He writes primarily for the crime and detective genres, having contributed episodes of series such as The Avengers, The Saint, The Sweeney, Armchair Mystery Theatre, and Target. McKellen was evidently approached to take over as Albus Dumbledore in “Harry Potter” when original star Richard Harris died in 2002. In John Huston's epic telling of "The Bible" (1966), Harris portrayed the murderous Cain opposite Franco Nero's Abel before taking over the King Arthur role from drinking buddy Richard Burton for the filmed version of the long-running musical, "Camelot" (1967), which allowed him to display a surprisingly good singing voice. Overdosed on cocaine; rushed to intensive care unit of Cedars Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles. Richard Harris did a wonderful job encompassing the idealistic, caring, and hopeful aura of Dumbledore that reflects … The veteran actor fell ill in August after shooting the second film in the series Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, and went to a hospital with a chest infection. Information on the outdoor filming locations used to create Summer Bay, the fictional town in Home and Away. Richard Harris, Versatile And Volatile Star, 72, Dies We Know Solar! Irish actor, singer, film director and writer – Richard Harris was born in Limerick (city in Ireland in the province of Munster) on October 1st, 1930 and died in University College Hospital (large research and teaching hospital in central London) on October 25th, 2002 at the age of 72. Richard Harris and Vanessa Redgrave did do their own singing. “I’ve read that I … FAQ: Actor Who Plays Dumbledore And Gandalf? - Keri Russell In … October 15, 2002 / 10:58 AM / CBS. Richard Harris’s zodiac sign is Libra. Richard Harris As a college student, he rented a tiny theater and directed a critically praised musical. Harris turned down the role of Commodus in The Fall of the Roman Empire (1964) and was 34 when he starred in his first Hollywood movie, Major Dundee (1965). He spent the last 12 years of his life living in Room 758 at the world-famous Savoy Hotel in London. Fri 14 Sep 2001 10.55 EDT. Richard Harris, who died from Hodgkin’s disease on October 25th 2002, is still too often depicted as a two-fisted, womanising drunk. Fans of Harris consider his role as an English toff seized by the Sioux in the 1970 film A Man Called Horse as one of his best, and his career nadir to be Orca, Killer Whale, a 1977 ocean thriller that cast him alongside Charlotte Rampling and a poorly disguised animatronic cetacean.
