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Richard Harris

Acting

Richard Harris

Richard Harris is an actor born on October 1, 1930 in Limerick City, Munster, Ireland. He died on October 25, 2002, aged 72. He is known for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Gladiator and Unforgiven. GloboWatch shows where to watch 3 of his movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Acting
Born
October 1, 1930
Place of birth
Limerick City, Munster, Ireland
Died
October 25, 2002
Also known as
Richard St. John 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.

Filmography

  1. 2005Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator'as Self
  2. 2004The Apocalypseas John
  3. 2004The Magic Touch of Harry Potteras Self
  4. 2002Julius Caesaras Lucius Silla · 2 episodes
  5. 2002Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secretsas Albus Dumbledore
  6. 2002The Count of Monte Cristoas Abbé Faria
  7. 2001Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stoneas Albus Dumbledore
  8. 2001My Kingdomas Sandeman
  9. 2000Gladiatoras Marcus Aurelius
  10. 1999Grizzly Fallsas Old Harry
  11. 1999To Walk with Lionsas George Adamson
  12. 1998The Barber of Siberiaas Douglas McCraken
  13. 1997This Is the Seaas Old Man Jacobs
  14. 1997The Hunchbackas Dom Frollo
  15. 1997Smilla's Sense of Snowas Dr. Andreas Tork
  16. 1996Trojan Eddieas John Power
  17. 1995Cry, the Beloved Countryas James Jarvis
  18. 1994Silent Tongueas Prescott Roe
  19. 1993Wrestling Ernest Hemingwayas Frank
  20. 1993Abrahamas Abraham
  21. 1992Unforgivenas English Bob
  22. 1992Patriot Gamesas Paddy O'Neil
  23. 1990The Fieldas 'Bull' McCabe
  24. 1988Strike Commando 2as Major Vic Jenkins
  25. 1985Martin's Dayas Martin Steckert
  26. 1983Triumphs of a Man Called Horseas John Morgan - Man Called Horse
  27. 1981Tarzan the Ape Manas James Porter
  28. 1979Ravagersas Falk
  29. 1978The Wild Geeseas Capt. Rafer Janders
  30. 1977Golden Rendezvousas John Carter
  31. 1977Orcaas Captain Nolan
  32. 1977Gulliver's Travelsas Gulliver
  33. 1976The Cassandra Crossingas Dr. Jonathan Chamberlain
  34. 1976The Return of a Man Called Horseas John Morgan / Horse · Executive producer
  35. 1976Robin and Marianas Richard the Lionheart / King Richard
  36. 1976Echoes of a Summeras Eugene
  37. 1974Juggernautas Lt. Cmdr. Anthony Fallon
  38. 197499 and 44/100% Deadas Harry Crown
  39. 1973The Deadly Trackersas Sheriff Sean Kilpatrick
  40. 1971Man in the Wildernessas Zachary Bass
  41. 1971The Snow Gooseas Philip Rhayadar
  42. 1970Bloomfieldas Eitan · Director · Screenplay
  43. 1970Cromwellas Oliver Cromwell
  44. 1970A Man Called Horseas John Morgan
  45. 1970The Molly Maguiresas James McKenna
  46. 1970Return of the Islanderas Narrator (voice)
  47. 1967Camelotas King Arthur
  48. 1967Capriceas Christopher White
  49. 1966Hawaiias Rafer Hoxworth
  50. 1966The Bible: In the Beginning...as Cain
  51. 1965The Heroes of Telemarkas Knut Straud
  52. 1965Major Dundeeas Captain Benjamin Tyreen
  53. 1964Red Desertas Corrado Zeller
  54. 1963This Sporting Lifeas Frank Machin
  55. 1962Mutiny on the Bountyas Seaman John Mills
  56. 1961The Guns of Navaroneas Squadron Leader Howard Barnsby RAAF
  57. 1961The Long and the Short and the Tallas Cpl. Johnstone
  58. 1959The Wreck of the Mary Deareas Higgins
  59. 1959Shake Hands with the Devilas Terence O'Brien
  60. 1953The Oscarsas Self · 1 episode