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Richard Farnsworth
Born 1920-09-01Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
Screen work
Movies & roles
Kevin Sullivan's ClassicSelf - Matthew Cuthbert (archive footage)The Straight StoryAlvinBest Friends for LifeWill HarperLassieLen CollinsThe GetawaySlimHighway to HellSamHavanaProfessorMiseryBusterThe Two JakesEarl RawleyDesperado: The Outlaw WarsSheriff CampbellSnake TreatyHelmerGood Old BoyPercySpace RageColonelAnne of Green GablesMatthew CuthbertChaseJudge Grand PettittWild HorsesChuck ReeseSylvesterJohn FosterInto the NightJack CaperRhinestoneNoah FerrisThe NaturalRed BlowGhost DancingRuss WardTravis McGeeVan HarderIndependence DayEvanThe Grey FoxBill Miner