Richard Farnsworth
Known For
Acting
Born
1920-09-01 in Los Angeles, California, USA
Died
2000-10-06
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.
Most Known For
Bonanza
as Tate
Bonanza
as Troy
Little House on the Prairie
as Wall (as Dick Farnsworth)
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
as Trooper
Maverick
as Stage Driver (uncredited)
Maverick
as Clint (uncredited)
The Big Valley
as Bolin
The Big Valley
as Businessman
Highway to Heaven
The Oscars
as Self
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Rance
Wanted: Dead or Alive
as Hal
The High Chaparral
as Lloyd
The Rebel
as Trooper
Gone with the Wind
as Soldier (uncredited)
Misery
as Buster
Roots
as Trumbull
The Ten Commandments
as Chariot Driver (uncredited)
