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Richard Farnsworth

Stunt Performer | * 09/01/1920 († 80, 10/06/2000) | Los Angeles, California (United States of America (USA))
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Richard William Farnsworth (September 1, 1920 – October 6, 2000) was an American actor and stuntman. He was twice nominated for an Academy Award: in 1978 for Best Supporting Actor for Comes a Horseman, and in 2000 for Best Actor in The Straight Story, making him the oldest nominee for the award at the time. Farnsworth was also known for his performances in The Grey Fox (1982), for which he received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama, as well as Anne of Green Gables (1985); Sylvester (1985), and Misery (1990). ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Western | Drama | Action

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An unknown middle-aged batter named Roy Hobbs with a mysterious past appears out of nowhere to take a losing 1930s baseball team to the top of the league. ...

The Natural

PG

1984 | 3.5/5 | 2h 17min
Drama
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At the turn of the century on Prince Edward Island, Matthew Cuthbert and his sister Marilla decide to take on an orphan boy as help for their farm. But they get an unexpected jolt when they're mistake ...

Anne of Green Gables

Certification unknown

1985 | 4.1/5 | 3h 19min
Kids & Family, Drama
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Novelist Paul Sheldon crashes his car on a snowy Colorado road. He is found by Annie Wilkes, the "number one fan" of Paul's heroine Misery Chastaine. Annie is also dangerously unstable, and Paul finds ...

Misery

R

1990 | 3.9/5 | 1h 47min
Drama, Thriller
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A retired farmer and widower in his 70s, Alvin Straight learns one day that his distant brother Lyle has suffered a stroke and may not recover. Alvin is determined to make things right with Lyle while ...

The Straight Story

G

1999 | 3.9/5 | 1h 52min
Drama
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Awards & Nominations for Richard Farnsworth

Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Academy Award for Best Actor
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Movies with Richard Farnsworth as Actor(62)

as Alvin Straight1999 The Straight Story
as Will Harper1998 Best Friends for Life
as Slim1994 The Getaway
as Len Collins1994 Lassie
as Sam1991 Highway to Hell
as Earl Rawley1990 The Two Jakes
as Professor1990 Havana
as Buster1990 Misery
as Helmer1989 Red Earth, White Earth
as Sheriff Campbell1989 Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
as Percy1988 Good Old Boy: A Delta Boyhood
as Matthew Cuthbert1985 Anne of Green Gables
as John Foster1985 Sylvester
as Judge Grand Pettitt1985 Chase
as Jack Caper1985 Into the Night
as Colonel1985 Space Rage
as Chuck Reese1985 Wild Horses
as Noah Ferris1984 Rhinestone
as Red Blow1984 The Natural
as Russ Ward1983 Ghost Dancing
as Evan1983 Independence Day
as Van Harder1983 Travis McGee
as Bill Miner1982 The Grey Fox
as Frank Walker1982 Waltz Across Texas
as Sheriff Jethro Pough1981 Ruckus
as Ridge Fenton1981 Louis L'Amour's The Cherokee Trail
as Jason Stayvey1981 A Few Days in Weasel Creek
as Wild Bill Hickok1981 The Legend of the Lone Ranger
as John Coble1980 Tom Horn
as Esco1980 Resurrection
as Dodger1978 Comes a Horseman
as Stagecoach Driver1977 Another Man, Another Chance
as Stagecoach driver1976 The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox
as Mover1975 The Apple Dumpling Gang
as Elder1975 Strange New World
as Driver1974 Honky Tonk
as Sheriff (uncredited)1974 Blazing Saddles
as Walker1973 The Soul of Nigger Charley
as Manhunter (uncredited)1973 Papillon
as Outlaw1972 The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
as Trooper1972 Ulzana's Raid
as Henry Williams1972 The Cowboys
as Man (uncredited)1972 Pocket Money
as Cowboy1970 Monte Walsh
as Workman (uncredited)1969 The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
as Man (uncredited)1968 The Stalking Moon
as Medicine Man1966 Texas Across the River
as Wagon Driver #1 (uncredited)1966 Duel at Diablo
as Salt Mine Slave / Gladiator / Slave General (uncredited)1960 Spartacus
as Posse Man (uncredited)1957 The Hard Man
as Chariot Driver1956 The Ten Commandments
as Townsman (uncredited)1955 A Lawless Street
as Anchor Rider (uncredited)1955 The Violent Men
as Cowboy1953 Arena
as Man (uncredited)1953 The Wild One
as Outlaw (uncredited)1950 The Flame and the Arrow
as Cowboy (uncredited)1949 Mighty Joe Young
as Dunston Rider (uncredited)1948 Red River
as Soldier (uncredited)1943 This Is the Army
as (uncredited)1939 Gunga Din
as Soldier (uncredited)1939 Gone with the Wind
as Mongol Warrior (uncredited)1938 The Adventures of Marco Polo

TV Shows/Series with Richard Farnsworth as Actor(19)

as Frank Morgan1993 The Fire Next Time
as Cody McPherson1992 The Boys of Twilight
as Carl1987 CBS Summer Playhouse
1984 Highway to Heaven
1974 Little House on the Prairie
1967 Cimarron Strip
as Lloyd1967 The High Chaparral
as Bolin1965 The Big Valley
as Businessman1965 The Big Valley
as Trooper1959 The Rebel
as Tate1959 Bonanza
as Troy1959 Bonanza
as Rance1958 Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Hal1958 Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Clint (uncredited)1957 Maverick
1956 State Trooper
as Trooper1956 Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1951 The Adventures of Kit Carson
1951 The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

Movies with Richard Farnsworth as Crew(12)

Crew/Stunts1975 The Master Gunfighter
Crew/Stunts1974 The Front Page
Crew/Stunts1969 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Crew/Stunts1968 Assignment to Kill
Crew/Stunts1968 The Stalking Moon
Crew/Stunts1967 The War Wagon
Crew/Stunts1954 The Caine Mutiny
Crew/Stunt Double1948 Red River
Crew/Stunts1947 Stallion Road
Crew/Stunts1947 California
Crew/Stunts1946 Duel in the Sun
Crew/Stunts1943 The Outlaw

Full Name: Richard Farnsworth
Born: Wednesday, 09/01 1920 (September) in Los Angeles, California (United States of America (USA))
Died: Friday, 10/06 2000 (October) in Lincoln (aged: 80)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN)
Other names for Richard Farnsworth (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Richard William Farnsworth"
Richard Farnsworth frequently works together with these people:
Bing Russell (18x, Actor)
Michael Landon (16x, Actor)
John Pickard (15x, Actor)
John Dehner (14x, Actor)
Bill Quinn (14x, Actor)
Claude Akins (13x, Actor)
Denver Pyle (13x, Actor)
Chris Alcaide (13x, Actor)
Harry Lauter (13x, Actor)
Jon Lormer (13x, Actor)
Royal Dano (12x, Actor)
Jerry Gatlin (7x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:26264, Added: 05/08/2018, Last updated: 03/22/2024