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Richard Harris
Richard Harris
72 years (Oct 1, 1930 – Oct 25, 2002)
Limerick City, Munster, Ireland
63 Movies
3 TV Shows

Richard Harris

An Irish actor and singer of volcanic temperament, Richard Harris was one of the great faces of postwar British cinema. He was revealed as the tormented rugby player of 'This Sporting Life', which earned him an Oscar nomination, and played King Arthur in the musical 'Camelot'. His career spanned titles as diverse as 'A Man Called Horse', 'Cromwell', and Jim Sheridan's 'The Field', which brought him a second Oscar nomination, as well as Clint Eastwood's revisionist western 'Unforgiven'. A new generation discovered him as Marcus Aurelius in 'Gladiator' and as Professor Dumbledore in the first two 'Harry Potter' installments, his final work. He died in 2002, leaving behind a musical hit with his version of 'MacArthur Park' and the legacy of a performer of untamable intensity.
An Irish actor and singer of volcanic temperament, Richard Harris was one of the great faces of postwar British cinema. He was revealed as the tormented rugby player of 'This Sporting Life', which earned him an Oscar nomination, and played King Arthur in the musical 'Camelot'. His career spanned titles as diverse as 'A Man Called Horse', 'Cromwell', and Jim Sheridan's 'The Field', which brought him a second Oscar nomination, as well as Clint Eastwood's revisionist western 'Unforgiven'. A new generation discovered him as Marcus Aurelius in 'Gladiator' and as Professor Dumbledore in the first two 'Harry Potter' installments, his final work. He died in 2002, leaving behind a musical hit with his version of 'MacArthur Park' and the legacy of a performer of untamable intensity.
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Julius Caesar
Lucius Silla · 2 episodes
★ 6.1
2002
TV
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Albus Dumbledore
★ 7.7
2002
Film
The Count of Monte Cristo
Abbé Faria
★ 7.7
2002
Film
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Albus Dumbledore
★ 7.9
2001
Film
My Kingdom
Sandeman
★ 5.5
2001
Film
The Pearl
Dr. Karl
★ 4.8
2001
Film
Gladiator
Marcus Aurelius
★ 8.2
2000
Film
Grizzly Falls
Old Harry
★ 6.0
1999
Film
To Walk with Lions
George Adamson
★ 5.8
1999
Film
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Richard Harris still alive?
Richard Harris passed away on October 25, 2002 at age 72.
What are the most famous roles of Richard Harris?
Richard Harris is best known for roles in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Gladiator.
How many movies has Richard Harris been in?
Over a 43-year career (since 1959), Richard Harris has appeared in 63 movies and 3 TV shows.
What was Richard Harris's first movie?
The career of Richard Harris began with Shake Hands with the Devil (1959).
What is Richard Harris's most recent movie or series?
Richard Harris's most recent release is Strength and Honor: Production Pods, which premiered on August 23, 2005.
What TV shows has Richard Harris appeared in?
On television, Richard Harris has appeared in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The Oscars, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, The Ed Sullivan Show.
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Richard Harris
Richard Harris
1930-10-01 · 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.

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