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Richard Harris
Deceased

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Life & Death

Died aged 72
Also known asRichard St. John HarrisGenderMaleNationalityIrelandBorn01/10/1930Born inLimerick City, Munster, IrelandDied25/10/2002Died inUniversity College HospitalCauseHodgkin lymphomaWikidataQ106775Buried 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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Filmography58 titles

Importing filmography…
YearTitleCharacterAge at
release
2004The Magic Touch of Harry PotterMovieSelf74
2004The ApocalypseMovieJohn74
2002The Count of Monte CristoMovieAbbé Faria72
2001Harry Potter and the Philosopher's StoneMovieAlbus Dumbledore71
2001Friday Night with Jonathan RossSeriesSelf71
2000GladiatorMovieMarcus Aurelius70
2000HellraisersMovieSelf70
2000BetteSeries70
1999Grizzly FallsMovieOld Harry69
1999To Walk with LionsMovieGeorge Adamson69
1998The Barber of SiberiaMovieDouglas McCraken68
1998Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!MovieSelf (archive footage)68
1997Smilla's Sense of SnowMovieDr. Andreas Tork67
1997The HunchbackMovieDom Frollo67
1994Silent TongueMoviePrescott Roe64
1994AbrahamSeriesAbraham64
1993Wrestling Ernest HemingwayMovieFrank63
1993AbrahamMovieAbraham63
1993Hollywood U.K.: British Cinema in the SixtiesSeriesSelf63
1992Patriot GamesMoviePaddy O'Neil62
1992UnforgivenMovieEnglish Bob62
1990The FieldMovie'Bull' McCabe60
1990King of the WindMovieKing George II60
1988Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday TributeMovieSelf58
1988MaigretMovieJules Maigret58
1981Tarzan the Ape ManMovieJames Porter51
1979The Last WordMovieDanny Travis49
1977OrcaMovieCaptain Nolan47
1977Golden RendezvousMovieJohn Carter47
1977Gulliver's TravelsMovieGulliver47
1976The Cassandra CrossingMovieDr. Jonathan Chamberlain46
1976Robin and MarianMovieRichard the Lionheart / King Richard46
1976The Return of a Man Called HorseMovieJohn Morgan / Horse46
1974Dinah!SeriesSelf44
1974JuggernautMovieLt. Cmdr. Anthony Fallon44
197499 and 44/100% DeadMovieHarry Crown44
1974Flick FlackSeries44
1971Film '72SeriesSelf41
1971Man in the WildernessMovieZachary Bass41
1970A Man Called HorseMovieJohn Morgan40
1970The Molly MaguiresMovieJames McKenna40
1968The Dick Cavett ShowSeriesSelf - Guest38
1967CapriceMovieChristopher White37
1967CamelotMovieKing Arthur37
1966HawaiiMovieRafer Hoxworth36
1966The Bible: In the Beginning...MovieCain36
1965Major DundeeMovieCaptain Benjamin Tyreen35
1965The Heroes of TelemarkMovieKnut Straud35
1964The Hollywood PalaceSeriesSelf - Singer34
1962Mutiny on the BountyMovieSeaman John Mills32
1961The Mike Douglas ShowSeriesSelf31
1961The Long and the Short and the TallMovieCpl. Johnstone31
1961The Guns of NavaroneMovieSquadron Leader Howard Barnsby RAAF31
1959Shake Hands with the DevilMovieTerence O'Brien29
1956CinépanoramaSeriesSelf26
1953The OscarsSeriesSelf23
1951Hallmark Hall of FameSeriesPhilip Rhayadar21
1948The Ed Sullivan ShowSeriesSelf18