Richard William Farnsworth was an American actor and stuntman. He was twice nominated for an Academy Award: in 1978 for Best Supporting Actor for Comes a Horseman, and in 2000 for Best Actor in The Straight Story, making him the second-oldest nominee for the award for the latter.
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| Year | Title | Character | Age at release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Kevin Sullivan's ClassicMovie | Self - Matthew Cuthbert (archive footage) | 86 |
| 1999 | The Straight StoryMovie | Alvin | 79 |
| 1994 | The GetawayMovie | Slim | 74 |
| 1993 | The Fire Next TimeSeries | Frank Morgan | 73 |
| 1991 | Highway to HellMovie | Sam | 71 |
| 1990 | The Two JakesMovie | Earl Rawley | 70 |
| 1990 | MiseryMovie | Buster | 70 |
| 1990 | HavanaMovie | Professor | 70 |
| 1989 | Desperado: The Outlaw WarsMovie | Sheriff Campbell | 69 |
| 1988 | Good Old BoyMovie | Percy | 68 |
| 1987 | CBS Summer PlayhouseSeries | Carl | 67 |
| 1985 | Into the NightMovie | Jack Caper | 65 |
| 1985 | Wild HorsesMovie | Chuck Reese | 65 |
| 1985 | Anne of Green GablesSeries | Matthew Cuthbert | 65 |
| 1985 | Space RageMovie | Colonel | 65 |
| 1985 | ChaseMovie | Judge Grand Pettitt | 65 |
| 1984 | Highway to HeavenSeries | Jet Sanders | 64 |
| 1984 | RhinestoneMovie | Noah Ferris | 64 |
| 1984 | The NaturalMovie | Red Blow | 64 |
| 1983 | Independence DayMovie | Evan | 63 |
| 1982 | Waltz Across TexasMovie | Frank Walker | 62 |
| 1982 | The Grey FoxMovie | Bill Miner | 62 |
| 1981 | RuckusMovie | Sheriff Jethro Pough | 61 |
| 1981 | A Few Days at Weasel CreekMovie | Jason Stayvey | 61 |
| 1981 | The Legend of the Lone RangerMovie | Wild Bill Hickok | 61 |
| 1980 | Tom HornMovie | John Coble | 60 |
| 1980 | ResurrectionMovie | Esco | 60 |
| 1978 | Comes a HorsemanMovie | Dodger | 58 |
| 1977 | RootsSeries | Trumbull | 57 |
| 1977 | Another Man, Another ChanceMovie | Stagecoach Driver | 57 |
| 1977 | SuperstuntMovie | Self | 57 |
| 1976 | The Duchess and the Dirtwater FoxMovie | Stagecoach driver | 56 |
| 1976 | The Outlaw Josey WalesMovie | Comanchero (uncredited) | 56 |
| 1975 | The Apple Dumpling GangMovie | Mover | 55 |
| 1975 | Strange New WorldMovie | Elder | 55 |
| 1974 | Little House on the PrairieSeries | Wall (as Dick Farnsworth) | 54 |
| 1974 | Blazing SaddlesMovie | Sheriff (uncredited) | 54 |
| 1974 | Honky TonkMovie | Driver | 54 |
| 1973 | PapillonMovie | Manhunter (uncredited) | 53 |
| 1973 | The Soul of Nigger CharleyMovie | Walker | 53 |
| 1972 | The CowboysMovie | Henry Williams | 52 |
| 1972 | The Life and Times of Judge Roy BeanMovie | Outlaw | 52 |
| 1972 | Ulzana's RaidMovie | Trooper | 52 |
| 1972 | Pocket MoneyMovie | Man (uncredited) | 52 |
| 1971 | Skin GameMovie | Man in Saloon fight (uncredited) | 51 |
| 1970 | Monte WalshMovie | Cowboy | 50 |
| 1969 | The Good Guys and the Bad GuysMovie | Workman (uncredited) | 49 |
| 1968 | The Stalking MoonMovie | Man (uncredited) | 48 |
| 1967 | The High ChaparralSeries | Lloyd | 47 |
| 1967 | Cimarron StripSeries | — | 47 |
| 1966 | Duel at DiabloMovie | Wagon Driver #1 (uncredited) | 46 |
| 1966 | Texas Across the RiverMovie | Medicine Man | 46 |
| 1965 | The Big ValleySeries | Bolin | 45 |
| 1960 | SpartacusMovie | Salt Mine Slave / Gladiator / Slave General (uncredited) | 40 |
| 1959 | BonanzaSeries | Troy | 39 |
| 1959 | The RebelSeries | Trooper | 39 |
| 1958 | Wanted: Dead or AliveSeries | Hal | 38 |
| 1957 | MaverickSeries | Stage Driver (uncredited) | 37 |
| 1957 | The Hard ManMovie | Posse Man (uncredited) | 37 |
| 1957 | The Tin StarMovie | Posse Member (uncredited) | 37 |
| 1956 | Dick Powell's Zane Grey TheatreSeries | Trooper | 36 |
| 1956 | State TrooperSeries | — | 36 |
| 1956 | The Ten CommandmentsMovie | Chariot Driver (uncredited) | 36 |
| 1955 | A Lawless StreetMovie | Townsman (uncredited) | 35 |
| 1955 | The Violent MenMovie | Anchor Rider (uncredited) | 35 |
| 1954 | The Wonderful World of DisneySeries | Farmer | 34 |
| 1953 | The OscarsSeries | Self | 33 |
| 1953 | The Wild OneMovie | Man (uncredited) | 33 |
| 1951 | The Adventures of Wild Bill HickokSeries | — | 31 |
| 1951 | The Adventures of Kit CarsonSeries | — | 31 |
| 1950 | The Flame and the ArrowMovie | Outlaw (uncredited) | 30 |
| 1949 | Mighty Joe YoungMovie | Cowboy (uncredited) | 29 |
| 1948 | Red RiverMovie | Dunston Rider (uncredited) | 28 |
| 1943 | This Is the ArmyMovie | Soldier (uncredited) | 23 |
| 1939 | Gone with the WindMovie | Soldier (uncredited) | 19 |
| 1939 | Gunga DinMovie | (uncredited) | 19 |