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Mini Bio. 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.
1. Papillon (1973) R | 151 min | Biography, Crime, Drama. 8. Rate. 58 Metascore. A French convict in the 1930s befriends a fellow criminal as the two of them begin serving their sentence in the South American penal colony on Devil's Island, which inspires the man to plot his escape.
Actor Richard Farnsworth, a former stuntman and two-time Academy Award nominee, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound Friday night. He was 80. Farnsworth, who had been involved in filmmaking...
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 gunshot...
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...
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 ...
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.
