Job Actor, singer-songwriter, producer, director, writer
Years active 1958-2002
Top Roles Knut, Capt. Benjamin Tyreen, Frank Machin, Cain, Squadron Leader Howard Barnsby RAAF
Top GenresDrama, War, Action, Film Adaptation, Adventure, Romance
Top TopicsWorld War II, Period Piece, Book-Based
Top Collaborators (Director), , , (Director)
Shares birthday with Walter Matthau, Laurence Harvey, Julie Andrews  see more..

Richard Harris Overview:

Actor, Richard Harris, was born Richard St. John Harris on Oct 1, 1930 in Limerick, Ireland. Harris died at the age of 72 on Oct 25, 2002 in London, England .

HONORS and AWARDS:

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Richard Harris was nominated for four Academy Awards, winning one for Best Film Editing for Titanic in 1997.

Academy Awards

YearAwardFilm nameRoleResult
1963Best ActorThis Sporting Life (1963)Frank MachinNominated
1990Best ActorThe Field (1990)Bull McCabeNominated
1991Best Film EditingTerminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)N/ANominated
1997Best Film EditingTitanicN/AWon
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Cromwell (1970) with and Alec Guinness

By Orson De Welles on May 28, 2014 From Classic Film Freak

Share This! England has long been known for its epic films especially those involving well, English things. 1970’s Cromwell makes what would be for some time the last attempt at such a film. Ken Hughes and a cast led by stalwart actors Alec Guinness and take us through Oliver Cr... Read full article


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Richard Harris Quotes:

King Arthur: [to Mordred] Far more seasoned rascals than you have polished their souls, I advise you, get out the wax. Better to be rubbed clean than rubbed out.


Cain: Am I my brother's keeper?


Maj. Amos Dundee: [Tyreen and his men are caught after trying to escape] Evening, Ben.
Capt. Benjamin Tyreen: Good evening, Amos.
Maj. Amos Dundee: You should've tried it *before* I took command.
Capt. Benjamin Tyreen: Command of what? The burial detail?


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Richard Harris Facts
In his youth he was a fan of Marlon Brando, and could imitate or parody his performance in On the Waterfront (1954) at the drop of a hat. However he did not get along with Brando while filming Mutiny on the Bounty (1962) and blamed the American star's on-set behavior for the film going over budget and over schedule. During the 1960s he often criticized Brando's eccentric movie choices in interviews.

An alcoholic, he gave up drinking completely in 1981 and returned to drinking Guinness a decade later.

Harris did not enjoy his first time in Hollywood making The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959). Production had to be halted several times due to the frequent illnesses of its star, Gary Cooper. He turned down the role of Commodus in The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) and was thirty-four when he starred in his first Hollywood movie, Major Dundee (1965).

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