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Richard Farnsworth
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.
Top Filmography

7.7
Misery
1990 // MOVIE

7.9
Gone with the Wind
1939 // MOVIE

7.5
Spartacus
1960 // MOVIE

7.8
Papillon
1973 // MOVIE

7.2
Blazing Saddles
1974 // MOVIE

7.8
The Ten Commandments
1956 // MOVIE

7.7
The Straight Story
1999 // MOVIE

7.9
Little House on the Prairie
1974 // TV

6.9
The Natural
1984 // MOVIE

7.4
Red River
1948 // MOVIE

7.5
Bonanza
1959 // TV

7.5
Bonanza
1959 // TV

5.8
The Getaway
1994 // MOVIE

6.6
The Wild One
1953 // MOVIE

6.5
Into the Night
1985 // MOVIE