Richard Farnsworth was an American actor and stuntman, also known for his role of Matthew Cuthbert in the 1985 film Anne of Green Gables.
Biography[]
Early life[]
Career[]
Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1937 | A Day at the Races | Jockey + stunts |
| The Californian | stunts | |
| Wells Fargo | stunts | |
| 1938 | The Adventures of Marco Polo | Mongol Warrior + stunts |
| Under Western Stars | stunts | |
| 1939 | Gunga Din | Bit Part + stunts |
| Gone with the Wind | Soldier + stunts | |
| 1943 | This is the Army | Soldier + stunts |
| Five Graves to Cairo | stunts | |
| The Outlaw | stunts | |
| 1945 | Utah | stunts |
| 1946 | Galloping Thunder | stunts |
| Duel in the Sun | stunts | |
| 1947 | California | stunts |
| Over the Santa Fe Trail | stunts | |
| Angel and the Badman | stunts | |
| Stallion Road | stunts | |
| 1948 | Red River | Dunston Rider + stunts |
| The Paleface | ||
| Fort Apache | stunts | |
| Silver River | stunts | |
| The Man from Colorado | stunts | |
| 1949 | Mighty Joe Young | Cowboy + stunts |
| Lawless Code | stunts | |
| 1950 | The Kid from Gower Gulch | stunts |
| 1951 | Vengeance Valley | stunts |
| Santa Fe | stunts | |
| 1951 - 1954 | The Adventures of Kit Carson | Various Characters |
| 1952 | The Cimarron Kid | stunts |
| The Story of Will Rogers | stunts | |
| Horizons West | stunts | |
| The Lusty Men | stunts | |
| 1953 | Arena | Cowboy |
| Arrowhead | Cavalryman + stunts | |
| The Wild One | stunts | |
| The Lawless Breed | stunts | |
| Law and Order | stunts | |
| The Desert Song | stunts | |
| Pony Express | stunts | |
| The Man from the Alamo | stunts | |
| War Arrow | stunts | |
| Money from Home | stunts | |
| 1954 | The Caine Mutiny | stunts |
| 1955 | The Violent Men | Anchor Rider |
| Soldiers of Fortune | Gaucho | |
| Man Without a Star | stunts | |
| Chief Crazy Horse | stunts | |
| Desert Sands | stunts | |
| The Indian Fighter | stunts | |
| A Lawless Street | Townsman + stunts | |
| 1956 | The Ten Commandments | Chariot Driver + stunts |
| Zane Grey Theater | Trooper | |
| Raw Edge | stunts | |
| Red Sundown | stunts | |
| Pardners | stunts | |
| 1957 | The Tin Star | stunts |
| The Hard Man | Posse Man + stunts | |
| 1958 | Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | Butler |
| Cimarron City | Ira Youngman + stunts | |
| 1959 | State Trooper | Caleb Smith |
| The Rebel | Trooper | |
| 1960 | Spartacus | Various Characters |
| Wanted: Dead or Alive | Hal / Rance | |
| 1960 - 1961 | Laramie | Various Characters |
| 1962 | Six Black Horses | stunts |
| How the West Was Won | stunts | |
| 1963 | The Jolly Genie | Thug |
| Savage Sam | stunts | |
| 1965 | Major Dundee | stunts |
| Cat Ballou | stunts | |
| The Great Race | stunts | |
| The War Lord | stunts | |
| 1965 - 1967 | The Big Valley | Bolin / Businessman |
| 1966 | Duel at Diablo | Wagon Driver #1 + stunts |
| Texas Across the River | Medicine Man | |
| Chamber of Horrors | stunts | |
| 1967 | Cimarron Strip | Various Characters |
| The War Wagon | stunts | |
| 1968 | The Stalking Moon | stunts |
| Never a Dull Moment | stunts | |
| 1969 | Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid | stunts |
| Paint Your Wagon | stunts | |
