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A genuine star of cinema on screen and a fiery hell raiser off screen, Richard St John Harris was born on October 1, 1930 in Limerick, Ireland, to a farming family. He was an excellent rugby player and had a strong passion for literature. Unfortunately, a bout of tuberculosis as a teenager ended his aspirations to a rugby career... See full bio »

Born:

Richard St. John Harris
in Limerick, Ireland

Died:

(age 72) in Bloomsbury, London, England, UK
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2003 Kaena: The Prophecy
Opaz (voice: English version)
 
2002 Caesar (TV movie)
Lucius Cornelius Sulla
 
2002 The Apocalypse (TV movie)
John
 
2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Professor Albus Dumbledore
 
2002 The Count of Monte Cristo
Abbé Faria
 
2001 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Professor Albus Dumbledore
 
2001 My Kingdom
Sandeman
 
2001 Bette (TV series)
Stage Hand
– True Story (2001) … Stage Hand
 
2001 The Pearl
Dr. Karl
 
2000 Gladiator
Marcus Aurelius
 
1999 Grizzly Falls
Old Harry
 
1999 To Walk with Lions
George Adamson
 
1998 The Barber of Siberia
Makkreken (as Richard Kharris)
 
1998 Upright Affair
 
1997 This Is the Sea
Old Man Jacobs
 
1997 The Hunchback (TV movie)
Dom Frollo
 
1997 Smilla's Sense of Snow
Dr. Andreas Tork
 
1996 Trojan Eddie
John Power
 
1996 Savage Hearts
Sir Roger Foxley
 
1995 The Great Kandinsky (TV movie)
Ernest Kandinsky
 
1995 Cry, the Beloved Country
James Jarvis
 
1993 Wrestling Ernest Hemingway
Frank
 
1993 Abraham (TV movie)
Abraham
 
1993 Silent Tongue
Prescott Roe
 
1992 Unforgiven
English Bob
 
1992 Patriot Games
Paddy O'Neil
 
1990 The Field
'Bull' McCabe
 
1990 King of the Wind
King George II
 
1989 Mack the Knife
Mr. Peachum
 
1988 Strike Commando 2
Maj. Vic Jenkins
 
1988 Maigret (TV movie)
Jules Maigret
 
1985 Martin's Day
Martin Steckert
 
1983 Triumphs of a Man Called Horse
John Morgan - Man Called Horse
 
1982 Camelot (TV movie)
King Arthur
 
1982 Highpoint
Lewis Kinney
 
1981 Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid
Jason
 
1981 Tarzan, the Ape Man
James Parker
 
1979 The Last Word
Danny Travis
 
1979 Game for Vultures
David Swansey
 
1979 Ravagers
Falk
 
1978 The Wild Geese
Capt. Rafer Janders
 
1977 Golden Rendezvous
John Carter
 
1977 Orca
Captain Nolan
 
1977 Gulliver's Travels
Gulliver
 
1976 The Cassandra Crossing
Dr. Jonathan Chamberlain
 
1976 The Return of a Man Called Horse
John Morgan
 
1976 Robin and Marian
Richard the Lionheart / King Richard
 
1976 Echoes of a Summer
Eugene Striden
 
1974 Juggernaut
Lt. Cmdr. Anthony Fallon
 
1974 99 and 44/100% Dead
Harry Crown
 
1973 The Deadly Trackers
Sheriff Sean Kilpatrick
 
1971 Man in the Wilderness
Zachary Bass
 
1971 The Snow Goose (TV movie)
Philip Rhayadar
 
1971 Festival europäischer Schlager (TV movie)
Singer
 
1971 The Hero
Eitan
 
1970 Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell
 
1970 A Man Called Horse
John Morgan
 
1970 The Molly Maguires
Detective James McParlan
 
1967 Caprice
Christopher White
 
1967 Camelot
King Arthur
 
1966 Hawaii
Capt. Rafer Hoxworth
 
1966 The Bible: In the Beginning...
Cain
 
1965 The Heroes of Telemark
Knut
 
1965 Major Dundee
Captain Benjamin Tyreen
 
1965 I tre volti
Robert (segment "Gli amanti celebri")
 
1964 Red Desert
Corrado Zeller
 
1964 Alive and Kicking
Lover
 
1963 This Sporting Life
Frank Machin
 
1962 Mutiny on the Bounty
Seaman John Mills
 
1961 The Guns of Navarone
Barnsby
 
1961 Jungle Fighters
Cpl. Johnstone
 
1960 The Night Fighters
Sean Reilly
 
1960 Art Carney Special (TV series)
– Victory (1960)
 
1960 Armchair Theatre (TV series)
– Come in Razor Red (1960)
 
1959 The Wreck of the Mary Deare
Higgins
 
1959 Shake Hands with the Devil
Terence O'Brien
 
1958 The DuPont Show of the Month (TV series)
– The Hasty Heart (1958)
 
1958 ITV Television Playhouse (TV series)
Dan Galvin
– Rest in Violence (1958) … Dan Galvin
 
1958 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
Michael O'Riordan
– The Iron Harp (1958) … Michael O'Riordan
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (11 titles)
1996 Trojan Eddie (performer: "Don't Laugh At Me 'Cos I'm A Fool")
 
