ACTOR

Richard Harris

1930 - 2002

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Richard St John Francis Harris (1 October 1930 – 25 October 2002) was an Irish actor and singer. Having studied at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, he rose to prominence as an icon of the British New Wave. He received numerous accolades including the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor, and a Grammy Award. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Harris has received more than 19,380,634 page views. His biography is available in 63 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 61 in 2019). Richard Harris is the 167th most popular actor (up from 182nd in 2019), the 15th most popular biography from Ireland (up from 17th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Irish Actor.

Richard Harris is most famous for playing the role of King Arthur in the film "Excalibur."

Memorability Metrics

  • 19M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 69.05

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 63

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.73

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Richard Harris ranks 167 out of 13,578. Before him are Rita Hayworth, Jeremy Irons, Angelina Jolie, Marcel Marceau, Christopher Walken, and Jared Leto. After him are Russell Crowe, Geraldine Chaplin, Christoph Waltz, Sharon Stone, Max von Sydow, and Julia Roberts.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1930, Richard Harris ranks 24. Before him are Salvatore Riina, Pete Conrad, Gene Hackman, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Philippe Noiret, and Tu Youyou. After him are Ion Iliescu, Maximilian Schell, Carlos Menem, Claude Chabrol, Niki de Saint Phalle, and Silvana Mangano. Among people deceased in 2002, Richard Harris ranks 10. Before him are Pierre Bourdieu, Simo Häyhä, Hans-Georg Gadamer, Thor Heyerdahl, John Rawls, and Billy Wilder. After him are Vavá, Ruth Handler, László Kubala, Valeriy Lobanovskyi, Prince Claus of the Netherlands, and Traudl Junge.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Richard Harris ranks 15 out of 549. Before him are Francis Bacon (1909), Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington (1769), Bram Stoker (1847), Edmund Burke (1729), Sir George Stokes, 1st Baronet (1819), and Pierce Brosnan (1953). After him are William Rowan Hamilton (1805), Anne Bonny (1702), John Scotus Eriugena (810), W. B. Yeats (1865), Columbanus (540), and Michael D. Higgins (1941).

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Among ACTORS In Ireland

Among actors born in Ireland, Richard Harris ranks 3. Before him are Michael Gambon (1940), and Pierce Brosnan (1953). After him are Lola Montez (1821), Cillian Murphy (1976), Gabriel Byrne (1950), Brendan Gleeson (1955), Maureen O'Hara (1920), David Kelly (1929), Colin Farrell (1976), Brenda Fricker (1945), and Fionnula Flanagan (1941).

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Television and Movie Roles

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Albus Dumbledore
Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11th birthday, he learns he's a powerful wizard—with a place waiting for him at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As he learns to harness his newfound powers with the help of the school's kindly headmaster, Harry uncovers the truth about his parents' deaths—and about the villain who's to blame.
Nov 16th 20017.908 / 10
Gladiator
Marcus Aurelius
After the death of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, his devious son takes power and demotes Maximus, one of Rome's most capable generals who Marcus preferred. Eventually, Maximus is forced to become a gladiator and battle to the death against other men for the amusement of paying audiences.
May 4th 20008.217 / 10
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Albus Dumbledore
Cars fly, trees fight back, and a mysterious house-elf comes to warn Harry Potter at the start of his second year at Hogwarts. Adventure and danger await when bloody writing on a wall announces: The Chamber Of Secrets Has Been Opened. To save Hogwarts will require all of Harry, Ron and Hermione’s magical abilities and courage.
Nov 13th 20027.716 / 10