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Richard Harris
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 Richard Harris in 1985
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| Born
| Richard St John Harris
(
1930-10-01
)
1 October 1930
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| Died
| 25 October 2002
(2002-10-25)
(aged 72)
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| Cause of death
| Hodgkin's lymphoma
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| Education
| Crescent College
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| Alma mater
| London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
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| Occupation(s)
| Actor, singer-songwriter, producer, director, writer
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| Years active
| 1958?2002
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| Spouse(s)
| Elizabeth Rees-Williams (1957?1969)
Ann Turkel (1974?1982)
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| Children
| Jamie Harris
Jared Harris
Damian Harris
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Richard St John Harris
(1 October 1930 ? 25 October 2002) was an
Irish
movie, stage, television actor, writer, movie, stage producer, singer-songwriter, and a movie director who is known for his roles as
King Arthur
in
Camelot
and as
Albus Dumbledore
in the first two
Harry Potter Movie Series
. He was lifelong friends with Irish actor
Peter O'Toole
.
[1]
Harris was born in
Limerick
,
Irish Free State
on 1 October 1930 to an Irish Catholic family.
[2]
Harris studied to become an actor at the Crescent College and at The Royal Academy of Music and Dramatic Art. Harris was married to Elizabeth Rees-Williams from 1957 until they
divorced
in 1969. Harris remarried in 1974 to Ann Turkel until they divorced in 1982. Harris has three sons: Jamie Harris, Jared Harris, and Damian Harris.
Harris died on 25 October 2002 from
Hodgkin's lymphoma
in his
London
,
England
home, aged 72.
[3]
He was replaced in the role of Dumbledore by
Michael Gambon
.
