Richard Harris

Richard Harris (1930–2002) was an Irish actor and singer known for intense, often volatile performances.

He played King Arthur in the original Broadway production of *Camelot* and its film adaptation, and found new audiences late in life as Dumbledore in the first two Harry Potter films.

His recording of "MacArthur Park" was an unlikely pop hit in 1968.

theater

Camelot

Legendary British royal seat

stage · Shakespeare · Hamlet · Henry IV · thespian · dramatic · soliloquy · live performance · revival · standing ovation

film

Harry Potter

Fictional adolescent sorcerer

King Arthur · Cromwell · Unforgiven · Tarzan · leading man · screen presence · epic · drama · character actor

music

MacArthur Park

Los Angeles green space

  • singerVocal music performer
  • albumUnified collection of recordings
  • balladNarrative poem or song

vocalist · hit single · pop · charts · recording artist · crooner · spoken word

Irish

Dublin

Irish capital city

Irish whiskey · Guinness · Peter O'Toole · hellraiser · pub · craic · rugby · Munster · Irish accent · storyteller

Categories
Opposites
acting style and persona

Richard HarrisGene Hackman

Spencer Tracy · Tom Hanks · James Stewart · Gregory Peck · Henry Fonda

cultural origin and sensibility

Richard HarrisJohn Wayne

Clint Eastwood · Charlton Heston · Arnold Schwarzenegger · Sylvester Stallone · Bruce Willis

acting persona/temperament

Richard HarrisAnthony Hopkins

Laurence Olivier · Alec Guinness · Michael Caine · Rex Harrison · Ben Kingsley

Family

Richard, Harris, rich, hard, richly, richness, enrich, enrichment, richest

Familiarity
Top 200,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G