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Richard Farnsworth. Actor: The Straight Story. An American stuntman who, after more than 30 years in the business, moved into acting and became an acclaimed and respected character actor, Richard Farnsworth was a native of Los Angeles. He grew up around horses and as a teenager was offered an opportunity to ride in films.
Oct 6, 2000 · 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 ...
Richard Farnsworth. Highest Rated: 100% The Grey Fox (1982) Lowest Rated: 20% Rhinestone (1984) Birthday: Sep 1, 1920. Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA. Possessing a crinkly yet boyish...
Oct 20, 2000 · Richard Farnsworth was such a man: a true show business pioneer and two-time Oscar nominee, most recently for 1999’s The Straight Story. But he too is now gone, dead from a self-inflicted...
Oct 6, 2000 · September 01, 1920. Died. October 06, 2000. Cause of Death. Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound. Biography. Read More. Possessing a crinkly yet boyish face and sparkling blue eyes, quintessential cowboy Richard Farnsworth began working as a stuntman and extra in the movie industry during the late 1930s.
Oct 9, 2000 · Mon 9 Oct 2000 05.20 EDT. Gerontophiles, and those who simply like a good ornery character, were delighted when Richard Farnsworth, who has died aged 80, became the oldest best actor Oscar...
Oct 6, 2000 · Born in Los Angeles on September 1, 1920, Farnsworth was a high-school dropout who became a rodeo rider at the age of 16. When the call went out from MGM for expert horsemen to appear in the Marx Brothers comedy A Day at the Races (1937), Farnsworth was hired as a combination stunt man/extra.
