Richard Farnsworth
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PERSONAL DATA OF RICHARD FARNSWORTH
Born in: Los Angeles, United States
Born on: 01/09/1920
He dies at: Lincoln, New Mexico, United States
He dies on: 06/10/2000
BIOGRAPHY OF RICHARD FARNSWORTH
Actor. It was 1937, the producer of the film “The Adventures of Marco Polo” was looking for 500 extras to stage the Mongol army, and Richard Farnsworth was selected immediately, despite his height and slim physique. During his early years looking for work as an actor, Richard Farnsworth worked in rodeos, and it was this passion for horse stunts that made him one of the most sought after stuntmen by American production companies. He was chosen, in fact, to lead the chariots in one of the most famous scenes of the film “The Ten Commandments” by B. DeMille, and he was also one of the most important stuntmen of the film “Spartacus”. During his career he worked with directors such as John Ford and Howard Hawks, but his first real acting debut came only in 1977 with the film “The Fox and the Duchess”, then he starred with Gregory Peck in “The Night of? ambush “and earned his first Academy Award nomination in 1997 with Alan Pakula’s” A Wild and Free Knight Comes. ” In 1993 with the film “The Gray Fox” he won Canada’s most important film award. Farnsworth starred in Robert Redford’s “The Best,” in “Nick the Unleashed” with Sylvester Stallone, and in “Misery Must Not Die” based on Stephen King’s novel of the same name. With “A true story“, by David Lynch was nominated for a 2000 Academy Award for Best Actor.
RICHARD FARNSWORTH’S MOST RECENT FILMS
A True Story (The Straight Story)
Role: Actor
Year: 1999
Getaway (The)
Role: Actor
Year: 1994
Lassie – A true friend is forever (Lassie)
Role: Actor
Year: 1994
Havana
Role: Actor
Year: 1990 Go to Complete Filmography
THE MOST RECURRING GENRES OF RICHARD FARNSWORTH
Drama: 27% Adventure: 13% Comedy: 13% Thriller: 9%
THE STATISTICS OF RICHARD FARNSWORTH ON COMINGSOON.IT
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RECENT ROLES PLAYED BY RICHARD FARNSWORTH
| Movie | Role |
|---|---|
A true story | Alvin Straight |
Getaway | Slim |
Lassie – A true friend is forever | Len Collins |
Havana | The professor |
THE GREAT DECEPTION | Earl Rawley |
Misery doesn’t have to die | Buster |
All in one night | Jack Caper |
NICK THE UNLOCKED | Noah |
The best | Red Blow |
OLD FOX | Bill Miner |
Tom Horn | John Coble |
Here comes a wild and free knight | Dodger |
Ten Commandments | Charioteer |
AWARDS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS FOR RICHARD FARNSWORTH
Oscar
Here are all the awards and nominations Oscar
- 2000 – Nomination for Best Actor for A True Story
- 1979 – Best Supporting Actor Nomination for A Wild and Free Knight Arrives
Golden Globe
Here are all the awards and nominations Golden Globe
- 2000 – Nomination for Best Actor in a Drama Film for A True Story
- 1984 – Nomination for Best Actor in a Drama Film for OLD FOX
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