Full name: Richard St. John Harris

Height: 6' 1"

Wives: Ann Turkel (7 June 1974 - 1982) (divorced) Elizabeth Rees (1957 - 1969) (divorced) 3 sons

Date of Birth: October 1, 1930

City of Birth: Limerick, Ireland

Date of Death: October 25, 2002 London, England, UK. (Hodgkin's Disease)

Biography: Richard Harris is an Irish man who withstood six decades of acting. He became an unlikely star after stunning watchers with a high-octane performance in "This Sporting Life". Harris earned an Oscar nomination and skyrocketed to the top of the international cinema's list of leading men. He graduated from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. He spent many years on stage in Britain before making his movie debut in "Alive and Kicking". He got the reputation as an interesting performer rather quickly. After a while it seemed that his career in acting was about to become a deadend. Then came the role that helped save his career. It was a western that starred him as a English aristocrat captured and tortured by Sioux Indians.It was called "A Man Called Horse". It became a surprise hit and boosted Harris's popularity greatly.

Interesting Facts:

He was a pretty good rugby player in his day, still remembered in Limerick City for his tackling ability.

Father of director Damian Harris, actors Jared Harris and Jamie Harris.

Harris was a guest professor, teaching Theatre Arts courses at the University Of Scranton in the mid 1980s.

Received an Honorary Doctorate from University Of Scranton (1987).

Joined the Knights of Malta (SMOM), despite his two divorces.

Harris, Peter O'Toole and Richard Burton were drinking buddies in the early 1970s till Burton's Death.

He was Knighted by Denmark in 1985.

One of nine children born to Limerick farmer Ivan Harris and his wife, the former Mildred Harty.

A bout with tuberculosis ended his ambition of becoming a professional rugby player.

Only agreed to take the part of Albus Dumbledor in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) after his then 11-year-old granddaughter threatened never to speak to him again if he didn't.

While still a student, he rented the tiny "off-West End" Irving Theatre in London, and directed his own production of Odets' "Winter Journey (The Country Girl)". The critics approved, but the production used up all his savings, and he was forced to sleep in a coal cellar for six weeks.

Made the Billboard Singles Charts on six occasions: "MacArthur Park" and "The Yard Went On Forever", both in 1968; "Didn't We" in 1969; "My Boy" and "There Are Too Many Saviors on My Cross", both in 1972; and "I Don't Want to Tell You" in 1973.

His brother Dermot was married to actress Cassandra Harris and had two children. After his death she married Pierce Brosnan and they became Brosnan's stepchildren.

Quotes:

"There are too many prima donnas in this business and not enough action."

"I'm not interested in reputation or immortality or things like that...I don't care what I'm remembered for. I don't care if I'm remembered. I don't care if I'm not remembered. I don't care why I'm remembered. I genuinely don't care."

"I hate movies. They're a waste of time."

