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Richard Farnsworth
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.
As actor
Kevin Sullivan's Classic
The Straight Story
Best Friends for Life
The Getaway
Lassie
Highway to Hell
Misery
Havana
The Two Jakes
Snake Treaty
Desperado: The Outlaw Wars
Good Old Boy
Into the Night
Anne of Green Gables
Sylvester
Space Rage
Chase
Wild Horses
The Natural
Rhinestone
Ghost Dancing
Independence Day
Travis McGee
The Grey Fox
Waltz Across Texas
The Legend of the Lone Ranger
Ruckus
A Few Days at Weasel Creek
Louis L'Amour's The Cherokee Trail
Tom Horn