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
Spartacus
Salt Mine Slave / Gladiator / Slave General (uncredited)
The Ten Commandments
Chariot Driver (uncredited)
Misery
Buster
Gone with the Wind
Soldier (uncredited)
The Cowboys
Henry Williams
Tom Horn
John Coble
Red River
Dunston Rider (uncredited)
Havana
Professor
Papillon
Manhunter (uncredited)
Sylvester
John Foster