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Richard Harris
Richard St John Francis Harris (1 October 1930 – 25 October 2002) was an accomplished Irish actor and singer. After studying at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, Harris quickly achieved fame as a key figure of the British New Wave. Throughout his extensive career, he received multiple accolades, including the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor, and a Grammy Award. Harris was praised for his roles in numerous films such as 'This Sporting Life (1963)', 'The Field (1990)', and the first two Harry Potter films, where he played Albus Dumbledore. Harris initially hesitated accepting this role due to his declining health, but ultimately agreed after his 11-year-old granddaughter threatened never to speak to him again if he turned it down. Additionally, Harris also had a successful singing career. He recorded several albums of music including the hit song 'MacArthur Park', which topped several music sales charts in Europe in 1968.
Aside from his career, Harris had notable personal achievements. He moved to England to become a director, opened the 'off-West End' Irving Theatre and staged his production of Clifford Odets's play 'Winter Journey (The Country Girl)'. He successfully kicked his drinking habit while semi-retired in Paradise Island in the Bahamas. However, Harris was diagnosed with Hodgkin's disease in 2002 and passed away the same year in University College Hospital in London.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Richard St John Francis Harris
Born: Limerick, Ireland
Citizenship: Ireland
Birthday: October 1, 1930
Occupations: Actor, Singer
Years Active: 1956-2002
Children: 3
Spouses: Elizabeth Rees-Williams, Ann Turkel
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Awards and Nominations Received by Richard Harris
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Movies Featuring Richard Harris
Red Desert (1964)
Camelot
The Guns of Navarone
Major Dundee (re-release)
Kaena: The Prophecy
A Man Called Horse
Mutiny on the Bounty
Orca
Cry, the Beloved Country
The Molly Maguires
The Cassandra Crossing
Tarzan the Ape Man
My Kingdom
Robin and Marian
Creating the World of Harry Potter, Part 8: Growing Up
Hellraisers
Muhammad Ali - Through The Eyes Of The World
The Burkittsville 7
The Apocalypse
Julius Caesar
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
Strength and Honor: Creating the World of ‘Gladiator’
The Field
The Pearl
King of the Wind
Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid
Highpoint
Camelot
Martin’s Day
Strike Commando 2
Mack the Knife
Triumphs of a Man Called Horse
Martin’s Day
Strike Commando 2
Mack the Knife
Triumphs of a Man Called Horse
Cromwell
Echoes of a Summer
Gulliver’s Travels
The Long and the Short and the Tall
This Sporting Life
Major Dundee
Silent Tongue
Game for Vultures
The Wild Geese
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
Man in the Wilderness
Caprice
The Return of a Man Called Horse
Trojan Eddie
Abraham
Juggernaut
Bloomfield
The Bible: In the Beginning…
Ravagers
Grizzly Falls
This Is the Sea
The Wreck of the Mary Deare
The Barber of Siberia
The Heroes of Telemark
Red Desert
To Walk with Lions
The Three Faces
Creating the World of Harry Potter, Part 2: Characters
Hawaii
Alive and Kicking
Golden Rendezvous
The Hunchback
99 and 44/100% Dead
Career Timeline
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1983
Triumphs of a Man Called Horse
John Morgan - Man Called Horse
Triumphs of a Man Called Horse
John Morgan - Man Called Horse
1976
Robin and Marian
Echoes of a Summer
Eugene
The Return of a Man Called Horse
John Morgan / Horse
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