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Richard St John Francis Harris (1 October 1930 – 25 October 2002) was an Irish actor and singer. Having studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, he rose to prominence as an icon of the British New Wave.
Actor: Gladiator. Richard St John Harris was born on October 1, 1930 in Limerick, Ireland, to a farming family, one of nine children born to Mildred (Harty) and Ivan Harris. He attended Crescent College, a Jesuit school, and was an excellent rugby player, with a strong passion for literature.
4 days ago · Richard Harris (born October 1, 1930, Limerick, Ireland—died October 25, 2002, London, England) was an Irish actor of stage and screen who became known as much for his offstage indulgences as for his flamboyant performances.
Richard Harris. Actor: Gladiator. Richard St John Harris was born on October 1, 1930 in Limerick, Ireland, to a farming family, one of nine children born to Mildred (Harty) and Ivan Harris.
Oct 25, 2002 · Celebrated actor Richard Harris has died following a fight against cancer, his family has confirmed. The Irish screen veteran, 72, had been undergoing chemotherapy for Hodgkin's disease,...
Oct 26, 2002 · Richard Harris, actor, hell-raiser and one of Limerick's most famous sons, died in a London hospital last night, aged 72. He had been suffering from Hodgkin's disease.
Oct 26, 2002 · Richard Harris, the voluble Irishman who starred as King Arthur in the film version of ''Camelot'' and more recently played Albus Dumbledore, the wise, magical and benign...
Sep 2, 2022 · Richard Harris as Frank Machin in 1963’s ‘This Sporting Life’ (AP) He plays Rugby League professional Frank Machin, and gives a searing performance as the hulking, macho northerner ashamed...
Oct 27, 2002 · Richard Harris, the boisterous, brawling, sometimes brilliant Irish actor, is dead at 72. A charter member of the acting generation known as the Angry Young Men, he capped his career playing a very old and wise man--Albus Dumbledore, the headmaster of Hogwart's School in "Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone" (2001).
After Richard Harris' death, Michael Gambon was chosen to play Dumbledore. He portrayed the headmaster role until the character's heartbreaking death (spoiler!) in the Half-Blood Prince.
