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Richard Farnsworth is ...
Dead
Born | 1 September 1920 in Los Angeles |
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Died | 6 October 2000 in Lincoln |
Age | 80 years, 1 months |
Sex or gender | male |
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Country of citizenship | United States of America |
Birth name | Richard William Farnsworth |
Manner of death | suicide |
Occupation | actor, television actor and film actor |
Nominated for | Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and Academy Award for Best Actor |
About Richard Farnsworth
Richard W. Farnsworth (September 1, 1920 – October 6, 2000) was an American actor and stuntman. He is best known for his performances in The Grey Fox (1982), for which he received a Golden Globe Award nomination, Anne of Green Gables (1985), Misery (1990), and The Straight Story (1999), for which he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. His sudden death followed a long struggle with prostate cancer.
About Death
On October 6, 2000, after a long battle with metastatic prostate cancer, Farnsworth committed suicide by shooting himself at his ranch. He is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles in the Columbarium of Purity (N-63294) beside his wife, Margaret née Hill (1919–1985).
Films - which cast members have died?
Richard Farnsworth has been a part of these films.
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Spartacus
1960 American epic historical drama film

Misery
1990 film based on the novel

The Natural
1984 American film

The Straight Story
1999 film by David Lynch

Red River
1948 Western film

The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean
1972 film by John Huston

The Getaway
1994 film by Roger Donaldson

The Two Jakes
1990 film by Jack Nicholson

Into the Night
1985 film by John Landis

The Legend of the Lone Ranger
1981 film by William A. Fraker

The Cowboys
1972 film

Rhinestone
1984 film by Bob Clark

Lassie
1994 film by Daniel Petrie

The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox
1976 film by Melvin Frank

Highway to Hell
1991 film by Ate de Jong

Tom Horn
Western film about the legendary lawman, outlaw, and gunfighter

Monte Walsh
1970 film by William A. Fraker

The Grey Fox
1982 film by Phillip Borsos

Resurrection
1980 film by Daniel Petrie

Pocket Money
1972 film by Stuart Rosenberg

Comes a Horseman
1978 film by Alan J. Pakula

Another Man, Another Chance
1977 film by Claude Lelouch

Ruckus

Sylvester
1985 film by Tim Hunter

Arena
1953 film by Richard Fleischer
Television - which cast members have died?
Richard Farnsworth has been a part of these shows.
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Bonanza
1959-1973 American western/cowboy television series

The Big Valley
television program

Roots
1977 miniseries

Little House on the Prairie
American Western drama television series, 1974 to 1983, adaptation of the Little House series

Anne of Green Gables
1985 television miniseries directed by Kevin Sullivan

Laramie
TV series

Cimarron Strip

Highway to Heaven
television series

The High Chaparral
television series

The Rebel
TV series

Cimarron City
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