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.
Known For
Gone with the Wind
Soldier (uncredited)
Spartacus
Salt Mine Slave / Gladiator / Slave General (uncredited)
The Ten Commandments
Chariot Driver (uncredited)
Misery
Buster
Anne of Green Gables
Matthew Cuthbert
Duel at Diablo
Wagon Driver #1 (uncredited)
The Straight Story
Alvin
Blazing Saddles
Sheriff (uncredited)
The Tin Star
Posse Member (uncredited)
The Two Jakes
Earl Rawley