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Richard Farnsworth

American actor (1920–2000)

  • Fame55.9
  • Momentum0.0
  • Wikipedia24.4K
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Lived 1920–2000, aged 80United States
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    41 languages
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  • Era
    1920–2000
    Aged 80
  • Known for
    The Ten Commandments
    1956
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Updated 2026-06-18

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. Farnsworth was also known for his performances in The Grey Fox (1982), for which he received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama, as well as Anne of Green Gables (1985), Sylvester (1985), and Misery (1990).

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  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
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