Richard Harris
Irish actor, singer, film director and writer (1930–2002)
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Richard Harris was an Irish actor, singer, film director, and writer who lived from 1930 to 2002. He was a versatile entertainer who worked across multiple creative fields during his long career in the entertainment industry.
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Person
- Born
- 1930-10-01
- Died
- 2002-10-25
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Acting · 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…
Known for
- Exterior Day2022
- Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator' — Self2005
- Strength and Honor: Production Pods — Self2005
- The Apocalypse — John2004
- The Magic Touch of Harry Potter — Self2004
- The Heroes of Telemark: Location report from Norway2003
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets — Albus Dumbledore2002
- The Count of Monte Cristo — Abbé Faria2002
- Arthur: King of the Britons — Presenter
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Richard St John Francis Harris (1 October 1930 – 25 October 2002) was an Irish actor and singer. Having studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, he rose to prominence as an icon of the British New Wave. He received numerous accolades including the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor, a Grammy Award, and a Golden Globe. In 2020 he was listed at number 3 on The Irish Times's list of Ireland's greatest film actors.
Harris received two Academy Award for Best Actor nominations for his performances in This Sporting Life (1963), and The Field (1990). Other notable roles include in The Guns of Navarone (1961), Red Desert (1964), A Man Called Horse (1970), Cromwell (1970), Unforgiven (1992), Gladiator (2000), and The Count of Monte Cristo (2002). He gained cross-generational acclaim for his role as 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.