Richard Harris

Biography

Richard St. John Harris (October 1, 1930 – October 25, 2002) was an Irish actor, singer and songwriter. He appeared 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 Irish and British actors that included Albert Finney, Richard Burton and Peter OToole. As a singer, Harris is best remembered for his recording of Jimmy Webbs song "MacArthur Park", which reached the top ten in sales on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean in 1968.

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