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Richard Farnsworth
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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
Bonanza
1959
Bonanza
1959
Little House on the Prairie
1974
The Oscars
1953
Highway to Heaven
1984
The Big Valley
1965
The Big Valley
1965
Roots
1977
The Ten Commandments
1956
Gone with the Wind
1939
Misery
1990
Spartacus
1960
Blazing Saddles
1974
The Natural
1984
The Cowboys
1972
Papillon
1973
The Straight Story
1999
Anne of Green Gables
1985
Red River
1948
Lassie
1994
The Getaway
1994
Duel at Diablo
1966
Tom Horn
1980
Mighty Joe Young
1949
The Wild One
1953
Into the Night
1985
Rhinestone
1984
The Tin Star
1957
Havana
1990
Monte Walsh
1970
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