Richard Farnsworth

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 second-oldest nominee for the award for the latter. Farnsworth was also known for his performances in ''The Grey Fox'' (1982), for which he received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama, as well as ''Anne of Green Gables'' (1985), ''Sylvester'' (1985), and ''Misery'' (1990). Provided by Wikipedia