Richard Harris was born on October 1, 1930 and passed away on October 25, 2022.

Richard was born in Limerick, Ireland and attended Crescent College. Most of his teen years were spent playing rugby, but his time as an athlete was cut short when he caught tuberculosis.

After recovering from tuberculosis, he moved to England with dreams of being a director. He enrolled in the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art to learn acting. After graduating, he joined Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop and began landing roles in West End theatre productions.

Richard made his film debt in 1959 in the film Alive and Kicking. He had a number of roles throughout the 1960s, but hadn't really made a name for himself until the early 1970s. In 1971, he starred in the BBC TV film adaptation of The Snow Goose, and it won a Golden Globe for best movie made for TV. He made his directorial debut that same year with Bloomfield.

In 1973, he published a book of poetry called I, In the Membership of My Days. In 1974, he starred in two thrillers, 99 and 44/100% Dead and Juggernaut. He had a number of other roles throughout the 1970s: Golden Rendezvous, The Return of a Man Called Horse, Gulliver's Travels, Orca, The Wild Geese, The Last Word, to name a few.

The 1980s were similar. After a mini-retirement on Paradise Island, he kicked his drinking habit and adopted a healthier lifestyle. He took back the stage in Camelot and Henry IV.

The 1990s was perhaps his most famous decade of life. He starred in The Field and was nominated for Best Actor at the Academy Awards. He took on lead and supporting roles in a number of films: Patriot Games, Wrestling Ernest Hemingway, Unforgiven, To Walk with Lions.

He played Albus Dumbledore in the first two Harry Potter films, with the Chamber of Secrets being is final film role. He famously was hesitant to take on the role of Albus Dumbledore due to his declining health and the multi-film commitment, but his 11-year-old granddaughter threatened never to speak to him again if he did not take it.

Richard also dabbled in the recording studio. He recorded several albums of music. His biggest hit was MacArthur Park.

Richard married Elizabeth Rees-Williams in 1957 and they had three children together. They divorced in 1969 and he married Ann Turkel in 1974. They divorced in 1982.

Richard was quite the decorated actor. He won a Golden Globe for Camelot in 1968, a Grammy for Jonathan Livingston Seagull in 1973, a Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival for This Sporting Life, a Best Actor Award at the Moscow Film Festival for Cromwell, a Best Actor Award at the Evening Standard Theatre Awards for Henry IV, two lifetime achievement awards, one at the European Film Awards in 2000 and the other at the Empire Awards in 2001, plus the Dilys Powell Award at the London Film Critics Circle Awards and an Outstanding Contribution by an Actor at the British Independent Film Awards.