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
The Ten Commandments
Misery
Spartacus
Blazing Saddles
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Papillon
High Plains Drifter
Fort Apache
Anne of Green Gables
Top Movie Credits
Gone with the Wind
Soldier (uncredited)
The Ten Commandments
Chariot Driver (uncredited)
Misery
Buster
Spartacus
Salt Mine Slave / Gladiator / Slave General (uncredited)
Blazing Saddles
Sheriff (uncredited)
Papillon
Stunts
High Plains Drifter
Stunts
Fort Apache
Stunts
Anne of Green Gables
Matthew Cuthbert