Richard Farnsworth

Acting

01-09-1920

01-09-1920

He/Him

Richard William Farnsworth 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.

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Bonanza

Action & Adventure

The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch while helping the surrounding community.

Bonanza

Action & Adventure

The High-Sierra adventures of Ben Cartwright and his sons as they run and defend their ranch while helping the surrounding community.

Maverick

Stage Driver (uncredited)

The Maverick boys - Bret, Bart, Beau and Brent - are a clan of well-dressed dandies, gamblers who'd much rather make their money playing cards than messing up their fine clothing with actual work. Sly and clever, none of the Mavericks are much for acts of derring do, but they can be courageous when the situation calls for it. Most often, however, they live by their wits and considerable charm.

Maverick

Clint (uncredited)

The Maverick boys - Bret, Bart, Beau and Brent - are a clan of well-dressed dandies, gamblers who'd much rather make their money playing cards than messing up their fine clothing with actual work. Sly and clever, none of the Mavericks are much for acts of derring do, but they can be courageous when the situation calls for it. Most often, however, they live by their wits and considerable charm.

The Big Valley

The Big Valley is an American western television series which ran on ABC from September 15, 1965, to May 19, 1969. The show stars Barbara Stanwyck, as the widow of a wealthy nineteenth century California rancher. It was created by A.I. Bezzerides and Louis F. Edelman, and produced by Levy-Gardner-Laven for Four Star Television.

The Big Valley

The Big Valley is an American western television series which ran on ABC from September 15, 1965, to May 19, 1969. The show stars Barbara Stanwyck, as the widow of a wealthy nineteenth century California rancher. It was created by A.I. Bezzerides and Louis F. Edelman, and produced by Levy-Gardner-Laven for Four Star Television.

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Anne of Green Gables

Matthew Cuthbert

When Anne Shirley arrives at the Cuthbert’s Farm on Prince Edward Island, she is a precocious, romantic child, desperate to be loved, and highly sensitive about her red hair and homely looks. Anne moves from one mishap to another as her wild imagination and far-fetched antics combine to constantly bring trouble upon her shoulders.

Anne of Green Gables

Matthew Cuthbert

At the turn of the century on Prince Edward Island, Matthew Cuthbert and his sister Marilla decide to take on an orphan boy as help for their farm. But they get an unexpected jolt when they're mistakenly sent a girl instead: Anne Shirley.

Little House on the Prairie

Wall (as Dick Farnsworth)

When the big woods of Wisconsin becomes a difficult spot for hunting, Charles Ingalls reluctantly decides to move his family, pioneering west. Their life on the farm in Walnut Grove, Minnesota, in the 1870s and 1880s is full of adventure, tragedy, and triumph. Based on the books of Laura Ingalls Wilder.

Gone with the Wind

Soldier (uncredited)

The spoiled daughter of a Georgia plantation owner conducts a tumultuous romance with a cynical profiteer during the American Civil War and Reconstruction Era.

Papillon

Manhunter (uncredited)

A man befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence on a dreadful prison island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.

The Ten Commandments

Chariot Driver (uncredited)

Escaping death, a Hebrew infant is raised in a royal household to become a prince. Upon discovery of his true heritage, Moses embarks on a personal quest to reclaim his destiny as the leader and liberator of the Hebrew people.

Movies (Acting)

Self - Matthew Cuthbert (archive footage)

Kevin Sullivan's Classic

The Straight Story

Best Friends for Life

Highway to Hell

Sheriff Campbell

Desperado: The Outlaw Wars

Matthew Cuthbert

Anne of Green Gables

Judge Grand Pettitt

Independence Day

Waltz Across Texas

A Few Days at Weasel Creek

Wild Bill Hickok

The Legend of the Lone Ranger

Louis L'Amour's The Cherokee Trail

Sheriff Jethro Pough

Comes a Horseman

Stagecoach Driver

Another Man, Another Chance

Stagecoach driver

The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox

Strange New World

The Apple Dumpling Gang

Sheriff (uncredited)

Blazing Saddles

Manhunter (uncredited)

The Soul of Nigger Charley

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean

Man (uncredited)

Man in Saloon fight (uncredited)

Workman (uncredited)

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

Pete the Guard (uncredited)

Man (uncredited)

The Stalking Moon

Texas Across the River

Wagon Driver #1 (uncredited)

Salt Mine Slave / Gladiator / Slave General (uncredited)

Posse Man (uncredited)

Posse Member (uncredited)

Chariot Driver (uncredited)

The Ten Commandments

Townsman (uncredited)

A Lawless Street

Anchor Rider (uncredited)

The Violent Men

Man (uncredited)

Outlaw (uncredited)

The Flame and the Arrow

Cowboy (uncredited)

Mighty Joe Young

Dunston Rider (uncredited)

Soldier (uncredited)

This Is the Army

Soldier (uncredited)

Gone with the Wind

Mongol Warrior (uncredited)

The Adventures of Marco Polo

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