Richard Farnsworth sits on the sofa at his Lincoln, N.M. home, Monday, Feb. 14, 2000. Farnsworth, the oldest actor to get an Academy Award nomination, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound Friday night, Oct. 6, 2000 in Lincoln, N.M., the Lincoln County Sheriff's Department said. Farnsworth, a former stuntman, was nominated earlier this year for an Oscar for best actor for his performance in "The Straight Story." Farnsworth was 80. (AP Photo/Albuquerque Journal, Richard Pipes, File)