Richard Farnsworth
Born September 01, 1920 (Age: 105)
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Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
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.
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Filmography
The Straight Story
1999
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as Alvin
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Age: 79
Lassie
1994
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as Len Collins
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Age: 73
The Getaway
1994
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as Slim
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Age: 73
Highway to Hell
1991
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as Sam
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Age: 71
Havana
1990
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as Professor
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Age: 70
Misery
1990
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as Buster
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Age: 70
The Two Jakes
1990
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as Earl Rawley
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Age: 69
Sylvester
1985
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as John Foster
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Age: 64
Rhinestone
1984
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as Noah Ferris
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Age: 63
The Natural
1984
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as Red Blow
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Age: 63
The Grey Fox
1982
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as Bill Miner
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Age: 62
The Legend of the Lone Ranger
1981
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as Wild Bill Hickok
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Age: 60
Resurrection
1980
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as Esco
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Age: 60
Tom Horn
1980
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as John Coble
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Age: 59
Comes a Horseman
1978
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as Dodger
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Age: 58
No Image
Superstunt
1977
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as Self
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Age: 57
The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox
1976
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as Stagecoach driver
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Age: 55
The Apple Dumpling Gang
1975
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as Mover
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Age: 54
Honky Tonk
1974
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as Driver
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Age: 53
Blazing Saddles
1974
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as Sheriff (uncredited)
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Age: 53
Papillon
1973
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as Manhunter (uncredited)
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Age: 53
The Cowboys
1972
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as Henry Williams
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Age: 51
Spartacus
1960
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as Salt Mine Slave / Gladiator / Slave General (uncredited)
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Age: 40
The Ten Commandments
1956
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as Chariot Driver (uncredited)
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Age: 36