Actor Filmography:
Kaena: La prophe (2003) (voice) .... Opaz
"Julius Caesar" (2002) (mini) TV Series .... Lucius Sulla
San Giovanni - L'apocalisse (2002) .... St. John/Teophilus
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) .... Albus Dumbledore
Count of Monte Cristo, The (2002) .... Abbaria, Edmond's d'If Mentor
Pearl, The (2001)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) .... Dumbledore
My Kingdom (2001) .... Sandeman
Gladiator (2000) .... Emperor Marcus Aurelius
Grizzly Falls (1999) .... Old Harry
To Walk with Lions (1999) .... George Adamson
Sibirskij tsiryulnik (1998) .... Douglas McCraken
This Is the Sea (1998) .... Old Man Jacobs
Hunchback, The (1997) (TV) .... Dom Frollo
Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997) .... Andreas Tork
Savage Hearts (1997) .... Sir Roger Foxley
Trojan Eddie (1996) .... John Power
Great Kandinsky, The (1995) (TV) .... Ernest Kandinsky
Cry, the Beloved Country (1995) .... James Jarvis
Abraham (1994) (TV) .... Abraham
Silent Tongue (1994) .... Prescott Roe
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway (1993) .... Frank
Unforgiven (1992) .... English Bob
Patriot Games (1992) .... Paddy O'Neil
Field, The (1990) .... 'Bull' McCabe
Mack the Knife (1990) .... Peachum
King of the Wind (1989) .... King George II
Strike Commando 2 (1989)
Maigret (1988) (TV) .... Jules Maigret
Martin's Day (1984) .... Martin Steckert
Highpoint (1984) .... Lewis Kinney
Triumphs of a Man Called Horse (1982) .... John Morgan
Camelot (1982) (TV) .... King Arthur
Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid (1981) .... Jason
(Canada: French title)
Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981) .... Parker
Game for Vultures, A (1979) .... David Swansey
Last Word, The (1979) .... Danny Travis
Ravagers (1979) .... Falk
Wild Geese, The (1978) .... Capt. Rafer Janders
Gulliver's Travels (1977) .... Gulliver
Golden Rendezvous (1977) .... John Carter
Orca (1977) .... Captain Nolan
Cassandra Crossing, The (1976) .... Dr. Jonathan Chamberlain
Return of a Man Called Horse, The (1976) .... Lord John Morgan aka Shunkawakan
Robin and Marian (1976) .... King Richard
Echoes of a Summer (1976) .... Eugene Striden
99 and 44/100% Dead (1974) .... Harry Crown
Juggernaut (1974) .... Commander Anthony Fallon
Deadly Trackers, The (1973) .... Sheriff Sean Kilpatrick
Man in the Wilderness (1971) .... Zachary Bass
Snow Goose, The (1971) (TV) .... Philip Rhayadar
Bloomfield (1971) .... Eitan
Cromwell (1970) .... Oliver Cromwell
Man Called Horse, A (1970) .... John Morgan
Molly Maguires, The (1970) .... Detective James McParlan/McKenna
Camelot (1967) .... King Arthur
Caprice (1967) .... Christopher White
Hawaii (1966) .... Rafer Hoxworth
Bibbia, La (1966) .... Cain
Heroes of Telemark, The (1965) .... Knut Straud
Major Dundee (1965) .... Capt. Benjamin Tyreen
Deserto rosso, Il (1964) .... Corrado Zeller
This Sporting Life (1963) .... Frank Machin
Mutiny on the Bounty (1962) .... Seaman John Mills
Guns of Navarone, The (1961) .... Squadron Leader Howard Barnsby RAAF
Long and the Short and the Tall, The (1960) .... Cpl. Johnstone
Terrible Beauty, A (1960) .... Sean Reilly
Alive and Kicking (1959) .... Lover
Iron Harp, The (1959) (TV) .... Blind Irishman
Wreck of the Mary Deare, The (1959) .... Higgins, Second Mate, Mary Deare
Shake Hands with the Devil (1959) .... Terence O'Brien

Producer Filmography:
Return of a Man Called Horse, The (1976) (producer)

Director Filmography:
Bloomfield (1971)

TV Appearances:
"Airport" (1996) playing "Himself" 2002
"Friday Night with Jonathan Ross" (2001) playing "Himself" 9 November 2001
"Bette" (2000) playing "Stage Hand" in episode: "True Story" 3 January 2001
"Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, The" (1962) playing "Himself" 20 May 1992
"This Is Your Life" (1955) playing "Himself" in episode: "Richard Harris" 14 November 1990
"Milton Berle Show, The" (1966) playing "Himself" September 1966
"Cinnorama" (1956) playing "Himself" 3 February 1962

