Richard Farnsworth
Actor
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
Gone with the Wind
as Soldier (uncredited) 1939
Spartacus
as Salt Mine Slave / Gladiator / Slave General (uncredited) 1960
Papillon
as Manhunter (uncredited) 1973
Blazing Saddles
as Sheriff (uncredited) 1974
The Ten Commandments
as Chariot Driver (uncredited) 1956
The Straight Story
as Alvin 1999
The Natural
as Red Blow 1984
Red River
as Dunston Rider (uncredited) 1948
The Getaway
as Slim 1994
Into the Night
as Jack Caper 1985
The Wild One
as Man (uncredited) 1953
The Two Jakes
as Earl Rawley 1990
The Cowboys
as Henry Williams 1972
Anne of Green Gables
as Matthew Cuthbert 1985
Lassie
as Len Collins 1994
Gunga Din
as (uncredited) 1939