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 Academy Award for Best Actor.
Known for
2006Kevin Sullivan's Classic
Self - Matthew Cuthbert (archive footage)
1999The Straight Story
Alvin
1998Best Friends for Life
Will Harper
1994The Getaway
Slim
1994Lassie
Len Collins
1991Highway to Hell
Sam
1990Misery
Buster
1990Havana
Professor
1990The Two Jakes
Earl Rawley
1989Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
Sheriff Campbell
1988Good Old Boy
Percy
1985Into the Night
Jack Caper
1985Anne of Green Gables
Matthew Cuthbert
1985Sylvester
John Foster
1985Space Rage
Colonel
1985Chase
Judge Grand Pettitt
1985Wild Horses
Chuck Reese
1984The Natural
Red Blow
1984Rhinestone
Noah Ferris
1983Independence Day
Evan
1983Travis McGee
Van Harder
1982The Grey Fox
Bill Miner
1982Waltz Across Texas
Frank Walker
1981The Legend of the Lone Ranger
Wild Bill Hickok