Richard Harris Biography

Fast Facts

• Is immortalized in a bronze, life-size statue that was placed in Kilkee, Ireland, in 2006
• Trained at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
• Was given an honorary doctorate degree from the University of Scranton in 1988
• His rugbyc ambitions were derailed when he contracted tuberculosis as a teenager
• Made his acting debut in the Theatre Royal production "The Quare Fellow․"
• Often displayed a raspy speaking voice in his films
• Frequently took on the roles of rebellious characters
• Established the Dermot Harris Foundation at the University of Scranton in memory of his brother
• Only agreed to act in "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" at the insistence of his granddaughter
• Published the poetry book "I, In the Membership of My Days" in 1973
• Released his debut album "A Tramp Shining" in 1968