| The Good Guys and the Bad Guys | stunts | |
| 1970 | The High Chaparral | Lloyd |
| Monte Walsh | Cowboy | |
| 1971 | Support Your Local Gunfighter | stunts |
| The Omega Man | stunts | |
| Shoot Out | stunts | |
| Skin Game | stunts | |
| 1971 - 1972 | Bonanza | Various Characters |
| 1972 | The Cowboys | Henry Williams |
| Pocket Money | Man | |
| Ulzana's Raid | Trooper | |
| The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean | Outlaw | |
| 1973 | The Soul of Nigger Charlie | Walker |
| Papillon | Manhunter | |
| High Plains Drifter | stunts | |
| 1974 | Blazing Saddles | Sheriff |
| Honky Tonk | Driver | |
| The Front Page | stunts | |
| 1975 | The Apple Dumpling Gang | Mover |
| Strange New World | Elder | |
| The Master Gunfighter | stunts | |
| 1976 | The Dutchess and the Dirtwater Fox | Stagecoach driver |
| The Outlaw Josey Wales | Comanchero | |
| 1977 | Roots | Slave catcher |
| Little House on a Prairie | Wall | |
| Un autre homme, un autre chance | Stagecoach Driver | |
| 1978 | Comes a Horseman | Dodger |
| 1980 | Tom Horn | John C. Coble |
| Rockus | Jethro Pough | |
| Resurrection | Esco | |
| 1981 | The Texas Rangers | J.W. Stevens |
| The Legend of Lone Ranger | Wild Bill Hickok | |
| A Few Days in Weasel Creek | Jason Stayvey | |
| Disneyland | Ridge Fenton | |
| The Cherokee Trail | Ridge Fenton | |
| 1982 | The Grey Fox | Miner |
| Waltz Across Texas | Frank Walker | |
| 1983 | Independence Day | Evan |
| Travis McGee | Van Harder | |
| Ghost Dancing | Russ Ward | |
| 1984 | The Natural | Red Blow |
| Rhinestone | Noah | |
| 1985 | Anne of Green Gables | Matthew Cuthbert |
| Into the Night | Jack Caper | |
| Sylvester | Foster | |
| Wild Horses | Chuck Reese | |
| Chase | Grand Pettitt | |
| Space Rage | Colonel | |
| 1987 | Anne of Green Gables: The Sequel (photo) | Matthew Cuthbert |
| CBS Summer Playhouse | Carl | |
| Highway to Heaven | Jet Sanders | |
| 1988 | Good Old Boy: A Delta Boyhood | Percy |
| 1989 | Red Earth, White Earth | Helmer |
| Desperado: The Outlaw Wars | Sheriff Campbell | |
| 1990 | The Two Jakes | Earl Rawley |
| Misery | Buster | |
| Havana | Professor | |
| 1991 | Highway to Hell | Sam |
| 1992 | The Boys of Twilight | Cody McPherson |
| 1993 | The Fire Next Time | Frank Morgan |
| 1994 | The Getaway | Slim |
| Lassie | Len Collins | |
| 1998 | Best Friends for Life | Will Harper |
| 1999 | The Straight Story | Alvin |
| 2000 | Anne of Green Gables: The Continuing Story (archive footage) | Matthew Cuthbert |
Behind the scenes[]
Gallery[]
| Anne of Green Gables Wiki has 4 images of Richard Farnsworth (view category). |
External links[]
| Actors who portrayed Matthew Cuthbert |
|---|
| Live-action actors |
| Frederick Burton · O.P. Heggie · Charles Richardson · John Drainie · Paul Guèvremont · Elliott Sullivan Richard Farnsworth · Chris Jones · Regel Mozol · Martin Sheen · R.H. Thomson · Gabriel Grennan |
| Voice actors |
| MacDonald Parke · Alojz Kramár · Ryûji Saikachi · Franciszek Pieczka · Sean Baker · Wayne Robson · Stu Levin Jochen Schröder |
| Stage actors |
| Peter Mews · Douglas Chamberlain · George Merner · Terry Doyle · Hank Stinson · Don Keppy · David Hughes Michael Fletcher · Sandy Winsby · Barrie Wood · Kristian Truelsen · Tim Koetting |