Richard Harris Richard Harris Richard St. John Harris (1 October 1930 – 25 October 2002) was an Irish actor and singer. He appeared on stage and in many films, appearing as Frank Machin in "This Sporting Life", for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor, King Arthur in the 1967 film "Camelot" and the subsequent 1981 revival of the show. He played an aristocrat captured by Native Americans in "A Man Called Horse" (1970), a gunfighter in Clint Eastwood's Western film "Unforgiven" (1992), Emperor Marcus Aurelius in "Gladiator" (2000), and Albus Dumbledore in the first two "Harry Potter"
Harry Potter (film series) the film achieved a win for Best Special Visual Effects. , the "Harry Potter" film series is the 3rd highest-grossing film franchise of all time, with the eight films released grossing over $7.7 billion worldwide. Without adjusting for inflation, this is higher than the first 22 "James Bond" films and the six films in the "Star Wars" franchise. Chris Columbus's "Philosopher's Stone" became the highest-grossing "Harry Potter" film worldwide upon completing its theatrical run in 2002, but it was eventually topped by David Yates's "Deathly Hallows – Part 2", while Alfonso Cuarón's "Prisoner of Azkaban" grossed the least. Six films