Richard Farnsworth
Actor
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.
Born1920-09-01
Place of BirthLos Angeles, California, USA
Known For
8.0
Little House on the Prairie
WesternDrama
7.5
Bonanza
WesternAction & Adventure
7.0
Golden Globe Awards
RealityTalk
7.0
Maverick
ComedyWestern
6.2
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
WesternDrama
7.4
Highway to Heaven
FamilyDrama
6.2
The Big Valley
WesternDrama
7.0
Wanted: Dead or Alive
WesternAction & Adventure
6.8
The High Chaparral
WesternDrama
7.0
The Oscars
7.9
Gone with the Wind
DramaWar
5.1
The Rebel
Western
5.7
State Trooper
Action & AdventureDrama
7.8
Misery
DramaThriller
7.8
The Ten Commandments
DramaHistory
7.4
Roots
Drama
7.5
Spartacus
HistoryDrama
5.3
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Western
5.7
Cimarron Strip
Western
7.2
Blazing Saddles
WesternComedy
6.0
The Adventures of Kit Carson
WesternCrime
7.5
The Outlaw Josey Wales
Western
7.7
The Straight Story
Drama
7.8
Papillon
CrimeDrama