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Richard Harris

Known For
Acting

Known Credits
102

Gender
Male

Birthday
October 1, 1930 (95 years old)

Place of Birth
Limerick City, Munster, Ireland

Richard Harris

Biography

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.

Known For

Acting

2022Exterior Dayas
2005Strength and Honor: Production Podsas Self
2005Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'as Self
2004The Apocalypseas John
2004The Magic Touch of Harry Potteras Self
2003The Heroes of Telemark: Location report from Norwayas
2002Julius Caesaras Lucius Silla
2002Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secretsas Albus Dumbledore
2002Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'as Self
2002Arthur: King of the Britonsas Presenter
2002The Count of Monte Cristoas Abbé Faria
2001Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The Worldas Self
2001Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stoneas Albus Dumbledore
2001Friday Night with Jonathan Rossas Self
2001My Kingdomas Sandeman
2001The Pearlas Dr. Karl
2000Betteas
2000Hellraisersas Self
2000Gladiatoras Marcus Aurelius
1999Grizzly Fallsas Old Harry
1999To Walk with Lionsas George Adamson
1998The Barber of Siberiaas Douglas McCraken
1998Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!as Self (archive footage)
1997This Is the Seaas Old Man Jacobs
1997The Hunchbackas Dom Frollo
1997Smilla's Sense of Snowas Dr. Andreas Tork
1996Trojan Eddieas John Power
1995Cry, the Beloved Countryas James Jarvis
1995The Great Kandinskyas Ernest Kandinsky
1995Savage Heartsas Sir Roger Foxley
1994Abrahamas Abraham
1994Silent Tongueas Prescott Roe
1993Wrestling Ernest Hemingwayas Frank
1993Abrahamas Abraham
1993Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the Sixtiesas Self
1992Unforgivenas English Bob
1992Patriot Gamesas Paddy O'Neil
1990The Fieldas 'Bull' McCabe
1990King of the Windas King George II
1989Mack the Knifeas Mr. Peachum
1988Strike Commando 2as Major Vic Jenkins
1988Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tributeas Self
1988Maigretas Jules Maigret
1985Martin's Dayas Martin Steckert
1983Triumphs of a Man Called Horseas John Morgan - Man Called Horse
1982Camelotas King Arthur
1982Highpointas Lewis Kinney
1981Your Ticket Is No Longer Validas Jason
1981Tarzan the Ape Manas James Porter
1980Russell Hartyas
1979The Last Wordas Danny Travis
1979Ravagersas Falk
1979Game for Vulturesas David Swansey
1978The Wild Geeseas Capt. Rafer Janders
1978Stars' War: The Flight of the Wild Geeseas Self
1977Golden Rendezvousas John Carter
1977Orcaas Captain Nolan
1977Gulliver's Travelsas Gulliver
1976The Cassandra Crossingas Dr. Jonathan Chamberlain
1976The Return of a Man Called Horseas John Morgan / Horse
1976Robin and Marianas Richard the Lionheart / King Richard
1976Echoes of a Summeras Eugene
1974Dinah!as Self
1974Juggernautas Lt. Cmdr. Anthony Fallon
197499 and 44/100% Deadas Harry Crown
1974Flick Flackas
1973The Deadly Trackersas Sheriff Sean Kilpatrick
1973Burt Bacharach in Shangri-Laas Self
1971Man in the Wildernessas Zachary Bass
1971Film '72as Self
1971The Snow Gooseas Philip Rhayadar
1970Bloomfieldas Eitan
1970Cromwellas Oliver Cromwell
1970A Man Called Horseas John Morgan
1970The Molly Maguiresas James McKenna
1970Return of the Islanderas Narrator (voice)
1968The Dick Cavett Showas Self - Guest
1967Camelotas King Arthur
1967Capriceas Christopher White
1966Hawaiias Rafer Hoxworth
1966The Bible: In the Beginning...as Cain
1965The Heroes of Telemarkas Knut Straud
1965Major Dundeeas Captain Benjamin Tyreen
1965The Three Facesas Robert (segment "Gli amanti celebri")
1964Red Desertas Corrado Zeller
1964The Hollywood Palaceas Self - Singer
1963This Sporting Lifeas Frank Machin
1962Mutiny on the Bountyas Seaman John Mills
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas Self
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carsonas Self (archive footage)
1961The Mike Douglas Showas Self
1961The Mike Douglas Showas Self - Co-Host
1961The Guns of Navaroneas Squadron Leader Howard Barnsby RAAF
1961The Long and the Short and the Tallas Cpl. Johnstone
1960A Terrible Beautyas Sean Reilly
1959The Wreck of the Mary Deareas Higgins
1959Alive and Kickingas Lover
1959Shake Hands with the Devilas Terence O'Brien
1956Cinépanoramaas Self
1953The Oscarsas Self
1951Hallmark Hall of Fameas Philip Rhayadar
1948The Ed Sullivan Showas Self

Production

1976The Return of a Man Called Horse...Executive Producer
1970Bloomfield...Director
1970Bloomfield...Screenplay