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Richard Farnsworth

ACTOR · FROM LOS ANGELES, USA

Richard Farnsworth

1920–200086 credits since 1938

HeartwarmingMelancholicFeel goodTenseFamily

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In the pictureMisery

ABOUT RICHARD

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.

Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.

Born1 September 1920

Died6 October 2000

BirthplaceLos Angeles, USA

Known forActing

On Cineora65 of 86 titles

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Known for

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Misery poster

Movie

1990IMDb7.8

The Straight Story poster

Movie

The Straight Story

1999IMDb8.0

Anne of Green Gables poster

Movie

Anne of Green Gables

1985IMDb8.6

Rhinestone poster

Movie

1984IMDb4.1

Tom Horn poster

Movie

1980IMDb6.8

Lassie poster

Movie

1994IMDb5.9

Comes a Horseman poster

Movie

Comes a Horseman

1978IMDb6.3

Resurrection poster

Movie

1980IMDb7.1

The Grey Fox poster

Movie

1982IMDb7.3

The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox poster

Movie

The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox

1976IMDb5.8

Ruckus poster

Movie

1980IMDb5.7

Space Rage poster

Movie

1985IMDb3.8

Career

IMDb rating of each title on Cineora, by year.

Titles on Cineora: 65
Average IMDb: 6.8
Highest rated: Anne of Green GablesIMDb 8.6
Working since: 1938

Size: how widely seen

Filmography

86 credits

The 1990s

10 titles · IMDb 6.5 on average

The Straight Story poster

Movie

The Straight Story

1999IMDb8.0

as Alvin

Not on Cineora

Best Friends for Life

1998

as Will Harper

Lassie poster

Movie

1994IMDb5.9

as Len Collins

The Getaway poster

Movie

1994IMDb5.9

as Slim

Not on Cineora

The Fire Next Time

1993

as Frank Morgan · 2 episodes

The Boys of Twilight

Not on Cineora

The Boys of Twilight

1992

as Cody McPherson · 1 episode

Highway to Hell poster

Movie

Highway to Hell

1991IMDb6.0

as Sam

Havana poster

Movie

1990IMDb6.1

as Professor

The 1980s

26 titles · IMDb 6.5 on average

Not on Cineora

Desperado: The Outlaw Wars

1989

as Sheriff Campbell

Snake Treaty

Not on Cineora

Snake Treaty

1989

as Helmer

Not on Cineora

Good Old Boy

1988

as Percy

Not on Cineora

CBS Summer Playhouse

1987

as Carl · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Anne of Green Gables

1986

6 episodes

Space Rage poster

Movie

1985IMDb3.8

as Colonel

Anne of Green Gables poster

Movie

Anne of Green Gables

1985IMDb8.6

as Matthew Cuthbert

Anne of Green Gables poster

Series

Anne of Green Gables

1985IMDb8.6

as Matthew Cuthbert · 2 episodes

The 1970s

18 titles · IMDb 6.8 on average

Comes a Horseman poster

Movie

Comes a Horseman

1978IMDb6.3

as Dodger

Another Man, Another Chance poster

Movie

Another Man, Another Chance

1977IMDb6.3

as Stagecoach Driver

Roots poster

Series

1977IMDb8.4

as Trumbull · 1 episode

The Outlaw Josey Wales poster

Movie

The Outlaw Josey Wales

1976IMDb7.8

as Comanchero (uncredited)

The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox poster

Movie

The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox

1976IMDb5.8

as Stagecoach driver

Strange New World poster

Movie

Strange New World

1975IMDb5.1

as Elder

The Apple Dumpling Gang poster

Movie

The Apple Dumpling Gang

1975IMDb6.4

as Mover

Little House on the Prairie poster

Series

Little House on the Prairie

1974–1983IMDb7.6

as Wall (as Dick Farnsworth) · 1 episode

The 1960s

9 titles · IMDb 6.8 on average

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys poster

Movie

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

1969IMDb6.1

as Workman (uncredited)

Sam Whiskey poster

Movie

1969IMDb5.9

as Pete the Guard (uncredited)

The Stalking Moon poster

Movie

The Stalking Moon

1968IMDb6.6

as Man (uncredited)

The High Chaparral poster

Series

The High Chaparral

1967–1971IMDb7.6

as Lloyd · 1 episode

Cimarron Strip poster

Series

1967–1968IMDb7.1

2 episodes

Texas Across the River poster

Movie

Texas Across the River

1966IMDb6.2

as Medicine Man

Duel at Diablo poster

Movie

1966IMDb6.5

as Wagon Driver #1 (uncredited)

The Big Valley poster

Series

1965–1969IMDb7.6

as Bolin · 1 episode

The 1950s

17 titles · IMDb 7.2 on average

The Rebel poster

Series

1959–1961IMDb7.8

as Trooper · 1 episode

Bonanza poster

Series

1959–1973IMDb7.3

as Tate · 1 episode

Wanted: Dead or Alive poster

Series

Wanted: Dead or Alive

1958–1961IMDb8.0

as Rance · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

The Hard Man

1957

as Posse Man (uncredited)

The Tin Star poster

Movie

1957IMDb7.3

as Posse Member (uncredited)

Maverick poster

Series

1957–1962IMDb8.0

as Stage Driver (uncredited) · 1 episode

The Ten Commandments poster

Movie

The Ten Commandments

1956IMDb7.9

as Chariot Driver (uncredited)

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre poster

Series

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956–1961IMDb7.5

as Trooper · 1 episode

The 1940s

3 titles · IMDb 6.8 on average

Mighty Joe Young poster

Movie

Mighty Joe Young

1949IMDb7.0

as Cowboy (uncredited)

Red River poster

Movie

1948IMDb7.7

as Dunston Rider (uncredited)

This Is the Army poster

Movie

This Is the Army

1943IMDb5.8

as Soldier (uncredited)

The 1930s

3 titles · IMDb 7.0 on average

Gone with the Wind poster

Movie

Gone with the Wind

1939IMDb8.2

as Soldier (uncredited)

Gunga Din poster

Movie

1939IMDb7.2

as (uncredited)

The Adventures of Marco Polo poster

Movie

The Adventures of Marco Polo

1938IMDb5.6

as Mongol Warrior (uncredited)

Often works with

The people who keep turning up in Richard’s titles.

Max SteinerComposer · Gone with the Wind, The Caine Mutiny and 3 more

Henry FondaThe Grapes of Wrath, How the West Was Won and 2 more

John WayneRed River, Fort Apache and 2 more

Ben JohnsonMajor Dundee, Mighty Joe Young and 2 more

Lee MarvinThe Wild One, Cat Ballou and 2 more

Matt ClarkThe Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean, The Legend of the Lone Ranger and 2 more

Woodrow ParfreyPapillon, The Outlaw Josey Wales and 2 more

Ben HechtWriter · Gone with the Wind, Gunga Din and 2 more

David RoseComposer · Little House on the Prairie, Bonanza and 2 more

Robert RedfordButch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, The Natural and 1 more