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Richard Farnsworth

Richard Farnsworth

1920-09-01 / 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.

Appearances

Little House on the Prairie
Little House on the Prairie (1974)
Highway to Heaven
Highway to Heaven (1984)
Anne of Green Gables
Anne of Green Gables (1985)
CBS Summer Playhouse
CBS Summer Playhouse (1987)
Cimarron Strip
Cimarron Strip (1967)
The High Chaparral
The High Chaparral (1967)
The Big Valley
The Big Valley (1965)
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951)
Wanted: Dead or Alive
Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958)
The Rebel
The Rebel (1959)
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
State Trooper
State Trooper (1956)
The Adventures of Kit Carson
The Adventures of Kit Carson (1951)
The Oscars
The Oscars (1953)
The Fire Next Time
The Fire Next Time (1993)
The Boys of Twilight
The Boys of Twilight (1992)
Maverick
Maverick (1957)
Bonanza
Bonanza (1959)
Anne auf Green Gables
Anne auf Green Gables (1986)
The Wonderful World of Disney
The Wonderful World of Disney (1954)
Roots
Roots (1977)
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards (1944)