Acting
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.
Filmography
Kevin Sullivan's Classic
Film · 2006
The Straight Story
Film · 1999
Best Friends for Life
Film · 1998
The Getaway
Film · 1994
Lassie
Film · 1994
The Fire Next Time
Series · 1993
The Boys of Twilight
Series · 1992
Highway to Hell
Film · 1991
Misery
Film · 1990
Havana
Film · 1990
The Two Jakes
Film · 1990
Snake Treaty
Film · 1989
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
Film · 1989
Good Old Boy
Film · 1988
CBS Summer Playhouse
Series · 1987
Anne of Green Gables
Series · 1986
Into the Night
Film · 1985
Anne of Green Gables
Film · 1985
Sylvester
Film · 1985
Space Rage
Film · 1985
Chase
Film · 1985
Wild Horses
Film · 1985
Anne of Green Gables
Series · 1985
The Natural
Film · 1984
Rhinestone
Film · 1984
Highway to Heaven
Series · 1984
Ghost Dancing
Film · 1983
Independence Day
Film · 1983
Travis McGee
Film · 1983
The Grey Fox
Film · 1982
Waltz Across Texas
Film · 1982
The Legend of the Lone Ranger
Film · 1981
A Few Days at Weasel Creek
Film · 1981
Louis L'Amour's The Cherokee Trail
Film · 1981
Tom Horn
Film · 1980
Ruckus
Film · 1980
Resurrection
Film · 1980
Comes a Horseman
Film · 1978
Another Man, Another Chance
Film · 1977
Superstunt
Film · 1977
Roots
Series · 1977
The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox
Film · 1976
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Film · 1976
The Apple Dumpling Gang
Film · 1975
Strange New World
Film · 1975
Blazing Saddles
Film · 1974
Honky Tonk
Film · 1974
Little House on the Prairie
Series · 1974
The Soul of Nigger Charley
Film · 1973
Papillon
Film · 1973
Ulzana's Raid
Film · 1972
Pocket Money
Film · 1972
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
Film · 1972
The Cowboys
Film · 1972
Skin Game
Film · 1971
Monte Walsh
Film · 1970
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
Film · 1969
Sam Whiskey
Film · 1969
The Stalking Moon
Film · 1968
Cimarron Strip
Series · 1967
The High Chaparral
Series · 1967
Texas Across the River
Film · 1966
Duel at Diablo
Film · 1966
The Big Valley
Series · 1965
The Big Valley
Series · 1965
Spartacus
Film · 1960
The Rebel
Series · 1959
Bonanza
Series · 1959
Bonanza
Series · 1959
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Series · 1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Series · 1958
The Tin Star
Film · 1957
The Hard Man
Film · 1957
Maverick
Series · 1957
Maverick
Series · 1957
The Ten Commandments
Film · 1956
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Series · 1956
State Trooper
Series · 1956
The Violent Men
Film · 1955
A Lawless Street
Film · 1955
The Wonderful World of Disney
Series · 1954
Arena
Film · 1953
The Wild One
Film · 1953
The Oscars
Series · 1953
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Series · 1951
The Adventures of Kit Carson
Series · 1951
The Adventures of Kit Carson
Series · 1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Series · 1951
The Flame and the Arrow
Film · 1950
Mighty Joe Young
Film · 1949
Red River
Film · 1948
Golden Globe Awards
Series · 1944
This Is the Army
Film · 1943
Gunga Din
Film · 1939
Gone with the Wind
Film · 1939
The Adventures of Marco Polo
Film · 1938