Richard harris

Actor. Born in Limerick, Ireland, in school, he was a notable rugby player, but was sidelined by tuberculosis in his teens. During his recovery, he became fascinated with the theater, and decided he wanted to direct and went to London to pursue his choice. After he was rejected by the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he...

June 22, 1968: Richard Harris takes the eccentric song “MacArthur Park” to number 2. It was offered originally to California pop group The Association, but they didn’t fancy being associated with such a peculiar song. Before he became Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter films, Harris was a major film star. He had recently starred — and sung — in the big-budget movie Camelot.

Richard Harris (1930-2002) Irish actor and singer. He appeared on stage and in many films, appearing as Frank Machin in This Sporting Life, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor, as well as an Irish farmer in The Field (1990). He appeared as King Arthur in Camelot (1961). He played in A Man Called Horse (1970), in Clint Eastwood's Western film Unforgiven (1992), Gladiator (2000), and as Albus Dumbledore in the first two Harry Potter films.

Richard St John Harris (1 October 1930 – 25 October 2002) was an Irish actor, singer, songwriter, producer, director, and writer. He appeared on stage and in many films. One role being that of Albus Dumbledore in the first two Harry Potter films: The Philosopher's Stone (2001) and the Chamber of Secrets (2002). He had a top ten hit in the United Kingdom and United States with his 1968 recording of the song "MacArthur Park".

Jared Harris talks to RTÉ Entertainment's John Byrne about the "treasure trove" that is his father Richard's vast archive, and about finding it a permanent home in University College Cork's Boole Library.

The shoot was at Holborn Studios and I took pictures of him and Ann and then Ann left to go shopping. As she was leaving she called me over to the door and whispered, “Don’t let him go …