭐ 7.7
Role:
Alvin
The Straight Story
1999
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Will Harper
Best Friends for Life
1998
⭐ 6.1
Role:
Len Collins
Lassie
1994
⭐ 5.8
Role:
Slim
The Getaway
1994
⭐ 5.8
Role:
Sam
Highway to Hell
1991
⭐ 5.8
Role:
Professor
Havana
1990
⭐ 7.7
Role:
Buster
Misery
1990
⭐ 6.0
Role:
Earl Rawley
The Two Jakes
1990
⭐ 9.0
Role:
Sheriff Campbell
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
1989No Image
⭐ 6.0
Role:
Helmer
Snake Treaty
1989
⭐ 7.0
Role:
Percy
Good Old Boy
1988
⭐ 4.1
Role:
Colonel
Space Rage
1985
⭐ 8.1
Role:
Matthew Cuthbert
Anne of Green Gables
1985
⭐ 6.0
Role:
Judge Grand Pettitt