1992 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
– Episode dated 22 May 1992 (1992) (performer: "MacArthur Park" 1968 - uncredited)
 
1991 Here's Looking at You, Warner Bros. (TV documentary) (performer: "Camelot" - uncredited)
 
1989 Mack the Knife (performer: "Peachum's Morning Chorale Morning Anthem ", "I Prefer Duet", "Uncertainity of Human Condition")
 
1976 Echoes of a Summer (writer: "The Last Castle" / performer: "The Last Castle")
 
1973 Burt Bacharach in Shangri-La (TV movie) (performer: "Didn't We", "If I Could Go Back")
 
1970 The Molly Maguires (performer: "Eileen Aroon")
 
1968 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
– Episode #21.33 (1968) (performer: "Camelot")
 
1967 Camelot (performer: "I Wonder What The King Is Doing Tonight" - uncredited, "Camelot" - uncredited, "How to Handle A Woman" - uncredited, "What Do The Simple Folk Do?" - uncredited, "Finale: Camelot" - uncredited / "Camelot" - uncredited)
 
1966 The Milton Berle Show (TV series)
– Episode #1.1 (1966) (performer: "The Impossible Dream")
 
1963 This Sporting Life (performer: "Here In My Heart")
 
Show ShowProducer (2 titles)
1976 The Return of a Man Called Horse (executive producer)
 
1976 Echoes of a Summer (executive producer)
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
1971 The Hero
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1971 The Hero (additional material)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2005 Life, the Universe and Douglas Adams (video documentary) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (62 titles)
2003 Interviews with Professors & More (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2002 Das große RTL Special zum Film (TV series)
Himself
– Harry Potter und die Kammer des Schreckens (2002) … Himself
 
2002 Airport (TV series documentary)
Himself
– September 11th (2002) … Himself
 
2002 Arthur: King of the Britons (TV special)
Himself - Presenter/Narrator
 
2001 Muhammad Ali: Through the Eyes of the World (documentary)
 
2001 The Rosie O'Donnell Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 14 November 2001 (2001) … Himself
 
2001 Friday Night with Jonathan Ross (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.2 (2001) … Himself
 
2000 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Gladiator (2000) … Himself
 
1999 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Stars: America's Greatest Screen Legends (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1997 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 15 February 1997 (1997) … Himself
 
1994-1997 Late Show with David Letterman (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 12 February 1997 (1997) … Himself
– Episode dated 17 January 1994 (1994) … Himself
 
1994 Omnibus (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Joan Littlewood's Lovely War (1994) … Himself
 
1994 The 16th Annual CableACE Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1993 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.212 (1993) … Himself
 
1993 The 65th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Audience Member
 
1993 Hollywood U.K. (TV series documentary)
Himself - Contributor
– Northern Lights (1993) … Himself - Contributor
 
1992 Clint Eastwood on Westerns (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1970-1992 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 20 May 1992 (1992) … Himself
– Episode dated 6 December 1991 (1991) … Himself
– Episode dated 12 December 1974 (1974) … Himself
– Episode dated 30 October 1973 (1973) … Himself
– Episode dated 2 August 1972 (1972) … Himself
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1992 Eastwood & Co.: Making 'Unforgiven' (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1991 One on One with John Tesh (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.73 (1991) … Himself
 
1991 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Kirk Douglas (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1991 The 63rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Leading Role
 
1991 The 48th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV special)
Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama
 
1991 The 17th Annual People's Choice Awards (TV special)
Himself - Presenter: Favourite Comedy Motion Picture
 
1990 This Is Your Life (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Richard Harris (1990) … Himself
 
1990 The Evening Standard Drama Awards (TV movie)
Himself
 
1990 Wogan (TV series)
– Episode dated 27 July 1990 (1990)
 
1988-1990 Aspel & Company (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #7.7 (1990) … Himself
– Episode #5.10 (1988) … Himself
 
1988 Parkinson One to One (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.8 (1988) … Himself
 
1988 Freedomfest: Nelson Mandela's 70th Birthday Celebratation (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1988 Lerner and Loewe: Broadway's Last Romantics (TV movie)
Himself
 
