Age, Biography and Wiki

Richard Harris was an Irish actor and singer who had a long and successful career in film, television, and stage. He was best known for his roles in the films This Sporting Life, The Guns of Navarone, Camelot, A Man Called Horse, and Unforgiven. He was nominated for two Academy Awards and won a Golden Globe Award for his performance in the film The Field. Harris was born in Limerick, Ireland, on October 1, 1930. He was the son of a farmer and a housewife. He attended the National University of Ireland, Galway, where he studied law. After graduating, he moved to London to pursue an acting career. Harris made his film debut in 1962 in the film This Sporting Life. He went on to appear in a number of films, including The Guns of Navarone, Camelot, A Man Called Horse, and Unforgiven. He was nominated for two Academy Awards for his performances in The Field and The Unforgiven. He won a Golden Globe Award for his performance in The Field. Harris also had a successful career in television and stage. He appeared in a number of television series, including The Avengers, The Saint, and The Persuaders. He also appeared in a number of stage productions, including Macbeth, The Taming of the Shrew, and The Tempest. Harris was married twice and had four children. He died on October 25, 2002, at the age of 72.

Popular As Richard St. John Harris
Occupation actor,soundtrack,producer
Age 72 years old
Zodiac Sign Libra
Born 1 October 1930
Birthday 1 October
Birthplace Limerick, Ireland
Date of death 25 October, 2002
Died Place Bloomsbury, London, England, UK
Nationality Ireland

We recommend you to check the complete list of Famous People born on 1 October. He is a member of famous Actor with the age 72 years old group.

Richard Harris Height, Weight & Measurements

At 72 years old, Richard Harris height is 6' 2" (1.88 m) .

Physical Status
Height 6' 2" (1.88 m)
Weight Not Available
Body Measurements Not Available
Eye Color Not Available
Hair Color Not Available

Who Is Richard Harris's Wife?

His wife is Ann Turkel (7 June 1974 - 1982) ( divorced), Elizabeth Rees (9 February 1957 - 1969) ( divorced) ( 3 children)

Family
Parents Not Available
Wife Ann Turkel (7 June 1974 - 1982) ( divorced), Elizabeth Rees (9 February 1957 - 1969) ( divorced) ( 3 children)
Sibling Not Available
Children Not Available

Richard Harris Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Richard Harris worth at the age of 72 years old? Richard Harris’s income source is mostly from being a successful Actor. He is from Ireland. We have estimated Richard Harris's net worth , money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2023 $1 Million - $5 Million
Salary in 2023 Under Review
Net Worth in 2022 Pending
Salary in 2022 Under Review
House Not Available
Cars Not Available
Source of Income Actor

Richard Harris Social Network

Instagram
Linkedin
Twitter
Facebook
Wikipedia
Imdb

Timeline

2009

Mickey Rourke dedicated his 2009 BAFTA award for Best Actor to Harris, calling him "a good friend and great actor.".

2004

Following his death, many of his family members wanted friend Peter O'Toole to take the role of Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004).

2002

His final screen role was as "Lucius Sulla" in Julius Caesar (2002).

2001

Only agreed to take the part of Albus Dumbledore 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.

2000

Further fortune came his way with a strong performance in the blockbuster Gladiator (2000) and he became known to an entirely new generation of film fans as Albus Dumbledore in the mega-successful Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002).

1993

Harris was firmly back in vogue and rewarded his fans with more wonderful performances in Wrestling Ernest Hemingway (1993); Cry, the Beloved Country (1995); The Great Kandinsky (1995) and This Is the Sea (1997).

1992

He then locked horns with Harrison Ford as an IRA sympathizer in Patriot Games (1992) and got one of his best roles as gunfighter English Bob in the Clint Eastwood western Unforgiven (1992).

1990

However, the luck of the Irish was once again to shine on Harris's career and he scored rave reviews (and another Oscar nomination) for The Field (1990).

1987

Received an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Scranton in 1987.

1981

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

1980

The 1980s kicked off with Harris appearing in the silly Bo Derek vanity production Tarzan the Ape Man (1981) and the remainder of the decade had him appearing in some very forgettable productions.

