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Richard St John Francis Harris (1 October 1930 – 25 October 2002) [1] 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, and a Grammy Award.
However, his breakthrough performance was as the quintessential "angry young man" in the sensational drama This Sporting Life (1963), which scored him an Oscar nomination. He then appeared in the WW II commando tale The Heroes of Telemark (1965) and in the Sam Peckinpah-directed western Major Dundee (1965).
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- Limerick, Ireland
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- Bloomsbury, London, England, UK
Mini Bio. Richard St John Harris was born on October 1, 1930 in Limerick, Ireland, to a farming family, one of nine children born to Mildred (Harty) and Ivan Harris. He attended Crescent College, a Jesuit school, and was an excellent rugby player, with a strong passion for literature.
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- October 25, 2002
Richard St John Harris ( Limerick, 1 de octubre de 1930- Londres, 25 de octubre de 2002) fue un actor y cantante irlandés, conocido por haber intervenido en numerosas películas como Rebelión a bordo (1962), Camelot (1967) y La Biblia (1966) de John Huston .
26 de abr. de 2024 · Richard Harris, Irish stage and screen actor known for flamboyant performances, offstage indulgences, and singing the hit song ‘MacArthur Park.’. His best-known films included This Sporting Life, Camelot, A Man Called Horse, The Field, Unforgiven, Gladiator, and the first two Harry Potter movies.
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- Richard Harris was an Irish actor on stage and screen who became known for his offstage indulgences and flamboyant performances. Some of his notabl...
- Richard Harris played the role of the wizard Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001; also released as Harry Potter and the...
- Richard Harris's first film appearance was in Alive and Kicking (1958).
- The film adaptation of Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe’s Broadway hit Camelot (1967) revealed Richard Harris's pleasant singing voice. The movi...
- Richard Harris died on October 25, 2002, in London, England.
22 de dic. de 2022 · BORN in Limerick on October 1, 1930, Richard St John Harris was one of eight children born to Ivan Harris, a flour mill owner, and his wife Mildred Josephine Harty. After spending his formative years in Limerick, he relocated to London to fulfil his acting ambitions.
An Irish rogue who emerged from England as one of its most accomplished performers, actor Richard Harris typified the angry young man persona of 1960s British cinema, both on and off the...
