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Richard Farnsworth

Born: 1920-09-01

From: Los Angeles, California, USA

About: 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.


Film credits:

The Straight Story
Alvin
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The Getaway
Slim
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Misery
Buster
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Into the Night
Jack Caper
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Tom Horn
John Coble
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The Stalking Moon
Man (uncredited)
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The Natural
Red Blow
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Havana
Professor
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Arena
Cowboy
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The Grey Fox
Bill Miner
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Comes a Horseman
Dodger
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Lassie
Len Collins
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Highway to Hell
Sam
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The Legend of the Lone Ranger
Wild Bill Hickok
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Rhinestone
Noah Ferris
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Ruckus
Sheriff Jethro Pough
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Anne of Green Gables
Matthew Cuthbert
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Monte Walsh
Cowboy
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The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
Workman (uncredited)
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The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox
Stagecoach driver
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Sylvester
John Foster
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Resurrection
Esco
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Space Rage
Colonel
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Ghost Dancing
Russ Ward
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The Wild One
Man (uncredited)
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Snake Treaty
Helmer
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Skin Game
Man in Saloon fight (uncredited)
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Independence Day
Evan
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Waltz Across Texas
Frank Walker
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Ulzana's Raid
Trooper
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The Violent Men
Anchor Rider (uncredited)
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Kevin Sullivan's Classic
Self - Matthew Cuthbert (archive footage)
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Texas Across the River
Medicine Man
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This Is the Army
Soldier (uncredited)
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The Adventures of Marco Polo
Mongol Warrior (uncredited)
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Good Old Boy
Percy
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Another Man, Another Chance
Stagecoach Driver
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Blazing Saddles
Sheriff (uncredited)
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A Few Days at Weasel Creek
Jason Stayvey
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Mighty Joe Young
Cowboy (uncredited)
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Gunga Din
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Gone with the Wind
Soldier (uncredited)
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The Two Jakes
Earl Rawley
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Spartacus
Salt Mine Slave / Gladiator / Slave General (uncredited)
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Sam Whiskey
Pete the Guard (uncredited)
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The Tin Star
Posse Member (uncredited)
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Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
Sheriff Campbell
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Chase
Judge Grand Pettitt
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The Soul of Nigger Charley
Walker
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Louis L'Amour's The Cherokee Trail
Ridge Fenton
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Pocket Money
Man (uncredited)
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The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
Outlaw
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Red River
Dunston Rider (uncredited)
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The Hard Man
Posse Man (uncredited)
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Wild Horses
Chuck Reese
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Duel at Diablo
Wagon Driver #1 (uncredited)
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The Cowboys
Henry Williams
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The Flame and the Arrow
Outlaw (uncredited)
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A Lawless Street
Townsman (uncredited)
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The Apple Dumpling Gang
Mover
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The Ten Commandments
Chariot Driver (uncredited)
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Honky Tonk
Driver
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Travis McGee
Van Harder
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Best Friends for Life
Will Harper
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Papillon
Manhunter (uncredited)
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Strange New World
Elder
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