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I still don't like the movie business, but I love acting (2002)

I feel most alive when I'm working on a film
Richard HARRIS

* 01.10.1930, Limerick, Irland † 25.10.2002, London, England, GB

Schauspielausbildung an Academy of Music and Dramatic Art in London * 1956 Bühnendebüt (mit Joan Littlewoods Theatre Workshop Company) in The Quare Fellow * 1958 erster Filmauftritt * 1959 Erfolg in der West-End-Produktion The Ginger Man * Vertrag bei Associated British Pictures * 1963 internationaler Durchbruch mit der Hauptrolle in This Sporting Life (u.a. Oscar-Nominierung) - danach häufig in amerikanischen Filmen * nach großem Erfolg als König Artus in der musikalischen Version von Camelot (1967) verfolgt parallel eine Karriere als Sänger (Hit MacArthur Park) * 1969 erster Auftritt als John Morgan (von Indianern gefangener englischer Aristokrat) in A Man Called Horse - auch in beiden Fortsetzungen (1975 & 1982) * 1970 einzige Regiearbeit (Bloomfield) * 1982 Veröffentlichung des Romans Honor Bound * ab 1982 sporadische TV-Auftritte * in 80er Jahren vor allem Theaterarbeit (Camelot, Man of La Mancha) - 1990 Rückkehr zur Londoner Bühne in Henry IV * Gastprofessor an Scranton University, Pennsylvania * (nach vielen unbedeutenden Filmen und gesundheitlichen Problemen in den 70ern und 80ern) künstlerisches Comeback in The Field (1990, 2. Oscar-Nominierung) * verheiratet mit Ann Turkel (2. Ehefrau, 1974-82) * Vater von Damian Harris & Jared Harris * Genres: Drama / Abenteuer / Thriller / Action / Western / Romanze / Kriegsfilm

