Richard Harris biography
Richard Harris was an Irish actor and singer, born on 1 October 1930 in Limerick, who died on 25 October 2002.
Richard Harris's screen career began in 1958 with The DuPont Show of the Month, playing Performer.
Richard Harris appeared in 65 films and 13 television or streaming titles between 1958 and 2004.
Richard Harris is remembered for Camelot, A Man Called Horse, The Field, Harry Potter.
Honours include Golden Globe Award for Best Actor , Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, British Independent Film Award , The Richard Harris Award and Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor.
- Born
- 1 October 1930
- Died
- 25 October 2002 (aged 72)
- Birthplace
- Limerick
- Work
- Film director, Singer, Film producer, Rugby union player, Screenwriter
- Film industries
- Hollywood and beyond
- Years active
- 1947 to 2002
- Known for
- Camelot, A Man Called Horse, The Field, Harry Potter, Gladiator, This Sporting Life
- Awards
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor , Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
- British Independent Film Award , The Richard Harris Award
- Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor
- Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording
- Sovereign Military Order of Malta
- Golden Globes
Richard Harris filmography
65 films and 13 television or streaming titles, newest first.
Films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Kaena: The Prophecy | Opaz (voice) | Posthumous release | |
| 2002 | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | Professor Albus Dumbledore | Posthumous release | |
| 2002 | The Count of Monte Cristo | Abbé Faria | ||
| 2002 | Apocalypse Revelation | English | ||
| 2001 | Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone | Professor Albus Dumbledore | ||
| 2001 | The Pearl | Dr. Karl | ||
| 2001 | My Kingdom | Sandeman | ||
| 2000 | Gladiator | Marcus Aurelius | ||
| 1999 | To Walk with Lions | George Adamson | ||
| 1999 | Grizzly Falls | Old Harry | ||
| 1998 | The Barber of Siberia | Douglas McCraken | ||
| 1997 | Smilla's Sense of Snow | Dr. Andreas Tork | ||
| 1997 | This Is the Sea | Old Man Jacobs | ||
| 1997 | Savage Hearts | Sir Roger Foxley | ||
| 1996 | Trojan Eddie | John Power | ||
| 1995 | Cry, the Beloved Country | James Jarvis | ||
| 1994 | Silent Tongue | Prescott Roe | ||
| 1993 | Wrestling Ernest Hemingway | Frank | ||
| 1992 | Patriot Games | Paddy O'Neil | ||
| 1992 | Unforgiven | English Bob | ||
| 1990 | The Field | 'Bull' McCabe | ||
| 1990 | King of the Wind | King George II | ||
| 1990 | Mack the Knife | Mr. Peachum | ||
| 1988 | Strike Commando 2 | Vic Jenkins | ||
| 1985 | Martin's Day | Martin Steckert |
Show all 65 films
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Highpoint | Lewis Kinney | ||
| 1983 | Triumphs of a Man Called Horse | John Morgan | ||
| 1981 | Tarzan, the Ape Man | James Parker | ||
| 1981 | Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid | Jason | ||
| 1980 | 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 | English | ||
| 1977 | Gulliver's Travels | Gulliver | ||
| 1977 | Orca: The Killer Whale | Captain Nolan | ||
| 1976 | The Cassandra Crossing | Dr. Jonathan Chamberlain | ||
| 1976 | The Return of a Man Called Horse | Lord John Morgan | Also executive producer | |
| 1976 | Robin and Marian | Richard the Lionheart | ||
| 1976 | Echoes of a Summer | Eugene Striden | Also executive producer | |
| 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 | Bloomfield | Eitan | Also director and additional writer | |
| 1970 | The Molly Maguires | Detective James McParlan | ||
| 1970 | Cromwell | Oliver Cromwell | ||
| 1970 | A Man Called Horse | John Morgan | ||
| 1967 | Caprice | Christopher White | ||
| 1967 | Camelot | King Arthur | ||
| 1966 | The Bible: In The Beginning | Cain | ||
| 1966 | Hawaii | Rafer Hoxworth | ||
| 1965 | The Three Faces | Italian | ||
| 1965 | The Heroes of Telemark | Knut Straud | ||
| 1965 | Major Dundee | Capt. Benjamin Tyreen | ||
| 1964 | Red Desert | Corrado Zeller | ||
| 1963 | This Sporting Life | Frank Machin | ||
| 1962 | Mutiny on the Bounty | Seaman John Mills | ||
| 1961 | The Guns of Navarone | Squadron Leader Barnsby RAAF | ||
| 1961 | The Long and the Short and the Tall | Corporal Edward "Johnno" Johnstone | ||
| 1960 | A Terrible Beauty | Sean Reilly | ||
| 1959 | The Wreck of the Mary Deare | Higgens | ||
| 1959 | Shake Hands with the Devil | Terence O'Brien | ||
| 1959 | Alive and Kicking | Lover |
Television and streaming
| Year | Title | Role | Where | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | Julius Caesar | Lucius Cornelius Sulla | Miniseries, 2 episodes; posthumous release | |
| 2000 | The Apocalypse | John | Television movie | |
| 1997 | The Hunchback | Dom Frollo | Television movie | |
| 1995 | The Great Kandinsky | Ernest Kandinsky | Television movie | |
| 1993 | Abraham | Abraham | Television movie | |
| 1988 | Maigret | Jules Maigret | Television movie | |
| 1982 | Camelot | King Arthur | Television movie | |
| 1971 | The Snow Goose | Philip Rhayader | Television movie | |
| 1960 | The Art Carney Special | Performer | Episode: "Victory" | |
| 1960 | Armchair Theatre | Major Gaylord | Episode: "Come in Razor Red" | |
| 1958 | The DuPont Show of the Month | Performer | Episode: "The Hasty Heart" | |
| 1958 | ITV Television Playhouse | Dan Galvin | Episode: "Rest in Violence" | |
| 1958 | ITV Play of the Week | Michael O'Riordan | Episode: "The Iron Harp" |