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Richard Farnsworth was an American actor and stuntman who starred in Western films and TV shows. He was nominated for two Academy Awards, for Comes a Horseman and The Straight Story, and won several other awards for his performances.
Oct 7, 2000 · Richard Farnsworth, the oldest leading actor to get an Academy Award nomination, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound Friday night, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department said. He was 80....
Richard Farnsworth was a versatile and respected character actor who started as a stuntman in the 1930s. He was nominated for two Oscars for his roles in Comes a Horseman and The Straight Story, and appeared in over 60 movies, including The Natural, Misery, and The Two Jakes.
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Lincoln, New Mexico, USA
Learn about the life and career of Richard Farnsworth, an American stuntman who became an acclaimed actor and won an Oscar nomination. Find out his film credits, awards, trivia, quotes and more on IMDb.
- September 1, 1920
- October 6, 2000
Oct 8, 2000 · Richard Farnsworth was a cowboy, a rancher and an actor who starred in "The Straight Story" and was nominated for an Oscar at 80. He died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in 2000, after revealing he had terminal cancer.
The actor, who was nominated for an Oscar for "The Straight Story", was 80 and had terminal cancer. He was a former stuntman and a two-time Academy Award nominee who appeared in many films and TV movies.
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Oct 6, 2000 · Richard Farnsworth was an American actor and stuntman who starred in Westerns, dramas and comedies. He was nominated for four Academy Awards and appeared in classics like Gone with the Wind, The Natural and The Straight Story.