Biography
Richard Farnsworth
Acting
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…
Career works
89
Movies
67
Series
22
Career average
6.5/10
Birth date
09/01/1920
Place of birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Date of death
10/06/2000
Filmography highlights
Movies
Kevin Sullivan's Classic
2006 · 2.0
The Straight Story
1999 · 7.7
Best Friends for Life
1998 · 7.0
Lassie
1994 · 6.1
The Getaway
1994 · 5.8
Highway to Hell
1991 · 5.8
Havana
1990 · 5.8
Misery
1990 · 7.8
The Two Jakes
1990 · 6.0
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
1989 · 9.0
Good Old Boy
1988 · 7.0
Space Rage
1985 · 4.1
Anne of Green Gables
1985 · 8.1
Chase
1985 · 6.0
Wild Horses
1985 · 5.8
Series
The Fire Next Time
1993 · 6.1
CBS Summer Playhouse
1987 · 7.0
Anne auf Green Gables
1986
Anne of Green Gables
1985 · 8.7
Highway to Heaven
1984 · 7.4
Roots
1977 · 7.4
Little House on the Prairie
1974 · 7.9
The High Chaparral
1967 · 6.8
Cimarron Strip
1967 · 5.7
The Big Valley
1965 · 6.2
The Rebel
1959 · 5.1
Bonanza
1959 · 7.5
Wanted: Dead or Alive
1958 · 7.0
Maverick
1957 · 6.9
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre
1956 · 6.2