Deceased

How Did Richard Harris Die?

Life & Death

Died aged 72

Also known asRichard St. John HarrisGenderMaleNationalityIrelandBorn01/10/1930Born inLimerick City, Munster, IrelandDied25/10/2002 (aged 72)Died inUniversity College HospitalCauseHodgkin lymphomaWikidataQ106775 ↗Buried atThe BahamasTMDb#194 ↗

Richard St John Francis Harris 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.

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Filmography73 titles

Year	Title	Character	Age at release
2004	The Magic Touch of Harry PotterMovie	Self	74
2004	The ApocalypseMovie	John	74
2002	The Count of Monte CristoMovie	Abbé Faria	72
2002	Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsMovie	Albus Dumbledore	72
2002	Arthur: King of the BritonsMovie	Presenter	72
2002	Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven'Movie	Self	72
2001	Harry Potter and the Philosopher's StoneMovie	Albus Dumbledore	71
2001	Friday Night with Jonathan RossSeries	Self	71
2001	My KingdomMovie	Sandeman	71
2000	GladiatorMovie	Marcus Aurelius	70
2000	HellraisersMovie	Self	70
2000	BetteSeries	—	70
1999	Grizzly FallsMovie	Old Harry	69
1999	To Walk with LionsMovie	George Adamson	69
1998	The Barber of SiberiaMovie	Douglas McCraken	68
1998	Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!Movie	Self (archive footage)	68
1997	Smilla's Sense of SnowMovie	Dr. Andreas Tork	67
1997	The HunchbackMovie	Dom Frollo	67
1996	Trojan EddieMovie	John Power	66
1995	The Great KandinskyMovie	Ernest Kandinsky	65
1995	Savage HeartsMovie	Sir Roger Foxley	65
1994	Silent TongueMovie	Prescott Roe	64
1994	AbrahamSeries	Abraham	64
1993	Wrestling Ernest HemingwayMovie	Frank	63
1993	AbrahamMovie	Abraham	63
1993	Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the SixtiesSeries	Self	63
1992	Patriot GamesMovie	Paddy O'Neil	62
1992	UnforgivenMovie	English Bob	62
1990	The FieldMovie	'Bull' McCabe	60
1990	King of the WindMovie	King George II	60
1988	Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday TributeMovie	Self	58
1988	MaigretMovie	Jules Maigret	58
1985	Martin's DayMovie	Martin Steckert	55
1981	Tarzan the Ape ManMovie	James Porter	51
1981	Your Ticket Is No Longer ValidMovie	Jason	51
1980	Russell HartySeries	—	50
1979	The Last WordMovie	Danny Travis	49
1979	Game for VulturesMovie	David Swansey	49
1978	Stars' War: The Flight of the Wild GeeseMovie	Self	48
1977	OrcaMovie	Captain Nolan	47
1977	Golden RendezvousMovie	John Carter	47
1977	Gulliver's TravelsMovie	Gulliver	47
1976	The Cassandra CrossingMovie	Dr. Jonathan Chamberlain	46
1976	Robin and MarianMovie	Richard the Lionheart / King Richard	46
1976	The Return of a Man Called HorseMovie	John Morgan / Horse	46
1976	Echoes of a SummerMovie	Eugene	46
1974	Dinah!Series	Self	44
1974	JuggernautMovie	Lt. Cmdr. Anthony Fallon	44
1974	99 and 44/100% DeadMovie	Harry Crown	44
1974	Flick FlackSeries	—	44
1973	The Deadly TrackersMovie	Sheriff Sean Kilpatrick	43
1973	Burt Bacharach in Shangri-LaMovie	Self	43
1971	Film '72Series	Self	41
1971	Man in the WildernessMovie	Zachary Bass	41
1970	A Man Called HorseMovie	John Morgan	40
1970	The Molly MaguiresMovie	James McKenna	40
1968	The Dick Cavett ShowSeries	Self - Guest	38
1967	CapriceMovie	Christopher White	37
1967	CamelotMovie	King Arthur	37
1966	HawaiiMovie	Rafer Hoxworth	36
1966	The Bible: In the Beginning...Movie	Cain	36
1965	Major DundeeMovie	Captain Benjamin Tyreen	35
1965	The Heroes of TelemarkMovie	Knut Straud	35
1964	The Hollywood PalaceSeries	Self - Singer	34
1962	Mutiny on the BountyMovie	Seaman John Mills	32
1961	The Mike Douglas ShowSeries	Self	31
1961	The Long and the Short and the TallMovie	Cpl. Johnstone	31
1961	The Guns of NavaroneMovie	Squadron Leader Howard Barnsby RAAF	31
1959	Shake Hands with the DevilMovie	Terence O'Brien	29
1956	CinépanoramaSeries	Self	26
1953	The OscarsSeries	Self	23
1951	Hallmark Hall of FameSeries	Philip Rhayadar	21
1948	The Ed Sullivan ShowSeries	Self	18