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Richard Harris

Actor, Producer, Director, Writer
Born October 1, 1930Died October 25, 2002 (72 years)
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.

Movies & Shows on Plex

  • The Wild Geese
  • The Cassandra Crossing
  • A Man Called Horse
  • This Sporting Life
  • Kaena: The Prophecy
  • The Apocalypse

Known For

  • Gladiator
  • Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
  • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
  • Unforgiven
  • The Count of Monte Cristo
  • Orca
  • This Sporting Life
  • Camelot
  • A Man Called Horse
  • The Field
  • Red Desert
  • Cromwell
  • The Wild Geese
  • Juggernaut
  • The Guns of Navarone
  • The Cassandra Crossing
  • Smilla's Sense of Snow
  • Major Dundee
  • The Heroes of Telemark
  • Man in the Wilderness
  • Robin and Marian
  • The Barber of Siberia
  • Tarzan the Ape Man
  • The Molly Maguires

Featured Videos

  • Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone Soundbite: Richard Harris
    Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone Soundbite: Richard HarrisHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's StoneInterview
  • Richard Harris (Extended Clip)
    Richard Harris (Extended Clip)CamelotBehind the Scenes
  • Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets Ultimate Collector's Edition: Richard Harris
    Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets Ultimate Collector's Edition: Richard HarrisHarry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsScene

Richard Harris Filmography

2008
How the West Was Lost · as English Bob
2004
The Pearl · as Dr. Karl
2003
2003
Build a Scene · as Professor Albus Dumbledore
2002
Julius Caesar (TV Series) · as Lucius Silla
2002
2002
2002
2002
2002
The Count of Monte Cristo · as Abbé Faria
2001
2001
My Kingdom · as Sandeman
2000
Bette (TV Series)
2000
Gladiator · as Marcus Aurelius
1999
Grizzly Falls · as Old Harry
1999
To Walk with Lions · as George Adamson
1998
The Barber of Siberia · as Douglas Mccraken
1997
This Is the Sea · as Old Man Jacobs
1997
The Hunchback · as Dom Frollo
1997
Smilla's Sense of Snow · as Dr. Andreas Tork
1996
Trojan Eddie · as John Power
1995
Cry, the Beloved Country · as James Jarvis
1995
The Great Kandinsky · as Ernest Kandinsky
1995
Savage Hearts · as Sir Roger Foxley
1993
1993
Abraham · as Abraham
1993
Abraham (TV Series) · as Abraham
1993
Silent Tongue · as Prescott Roe
1992
Unforgiven · as English Bob
1992
Patriot Games · as Paddy O'neil
1992
The Secret World of Spying · as Paddy O'neil
1990
The Field · as 'bull' Mccabe
1989
King of the Wind · as King George Ii
1989
Mack the Knife · as Mr. Peachum
1988
Strike Commando 2 · as Major Vic Jenkins
1988
Maigret · as Jules Maigret
1985
Wild Geese II · as Capt. Rafer Janders
1985
Martin's Day · as Martin Steckert
1983
Triumphs of a Man Called Horse · as John Morgan - Man Called Horse
1982
Camelot · as King Arthur
1982
Highpoint · as Lewis Kinney
1981
1981
Tarzan the Ape Man · as James Porter
1979
The Last Word · as Danny Travis
1979
Game for Vultures · as David Swansey
1979
Ravagers · as Falk
1978
The Wild Geese · as Capt. Rafer Janders
1977
Golden Rendezvous · as John Carter
1977
Orca · as Captain Nolan
1977
Gulliver's Travels · as Gulliver
1976
The Cassandra Crossing · as Dr. Jonathan Chamberlain
1976
The Return of a Man Called Horse · as John Morgan / Horse
1976
Robin and Marian · as Richard The Lionheart / King Richard
1976
Echoes of a Summer · as Eugene
1974
Juggernaut · as Lt. Cmdr. Anthony Fallon
1974
99 and 44/100% Dead! · as Harry Crown
1973
The Deadly Trackers · as Sheriff Sean Kilpatrick
1971
Man in the Wilderness · as Zachary Bass
1971
The Snow Goose · as Philip Rhayadar
1970
The Hero · as Eitan
1970
Cromwell · as Oliver Cromwell
1970
The Molly Maguires · as James Mckenna
1970
A Man Called Horse · as John Morgan
1967
Camelot · as King Arthur
1967
Caprice · as Christopher White
1966
Hawaii · as Rafer Hoxworth
1966
1965
The Heroes of Telemark · as Knut Straud
1965
Major Dundee · as Captain Benjamin Tyreen
1965
The Three Faces · as Robert (segment "gli Amanti Celebri")
1964
Red Desert · as Corrado Zeller
1963
This Sporting Life · as Frank Machin
1962
Mutiny on the Bounty · as Seaman John Mills
1961
The Guns of Navarone · as Squadron Leader Howard Barnsby Raaf
1961
Jungle Fighters · as Cpl. Johnstone
1960
The Night Fighters · as Sean Reilly
1959
1959
Shake Hands with the Devil · as Terence O'brien
1958
Alive and Kicking · as Lover
1957
The DuPont Show of the Month (TV Series) · as Cast
1956
Armchair Theatre (TV Series) · as Major Gaylord
1955
ITV Play of the Week (TV Series) · as Michael O'riordan
1955
ITV Television Playhouse (TV Series) · as Dan Galvin
1951
Hallmark Hall Of Fame (TV Series) · as Philip Rhayadar

2022
2019
2012
2009
2009
2009
2007
Never Apologize · as Self
2005
2004
2003
2003
The 75th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Memorial Tribute
2003
9th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - In Memoriam
2001
2001
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (TV Series) · as Self
1999
1998
Elmopalooza! · as Self (archive Footage)
1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1996
Airport (TV Series) · as Self
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1993
Hollywood U.K. (1993) (TV Series) · as Self
1993
The 65th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Audience Member
1992
Late Show with David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1992
1992
1992
HBO First Look (TV Series) · as Self
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1991
The 63rd Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Nominee
1991
1991
1988
1982
Wogan (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1982
Late Night With David Letterman (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1978
1975
Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1974
Harty (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1974
Dinah! (TV Series) · as Self
1973
AFI Life Achievement Award (TV Series) · as Self
1972
The 44th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter
1971
Film (TV Series) · as Self
1971
Parkinson (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1968
60 Minutes (TV Series) · as Self - Actor (segment: Richard Harris)
1968
The Dick Cavett Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1968
Happening '68 (TV Series) · as Self
1967
The Phil Donahue Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1967
Omnibus (1967) (TV Series) · as Self
1967
The 39th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Presenter
1964
Cinema (TV Series) · as Self
1964
The Hollywood Palace (TV Series) · as Self - Singer
1964
Top of the Pops (TV Series) · as Self
1962
1962
The Merv Griffin Show (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1961
The Mike Douglas Show (TV Series) · as Self
1956
Cinépanorama (TV Series) · as Self
1955
This is Your Life (UK) (TV Series) · as Self - Guest
1953
The Academy Awards (TV Series) · as Self
1948
The Ed Sullivan Show (TV Series) · as Self

1976
The Return of a Man Called Horse · as Executive Producer
1976
Echoes of a Summer · as Executive Producer

1970
The Hero · as Screenplay

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