1979

In 1979 he was diagnosed with hyperglycemia, a condition in which an excessive amount of glucose circulates in the blood plasma.

1977

Both he and fellow Irish actor (and close friend) Peter O'Toole appeared in versions of "Gulliver's Travels": Harris played the title character in Gulliver's Travels (1977) and O'Toole played the Emperor of Lilliput in Gulliver's Travels (1996), in which Ted Danson played Gulliver.

1970

Better performances followed, among them a role as a reluctant police informer in The Molly Maguires (1970) alongside Sir Sean Connery.

Harris took the lead role in the violent western A Man Called Horse (1970), which became something of a cult film and spawned two sequels.

As the 1970s progressed, Harris continued to appear regularly on screen; however, the quality of the scripts varied from above average to woeful.

His credits during this period included directing himself as an aging soccer player in The Hero (1970); the western The Deadly Trackers (1973); the big-budget "disaster" film Juggernaut (1974); the strangely-titled crime film 99 and 44/100% Dead! (1974); with Connery again in Robin and Marian (1976); Gulliver's Travels (1977); a part in the Jaws (1975); Orca: The Killer Whale (1977) and a nice turn as an ill-fated mercenary with Richard Burton and Roger Moore in the popular action film The Wild Geese (1978).

1967

Once said in an interview that he had a great fascination with authority figures and their use of power. During his career he portrayed King Arthur in Camelot (1967); Oliver Cromwell in Cromwell (1970); King Richard the Lionheart in Robin and Marian (1976); Roman Emperor Marcus Aurelius in Gladiator (2000) and Headmaster Albus Dumbledore in the first two Harry Potter films, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002).

1966

He next showed up in Hawaii (1966) and played King Arthur in Camelot (1967), a lackluster adaptation of the famous Broadway play.

1965

He then appeared in the WW II commando tale The Heroes of Telemark (1965) and in the Sam Peckinpah-directed western Major Dundee (1965).

1964

Turned down the role of Commodus in The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964), then went on to play Commodus' father Marcus Aurelius (who dies at his son's hands) in Gladiator (2000).

1963

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.

1962

In an interview on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962), he told a story about when he was a young actor playing Seyton in a theatrical production of "Macbeth." The lead actor was a real jerk to him, making constant demeaning references to Harris' Irish heritage. On opening night Harris couldn't take it anymore. In Act V, Macbeth turns to him and says, "Wherefore was that cry?" Harris was supposed to reply, "The queen, my lord, is dead," after which Macbeth goes into his famous soliloquy about "Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow." Instead, Harris decided instead to say, "Oh, don't worry. She's fine. She'll be up and about in ten minutes." He ruined the performance and was promptly fired.

1961

He appeared in four films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: The Guns Of Navarone (1961), Mutiny on the Bounty (1962), Unforgiven (1992) and Gladiator (2000). The latter two won in the category.

1960

Harris, Peter O'Toole and Richard Burton were drinking partners from the 1960s until O'Toole had to stop drinking in 1978.

1959

He debuted on screen in Shake Hands with the Devil (1959) and quickly scored regular work in films, including The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959), The Night Fighters (1960) and a good role as a frustrated Australian bomber pilot in The Guns Of Navarone (1961).

1954

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.

1940

During the 1940s and early 1950s he went to see all the films of John Wayne and Gary Cooper. Later, however, he described both actors as "pantomime cowboys". The westerns he made, like A Man Called Horse (1970), were decidedly revisionist in tone.

1930

Richard St John Harris was born on October 1, 1930 in Limerick, Ireland, to a farming family, one of nine children born to Mildred Josephine (nee Harty) and Ivan John Harris. He attended Crescent College, a Jesuit school, and was an excellent rugby player, with a strong passion for literature. Unfortunately, a bout of tuberculosis as a teenager ended his aspirations to a rugby career, but he became fascinated with the theater and skipped a local dance one night to attend a performance of "Henry IV". He was hooked and went on to learn his craft at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA), then spent several years in stage productions.