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Richard Farnsworth was an American actor and stuntman who starred in Western films and TV shows. He was nominated for two Academy Awards, for Comes a Horseman and The Straight Story, and won several other awards for his performances.
Oct 7, 2000 · Richard Farnsworth, the oldest leading actor to get an Academy Award nomination, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound Friday night, the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Department said. He was 80....
Richard Farnsworth was a versatile and respected character actor who started as a stuntman in the 1930s. He was nominated for two Oscars for his roles in Comes a Horseman and The Straight Story, and appeared in over 60 movies, including The Natural, Misery, and The Two Jakes.
- January 1, 1
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- January 1, 1
- Lincoln, New Mexico, USA
Dec 14, 2012 · Richard Farnsworth, who basked in glory last April as the oldest man ever nominated for an Academy Award, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound Friday at his ranch in Lincoln, New Mexico. He was 80.
Learn about the life and career of Richard Farnsworth, an American stuntman who became an acclaimed actor and won an Oscar nomination. Find out his film credits, awards, trivia, quotes and more on IMDb.
- September 1, 1920
- October 6, 2000
Oct 13, 2000 · When Farnsworth died last week at age 80 of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on his ranch in Lincoln, N.M., Hollywood lost a true friend, but more than that, it lost a human bridge to a golden era...
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Oct 20, 2000 · A tribute to the late actor Richard Farnsworth, who starred in The Straight Story and was nominated for two Oscars. The article recounts his life, career, and death from prostate cancer in 2000.