1988 The Media Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.2 (1988) … Himself
 
1987 The Last Resort with Jonathan Ross (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.3 (1987) … Himself
 
1986 Josh, the Logan Legend (documentary)
Himself
 
1982 The Royal Variety Performance 1982 (TV movie)
Himself
 
1981 Good Morning America (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 2 November 1981 (1981) … Himself
 
1980 Night of One Hundred Stars (TV movie)
Himself
 
1979 It'll Be Alright on the Night 2 (TV movie)
Himself - Guest
 
1979 The 36th Annual Golden Globes Awards (TV movie)
Himself - Presenter
 
1978 The 35th Annual Golden Globe Awards (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1969-1974 The Mike Douglas Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 7 January 1974 (1974) … Himself
– Episode dated 13 March 1970 (1970) … Himself
– Episode dated 4 March 1969 (1969) … Himself
 
1973 Burt Bacharach in Shangri-La (TV movie)
Himself
 
1972 The Dave Cash Radio Show (TV series)
Himself - Singer
– Episode #1.2 (1972) … Himself - Singer
 
1972 The 44th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Actor in a Supporting Role
 
1972 The 14th Annual Grammy Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
1970-1971 The David Frost Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #4.50 (1971) … Himself
– Episode #2.214 (1970) … Himself
 
1968-1971 The Dick Cavett Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 12 May 1971 (1971)
– Episode dated 27 October 1970 (1970) … Himself
– Episode dated 5 June 1970 (1970) … Himself
– Episode #1.10 (1968) … Himself
 
1970 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 3 June 1970 (1970) … Himself
 
1970 An Toileanach a Dfhill (documentary short)
Narrator (voice)
 
1967-1969 The Joey Bishop Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #3.116 (1969) … Himself
– Episode #3.111 (1969) … Himself
– Episode #3.19 (1968) … Himself
– Episode #1.35 (1967) … Himself
 
1968 Dee Time (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.105 (1968) … Himself
 
1968 Here's Peggy Fleming (TV movie)
Himself
 
1968 Once More with Felix (TV series)
Himself - Singer
– Episode #2.1 (1968) … Himself - Singer
 
1968 The Hollywood Palace (TV series)
Himself - Singer
– Episode #6.4 (1968) … Himself - Singer
 
1968 The Don Rickles Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.3 (1968) … Himself
 
1968 The Ed Sullivan Show (TV series)
Himself - Singer / Singer
– Episode #21.39 (1968) … Singer
– Episode #21.33 (1968) … Himself - Singer
 
1967 The Circle (documentary)
 
1967 The 39th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Co-Presenter: Documentary Awards
 
1966 The Milton Berle Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.1 (1966) … Himself
 
1965-1966 The Eamonn Andrews Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #2.25 (1966) … Himself
– Episode #2.9 (1965) … Himself
– Episode #2.8 (1965) … Himself
 
1966 Cinema (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Richard Harris (1966) … Himself
 
1965 Cinépanorama (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 27 March 1965 (1965) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (16 titles)
2010 Lego Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (Video Game)
Professor Dumbledore
 
2009 Creating the World of Harry Potter, Part 1: The Magic Begins (video documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Hollywood Singing & Dancing: A Musical History - 1960's (video documentary)
Himself
 
2008 How the West Was Lost (TV documentary)
English Bob (uncredited)
 
2007 Banda sonora (TV series)
 
2007 Never Apologize (documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Passion & Poetry: Major Dundee (video short)
Himself
 
2005 Cinema mil (TV series)
 
2005 Strength and Honor: Creating the World of 'Gladiator' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Build a Scene (video documentary short)
Professor Albus Dumbledore (uncredited)
 
2003 The 75th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself (Memorial Tribute)
 
2002 Patriot Games: Up Close (TV movie)
Paddy O'Neil (uncredited)
 
2000 Hellraisers (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1992 The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (TV series)
 
1992 The Secret World of Spying (TV movie)
Paddy O'Neil
 
1967 The Story of Camelot
Himself
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Founder of Excalibur Productions, a theatrical touring business. See more »

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2 Print Biographies  | 6 Interviews  | 15 Articles  | 1 Magazine Cover Photo  | See more »

Alternate Names:

Richard Kharris

Height:

6' 1" (1.85 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

[upon being carried out on a stretcher from the Savoy Hotel, to people entering the hotel] It was the food! See more »

Trivia:

After giving up drinking alcohol for a time in the 1970s, Harris put a bottle of vodka in every room in his house in London. The temptation was huge but he didn't touch a drop. See more »

Trademark:

A rebel in real life, a part he often portrayed on screen See more »

Star Sign:

Libra