How old was Richard Farnsworth in his first movie: The Adventures of Marco Polo?

Richard Farnsworth was 16 in The Adventures of Marco Polo when he played the character 'Mongol Warrior (uncredited)'.

That was over 86 years ago in 1938.

This was his first recorded movie acting credit (although may not technically be his first actual acting role).

In 2000 he died aged 80, starring in 62 films in his career, 61 of those after The Adventures of Marco Polo was first released. If he were alive today he would be 103.

How old do you think he looks in the movie?

In The Adventures of Marco Polo, I think Richard Farnsworth looks:

Did you know?

  • Director Archie Mayo has worked with Richard Farnsworth just once in his career.
  • Richard Farnsworth's first movie was as 'Mongol Warrior (uncredited)' in The Adventures of Marco Polo, released in 1938 when he was 16
  • The Adventures of Marco Polo scores 5.9 out of 10 on TMDB.

Richard Farnsworth's other movies