richard harris

     

Richar St. John Harris (October 1, 1930 - October 25, 2002) was a two-time Academy Award-nominated and Grammy Award-winning Irish actor, singer-songwriter, producer, director and writer. He appeared on stage and in many films, and is perhaps best known for his roles as King Arthur in Camelot (1967), as Oliver Cromwell in Cromwell (1970) and for his portrayal of Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002), his last film. He also played a British aristocrat and prisoner in A Man Called Horse (1970).

Trivia about richard harris

  • He played wise wizard Dumbledore in 2001's "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"
  • In 1968 this film star turned pop star with the song heard here"MacArthur's Park is melting in the dark /All the sweet, green icing flowing down..."
  • This Irish star of the film "Camelot" is also a writer; his thriller novel "Honor Bound" appeared in 1982
  • Irish-born actor who played Britain's King Arthur in the movie version of "Camelot"
  • He directed himself in the national tour of "Camelot" in 1986, 19 years after starring in the film
  • In 1976 he returned as John Morgan in "The Return of a Man Called Horse"
  • His film roles included Dumbledore in the "Harry Potter" series

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