FILMS

Alive and Kicking (1958-GB * Cyril Frankel / -)
Shake Hands with the Devil (Ein Händedruck des Teufels, 1959-IRL/USA * Michael Anderson / Terence O'Brien)
The Wreck of the Mary Deare (Die den Tod nicht fürchten, 1959-USA * Michael Anderson / Higgins)
# A Terrible Beauty (Aufstand im Morgengrauen, 1959-GB; R: Tay Garnett, B: R/obert Wright Campbell, K: Stephen Dade, M: Cedric Thorpe Davie, D: Robert Mitchum, Anne Heywood, Dan O'Herlihy, Cyril Cusack, RH-Sean Reilly) 87/90m-Drama (Buch von Arthur Roth)
The Long and the Short and the Tall (Sieben gegen die Hölle, 1960-GB * Leslie Norman / Corporal Johnstone)
# The Guns of Navarone (Die Kanonen von Navarone, 1960-GB * J. Lee Thompson ... Squadron Leader Barnsby) (Roman von Alistair MacLean) (04-10; 6104)
Mutiny on the Bounty (Meuterei auf der Bounty, 1961-USA * Lewis Milestone / John Mills)
This Sporting Life (Lockender Lorbeer, 1963-GB * Lindsay Anderson / Frank Machin)
Il deserto rosso (Die rote Wüste, 1963-I/F * Michelangelo Antonioni / Corrado Zeller)
I tre volti (Drei Gesichter einer Frau, 1964-I * Mauro Bolognini / Robert in Gli amanti celebri) Episodenfilm
# Major Dundee (Sierra Charriba, 1964-USA * Sam Peckinpah ... Captain Benjamin Tyreen) (02-04; 6504)
# The Heroes of Telemark (Kennwort "Schweres Wasser", 1964/65-GB; R: Anthony Mann, B: Ivan Moffat, Ben Barzman, K: Robert Krasker, M: Malcolm Arnold, D: Kirk Douglas, RH-Knut Straud, Ulla Jacobsson) 131m-Kriegsabenteuer
La Bibbia / The Bible (Die Bibel, 1964/65-I * John Huston / Kain)
# Hawaii (Hawaii, 1965-USA * George Roy Hill ... Rafer Hoxworth) (Roman von James Michener) (02-10; 6610)
Caprice (Caprice, 1966-USA * Frank Tashlin / Christopher White)
Camelot (Camelot, 1967-USA * Joshua Logan / König Artus)
The Molly Maguires (Verflucht bis zum Jüngsten Tag, 1969-USA * Martin Ritt / James McParlan)
# A Man Called Horse (Der Mann, den sie Pferd nannten, 1968/69-USA * Elliot Silverstein ... John Morgan) (10-02; 7004)
Cromwell (Cromwell, 1969-GB * Ken Hughes / Oliver Cromwell)*
Bloomfield (Bloomfield, 1969/70-GB/IL * Richard Harris / Eitan)
Man in the Wilderness (Ein Mann in der Wildnis, 1971-USA * Richard C. Sarafian / Zachary Bass)
The Deadly Trackers (Bis zum letzten Atemzug, 1973-USA * Barry Shear / Sean Kilpatrick)
99 and 44/100% Dead (König Ballermann, 1974-USA * John Frankenheimer / Harry Crown)
Juggernaut (18 Stunden bis zur Ewigkeit, 1974-GB * Richard Lester / Anthony Fallon)
Echoes of a Summer (Echos eines Sommers, 1975-USA * Don/ald Taylor / Eugene Striden)
Robin and Marian (Robin und Marian, 1975-USA * Richard Lester / König Richard)
The Return of a Man Called Horse (Der Mann, den sie Pferd nannten - 2. Teil, 1975-USA * R: Irvin Kershner, B: Jack DeWitt, K: Owen Roizman, M: Laurence Rosenthal, D: RH-John Morgan, Gale Sondergaard) 117/29m-Western
The Cassandra Crossing (Cassandra Crossing, 1976-GB/I * George Pan Cosmatos / Jonathan Chamberlain)
Gulliver's Travels (Gullivers Reisen, 1976-GB/B * Peter R. Hunt / Gulliver)
Orca (Orca, der Killerwal, 1977-USA * Michael Anderson / Nolan)
Golden Rendezvous (Rendezvous mit dem Tod, 1977-USA/ZA * Ashley Lazarus / John Carter)
# The Wild Geese (Die Wildgänse kommen, 1977-GB/CH * Andrew V. McLaglen ... Captain Rafer Janders) (Roman von Daniel Carney) (7807)
Ravagers (Zum Überleben verdammt, 1978-USA * Richard Compton / Falk)
The Last Word (Fort Travis - Ein Mann geht seinen Weg, 1979-USA * Roy Boulting / Danny Travis)
Game for Vultures (Spiel der Geier, 1979-GB * James Fargo / David Swansey)
Highpoint (Am Highpoint flippt die Meute aus, 1979-CDN * Peter Carter / Kinney)*
Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid (Lust auf Sex, 1979-CDN * George Kaczender / Jason Ogilvy)*
Tarzan, the Ape Man (Tarzan, Herr des Urwalds, 1981-USA * John Derek / Parker)
Triumphs of a Man Called Horse (Triumph des Mannes, den sie Pferd nannten, 1982-USA/MEX * John Hough / John Morgan)
Martin's Day (Flucht zurück, 1984-CDN * Alan Gibson / Martin Steckert)
Mack the Knife (Mack the Knife, 1989-USA * Menahem Golan / Mr. Peachum)
King of the Wind (König der Winde, 1989-USA * Peter Duffell / König George II.)
The Field (Das Feld, 1990-GB * Jim Sheridan / Bull McCabe)
Patriot Games (Die Stunde der Patrioten, 1991-USA * Phillip Noyce / Paddy O'Neil)
# Unforgiven (Erbarmungslos, 1991-USA * Clint Eastwood ... English Bob) (08-11; 9208)
Silent Tongue (Schweigende Zunge, 1992-USA * R+B: Sam Shepard, K: Jack Conroy, M: Patrick O'Hearn, D: Alan Bates, RH-Prescott Roe, Dermot Mulroney, River Phoenix) 98/101m-Western/tragödie
Wrestling Ernest Hemingway (Walter & Frank - Ein schräges Paar, 1992-USA * Randa Haines / Frank)
Cry, the Beloved Country (1995-USA/GB/ZA * Darrell James Roodt / James Jarvis)
Trojan Eddie (1996-GB/IRL * Gillies Mackinnon / John Power)
# Fräulein Smillas Gespür für Schnee (1996-D/DK/S * Bille August ... Tork) (Roman von Peter Høeg) (03-05; 9702)
This Is the Sea (1997-IRL * Mary McGuckian / Jacobs)
Sibirskij cirjulnik (1998-RUS/F/I/CZ * Nikita Michalkov / Douglas McCracken)
To Walk with Lions (1998-CDN/GB/EAK * Carl Schultz / George Adamson)
Grizzly Falls (Grizzly, 1999-CDN * Stewart Raffill / Harry)
# Gladiator (1999-USA * Ridley Scott ... Marcus Aurelius) (01-05; 0005)
# The Count of Monte Cristo (Monte Cristo, 2000-USA/GB/IRL * Kevin Reynolds ... Abbé Faria) (Roman von Alexandre Dumas, père) (08-11; 0201)
My Kingdom (My Kingdom, 2000-GB * Don Boyd / Sandeman)
# Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2000/01-GB/USA * Chris Columbus ... Albus Dumbledore) (Roman von J.K. Rowling) (09-03; 0111)
# Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2001/02-GB/USA * Chris Columbus ... Albus Dumbledore) (Roman von J.K. Rowling) (0211)

AWARDS

Darstellerpreis für This Sporting Life [Filmfestspiele Cannes 1963]
Golden Globe für Camelot (bester Darsteller – Kategorie Musical/Komödie, 1968)
Darstellerpreis für Cromwell [Filmfestival Moskau 1971]
Lifetime Achievement Award [Europäischer Filmpreis 2000]
Dilys Powell Award [London Critics Circle Film Awards 2001]

BOOKS

Gus Smith: Richard Harris: An Actor by Accident. [?]: Robert Hale, 1990
Cliff Goodwin: Behaving Badly: Richard Harris. London: Virgin Books Ltd, 2003


Michael Feeney Callan: Richard Harris: Sex,Death and the Movies. London: Robson Books, 2005 [Taschenbuch]

Richard Harris was a genius whose frenzied existence sometimes overshadowed his enormous talent. Over 45 years, his career spanned small theatrical productions and Hollywood blockbusters. Renowned for his roles in classics like Mutiny on the Bounty, A Man Called Horse, Camelot, The Field, and Unforgiven, Harris’ off–screen drinking and womanizing with fellow hell–raisers Richard Burton and Peter O’Toole also brought him notoriety. Although few people accompanied Harris for any duration on the roller–coaster ride of his life, award–winning writer, director and fellow Irishman Michael Feeney Callan joined the ride and stayed the course. After striking up a warm friendship with the actor in the mid–‘70s, Callan embarked on an authorized biography. To mark Richard Harris’ passing, Callan has revisited and expanded on his original book to create this fresh and revealing tribute. > xi, 354 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm. * Revised and updated edition of Richard Harris: A Sporting Life. (1990)
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