Richard Harris (actor)

Harris died of Hodgkin's disease in 2002, weeks after the second Harry Potter film was released. He received Kennedy Center Honors in 2002. He gained a new generation of fans as Albus Dumbledore in the first two Harry Potter films. He won Tony awards in 1959 in The Great White Hope and in 1987 in Fences. In his late career, he acted in the Oscar-winning films Unforgiven and Gladiator (in the latter as Marcus Aurelius). He also read the opening tease for NBC's coverage of the 2004 Summer Olympics opening ceremony in Athens. He was a member of the Knights of Malta, and was knighted by Denmark. He appears in television and radio advertising for Verizon Wireless.

In 1971, he starred in the film, Man in the Wilderness. He also starred in the television program Under One Roof as Neb Langston, a widowed police officer, a role for which he received an Emmy nomination. He recorded an album, including the 7-minute hit song "MacArthur Park" (which Harris mispronounced as "MacArthur's Park"); that song reached #2 on the United States Billboard magazine pop chart, while topping several charts in Europe, in the summer of 1968. James portrayed General Solomon in the computer game Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun. He appeared as King Arthur in the film adaptation of Camelot (in which he was cast despite his limited singing range), and proceeded to appear on stage in that role for years. He has also periodically performed guest voices on television's The Simpsons. His first star turn was in the 1963 film This Sporting Life, as a bitter young coal miner who becomes an acclaimed rugby player. He has appeared in many roles since, but is probably best known as the sonorous voice of Darth Vader in the Star Wars films, Mufasa in The Lion King, a Disney animated feature, and CNN tagline, "This is CNN." He has performed considerable amounts of other voice-over work.

For his role in Mutiny on the Bounty, despite being virtually unknown, he insisted on third billing, behind Trevor Howard and Marlon Brando. Strangelove in 1964. He made his film debut in 1958 in the film Alive and Kicking. His first film role was in Dr. In the 1950s he had a number of stage roles. So my first year of school was my first mute year, and then those mute years continued until I got to high school." Ironically, he is most famous for his deep authoritative voice. After recovering from the disease he moved to London, wanting to become a director. He could not find any suitable courses and enrolled in the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA) to learn acting. I couldn't talk.