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Richard Harris

Richard Harris

Actor, also producer · Died October 25, 2002, aged 72 · Limerick City, Munster, Ireland

Richard St John Francis Harris (October 1, 1930 – October 25, 2002) was an Irish actor and singer. He appeared on stage and in many films, notably as Corrado Zeller in Michelangelo Antonioni's Red Desert, Frank Machin in This Sporting Life, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor, and as King Arthur in the 1967 film Camelot, as well as the 1981 revival of the stage musical. He played an English aristocrat captured by the Sioux in A Man Called Horse (1970), Oliver Cromwell in Cromwell (1970), an embattled Irish farmer in Jim Sheridan's The Field (which earned him a second Academy Award nomination for Best Actor), English Bob in Clint Eastwood's revisionist Western Unforgiven (1992), Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius in Gladiator (2000), The Count of Monte Cristo (2002) as Abbé Faria, and Albus Dumbledore in the first two Harry Potter films: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002), the latter of which was his final film role. Harris had a number-one singing hit in Australia, Jamaica and Canada, and a top-ten hit in the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the United States with his 1968 recording of Jimmy Webb's song "MacArthur Park". In 2020, he was listed at number 3 on The Irish Times's list of Ireland's greatest film actors.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 1, 1930
Died
October 25, 2002 (aged 72)
From
Limerick City, Munster, Ireland
Works as
Actor, also producer
Titles
52 on MovieCove · 80 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 40 days to Oct 26Up 2% in 30 days

What are Richard Harris' films like?

Across their 51 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Survival.

Genres

Drama22 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 55th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Adventure14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 68th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Adventure movies
Action10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 70th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
27%
Survival
20%
Bonds
16%
Self
14%
Society
12%
Power
9%
Ideas
2%
Justice10 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival9 titles, browse their movies with this themeGrief10 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love6 titles, browse their movies with this themeMortality6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom7 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge5 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty6 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 51 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 7 · Serious 13 · Dark 31

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 28 · Stylized 14 · Heightened 9

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 29 · Intense 21

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 11 · Shifting 38 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 43 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 2

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 19 · Even-paced 30 · Relentless 2

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 11 · Engaged 33 · Full focus 7

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 6 · Affecting 22 · Heavy 23

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 33 · Open-ended 14 · Ambiguous 4

Roles they play

39 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 21 of 39 analyzed roles.

Hero
21 of 39
Shadow
8 of 39
Mentor
4 of 39
Herald
3 of 39
Ally
2 of 39
Trickster
1 of 39
Show the 39 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
41
Melancholic
26
Dread
8
Hopeful
11
Contemplative
8
Other
42

How their films linger

Bittersweet28 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting13 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing9 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 5 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet30
  • Tragic9
  • Ambiguous3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Richard Harris' films?

As of October 24, 2026, 31 of their 52 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (15).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Richard Harris' titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

80 credits, 52 with a MovieCove page; 21 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Exterior Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Actor

  • The Apocalypse(2002)

    as John

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Heroes of Telemark: Location report from Norway (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Actor

  • Kaena: The Prophecy(2003)

    as Opaz

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Julius Caesar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    Show 2 episodes · as Lucius Silla

  • Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets(2002)

    as Albus Dumbledore

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Arthur: King of the Britons (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Presenter

  • The Count of Monte Cristo(2002)

    as Abbé Faria

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone(2001)

    as Albus Dumbledore

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • My Kingdom(2001)

    as Sandeman

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • The Pearl (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Dr. Karl

  • Bette (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Gladiator(2000)

    as Marcus Aurelius

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Grizzly Falls(1999)

    as Old Harry

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • To Walk with Lions(1999)

    as George Adamson

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • The Barber of Siberia(1998)

    as Douglas McCraken

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • This Is the Sea(1997)

    as Old Man Jacobs

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • The Hunchback of Notre Dame(1997)

    as Dom Frollo

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Smilla's Sense of Snow(1997)

    as Dr. Andreas Tork

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Trojan Eddie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    as John Power

  • Cry, the Beloved Country(1995)

    as James Jarvis

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Great Kandinsky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    as Ernest Kandinsky

  • Savage Hearts(1995)

    as Sir Roger Foxley

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Silent Tongue(1993)

    as Prescott Roe

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Wrestling Ernest Hemingway(1993)

    as Frank

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Abraham (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    as Abraham

  • Abraham (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1993)

    Show 2 episodes · as Abraham

  • Unforgiven(1992)

    as English Bob

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Patriot Games(1992)

    as Paddy O'Neil

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Field(1990)

    as 'Bull' McCabe

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • King of the Wind(1989)

    as King George II

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Mack the Knife (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    as Mr. Peachum

