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Ed Harris
Ed Harris, born Edward Allen Harris, is an American actor and filmmaker renowned for his performances in several critically acclaimed films. Some of his notable works include 'Apollo 13' (1995), 'The Truman Show' (1998), 'Pollock' (2000), and 'The Hours' (2002), each of which earned him Academy Award nominations. Harris's career spans over decades with contributions in leading and supporting roles across numerous films and TV series like Creepshow (1982),The Right Stuff (1983), The Abyss (1989),Glengarry Glen Ross (1992), and Westworld (2016–2022). He also directed the Western film 'Appaloosa' (2008). In addition to acting, Harris has directed various endeavours. His role as Senator John McCain in the TV movie 'Game Change' (2012) won him the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor. With an active career beginning in 1975, this revered actor-director has left an indelible mark on the world of cinema and TV.
Harris was born in Englewood, New Jersey. He grew up in Tenafly, New Jersey, in a middle-class Presbyterian family. He discovered his interest in acting while studying drama at the University of Oklahoma and subsequently brought it to life at the California Institute of the Arts. His first major role in a film came with 'Borderline' in 1980. In 1983, his portrayal of astronaut John Glenn in 'The Right Stuff' elevated his fame. Further, his role as Major Steve Arnold in the Ronald Harwood play 'Taking Sides' in 1996 took him to Broadway. After making his directorial debut with 'Pollock' in 2000, he went on to direct the Western film 'Appaloosa' in 2008. Harris received an honorary degree from Muhlenberg College in 2015 and also had a star named in his honour on the Hollywood Walk of Fame that same year.
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Given Name: Edward Allen Harris
Born: Englewood, New Jersey, U.S.
Citizenship: American
Birthday: November 28, 1950
Occupations: Actor, Filmmaker
Years Active: 1975-present
Children: 1
Spouses: Amy Madigan
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Movies Featuring Ed Harris
Top Gun: Maverick
Snowpiercer
A History of Violence
The Lost Daughter
Kodachrome
A Beautiful Mind
Apollo 13
Pollock
Appaloosa
State of Grace
Under Fire
Resistance
Buffalo Soldiers
The Way Back
mother!
The Abyss
Absolute Power
Frontera
The Right Stuff
Gone Baby Gone
Winter Passing
Copying Beethoven
Virginia
Run All Night
Enemy at the Gates
The Last Full Measure
Geostorm
Just Cause
Cleaner
The Human Stain
Places in the Heart
The Rock
Needful Things
Stepmom
Radio
Phantom
Sweetwater
Knightriders
Swing Shift
A Crooked Somebody
Eye for an Eye
Get Away If You Can
Sweet Dreams
Love Lies Bleeding
Downtown Owl
My Dead Friend Zoe
Riff Raff
Once Fallen
Game Change
Buried Child
The Prime Gig
The Bush Years: Family, Duty, Power
The Last Full Measure
Just a Dream
How’s It Going to End - The Making of ‘The Truman Show’
Empire Falls
Budd Boetticher: A Man Can Do That
Volcanoes of the Deep Sea
Paris Trout
The Aliens Are Coming
A Flash of Green
Borderline
Code Name: Emerald
Just Desserts: The Making of ‘Creepshow’
Alamo Bay
The Last Innocent Man
To Kill a Priest
Walker
Jacknife
Westermann: Memorial to the Idea of Man If He Was an Idea
The Amazing Howard Hughes
Running Mates
China Moon
Lost Moon: The Triumph of Apollo 13
Dispatches from Nicaragua
Milk Money
The Wild Bunch: An Album in Montage
Under Pressure: Making ‘The Abyss’
The Seekers
Jackson Pollock: Love and Death on Long Island
Long Day’s Journey into Night
The Truman Show: Tru-Talk
Junket Whore
Touching Home
Sam Shepard: Stalking Himself
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