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Richard Harris

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Richard Harris Fast Facts:

Was a skilled rugby player with aspirations to play professionally, but contracting tuberculosis as a teen ended his pursuit; was also a champion racquetball player.
Made feature-film debut in the 1959 comedy Alive and Kicking.
Came to fame and received his first Oscar nomination for 1963's This Sporting Life, playing a rugby player.
Definitive role was as King Arthur in the 1967 film version of Camelot, a part he eventually played on Broadway in 1981 and for five years on the road.
Recorded several albums and in 1968 had a Top 10 hit in Britain and the U.S. with "MacArthur Park."
Published a collection of poems in 1973 titled I, in the Membership of My Days.
Was knighted by Denmark in 1985.
In 1987 began as a visiting professor at the University of Scranton.
Took the role of Albus Dumbledore in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone after his granddaughter threatened to never speak to him again if he refused the part.
A life-size statue of him as a teen playing racquetball was erected in 2006 in Kilkee, Ireland; a statue of him as King Arthur was erected in his hometown of Limerick, Ireland, in 2007.

Richard Harris Relationships:
Damian Harris - Son
Mildred Harris - Mother
Jamie Harris - Son
Ann Turkel - Ex-wife
Jared Harris - Son
Charlotte Brosnan - Niece
Ivan Harris - Father
Christopher Brosnan - Nephew
Elizabeth Rees - Ex-wife
Dermot Harris - Brother
Noel William Michael Harris - Brother
William George Harris - Brother
Patrick Ivan Harris - Brother
Richard Harris Awards:
1972 Emmy: Outstanding Single Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
1991 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
1973 Grammy: Best Spoken Word Recording - Winner
1963 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
1990 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
1963 BAFTA Awards: Best British Actor - Nominee
2000 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - Nominee
College:
The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, London, England