Richard Farnsworth
Born: 1920-09-01
Birthplace: 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.
Known For
Gone with the Wind
Misery
The Ten Commandments
Spartacus
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Blazing Saddles
Papillon
How the West Was Won
Anne of Green Gables
High Plains Drifter
Top Movie Credits
Gone with the Wind
Soldier (uncredited)
Misery
Buster
The Ten Commandments
Chariot Driver (uncredited)
Spartacus
Salt Mine Slave / Gladiator / Slave General (uncredited)
Blazing Saddles
Sheriff (uncredited)
Papillon
Stunts
How the West Was Won
Stunts
Anne of Green Gables
Matthew Cuthbert
High Plains Drifter
Stunts