Richard Farnsworth

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Richard Farnsworth, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known For

Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie

1974

Bonanza

Bonanza

1959 • as Tate

Bonanza

Bonanza

1959 • as Troy

Maverick

Maverick

1957 • as Stage Driver (uncredited)

Maverick

Maverick

1957 • as Clint (uncredited)

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956 • as Trooper

Filmography

2023

Lynch/Oz
Lynch/Oz
as Alvin (archive footage) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 5/15/2023

2006

Kevin Sullivan's Classic
Kevin Sullivan's Classic
as Self - Matthew Cuthbert (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 1/1/2006

1999

The Straight Story
The Straight Story
as Alvin
Movie - Released: 10/15/1999

1998

Best Friends for Life
Best Friends for Life
as Will Harper
Movie - Released: 1/18/1998

1994

The Getaway
The Getaway
as Slim
Movie - Released: 2/11/1994
Lassie
Lassie
as Len Collins
Movie - Released: 7/22/1994

1993

The Fire Next Time
The Fire Next Time
as Frank Morgan
TV - Released: 4/18/1993

1992

TV
The Boys of Twilight
as Cody McPherson
TV - Released: 2/29/1992

1991

Highway to Hell
Highway to Hell
as Sam
Movie - Released: 11/21/1991

1990

Misery
Misery
as Buster
Movie - Released: 11/30/1990
Havana
Havana
as Professor
Movie - Released: 12/11/1990
The Two Jakes
The Two Jakes
as Earl Rawley
Movie - Released: 8/10/1990

1989

Movie
Snake Treaty
as Helmer
Movie - Released: 1/24/1989
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
as Sheriff Campbell
Movie - Released: 10/10/1989

1988

Movie
Good Old Boy: A Delta Boyhood
as Percy
Movie - Released: 11/11/1988

1987

CBS Summer Playhouse
CBS Summer Playhouse
as Carl
TV - Released: 6/12/1987

1986

Anne auf Green Gables
Anne auf Green Gables
TV - Released: 11/2/1986

1985

Into the Night
Into the Night
as Jack Caper
Movie - Released: 2/22/1985
Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables
as Matthew Cuthbert
Movie - Released: 12/1/1985
Sylvester
Sylvester
as John Foster
Movie - Released: 3/15/1985
Space Rage
Space Rage
as Colonel
Movie - Released: 12/25/1985
Chase
Chase
as Judge Grand Pettitt
Movie - Released: 11/23/1985
Wild Horses
Wild Horses
as Chuck Reese
Movie - Released: 11/12/1985
Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables
as Matthew Cuthbert
TV - Released: 12/1/1985

1984

The Natural
The Natural
as Red Blow
Movie - Released: 5/11/1984
Rhinestone
Rhinestone
as Noah Ferris
Movie - Released: 6/22/1984
Highway to Heaven
Highway to Heaven
TV - Released: 9/19/1984

1983

Movie
Ghost Dancing
as Russ Ward
Movie - Released: 5/30/1983
Independence Day
Independence Day
as Evan
Movie - Released: 1/21/1983
Travis McGee
Travis McGee
as Van Harder
Movie - Released: 5/18/1983

1982

The Grey Fox
The Grey Fox
as Bill Miner
Movie - Released: 12/16/1982
Waltz Across Texas
Waltz Across Texas
as Frank Walker
Movie - Released: 10/1/1982

1981

The Legend of the Lone Ranger
The Legend of the Lone Ranger
as Wild Bill Hickok
Movie - Released: 8/6/1981
Ruckus
Ruckus
as Sheriff Jethro Pough
Movie - Released: 3/1/1981
A Few Days at Weasel Creek
A Few Days at Weasel Creek
as Jason Stayvey
Movie - Released: 10/21/1981
Louis L'Amour's The Cherokee Trail
Louis L'Amour's The Cherokee Trail
as Ridge Fenton
Movie - Released: 5/21/1981

1980

Tom Horn
Tom Horn
as John Coble
Movie - Released: 3/28/1980
Resurrection
Resurrection
as Esco
Movie - Released: 9/26/1980

1978

Comes a Horseman
Comes a Horseman
as Dodger
Movie - Released: 10/25/1978

1977

Another Man, Another Chance
Another Man, Another Chance
as Stagecoach Driver
Movie - Released: 9/28/1977
Roots
Roots
as Trumbull
TV - Released: 1/23/1977

