He never stood out to me until the movie The Grey Fox. Other movies of his that you may have heard of were: The Two Jakes, the Marx Brothers’ A Day at the Races, and Gone With The Wind.
If I were to rent two of his movies, they would be The Grey Fox (1982) and The Straight Story (1999).
In the Grey Fox he plays a former convict near the end of the Wild West era. He is the handsome elderly hero. I dare you to rent it.
In The Straight Story he plays Alvin Straight, who drives a sit-down lawn mower from Laurens, Iowa to Mt. Zion, Wisconsin to visit his estranged brother. It is a true story. He was even nominated for Best Actor for it. Sissy Spacek plays his daughter and Harry Dean Stanton plays his brother.
He lived and died on his ranch in Lincoln New Mexico.
September 1, 1920 - October 6 , 2000
Call me after you watch his movies and we will talk.
2 comments:
Love Richard Farnsworth. His sons were also stuntmen.
I remember The Straight Story, and I remember Richard Farnsworth playing the role of Alvin. No city-born-and-bred American would say he did not look like a Real Cowboy. Few of us at this age wouldn't mind swapping looks with him, either.
I did not know he lived in New Mexico. But Lincoln -- the heart of Billy The Kid country -- is about perfect. We've been to Lincoln a few times, but we didn't see him any of those times.
Nice note, señor.
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