Richard Farnsworth
Actor · Stunts · Stunt Double
Born Sep 1, 1920 · Los Angeles, California, USA
Active 1938–2000 · Awards: star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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…
Filmography
Misery (1990) — BusterGone with the Wind (1939) — Soldier (uncredited)Papillon (1973) — Manhunter (uncredited) · StuntsButch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) — StuntsThe Ten Commandments (1956) — Chariot Driver (uncredited)Spartacus (1960) — Salt Mine Slave / Gladiator / Slave General (uncredited)The Straight Story (1999) — AlvinBlazing Saddles (1974) — Sheriff (uncredited)Little House on the Prairie (1974) — Wall (as Dick Farnsworth)The Grapes of Wrath (1940) — StuntsThe Outlaw Josey Wales (1976) — Comanchero (uncredited)High Plains Drifter (1973) — StuntsRed River (1948) — Dunston Rider (uncredited) · Stunt DoubleBonanza (1959) — Troy · TateAnne of Green Gables (1985) — Matthew CuthbertThe Natural (1984) — Red BlowThe Front Page (1974) — StuntsHow the West Was Won (1962) — StuntsThe Caine Mutiny (1954) — StuntsFort Apache (1948) — StuntsRoots (1977) — TrumbullThe Cowboys (1972) — Henry WilliamsHighway to Heaven (1984) — Jet SandersThe Wild One (1953) — Man (uncredited)