Actor

Richard Farnsworth

1938–present1920–2000WesternDramaComedyAction

Chronicler of the Frontier

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Known For

67 acting credits

as Soldier (uncredited)

Gone with the Wind

as Soldier (uncredited)

1939

Gone with the Wind

as Buster

Misery

as Buster

1990

Misery

Filmography

2006Kevin Sullivan's ClassicSelf - Matthew Cuthbert (archive footage)2.0 1999The Straight StoryAlvin7.7 1998Best Friends for LifeWill Harper7.0 1994The GetawaySlim5.8 1994LassieLen Collins6.1 1991Highway to HellSam5.8

About

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.

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