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Richard Farnsworth

Also known as ریچارد فارنزورث

80 (at death)September 1, 1920Los Angeles, California, USAPopularity 2.5

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.

Highlights

Known For

Misery poster
7.7
Misery
1990
as Buster
Spartacus poster
7.5
Spartacus
1960
as Salt Mine Slave / Gladiator / Slave General (uncredited)
The Straight Story poster
7.7
The Straight Story
1999
as Alvin
The Wild One poster
6.6
The Wild One
1953
as Man (uncredited)
The Cowboys poster
7.1
The Cowboys
1972
as Henry Williams
The Legend of the Lone Ranger poster
4.9
The Legend of the Lone Ranger
1981
as Wild Bill Hickok

Biography

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.

Career

Filmography

The Straight Story poster
7.7
The Straight Story
1999
as Alvin
Misery poster
7.7
Misery
1990
as Buster
The Legend of the Lone Ranger poster
4.9
The Legend of the Lone Ranger
1981
as Wild Bill Hickok
The Cowboys poster
7.1
The Cowboys
1972
as Henry Williams
Spartacus poster
7.5
Spartacus
1960
as Salt Mine Slave / Gladiator / Slave General (uncredited)
The Wild One poster
6.6
The Wild One
1953
as Man (uncredited)
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