This page will contain wikis about Richard Harris, as they become available.Richard Harris (actor)Richard Harris (October 1, 1930 - October 25, 2002) was an Irish actor. Some of his most notable movie appearances were in Camelot (1967), A Man Called Horse (1970) and, at the end of his career, the first two Harry Potter movies. He was a notorious playboy and drinker, part of a rowdy generation of talented British and Irish actors that included Albert Finney, Richard Burton and Peter O'Toole. He was born in Limerick, Ireland and was schooled by the Jesuits at Crescent College. As a teenager he was a rugby player for Munster, but he had to give up his involvement in sports when he contracted tuberculosis. 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. In the 1950s he had a number of stage roles. He made his film debut in 1958 in the film Alive and Kicking. For his role in Mutiny on the Bounty, despite being virtually unknown, he insisted on third billing, behind Trevor Howard and Marlon Brando. 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 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 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. In 1971, he starred in the film, Man in the Wilderness. He was a member of the Knights of Malta, and was knighted by Denmark. In his late career, he acted in the Oscar-winning films Unforgiven and Gladiator (in the latter as Marcus Aurelius). He gained a new generation of fans as Albus Dumbledore in the first two Harry Potter films. Harris died of Hodgkin's disease in 2002, weeks after the second Harry Potter film was released. Academy Award Nominations
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Harris died of Hodgkin's disease in 2002, weeks after the second Harry Potter film was released. Some of his other English language films include:. He gained a new generation of fans as Albus Dumbledore in the first two Harry Potter films. Curd Jürgens also made a number of films in the French and German languages. In his late career, he acted in the Oscar-winning films Unforgiven and Gladiator (in the latter as Marcus Aurelius). He was interred in the city's Zentralfriedhof. He was a member of the Knights of Malta, and was knighted by Denmark. Jürgens maintained a home in France but frequently returned to Vienna to perform on stage and that was where he died of a heart attack in 1982. In 1971, he starred in the film, Man in the Wilderness. Showing his sense of humor, he titled his 1975 autobiography "Sixty and Not Yet Wise". 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. Curd Jürgens was married five times; one of his wives was actress Eva Bartok (1927-1998). 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 directed a few films with limited success, and also wrote screenplays. His first star turn was in the 1963 film This Sporting Life, as a bitter young coal miner who becomes an acclaimed rugby player. Although he appeared in over 100 films, Jürgens considered himself primarily a stage actor. For his role in Mutiny on the Bounty, despite being virtually
unknown, he insisted on third billing, behind Trevor Howard and Marlon Brando. As a teenager he was a rugby player for Munster, but he had to give up his involvement in sports when he contracted tuberculosis. He continued with his acting career, becoming an international film star. He was born in Limerick, Ireland and was schooled by the Jesuits at Crescent College. Critical of the Nazis in his native Germany, in 1944 he was shipped to a concentration camp for "political unreliables." Jürgens survived and after the war became an Austrian citizen. He was a notorious playboy and drinker, part of a rowdy generation of talented British and Irish actors that included Albert Finney, Richard Burton and Peter O'Toole. He spent much of his early acting career on the stage in Vienna. Some of his most notable movie appearances were in Camelot (1967), A Man Called Horse (1970) and, at the end of his career, the first two Harry Potter movies. He began his working career as a journalist before becoming an actor at the urging of his actress wife, Louise Basler. Richard Harris (October 1, 1930 - October 25, 2002) was an Irish actor. Known as Curt Jurgens in the English-speaking world, he was born in Solln, Bayern, Germany. 1991 - Best Actor in a Leading Role - The Field. Curd Jürgens (December 13, 1915 - June 18, 1982) was a German stage and motion-picture actor. 1964 - Best Actor in a Leading Role - This Sporting Life. Teheran 43 (1981). Goldengirl (1979). The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). The Mephisto Waltz (1971). The Assassination Bureau (1969). Lord Jim (1964). The Miracle of the White Stallions (1963). The Longest Day (1962). The Blue Angel (1959). The Inn of the Sixth Happiness (1958). Tamango (1957). |