Richard Harris

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]

Richard Harris
Richard Harris in 1985
Born	Richard St John Harris (1930-10-01)1 October 1930 Limerick, Irish Free State
Died	25 October 2002(2002-10-25) (aged 72) London, England, UK
Cause of death	Hodgkin's lymphoma
Education	Crescent College
Alma mater	London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art
Occupation(s)	Actor, singer-songwriter, producer, director, writer
Years active	1958–2002
Spouse(s)	Elizabeth Rees-Williams (1957–1969) Ann Turkel (1974–1982)
Children	Jamie Harris Jared Harris Damian Harris

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.