  • Strike Commando 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Major Vic Jenkins

  • Maigret (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    as Jules Maigret

  • Martin's Day(1985)

    as Martin Steckert

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Highpoint(1982)

    as Lewis Kinney

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Triumphs of a Man Called Horse(1983)

    as John Morgan - Man Called Horse

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Camelot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    as King Arthur

  • Your Ticket Is No Longer Valid(1981)

    as Jason

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Tarzan the Ape Man(1981)

    as James Porter

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Russell Harty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Last Word (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Danny Travis

  • Ravagers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as Falk

  • Game for Vultures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    as David Swansey

  • The Wild Geese(1978)

    as Capt. Rafer Janders

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Golden Rendezvous (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as John Carter

  • Orca(1977)

    as Captain Nolan

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Gulliver's Travels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1977)

    as Gulliver

  • The Cassandra Crossing(1976)

    as Dr. Jonathan Chamberlain

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • The Return of a Man Called Horse(1976)

    Executive Producer · as John Morgan / Horse

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Robin and Marian(1976)

    as Richard the Lionheart / King Richard

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Echoes of a Summer(1976)

    Producer · as Eugene

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Juggernaut(1974)

    as Lt. Cmdr. Anthony Fallon

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • 99 and 44/100% Dead!(1974)

    as Harry Crown

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Flick Flack (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Deadly Trackers(1973)

    as Sheriff Sean Kilpatrick

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Man in the Wilderness(1971)

    as Zachary Bass

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • The Snow Goose (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    as Philip Rhayadar

  • Bloomfield (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    Director · Screenplay · as Eitan

  • Cromwell(1970)

    as Oliver Cromwell

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • A Man Called Horse(1970)

    as John Morgan

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • The Molly Maguires(1970)

    as James McKenna

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Return of the Islander (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1970)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Camelot(1967)

    as King Arthur

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Caprice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    as Christopher White

  • Hawaii(1966)

    as Rafer Hoxworth

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Bible in the Beginning...(1966)

    as Cain

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • The Heroes of Telemark(1965)

    as Knut Straud

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Major Dundee(1965)

    as Captain Benjamin Tyreen

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Three Faces (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1965)

    as Robert (segment "Gli amanti celebri")

  • Red Desert(1964)

    as Corrado Zeller

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • This Sporting Life(1963)

    as Frank Machin

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Mutiny on the Bounty(1962)

    as Seaman John Mills

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Guns of Navarone(1961)

    as Squadron Leader Howard Barnsby RAAF

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Jungle Fighters(1961)

    as Cpl. Johnstone

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Night Fighters(1960)

    as Sean Reilly

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Wreck of the Mary Deare(1959)

    as Higgins

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Alive and Kicking (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    as Lover

  • Shake Hands with the Devil(1959)

    as Terence O'Brien

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Hallmark Hall of Fame (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Show 1 episode · as Philip Rhayadar

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 79 titles from 1951 to 2022; peak year 1977.

Biggest box office

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)

$1B worldwide

Highest rated

Gladiator (2000)

Midcredits 99th

Most popular right now

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)

Film career

19512022

Peak 1977 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 25 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting79 of 79: 77 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score65thDirecting1 of 79: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 79: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing1 of 79: 0 only producing, 1 with another role

By decade

1950s4 · acting1960s13 · acting1970s22 · 22 acting · 2 crew1980s10 · acting1990s18 · acting2000s11 · acting2020s1 · acting

Billing

usually 2nd · top billed in 33% of 40 roles
5964697994

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Richard Harris' films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 65th percentile, the median of all 52; across their 51 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 64th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

64thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 51

Approval · how many liked their films

61stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 51

Reach · how many have seen their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 51

Midcredits score across 52 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up17
  • 50th to 74th18
  • 25th to 49th13
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

25 of their 52 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved8
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser25
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed15

Most divisive · actor

Silent Tongue (1993)

75th percentile spread · 31% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Gladiator (2000)

Midcredits 99th · 93% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 51 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Richard Harris' work okay for kids?

Across up to 19 MovieCove titles with content scores, frightening / intense runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore13 titles36–74 · median 47 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity19 titles8–54 · median 28 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity14 titles22–64 · median 29 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs12 titles6–36 · median 27 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense14 titles38–78 · median 49 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Richard Harris work with?

People who share at least 2 of Richard Harris' MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sandy Howard shares the most, 5.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers

Mixed roles