Richard Harris

Richard St John Harris (1 October 1930 – 25 October 2002) was an Irish actor, singer, theatrical producer, film director and writer. He appeared on stage and in many films, and is perhaps best known for his role as Frank Machin in This Sporting Life. He is also known for playing King Arthur in the 1967 film Camelot and the subsequent 1981 revival of the show. He played an aristocrat and prisoner in A Man Called Horse (1970), a gunfighter in Clint Eastwood's Western film Unforgiven (1992), Emperor Marcus Aurelius in Gladiator (2000), and Albus Dumbledore in both Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002). Harris had a top ten hit in the UK and the US with his 1968 recording of Jimmy Webb's song "MacArthur Park".

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)Harris Richard St John (full name)
Birth dateOctober 01, 1930
Birth nameRichard St John Harris
Birth place
Republic of Ireland , Irish Free State , Limerick , County Limerick
cause of death
Hodgkin's lymphoma
Date of deathOctober 25, 2002
Place of death
London , University College Hospital
Education
London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Spouse
Elizabeth Rees-Williams
Children

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