1976

The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox
The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox
as Stagecoach driver
Movie - Released: 4/1/1976

1975

The Apple Dumpling Gang
The Apple Dumpling Gang
as Mover
Movie - Released: 7/1/1975
Strange New World
Strange New World
as Elder
Movie - Released: 7/13/1975

1974

Blazing Saddles
Blazing Saddles
as Sheriff (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 2/7/1974
Honky Tonk
Honky Tonk
as Driver
Movie - Released: 4/1/1974
Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie
TV - Released: 9/11/1974

1973

The Soul of Nigger Charley
The Soul of Nigger Charley
as Walker
Movie - Released: 5/15/1973
Papillon
Papillon
as Manhunter (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/16/1973

1972

Ulzana's Raid
Ulzana's Raid
as Trooper
Movie - Released: 10/27/1972
Pocket Money
Pocket Money
as Man (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 2/1/1972
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
as Outlaw
Movie - Released: 12/18/1972
The Cowboys
The Cowboys
as Henry Williams
Movie - Released: 1/13/1972

1971

Skin Game
Skin Game
as Man in Saloon fight (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 9/30/1971

1970

Monte Walsh
Monte Walsh
as Cowboy
Movie - Released: 9/26/1970

1969

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
as Workman (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 10/10/1969
Sam Whiskey
Sam Whiskey
as Pete the Guard (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 4/1/1969

1968

The Stalking Moon
The Stalking Moon
as Man (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/25/1968

1967

Cimarron Strip
Cimarron Strip
TV - Released: 9/7/1967
The High Chaparral
The High Chaparral
as Lloyd
TV - Released: 9/10/1967

1966

Texas Across the River
Texas Across the River
as Medicine Man
Movie - Released: 10/26/1966
Duel at Diablo
Duel at Diablo
as Wagon Driver #1 (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 6/15/1966

1965

The Big Valley
The Big Valley
as Bolin
TV - Released: 9/15/1965
The Big Valley
The Big Valley
as Businessman
TV - Released: 9/15/1965

1960

Spartacus
Spartacus
as Salt Mine Slave / Gladiator / Slave General (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 10/13/1960

1959

The Rebel
The Rebel
as Trooper
TV - Released: 10/4/1959
Bonanza
Bonanza
as Tate
TV - Released: 9/12/1959
Bonanza
Bonanza
as Troy
TV - Released: 9/12/1959

1958

Wanted: Dead or Alive
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Rance
TV - Released: 9/6/1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Hal
TV - Released: 9/6/1958

1957

The Tin Star
The Tin Star
as Posse Member (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 10/23/1957
The Hard Man
The Hard Man
as Posse Man (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/1/1957
Maverick
Maverick
as Stage Driver (uncredited)
TV - Released: 9/22/1957
Maverick
Maverick
as Clint (uncredited)
TV - Released: 9/22/1957

1956

The Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments
as Chariot Driver (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 10/5/1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Trooper
TV - Released: 10/5/1956
State Trooper
State Trooper
TV - Released: 9/25/1956

1955

The Violent Men
The Violent Men
as Anchor Rider (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 1/26/1955
A Lawless Street
A Lawless Street
as Townsman (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 11/15/1955

1954

The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Farmer
TV - Released: 10/27/1954

1953

Arena
Arena
as Cowboy
Movie - Released: 6/24/1953
The Wild One
The Wild One
as Man (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/30/1953
The Oscars
The Oscars
as Self
TV - Released: 3/19/1953

1951

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
TV - Released: 4/15/1951
The Adventures of Kit Carson
The Adventures of Kit Carson
TV - Released: 8/11/1951

1950

The Flame and the Arrow
The Flame and the Arrow
as Outlaw (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 7/7/1950

1949

Mighty Joe Young
Mighty Joe Young
as Cowboy (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 7/27/1949

1948

Red River
Red River
as Dunston Rider (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 9/17/1948

1944

Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
TV - Released: 1/20/1944

1943

This Is the Army
This Is the Army
as Soldier (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 8/14/1943

1939

Gunga Din
Gunga Din
as (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 1/26/1939
Gone with the Wind
Gone with the Wind
as Soldier (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/15/1939

1938

The Adventures of Marco Polo
The Adventures of Marco Polo
as Mongol Warrior (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 4/7/1938