Richard Harris

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Richard Harris dressed in a dark coat, vest, and wide-brimmed hat stands outside a wooden building in a scene from the western film Unforgiven.

Film poster for This Sporting Life shows Richard Harris and another man sitting at a pub table with drinks, facing each other in conversation. Text highlights cast, director, and awards.

Richard Harris as Albus Dumbledore stands with hands raised near a table of colorful treats in a scene from the film Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.

Richard Harris: Media

Irish actor

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Richard Harris dressed in a dark coat, vest, and wide-brimmed hat stands outside a wooden building in a scene from the western film Unforgiven.

Richard Harris in Unforgiven (1992)

© 1992 Warner Bros.

Film poster for This Sporting Life shows Richard Harris and another man sitting at a pub table with drinks, facing each other in conversation. Text highlights cast, director, and awards.

This Sporting Life

Lobby card for This Sporting Life (1963), starring Richard Harris (left).

Julian Wintle/Leslie Parkyn Productions

Richard Harris as Albus Dumbledore stands with hands raised near a table of colorful treats in a scene from the film Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Richard Harris in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001).

© 2001 Warner Bros.

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