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Richard William Farnsworth (September 1, 1920 – October 6, 2000) 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 oldest nominee for the award at the time.
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. Actor: The Straight Story. 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.
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- Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Lincoln, New Mexico, USA
Richard Farnsworth. Actor: The Straight Story. 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.
- September 1, 1920
- October 6, 2000
Richard Farnsworth was an American actor and stuntman who starred in Westerns, dramas and comedies. He was nominated for four Academy Awards and appeared in classics like Gone with the Wind, The Natural and The Straight Story.
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...
Oct 9, 2000 · A tribute to the veteran actor and former stuntman who took his own life in 2000 after being diagnosed with terminal cancer. Learn about his roles in Westerns, revisionist classics and his Oscar-nominated performance in "The Straight Story".
