Richard Farnsworth
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.
Known For
Bonanza
1959
Bonanza
1959
Maverick
1957
Maverick
1957
Little House on the Prairie
1974
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Highway to Heaven
1984
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958
The Big Valley
1965
The Big Valley
1965
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956
Filmography
Bonanza
as Tate · 1959
Bonanza
as Troy · 1959
Maverick
as Stage Driver (uncredited) · 1957
Maverick
as Clint (uncredited) · 1957
Little House on the Prairie
as Wall (as Dick Farnsworth) · 1974
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee · 1944
Highway to Heaven
as Jet Sanders · 1984
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Rance · 1958
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Hal · 1958
The Big Valley
as Bolin · 1965
The Big Valley
as Businessman · 1965
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Trooper · 1956
The High Chaparral
as Lloyd · 1967
State Trooper
· 1956
The Rebel
as Trooper · 1959
The Oscars
as Self · 1953
Gone with the Wind
as Soldier (uncredited) · 1939
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
· 1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
as Butler · 1951
Roots
as Trumbull · 1977
The Adventures of Kit Carson
· 1951
The Adventures of Kit Carson
as Henchman Farnsworth (uncredited) · 1951
Misery
as Buster · 1990
The Ten Commandments
as Chariot Driver (uncredited) · 1956
Cimarron Strip
· 1967
The Wonderful World of Disney
as Farmer · 1954
Spartacus
as Salt Mine Slave / Gladiator / Slave General (uncredited) · 1960
The Straight Story
as Alvin · 1999
The Getaway
as Slim · 1994
The Outlaw Josey Wales
as Comanchero (uncredited) · 1976
Anne of Green Gables
as Matthew Cuthbert · 1985
CBS Summer Playhouse
as Carl · 1987
Anne of Green Gables
as Matthew Cuthbert · 1985
Papillon
as Manhunter (uncredited) · 1973
Blazing Saddles
as Sheriff (uncredited) · 1974
The Natural
as Red Blow · 1984
Into the Night
as Jack Caper · 1985
Red River
as Dunston Rider (uncredited) · 1948
The Wild One
as Man (uncredited) · 1953
Ulzana's Raid
as Trooper · 1972
The Cowboys
as Henry Williams · 1972
The Two Jakes
as Earl Rawley · 1990
The Tin Star
as Posse Member (uncredited) · 1957
The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
as Outlaw · 1972
Mighty Joe Young
as Cowboy (uncredited) · 1949
Rhinestone
as Noah Ferris · 1984
The Fire Next Time
as Frank Morgan · 1993
The Apple Dumpling Gang
as Mover · 1975
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
as Workman (uncredited) · 1969
The Stalking Moon
as Man (uncredited) · 1968
Lassie
as Len Collins · 1994
Duel at Diablo
as Wagon Driver #1 (uncredited) · 1966
Highway to Hell
as Sam · 1991
The Legend of the Lone Ranger
as Wild Bill Hickok · 1981
Texas Across the River
as Medicine Man · 1966
Gunga Din
as (uncredited) · 1939
The Flame and the Arrow
as Outlaw (uncredited) · 1950
Comes a Horseman
as Dodger · 1978
Pocket Money
as Man (uncredited) · 1972
Havana
as Professor · 1990
Tom Horn
as John Coble · 1980
A Lawless Street
as Townsman (uncredited) · 1955
Anne of Green Gables
· 1986
The Adventures of Marco Polo
as Mongol Warrior (uncredited) · 1938
The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox
as Stagecoach driver · 1976
The Violent Men
as Anchor Rider (uncredited) · 1955
Sam Whiskey
as Pete the Guard (uncredited) · 1969
The Hard Man
as Posse Man (uncredited) · 1957
Monte Walsh
as Cowboy · 1970
This Is the Army
as Soldier (uncredited) · 1943
Another Man, Another Chance
as Stagecoach Driver · 1977
Skin Game
as Man in Saloon fight (uncredited) · 1971
Superstunt
as Self · 1977
Snake Treaty
as Helmer · 1989
Resurrection
as Esco · 1980
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
as Sheriff Campbell · 1989
Independence Day
as Evan · 1983
The Boys of Twilight
as Cody McPherson · 1992
Chase
as Judge Grand Pettitt · 1985
The Soul of Nigger Charley
as Walker · 1973
The Grey Fox
as Bill Miner · 1982
Wild Horses
as Chuck Reese · 1985
A Few Days at Weasel Creek
as Jason Stayvey · 1981
Good Old Boy
as Percy · 1988
Strange New World
as Elder · 1975
Honky Tonk
as Driver · 1974
Space Rage
as Colonel · 1985
Travis McGee
as Van Harder · 1983
Best Friends for Life
as Will Harper · 1998
Ruckus
as Sheriff Jethro Pough · 1980
Louis L'Amour's The Cherokee Trail
as Ridge Fenton · 1981
Sylvester
as John Foster · 1985
Kevin Sullivan's Classic
as Self - Matthew Cuthbert (archive footage) · 2006
Waltz Across Texas
as Frank Walker · 1982
Arena
as Cowboy · 1953
Ghost Dancing
as Russ Ward · 1983