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Trivia
•        His family are urging the makers of Harry Potter to pass the part of Professor Dumbledore to his drinking friend Peter O'Toole -- Harris' brother Noel says Peter was a great friend of Harris' for most of his life and he has similar qualities on screen. (January 10, 2003)
•        Reports that late HARRY POTTER star Richard Harris will be created by computer trickery in the next installment of the franchise have been proved false -- insiders at Warner Bros. have stated categorically that they will not undertake the feat by using computer technology. (December 21, 2002)
•        Was honored for his outstanding contribution to film at the fifth annual British Independent Film Awards – the award was accepted Wednesday by Harris' three sons: Damian, Jared and Jamie. (November 1, 2002)
•        Harris's turn as violent coal miner Frank Machin 1963's THIS SPORTING LIFE earned him a Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival
•        Nominated for Oscars twice, for THIS SPORTING LIFE (1964) and THE FIELD (1991)
•        Harris' celluloid résumé in films includes the 1962 Marlon Brando version of MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY and ROBIN AND MARIAN, in which he costarred with Sean Connery and Audrey Hepburn, and 1970's THE MOLLY MAGUIRES, also with Connery.
•        Was once drinking buddy to Peter O'Toole and the late Richard Burton.
•        Harris nearly died from a cocaine overdose in 1978.
•        He had a major hit on the pop charts with his version of Jimmy Webb's MacArthur Park, which went to No. 2 in 1968.
•        He reportedly took the role in POTTER because his 11-year-old niece said she would never speak to him again if he didn't.
•        Harris was divorced twice and is survived by three sons.
•        Harris was admitted to hospital with suspected pneumonia placing his future as a certain wise wizard in question. (August 31, 2002)
•        His movie career continued with his best-known (though maybe not his best) films of the '70s including A MAN CALLED HORSE (1970), a violent Western in which he played an English aristocrat who is tortured and eventually adopted by the Sioux.
•        He kicked off the new century as the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius in Ridley Scott's epic GLADIATOR, starring alongside the likes of Russell Crowe, Derek Jacobi, Joaquin Phoenix, and David Hemmings.
•        In 1963, the actor made good use of his rugby skills as a coal miner who aspires to be an athlete in THE SPORTING LIFE that earned him a Best Actor award at Cannes and an Oscar nomination.
•        In 1990, Harris made a strong comeback when he was nominated for a Golden Globe and an Oscar for his hard-hitting performance in Jim Sheridan's THE FIELD.
•        Married his leading lady Ann Turkel after 99 AND 44/100% DEAD (1974) wrapped.
•        Only agreed to taking the part of Albus Dumbledore in HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER'S STONE (2001) after his eleven year old granddaughter threatened never to speak to him again.
•        (ECHOES OF SUMMER (1976)) He thought the script was faulty and threatened director Don Taylor (I) with a good thrashing. He also locked fellow star William Windom in his dressing-room for several hours.
•        Was originally set to play Commodus in THE FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE (1964) (but left the film due to artistic differences with director Anthony Mann and was replaced by Christopher Plummer).
•        Nominated for Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture at Screen Actors Guild Awards for GLADIATOR (2001)
•        Nominated for Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role at Emmy Awards for THE SNOW GOOSE (1972)
•        Nominated for Best British Actor at BAFTA Awards for THIS SPORTING LIFE (1964)

Quotes
•        I'm not interested in reputation or immortality or things like that. I genuinely don't care.
•        “I formed a new group called Alcoholics-Unanimous. If you don't feel like a drink, you ring another member and he comes over to persuade you.”
•        Jesus is just a word I use to swear with
•        Marriage is a custom brought about by women who then proceed to live off men and destroy them, completely enveloping the man in a destructive cocoon or eating him away like a poisonous fungus on a tree

I just can't believe he's been gone for quite a while now.... it's like, he's still there...

He is alive in our heart!

believe me , please~

WE CERTAINLY MISS HIM!!!

AND...
HE WAS A HOTTIE!
LOOK AT THE FIRST PIC!!!

Harris  Dear D ~forever

看来很不错的说~~支持……

大串大串的，看不懂。最开始演校长的那个好象去世了吧。