Richard Harris

Richard Harris

Date of Birth:

Oct 01, 1930

Place of Birth:

Limerick City, Munster, Ireland

Richard St John Francis Harris (October 1, 1930 – October 25, 2002) was an Irish actor and singer. He appeared on stage and in many films, notably as Corrado Zeller in Michelangelo Antonioni's Red Desert, Frank Machin in This Sporting Life, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor, and as King Arthur in the 1967 film Camelot, as well as the 1981 revival of the stage musical.

He played an English aristocrat captured by the Sioux in A Man Called Horse (1970), Oliver Cromwell in Cromwell (1970), an embattled Irish farmer in Jim Sheridan's The Field (which earned him a second Academy Award nomination for Best Actor), English Bob in Clint Eastwood's revisionist Western Unforgiven (1992), Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius in Gladiator (2000), The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) as Abbé Faria, and Albus Dumbledore in the first two Harry Potter films: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002), the latter of which was his final film role. Harris had a number-one singing hit in Australia, Jamaica and Canada, and a top-ten hit in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the United States with his 1968 recording of Jimmy Webb's song "MacArthur Park". In 2020, he was listed at number 3 on The Irish Times's list of Ireland's greatest film actors.

filmography:

The Magic Touch of Harry Potter The Magic Touch of Harry Potter

2004

King of the Wind King of the Wind

1990

A Terrible Beauty A Terrible Beauty

1960

The Deadly Trackers The Deadly Trackers

1973

Martin's Day Martin's Day

1985

The Great Kandinsky The Great Kandinsky

1995

Return of the Islander Return of the Islander

1970

Kaena: The Prophecy Kaena: The Prophecy

2003

Game for Vultures Game for Vultures

1979

The Hunchback The Hunchback

1997

To Walk with Lions To Walk with Lions

1999

Strike Commando 2 Strike Commando 2

1988

Hellraisers Hellraisers

2000

Echoes of a Summer Echoes of a Summer

1976

The Apocalypse The Apocalypse

2004

Triumphs of a Man Called Horse Triumphs of a Man Called Horse

1983

Trojan Eddie Trojan Eddie

1996

The Wreck of the Mary Deare The Wreck of the Mary Deare

1959

Silent Tongue Silent Tongue

1993

Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid

1981

The Snow Goose The Snow Goose

1971

The Ghost of Richard Harris The Ghost of Richard Harris

2022

The Heroes of Telemark: Location report from Norway The Heroes of Telemark: Location report from Norway

2003

The Pearl The Pearl

2001

The Last Word The Last Word

1979

Alive and Kicking Alive and Kicking

1959

Stars' War - The Flight of the Wild Geese Stars' War - The Flight of the Wild Geese

1978

Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven' Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'

2002

Exterior Day Exterior Day

2022

Burt Bacharach in Shangri-La Burt Bacharach in Shangri-La

1976

Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator' Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'

2005

Maigret Maigret

1988

Arthur: King of the Britons Arthur: King of the Britons

2002

Shake Hands with the Devil Shake Hands with the Devil

1959

Camelot Camelot

1982

Smilla's Sense of Snow Smilla's Sense of Snow

1997

Highpoint Highpoint

1982

Sesame Street: Elmopalooza! Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!

1998

Savage Hearts Savage Hearts

1995

Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World

2001

Ravagers Ravagers

1979

The Three Faces The Three Faces

1965

99 and 44/100% Dead 99 and 44/100% Dead

1974

The Cassandra Crossing The Cassandra Crossing

1976

Cromwell Cromwell

1970

The Field The Field

1990

The Wild Geese The Wild Geese

1978

Tarzan the Ape Man Tarzan the Ape Man

1981

Red Desert Red Desert

1964

Julius Caesar Julius Caesar

2002

Patriot Games Patriot Games

1992

Orca Orca

1977

The Count of Monte Cristo The Count of Monte Cristo

2002

Mutiny on the Bounty Mutiny on the Bounty

1962

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

2002

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

2001

Gladiator Gladiator

2000

Bloomfield Bloomfield

1970

The Bible: In the Beginning... The Bible: In the Beginning...

1966

Robin and Marian Robin and Marian

1976

The Guns of Navarone The Guns of Navarone

1961

Abraham Abraham

1993

Cry, the Beloved Country Cry, the Beloved Country

1995

Wrestling Ernest Hemingway Wrestling Ernest Hemingway

1993

This Sporting Life This Sporting Life

1963

The Long and the Short and the Tall The Long and the Short and the Tall

1961

Golden Rendezvous Golden Rendezvous

1977

Man in the Wilderness Man in the Wilderness

1971

My Kingdom My Kingdom

2001

Camelot Camelot

1967

The Barber of Siberia The Barber of Siberia

1998

Grizzly Falls Grizzly Falls

1999

Mack the Knife Mack the Knife

1989

This Is the Sea This Is the Sea

1997

Gulliver's Travels Gulliver's Travels

1977

Juggernaut Juggernaut

1974

Major Dundee Major Dundee

1965

The Return of a Man Called Horse The Return of a Man Called Horse

1976

The Molly Maguires The Molly Maguires

1970

A Man Called Horse A Man Called Horse

1970

The Heroes of Telemark The Heroes of Telemark

1965

Caprice Caprice

1967

Hawaii Hawaii

1966

Unforgiven Unforgiven

1992

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