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Richard Harris/Albus Dumbledore
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)
-San Giovanni - L'apocalisse (2002)
-Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
-The Count of Monte Cristo (2002)
-The Pearl (2001)
-Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
-My Kingdom (2001)
-Gladiator (2000)
-Grizzly Falls (1999)
-To Walk with Lions (1999)
-Sibirskij tsiryulnik (1998)
-This Is the Sea (1998)
-Smilla's Sense of Snow (1997)
-Savage Hearts (1997)
-Trojan Eddie (1996)
-Cry, the Beloved Country (1995)
-Silent Tongue (1994)
-Wrestling Ernest Hemingway (1993)
-Unforgiven (1992)
-Patriot Games (1992)
-The Field (1990)
-Mack the Knife (1990)
-King of the Wind (1989)
-Strike Commando 2 (1989)
-Martin's Day (1984)
-Highpoint (1984)
-Triumphs of a Man Called Horse (1982)
-Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid (1981)
-Tarzan, the Ape Man (1981)
-A Game for Vultures (1979)
-Yjr Last Word (1979)
-Ravagers (1979)
-The Wild Geese (1978)
-Gulliver's Travels (1977)
-Golden Rendezvous (1977)
-Orca (1977)
-The Cassandra Crossing (1976)
-The Return of a Man Called Horse (1976)
-Robin and Marian (1976)
-Echoes of a Summer (1976)
-99 and 44/100% Dead (1974)
-Juggernaut (1974)
-The Deadly Trackers (1973)
-Man in the Wilderness (1971)
-Bloomfield (1971)
-Cromwell (1970)
-A Man Called Horse (1970)
-The Molly Maguires (1970)
-Camelot (1967)
-Caprice (1967)
-Hawaii (1966)
-La Bibbia (1966)
-The Heroes of Telemark (1965)
-Major Dundee (1965)
-Il Deserto rosso (1964)
-This Sporting Life (1963)
-Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
-The Guns of Navarone (1961)
-The Long and the Short and the Tall (1960)
-A Terrible Beauty (1960)
-Alive and Kicking (1959)
-The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959)
-Shake Hands with the Devil (1959)
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
Sources:
IMDb
Yahoo!
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