Richard Farnsworth

Richard Farnsworth

Acting

Born September 1, 1920 · Los Angeles, California, USA

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…

Known for

Bonanza

Bonanza

1959

Bonanza

Bonanza

1959

Little House on the Prairie

Little House on the Prairie

1974

Golden Globe Awards

Golden Globe Awards

1944

Maverick

Maverick

1957

Maverick

Maverick

1957

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

1956

Highway to Heaven

Highway to Heaven

1984

Acting(90)

2006Kevin Sullivan's ClassicSelf - Matthew Cuthbert (archive footage)

1999The Straight StoryAlvin

1998Best Friends for LifeWill Harper

1994LassieLen Collins

1994The GetawaySlim

1993The Fire Next TimeFrank Morgan

1992The Boys of TwilightCody McPherson

1991Highway to HellSam

1990HavanaProfessor

1990MiseryBuster

1990The Two JakesEarl Rawley

1989Desperado: The Outlaw WarsSheriff Campbell

1989Snake TreatyHelmer

1988Good Old BoyPercy

1987CBS Summer PlayhouseCarl

1986Anne auf Green Gables

1985Space RageColonel

1985Anne of Green GablesMatthew Cuthbert

1985Anne of Green GablesMatthew Cuthbert

1985ChaseJudge Grand Pettitt

1985Wild HorsesChuck Reese

1985SylvesterJohn Foster

1985Into the NightJack Caper

1984Highway to HeavenJet Sanders

1984RhinestoneNoah Ferris

1984The NaturalRed Blow

1983Ghost DancingRuss Ward

1983Travis McGeeVan Harder

1983Independence DayEvan

1982The Grey FoxBill Miner

1982Waltz Across TexasFrank Walker

1981A Few Days at Weasel CreekJason Stayvey

1981The Legend of the Lone RangerWild Bill Hickok

1981Louis L'Amour's The Cherokee TrailRidge Fenton

1981RuckusSheriff Jethro Pough

1980ResurrectionEsco

1980Tom HornJohn Coble

1978Comes a HorsemanDodger

1977SuperstuntSelf

1977Another Man, Another ChanceStagecoach Driver

1977RootsTrumbull

1976The Outlaw Josey WalesComanchero (uncredited)

1976The Duchess and the Dirtwater FoxStagecoach driver

1975Strange New WorldElder

1975The Apple Dumpling GangMover

1974Little House on the PrairieWall (as Dick Farnsworth)

1974Honky TonkDriver

1974Blazing SaddlesSheriff (uncredited)

1973PapillonManhunter (uncredited)

1973The Soul of Nigger CharleyWalker

1972The Life and Times of Judge Roy BeanOutlaw

1972Ulzana's RaidTrooper

1972Pocket MoneyMan (uncredited)

1972The CowboysHenry Williams

1971Skin GameMan in Saloon fight (uncredited)

1970Monte WalshCowboy

1969The Good Guys and the Bad GuysWorkman (uncredited)

1969Sam WhiskeyPete the Guard (uncredited)

1968The Stalking MoonMan (uncredited)

1967The High ChaparralLloyd

1967Cimarron Strip

1966Texas Across the RiverMedicine Man

1966Duel at DiabloWagon Driver #1 (uncredited)

1965The Big ValleyBolin

1960SpartacusSalt Mine Slave / Gladiator / Slave General (uncredited)

1959The RebelTrooper

1959BonanzaTate

1958Wanted: Dead or AliveRance

1957The Hard ManPosse Man (uncredited)

1957The Tin StarPosse Member (uncredited)

1957MaverickStage Driver (uncredited)

1956The Ten CommandmentsChariot Driver (uncredited)

1956Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreTrooper

1956State Trooper

1955A Lawless StreetTownsman (uncredited)

1955The Violent MenAnchor Rider (uncredited)

1954The Wonderful World of DisneyFarmer

1953The Wild OneMan (uncredited)

1953ArenaCowboy

1953The OscarsSelf

1951The Adventures of Kit Carson

1951The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

1950The Flame and the ArrowOutlaw (uncredited)

1949Mighty Joe YoungCowboy (uncredited)

1948Red RiverDunston Rider (uncredited)

1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee

1943This Is the ArmySoldier (uncredited)

1939Gone with the WindSoldier (uncredited)

1939Gunga Din(uncredited)

1938The Adventures of Marco PoloMongol Warrior (uncredited)